Mirror Teleport Question?

Had a lucid this morning. Decided to mirror teleport to visit the moon and look back at the earth. Something I've been wanting to do since I started.

Found a big mirror in the house. There were people floating about it it.
I could call up friends or movie stars or characters from books and they would fly up like ghosts.

Anyhow I put my hand in it, and it rippled star gate style. I then stepped into it. But all I say was just black/grey nothing.

Decided to back out of the mirror. The room slowly reconstructed around me.

So what am I doing wrong? Any Ideas?

I think I read about someone having a similar experience on another thread. Is it a common failure. Or did it just happen that way because I read about it?

Any advice much appreciated.

Hmmm, never tried that. Maybe you just didn't believe enough in the mirror? Anyways, try something else if that doesn't work, like a rocket, or the stargate in your basement (or closet). Everyone has one of those in a dream, you just have to believe it. The logic sector of your brain is shut down during a dream, so emotions, feelings, and beliefs become extremely strong and powerful. If you don't believe completely or have ANY doubts at all, then it will fail 75% of the time.

I wouldn't say I was a natural. Thoughs of lucid dreaming have been at the back of my mind for the last month. Its just a bit dissapointing that I'm not doing reality checks.
I do do them in a way, cos each and every time I realise its because I suddenly understood that something didn't quite make sense. Though why I don't come to this realisation whilst being chased by zombies is beyond me! I will need to keep trying.


Anyhow I read on another thread about shutting a door and saying when you open it it will lead to X works.

Seems a far better idea than hunting about for magic doors around corners or findimg full height mirrors. A much more direct route avoiding wasting time or distractions.

If I was really clever i would just use my hand to cut a door through into another dream (now theres a thought).

Just had another thought. When I walked into the mirror it was black on the outside. So maybe is should be no surprised that it was a void inside. Maybe I should have "expected" to see the landscape beyond before I stepped through.

Anyway Nascar thanks for the sound advice. Clearly believing is the key to success.

You dialed the wrong Stargate address. Or maybe you tried to enter an incoming wormhole. Next time be sure to dial out.

The farce is strong with this one.