Thread: Hey veteren lucid dreamers out there, read/help!

Lets see.

Like what kind of LD techniques do you guys do most, and what you guys find most effective?
I try DILD the most and find it to be the most effective.

I'm wondering what you guys do when you first go to bed, like what is your ritual every night. What kind of mind set are you in while falling asleep at the beginning of the night?
Generally, when I get in bed, start to think of things that I want to do in my dreams and things that I didn't finish yet, also start to RC for as long as I can and think back about the day.

Do you guys meditate before bed?
Don't think so.

Do you guys set your alarms during the night or do you just wake up automatically?
Wake up automatically.

When you do wake up in the night what induction techniques do you attempt? ( MILD, WILD, DEILD...). Which do you find most effective?
Just go back to sleep and wait for my next dream to start, then to RC.

Do you guys attempt them all at the same time? Like try doing the MILD, but if you find yourself still conscious do you move over to the WILD technique?
I just try one, though that is after I found how to use it properly for myself.

Or if you awake in the middle of the night and you notice that you still haven't moved, would you start to DEILD, or would you write in your DJ then attempt a WILD or MILD?
I would go for a DEILD, never write in my DJ before 5pm or so <.<

I think thats about it, also, don't try too hard, just be consistent and work on a technique that works for you, it will end personalized and it will be much easier then.

Originally Posted by Walms

Lets see.

Like what kind of LD techniques do you guys do most, and what you guys find most effective?
I try DILD the most and find it to be the most effective.

I'm wondering what you guys do when you first go to bed, like what is your ritual every night. What kind of mind set are you in while falling asleep at the beginning of the night?
Generally, when I get in bed, start to think of things that I want to do in my dreams and things that I didn't finish yet, also start to RC for as long as I can and think back about the day.

Do you guys meditate before bed?
Don't think so.

Do you guys set your alarms during the night or do you just wake up automatically?
Wake up automatically.

When you do wake up in the night what induction techniques do you attempt? ( MILD, WILD, DEILD...). Which do you find most effective?
Just go back to sleep and wait for my next dream to start, then to RC.

Do you guys attempt them all at the same time? Like try doing the MILD, but if you find yourself still conscious do you move over to the WILD technique?
I just try one, though that is after I found how to use it properly for myself.

Or if you awake in the middle of the night and you notice that you still haven't moved, would you start to DEILD, or would you write in your DJ then attempt a WILD or MILD?
I would go for a DEILD, never write in my DJ before 5pm or so <.<

I think thats about it, also, don't try too hard, just be consistent and work on a technique that works for you, it will end personalized and it will be much easier then.

Alright thanks buddy.
I'm guna do similar techniques as you, I'm guna find out what works for me fitst.
now i know not to use an alarm, and to always attempt DEILDs. Also not to start writing till after 5:00 haha.



and when you say: RC for as long as I can and think back about the day.
does that mean you imagine yourself doing a RC while your watching Hypnotic Imagery?

Originally Posted by EnjoyJoey

Alright thanks buddy.
I'm guna do similar techniques as you, I'm guna find out what works for me fitst.
now i know not to use an alarm, and to always attempt DEILDs. Also not to start writing till after 5:00 haha.

and when you say: RC for as long as I can and think back about the day.
does that mean you imagine yourself doing a RC while your watching Hypnotic Imagery?

lol I don't recomend starting to journal until 5, I do that because I have natural recall, generally the way to go is write notes, then journal whenever you have time.

Also, I mean: While remembering what I did during the day, I will also start to RC and keep at it until I fall asleep. Like, watching a clock and then you start to think back, while you think back, continue doing the clock RC until you fall asleep.

I have a two point plan that works very reliably:

1. Keep up with my dreams, think about what the landscapes of my dreams look like, and be ready to recognize the dream realm when I am there.

2. Try often to float straight up. Obsess over it. When I can finally float up, I know that I am definitely dreaming.

When you become lucid, stay calm. Getting too excited will wake you up. If you want to control your surroundings or your actions, visualize what you want. A dream is just what you are thinking about while in R.E.M. sleep.

If you want to keep a dream journal, I recommend a tape recorder for reporting your dreams after you wake up. You can say stuff a lot faster and record a lot more before the memory fades significantly. You can play the recordings later and write them down or type them.

Originally Posted by Universal Mind

I have a two point plan that works very reliably:

1. Keep up with my dreams, think about what the landscapes of my dreams look like, and be ready to recognize the dream realm when I am there.

2. Try often to float straight up. Obsess over it. When I can finally float up, I know that I am definitely dreaming.

When you become lucid, stay calm. Getting too excited will wake you up. If you want to control your surroundings or your actions, visualize what you want. A dream is just what you are thinking about while in R.E.M. sleep.

If you want to keep a dream journal, I recommend a tape recorder for reporting your dreams after you wake up. You can say stuff a lot faster and record a lot more before the memory fades significantly. You can play the recordings later and write them down or type them.

Okay,thanks, I think I'm going to try that floating technique. Because for me I remember a bunch of dreams, but to often I don't realize that what I'm experiencing is a dream. I even am sometimes repeating a mantra threw the dream, but I never realize its a dream ahah. I do find success in the WILD technique, but I want to see how good I can get at the MILD before I just stick with the WILD, because from others advice they say that once mastered the MILD it can be very useful.
It's seems to be always about school, and I never remember to do a reality check even though I do them constantly through out the day, I think ima switch to try to float idea. haha. (:

Originally Posted by Walms

lol I don't recomend starting to journal until 5, I do that because I have natural recall, generally the way to go is write notes, then journal whenever you have time.

Also, I mean: While remembering what I did during the day, I will also start to RC and keep at it until I fall asleep. Like, watching a clock and then you start to think back, while you think back, continue doing the clock RC until you fall asleep.

Ight, cool.

I've been writing brief notes from the time I awaken.
Then writing more in detail later when I have time, thanks for the advice.