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    1. 12-09-2006 03:17 PM #1
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      Okay, I started keeping a dream jounal (JD) this morning, and the techniques you guys put up really do work - originally i could only remember part of one dream, but by writing it down it made me remember more that I would have expected! Now I can remember the best part of three from last night.

      It's funny, also, when you think about wanting to be able to remember your dreams, I can. But the one night last week that I didn't think that to myself when falling asleep (I've been doing this since wednesday), I didn't remember a thing!

      I'm doing a few reality checks per day now, both the hand and nose things, and if it's successful then I will tell myself that.

      Anyway, I'm going to wait a few days before I start going through my JD to look for dreamsigns and such like. But a question on those:

      I have a particular place in my dreams which keeps appearing. (I have been in this place twice in two of my three nights). My question is - as far as I'm aware, this place is not real. it's a town square/car park that leads into an alleyway, with a rusted car at the far end. So because this place isn't real, how am I meant to try and get myself to perform a reality check, or whatever I need to do to achieve lucidity if I go there again?

      PS: Just how vivid are lucid dreams? Are they first person? Are they as clear as real life, or are they almost hazy?

      Cheers!
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    2. 12-09-2006 03:24 PM #2
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      Hi RetepNamenots.

      If you have a repeating dream scenario, you could try the following. Before you sleep, or during any period that you wake up during the night, tell yourself "when i am in [insert scenario], i will do a reality check". repeat this a few times till you have the idea that it&#39;s stuck in your head, but no longer than a minute or 10 else you won&#39;s fall back to sleep so easy again.This kind of technique is called autosuggestion, and is a major part of the MILD technique.

      Also, vividness of LD&#39;s can vary greatly from person to person and from dream to dream. Same counts for point of view (1st or 3rd person) and clarity. For me my LD&#39;s are always first person, mostly pretty vivid and sometimes clear and sometimes hazy. Good luck with lucid dreaming .
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    3. 12-09-2006 03:29 PM #3
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      Thanks for the tips&#33;

      I only remember having a couple of LDs, when I was about 7, and I remember where it was, and for some reason I think it was in third person.
      ** Just a thought&#33; ** <strike>If</strike> When I get an LD again, I would really want to go back to that place&#33;&#33;&#33;

      Thanks for the suggestive technique, I&#39;ll try that tonight.

      Could you do the same sort of thing with deciding where your dream will take place, even if it is just a standard dream, and not LD? If you could, then it would be awesome to go to the same place each time, and I&#39;m sure it would be a lot easier to train reality checks for that location...
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      Actually you could, it&#39;s called dream incubation. Most people considder that to be a pretty advanced technique (and I agree, Im not so very good at it.. yet). But you could try that once you have mastered the ability to LD a bit. Some people seem to have a natural talent for it. You never know....
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    5. 12-09-2006 03:35 PM #5
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      Ok, I&#39;ll just try though. I&#39;ve got nothing to lose&#33;
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