the rubbing your hands together thing didnt work...

[ctman20]

well last night, or more like this morning, i had a lucid dream and i was trying to stay calm and stay in the dream which i acomplished fairly well. then i started to rub my hands together and it was hard to do so and all of a sudden a static image appeared in my vision kinda staying there and it was wierd. then it well turned into a magazine on a lunch tray

[seeker28]

LOL! But seriously, erm... That had to be weird! I've tried the rubbing hands thing to increase clarity and stabilize the dream and I've had mixed results. Sometimes it works like a charm, other times it fails miserably. I prefer to look at something (anything) for a while and just notice how clear it is.

[Websters Prophet]

You know what also works? There's thread called something like, "the best thing to do when lucid? nothing." Read it and basically do what it says (detach yourself a little and notice how realistic everything is). You don't have to do nothing, but that's a great stabilizer. Try it out.