Thread: How many of you can have lucid dreams at will?

I can, but it takes a lot of effort. Certainly too much effort to do every single night.

certainly not me... but I am also curious.

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I won't count myself 'AT WILL' but I do try and MISS alot... I usually get lucid when I forget the idea of lucid dreaming but let's face it, it's almost impossible to abolish the idea completely. So what happens is that although I had officially 'stopped' lucid dreaming, the mind is still in the lucid dreaming zone of thinking unofficially in the background and it menifests as a lucid dream but it only happens once when I stop.

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i cant.

Originally Posted by Desert Claw

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Yes, I wanna hear more, lol.

I can't have LDs at will, but I can have LDs almost every night if I try hard enough to, but I also like to drink alcohol and this hinders my LDs. Plus, I'm so tired some nights that I just don't try to LD. A few months back when I wasn't drinking and was on a nice sleep schedule I averaged 20+ LDs a month. Some people on here, Walms in particular, has multiple LDs almost every night. His LD number is in the thousands. I strive to be there one day.

I can. Like DreamQueen said, it takes a lot of prep work, effort, and timing. So much, that it becomes inconvenient to do it every day.

Oh, I should be so lucky.

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Like to know more about this intensive prep work. I have no life...I may be able to pull it off. Imagine: a lucid every night...*gargling noises*.

Originally Posted by DreamQueen

I can, but it takes a lot of effort. Certainly too much effort to do every single night.

Pretty much. Once life got busier I just lacked the motivation.

Hmm.. for me, I can usually get myself to have LDs, but I can't even remember multiple dreams per night. For me, it's not a very exact science, though: I'll go to bed trying to have an LD, but I'll generally become lucid a few minutes before I wake up.

hey robotgymnast, you did answered my PM, why?

no, I can't have LD at will, I can't even have one...as you can see

I agree with some of the guys and gals above.
MILD method works like a charm if your commited to it.
But I usually only make the effort at the weekend.

Ah, so MILDing is the trick. Sweet! I do that already. Mantras I can handle.

Because I started when I was young, and from an Archie comic, DILDing has always been my method of induction. Haven't looked back since. There's something very fun about the slow realization that you're dreaming.

I can! Though it took a looooooong time, but its well worth all the effort!

Well, at will right now, about 2 per week with WBTB.

I started very very early, so hopefully I can have them at will by the time I'm 20 or so.

@Walms: How long did it take you? What method do you prefer?

I would also like to know how you progressed Walms. You're a freaking BEAST at LDing.

Most of the time at least. I try 3-4 times a week and succeed 3-4 times a week... So I guess yeah. The other 3-4 times a week I'm too tired/wasted to care and just want to relax 100%. But still have lucids sometimes on these days randomly =P

Originally Posted by Walms

I can! Though it took a looooooong time, but its well worth all the effort!

Ditto.

Originally Posted by RobotGymnast

@Walms: How long did it take you? What method do you prefer?

Late response, silly school.
Took me 8 years to have them regularly. Since most of my dreams start as a FA, use DILD and a RC after waking up.

That's what we're all learning to do. Some days, it will happen without me trying. But when I do try, (Mild WBTB) it will increase my chances, but still not guarantee anything.

I can WILD at will. I'm still working on my DILDs.

The problem with being able to WILD is that you have to get the timing perfect for it to happen. Even though I can do it at will its still subjective due to sleep cycles and how tired I am.
This is why I want to improve on my DILDs as I don't have to worry about timing or anything.