Is it really that importante!?

[Shaelyn]

I want to get back into lucid dreaming but I don't have time for a steady dream journal and I was wondering if it is a necessary as everyone makes it seem. Is there anyway I can get back in the game without a dream journal for the time being?

[frederom]

It's possible. personnatlty i think if you can remember at least 1 dream per night you can go on Lding without a Dream journal. but i recomanded you to right down your LD and analysed theme.the more you give time on LD in your waking life the better your result will be. Here's what i do: I set an alarm at 4:30am 6:30 and 8:30am every time i woke up I tried to remember my dream since i don't write theme (take your time cuz its very easy to forget theme) and i do some mild technique everytime i go back to sleep Or i tried a WILD. Also do RC during the day

[Taosaur]

Just spending some time thinking about your dreams during the day can have similar effects--the key is to keep your dream recall strong and keep an eye on your dream signs.

[Mariano]

well, what I do is every time I wake up from a dream I review what dreams I had, and I simulate writing them on a imaginary journal. the point is paying attention to your dreams the EXACT MOMENT you wake up, analyse them, and let them go. If they are non-vivid, is probably that you forget them after a few days. If they are vivid, my experience says that they very easy to remember. If it's a lucid dream, then...I don't think you can forget this, very hard to do, but if you have doubts, then write it in another moment. bye!

[Catbus]

You don't necessarily need to keep a complex dream journal, though it is highly advised. Just writing down the basic concepts of each dream should serve you well enough. What Tao said should work as well, but it shouldn't be used as a substitute for a journal. Rather, it should be used to supplement your journal.

[Clyde Machine]

I don't think a dream journal is entirely necessary. I think it's fun to have and to look back on dreams, as well as be able to check to make sure I remember my dreams correctly, but so long as you're thinking about your dreams after dreaming them, I think that should be enough to substitute for a dream journal if you're just looking to get back into inducing lucid dreaming. Good luck!

[1495]

I don't have time for a steady dream journal Funny: I almost started a thred on this subject today. I stoped keeping a dream journal a long time ago because it got ridiculous, like 3 plus hours of typing a day not to mention the analysis time. I started one sense joining this forum a little over a week ago and now remember why I stoped. I don't think its necessary but it does help. I plan to keep one for a while to give my dreams a kick in the but, then I'll probably stop again for a while.

[Samael]

Try jotting down just a couple of lines a day. It's more important to be consistant than it is to be thorough.

[CarmineEternity]

It's pretty important, but it can be done without.

[Tarsier]

oh really carmine. how many lucids have you had now?

[CarmineEternity]

Get on IRC fgt

[Planewalker]

I want to get back into lucid dreaming but I don't have time for a steady dream journal and I was wondering if it is a necessary as everyone makes it seem. Is there anyway I can get back in the game without a dream journal for the time being? How many dreams can you recall per night? I think you're misunderstanding the meaning of the dream journal. It is a tool to make lucid dreaming easier - A LOT easier - and to recall your dreams. Evaluating it's benefit, it actually saves time. Besides for some techniques it is indeed a requirement and finally, if you can't recall it, it didn't happen. I presume that if you don't take the time -- no one has time actually, time has to be made available -- to keep a dream diary, you're not really taking the whole matter serious. With that kind of attitude I predict you'll be having a hard time and give up sooner or later. The first and most important step to become a lucid dreamer is devotion. If you believe you don't have the time, then forget about it. No one becomes proficient in anything without investing time and effort. Here's an article that shows you the importance of the dream journal (= memory and analysis aid) and gives a few hints on how to do it effectively.

[Mariano]

I think it depends on the person. When I kept a dream journal, some time ago, I started to get those "lucid" dreams after 16 days. now, without a Dream journal(what I do is review my dreams with my mind) it only took me 10 days, and is much easier to record dreams, I'm also more aware and I sleep lighter. hoho!

[Planewalker]

I think it depends on the person. There may be a few people with a natural ability and extraordinary talent. All the others -- many of them wrongly assuming they are specially talented, too -- may admire those few, but there is nothing they can learn from them. Learn from and admire those instead, who had the biggest obstacles and managed to overcome them successfully.

[Mariano]

I don't get it planew....

[vivedream]

I would say of course. I have had lucid dreams for years without journaling. And it is still spotty when I do take them time to journal, it simply takes too much time to write them all down all the time. But it does help up the frequency when you are more conscious of your dreams I would think, it just makes common sense. As with anything, your perception has the ability to become your reality and habits can train the brain. Happy dreaming.