I know about Sageous' exploration into delta dreaming, and it seems esoteric and out of reach for me. Btw, calling Sageous to respond to this if he sees it. But recently I had a lucid dreaming experience where I did a WILD at the beginning of the night and experienced a strange phenomenon.

I WILD, and after the hypnagogia passed, I entered this strange darkness where I floated for a long time. I finally deduced I was ready to dream, so I opened my eyes. I could tell I was in my room, but it was very dark, hard to make out any shapes, and I could barely move my body. I go to a door, and I try to use the dream control technique so I visualize a plane on the other side. This is because I wanted to attempt the TotY. However on the other side is only more blackness. I am transported back to the dark state of being again, and I decide this time, I will watch my thoughts and meditate, simply experiencing the void.

I feel strong heat, then the icy coldness of the universe, I feel ripped apart atom by atom, then falling in a million directions at the same time. All in pitch black. However, for some reason I cannot keep control of my thoughts and always forget I am meditating and end up opening my eyes again and going for the door. And every time the door leads me back to the dark void.

I feel like the dream just started, but I woke up, checked my phone, and realized it had been 110 minutes since I first went to bed. What do you guys think about this? Just a strange dream or did I really consciously experience delta sleep? How can I explore this more? Should I try to WILD at the beginning of the night again tonight?