A tweak on the 'default' WILD technique

[Damascus]

Hey guys! I have a slightly 'tweaked' way of trying WILD which seems to have a lot more success than the one listed in the WILD tutorial. I think its a lot more newbie-friendly too because it is easier to concentrate on and seems to keep you more aware too. Its pretty simple, all you have to do is instead of using the MILD-esque 'i will move from waking to lucidity' you concentrate on the faint ringing in your ears you can only hear then you go to sleep or are trying to meditate. I think i saw this listed as a way to have an OBE on another website (i dont believe in OBEs now but its what led me to LDing) so it must be linked to having WILDs. If you wanted to elaborate on it you could use an autosuggestion type technique and tell yourself over and over in a HILD session that the ringing in your ears is your lucid signal and when you hear it go louder, you are entering a WILD (the ringing always gets louder when i am begining HI) and this would help your mind keep focused on lucid dreaming when trying to WILD. thoughts? suggestions? post em please

[Kaniaz]

I'm really curious to know what that faint ringing is caused by...I'm sure O'nus would know.

[Damascus]

thats easy, its blood flow near your ears. at leas thats what my school teacher told me

[nina]

Ooooh this is a great post...I just realized this phenomenon recently when I was having a WILD. I realized that my ears were starting to kind of humm and vibrate loudly, before any other part of my body began to vibrate, and I knew I was going to enter an LD...is this what you guys are talking about? It was a bit jarring at first, but I have come to enjoy it b/c I know it will be followed by an LD

[Kaniaz]

Originally posted by Damascus thats easy, its blood flow near your ears. at leas thats what my school teacher told me Oh yeah, like that seashell thing.

[Damascus]

Originally posted by lucidnina Ooooh this is a great post...I just realized this phenomenon recently when I was having a WILD. I realized that my ears were starting to kind of humm and vibrate loudly, before any other part of my body began to vibrate, and I knew I was going to enter an LD...is this what you guys are talking about? It was a bit jarring at first, but I have come to enjoy it b/c I know it will be followed by an LD thats EXACTLY what happened to me, the faint ring started humming, and kind of got louder and quieter, louder and quieter. as if it was resonating. anyway so thats another reason why, because the ringing is the first sign of HI initiation.

[sephiroth clock]

I think that I had the same thing in my first few WILD attempts. It sounded like a low chime that became softer and louder in and out. I excited me too much at first when I heard it I was amazed and lost concentration, but I've been getting better at controlling my breathing. What exactly causes that ? Why do we hear it then?

[Jammy]

Isnt the ringing just the ear looking for a sound or something. Ive heard from a friend that has this blast ear drum(heard to much on high music) that everyone has this subminal ringing in there ears but you dont notice it cause of all the other sounds. But for him this ringing is like a high pitch all the time... he here it constant! More than that i dont know. Onus must enlighten!