Thread: my 100% effective LD method

viking i dont understand... you just think of lucid dreaming and it happens?

I have started paying attention to the self-perpetuating thought threads that take over as I drift off to sleep. I like the idea of inserting thought threads of LUCID DREAMING while I drift away... I will have to give this a try tonight.

Viking, this is irony at its best. Last night as I was going to bed I looked at the clock and it was around 4. Usually going to bed that late at night takes the place (if not is a better replacement) of WBTB. So I just relaxed and thought about MILD, that of which I've never tried. I laid there and didn't auto-suggest lucid dreaming, I decided things like what I was going to do when I became lucid, how I'm going to feel, and the first measures to maintain lucidity. Even though the post on your personal method isn't very lengthy or descriptive, I believe I know EXACTLY what you're talking about, because last night I had a Lucid Dream...the first in weeks...by doing exactly what you mentioned. For those of you beginners torn between which induction method to take up first, try this one out for a spin. I've had a successful WILD, DEILD, and now a MILD, and I have to say that MILD was the easiest. Of course this is a personal preference, and lucid dreaming is different for each person, but I'm just trying to share my observations to the community . Good luck everyone!

please explain more thoroughly! I reaally want to try out this method.

Originally Posted by westonci

please explain more thoroughly! I reaally want to try out this method.

in the night when you are about to sleep, you start thinking about stuff automatically and you dont realize it, just happens to get you distracted while you fall asleep.
if you can make this to happen with your mind unconciosly thinking about lucid dream, then you will have an LD.
My way to make this happen is just thinking about lucid dreaming
(you dont have to repeat a mantra or anything)
and then relax and let your mind continue thinking about LDreaming stuff without intention!
and there you go

I think I get what you're trying to say! All our minds "drift" to things, seeming random things, while going to sleep. This phenomenom seems even more noticeable when trying an induction technique that uses focus and concentration, as you're trying NOT to think of anything but lucid dreaming. I think the trick is to make lucid dreaming what the mind drifts TO, and not what we focus on. If LDing is so ingrained into the subconscious that we naturally think about it without trying, then it's sure to happen in a dream, and thus we become lucid!

You know, that's really simple, but it makes a TON of sense, and I've never thought about it that way! This should be called "Zen Lucid Dreaming"; we can only attain that which we don't desire. Kinda like Murphy's law... lol. I wonder what the best/easiest way to accomplish this would be, though... just randomly thinking about LDing throughout the day doesn't seem to be enough, personally...

Hm at first I thought it was stupid but I read through the thread and it definitely makes sense now. The only problem is how to make your mind wander to LDs..

That's....that's so....

BRILLIANT!!!! I would've never thought of something like that to try. Yes!! Now I have something to practice for the rest of the summer.

And Richter, I love the bottom of you sig. It's sooo true; It's only difficult if you believe it so.

its harder than it sounds, you can't just automatically think about Lding, i've tried that method many times, and most the time i end of forgetting and not having a ld. Its harder than it sounds.

Originally Posted by Richter

I think I get what you're trying to say! All our minds "drift" to things, seeming random things, while going to sleep. This phenomenom seems even more noticeable when trying an induction technique that uses focus and concentration, as you're trying NOT to think of anything but lucid dreaming. I think the trick is to make lucid dreaming what the mind drifts TO, and not what we focus on. If LDing is so ingrained into the subconscious that we naturally think about it without trying, then it's sure to happen in a dream, and thus we become lucid!

You know, that's really simple, but it makes a TON of sense, and I've never thought about it that way! This should be called "Zen Lucid Dreaming"; we can only attain that which we don't desire. Kinda like Murphy's law... lol. I wonder what the best/easiest way to accomplish this would be, though... just randomly thinking about LDing throughout the day doesn't seem to be enough, personally...

yea thats what im talking about,
you explain it very very well

Originally Posted by cachero

its harder than it sounds, you can't just automatically think about Lding, i've tried that method many times, and most the time i end of forgetting and not having a ld. Its harder than it sounds.

yes it is possible to think automatically about LDs , maybe you are using the wrong method for you. i don't know more methods for thinking about stuff automatically but im sure there are some out there waiting for us to discover them.
although i was thinking that this happens almost always when you are very exited about the topic (in this case lucid dreaming).
but anyway every method for LDing works different on people depending on their cerebral characteristics.

but im sure this will work for many people

It is kind of amazing how it could be soooo simple to achieve, this method seems perfect. Any ideas on how to subconciously think about lding without actually thinking about thinking aobut it?

Originally Posted by ThePhilosopher

It is kind of amazing how it could be soooo simple to achieve, this method seems perfect. Any ideas on how to subconciously think about lding without actually thinking about thinking aobut it?

I noticed that when my mind tends to "drift" it is usually connected from one thing to another. Like the first thing I think of is usually connected to the second thing and so on. Maybe if you think of something that's related to LDing to you your mind will wander to it.

Lol I don't know..just an idea.

Originally Posted by DarThDreAmeR

I noticed that when my mind tends to "drift" it is usually connected from one thing to another. Like the first thing I think of is usually connected to the second thing and so on. Maybe if you think of something that's related to LDing to you your mind will wander to it.

Lol I don't know..just an idea.

Dammit, that just made me lose the game. I've associated so many things with 'the game' in my head that you talking about connected things made me think about it.
I really hope that I don't start to associate Lucid Dreaming with the game, that'd suck.

Originally Posted by John_23

Dammit, that just made me lose the game. I've associated so many things with 'the game' in my head that you talking about connected things made me think about it.
I really hope that I don't start to associate Lucid Dreaming with the game, that'd suck.

And by thinking and then typing that I've insured that it's going to happen.

Now when ever I lucid dream I can see myself waking up annoyed about losing the game. Shit.

Originally Posted by John_23

Dammit, that just made me lose the game. I've associated so many things with 'the game' in my head that you talking about connected things made me think about it.
I really hope that I don't start to associate Lucid Dreaming with the game, that'd suck.

Lol umm sorry? What exactly is the game..?

Believe me, you'd rather not know.

I know this sounds like the hardest to take advice in the world but I wish I'd taken it when I first heard it.

In Soviet Russia, game plays you!

Seriously, curiosity killed the cat... and everything else, when it comes to the game. Don't ask.

I suppose one way to make the mind "naturally" think about LDing is to associate the entire concept of it with pleasureable things. Make your mind WANT to think about lucid dreaming on it's own. For instance, eat a cookie when you think about LDing. Get an ice-cold glass of water, listen to your favorite song, take a five-minute rest... hell, not to sound sick, but have sex, with or without a partner. Whatever it takes to make happiness and lucid dreaming synonymous in the mind. It's something I'm gonna try.

BTW, thanks SnowyEgypt. Sometimes simplicity is best, just like this whole topic!

Originally Posted by viking-45

yes it is possible to think automatically about LDs , maybe you are using the wrong method for you. i don't know more methods for thinking about stuff automatically but im sure there are some out there waiting for us to discover them.
although i was thinking that this happens almost always when you are very exited about the topic (in this case lucid dreaming).
but anyway every method for LDing works different on people depending on their cerebral characteristics.

but im sure this will work for many people

Ahhhh I finally understood what you mean by this. I'm still a beginner, but everytime I think about lucid dreaming and everything associated with it seriously before I go to bed, I get an LD, every time. I'll try and move this puppy to autopilot though :p

Just use your mind people!!!

YO this method WORKS
trust me i was gonna make a thread of this but i wasnt sure if i was right.
two nights ago i had an LD and i realized that the way i did it was by thinking of LDs while in the hypnagogic image state it wouild lead to an LD. i RECOMEND IT TO ALL (specially noobs) do it.

This is an easy technique. But it's never resulted in LD's that were long and fruitful. But I managed after practice to maintain long LD's through this technique, but I never had full control.

I resorted back to WILD's, which are inherently more difficult. But the victory outweighs the struggles pain.

I use this technique during a dryspell.

All right, I'm trusting you.

I shall try this tonight.

Ill try this technique

Usually when I spend a few hours studying for a test or something before I go to sleep, the drifting thoughts I get before going to sleep and even my dreams, relate to the subject I studied. Maybe if you spend like one hour reading a lucid dreaming book before going to sleep and then when you go to bed you start thinking of what you just read, you could create this unconscious effect.