Before I get into this, let me just say that you would have to be pretty experienced with WILDs already to get this technique down. Being experienced in meditation is also a big plus.


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For the past few years, I've been experimenting with extending the length of my LDs. Now, I know they truly last only about 5-10 minutes, but I've gradually gotten them to FEEL like they're about an hour long. If done correctly, this won't be a "slow motion" dream but a normally paced dream. I just thought I'd share this technique with you all, hopefully there's someone out there who will get something out of it.

1. I base this technique on the general idea of this clip here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrH5j5kHC28
I chose that as an example because it's very simple and easy to remember, it's what I started off with. The first steps are to examine it, memorize it, and be able to visualize it clearly.

2. OK this part is hard to describe, but it's the most important part. Now you have to implement the visualization pre-WILD into WILD. What I mean is combine this visualization with whatever WILD technique you use. You should be able to visualize it first in your mind, and it should "materialize" as you become lucid. This part is difficult.

3. When you get good at #2, you need to treat the popping balloon as representing 1 second. To start off, the baloon popping cycle should be about 10 seconds long. I usually visualize a clock next to my balloon, the balloon pops over 10 seconds in my mind, but the clock hand only moves 1 second over. A 10 second cycle only added a few minutes to my LDs, now I can do the 40 second balloon cycle over a 1 clock-second but I think I've reached a plateau.

4. This is the frustrating part. You will usually WILD into a boring slow-motion dream that lasts as long as your normal dreams...BUT this is good. What you need to change is--you need to be able to dream about the balloon popping at the same slow-motion rate but your actions being normal. Your mind begins to interpret this as moving normally while everything else (including time itself) is moving at a slower rate. Voila, long dreams.

This technique takes a lot of practice and frustration. It took me years to get to this stage and a lot of trial and error. If there is someone out there trying to achieve the same goal, I just thought this might help.

Happy LDing, I'm here to answer questions for the next few days.