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I think some of those societies practice dream sharing during the day; so it's like journaling for them. Some Native Americans, for example, would reenact dream scenes - or so I've heard. Another alternative is using a tape recorder. No writing involved, and I have found that I get more out in shorter period of time - leading to more time available in that precious semi-waking state. The downside is that sometimes, when sleepy, it can be hard to recognize what was said. |
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Last edited by Hilary; 02-05-2015 at 09:42 PM.
Okay so discussing your dreams with friends every day? Great idea. A tape recorder i should have included would also fall under the category of using a device that these societies did not have. My mistake. |
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I'd guess at some of the reasons they had recall and memories of dreams. One is because they did value dreams and the mystical more than modern technological societies and cultures. Another is because they didn't have written language and relied on oral traditions which required more emphasis on memorization. |
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My Lucid Dreaming Articles/Tutorials:
Mindfulness - An Alternative Approach to ADA
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Always, no sometimes think it's me,
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean a yes
But it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
-John Lennon
Exactly what I used to do, and I never even knew what it was called haha. I will say though, it works very well. Make sure to wake up and spend those few minutes reviewing the dreams though otherwise you'll come back later and just see random words and have no idea what they mean. |
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"If we doubted our fears instead of doubting our dreams, imagine how much in life we'd accomplish." ~Joel Brown
"Your background and circumstances may have influenced who you are, but you are responsible for who you become." ~Darren Hardy
Goals:
-Become Lucid in every dream every night
-Perfect the time dilation watch
-Continue to have a dream plan for most of my lucid dreams
Did you look at Ctharlhie's link? It explains everything. |
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"If we doubted our fears instead of doubting our dreams, imagine how much in life we'd accomplish." ~Joel Brown
"Your background and circumstances may have influenced who you are, but you are responsible for who you become." ~Darren Hardy
Goals:
-Become Lucid in every dream every night
-Perfect the time dilation watch
-Continue to have a dream plan for most of my lucid dreams
thanks! |
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Last edited by sleepyzac; 02-11-2015 at 03:18 AM.
I did a quick scan of this, but I think this is what I've been doing for like the last 14 years of my life, which was going to be my suggestion. I spend 30 minutes after I wake up to re-live the dreams I just had the previous night. I remember everything as much as possible right down to the emotions I felt. Overtime my brain tends to be really good at storing dreams in permanent memory, I still practice this though to keep it as constant as possible, and its not perfect, but I would say on average i remember 85-90% of my dreams in great detail. |
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This sounds great. Writing is slow and awkward lying in bed. Does it work when you wake up in the middle of the night as well or will the dreams be forgotten by morning then? Do you spend 30 minutes after each dream or just before getting out of bed in the morning? |
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Yep, same here. I do keep a DJ ( Momento app ), but only use it when Im fully awake in the morning. I start out my entering a few key words and later in the day add to it and reliving the dream. I can go back years in my DJ and veiw an entry remembering it in vivid detail. I only record LDs |
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Ctharlhie - I like that approach! I often find myself going over the dreams I journal during the night over the course of the day from memory. That works well for the long and detailed dreams and even shorter dreams with less detail, but I often forget about small fragments. Keeping a small slip of paper with those three items with me to refer back to might pull up some additional detail during the day. |
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Like most, I've always had issues keeping a dream journal, but for me it's particularly difficult because I'm a big fan of DEILD-chaining. When I have to choose between journaling or having several more LDs , journaling loses 99% of the time. What I need is a way to improve dream recall without moving my body, such as going over those three points in my head as I wait for the next DEILD to kick in. Or, maybe just improving my waking awareness while in the dream will translate into better waking memories of that dream once I do wake up. |
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sure there is! maybe my case can help you. i can remember 90% of my dreams with full clarity (even the color of DC clothes in my dreams) using SSILD properly. i don't even write one sentence in any damn journal (instead, plus doing SSILD, i try to remember as much as i can when i wake up and it only takes 10 seconds to remember at least 3 dreams which each one has lasted half an hour)! |
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I've shared my dream journaling method before, but here it is again, |
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Last edited by insideout; 02-08-2015 at 06:20 AM.
I think having a dream journal is a must have for beginning. |
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Going over dreams in detail is a great way to cement them in memory. I too will usually spend upwards of 30 minutes going over and over the dreams in the morning (or even at each waking, tempered by my drowsiness, don't want to risk insomnia!). I started doing this at first to make sure I'd capture all the dreams (I recall a fairly large of scenes on most wakings and sometimes there are so many different scenes that it takes 20-30 minutes just to sort it all out) before reaching for my voice recorder. I also have experimented with maintaining a mental running list of keywords I add to all through the night on each waking, and only recording in the morning. This works well sometimes, and not so well sometimes. |
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