Competition Thread #16

[Scionox]

<DJ entry placeholder> <DJ entry placeholder> Sorry about not updating for a day, was really busy day yesterday... Either way D1: 7 fragments, 1 dream, 1 lucid, 1 DEILD, 1 WBTB fail. 12.5 points. D2: 5 fragments, 1 dream, 1 lucid, 1 WBTB fail. 9.5 points. (Had a headache, so kinda surprised i managed to get lucid even for so short, haha) Spoiler for lucids: #1: I wake up and keep eyes closed, doing DEILD i feel the dream and open eyes, false awakening, also very unstable. I see some DC and try to move but dream fades before i can stabilize it. #2: There was some video about some ship, then someone in chat said something about 'cood' whatever it is, then back in video voice starts repeating 'cood' with echo. i realize that its dream but dream just fades out in seconds. (I think this was mass telekinesis, I might be wrong though, might be elemental manipulation?) I'd say element manipulation, but hits max still so same points. Total = 73 points DJ entry. Sorry it is so edited. No need for y'all to be reading about me and my wife doing the sideways tango. I think that be 5 less points(4 points above limit in WILD, and 1 above limit in DEILD). (I am assuming that the rules were saying that the max points for a dream were only 10 during chained DEILDs, not when the first LD is induced by a dream exit) Correct, if DEILD is not chained then limit isn't here. Are we supposed to announce our team task before it's done in order to get points for it? Can we only do one of them? No need for announce, you can do all of them but each of them is counted only once overall, and bonus team points are only given when more than one person achieves the task.

[dolphin]

Sort of a weird night. My dreams were blurry, I didn't have any control, and kept losing lucidity. 4 fragments-2 points 2 dreams-2 points WILD-3 points become lucid-5 points become lucid-5 points reality check-1 point flying-4 points become lucid-5 points basic summon-4 points reality check-1 point dc interaction-2 points total-34 points lucid-I was trying to go to sleep when all of the sudden I felt my bed sink into the ground. It stopped and started sinking again. I lost lucidity. lucid-My dad was taking me back home in his car. I was upset because I was late for work. Something didn't feel right so I did a nose plug and became lucid. I flew out of the car window. I had some trouble flying away and lost lucidity. lucid-After a dream, I woke up to a small earthquake. I did a nose plug and I'm dreaming. I figured since my control was poor, I might as well summon a girl to make out with. She didn't seem to be in the mood though. Her face was mostly covered with a scarf. She didn't want to kiss. I dropped her on the floor to summon somebody and she complained her knee was injured. I woke up.

[Bharmo]

I have changed a bit my lucidity practices . I decided to try again a more effortful ( in the beginning ? ) approach, in hopes of sooner or later achieving a steady natural lucidity ( that is, because of some ingrained worthwhile habit, and therefore less effortful and less lucidity oriented, or at least no so much lucidity oriented ) . Yes, a big goal, but i think it is achievable, one way or another. Wish me luck ! Would you share more details about that? I'm looking for something in that line to focus my efforts. Anyways, I hope you succeed in your quest!

[Bharmo]

Not lucid yet Two fragments, wbtb attempt 21,5 + 2 = 23,5 pts

[VagalTone]

Would you share more details about that? I'm looking for something in that line to focus my efforts. Anyways, I hope you succeed in your quest! Yeah, nice! May be more appropriate PMing by now. Then, if it does happen to be something valuable, why not tell about it?

[StephL]

A lot of effort spent focusing on bring back my recall perhaps showing some results. With a bit of confidence under the my belt I will start focusing on lucid again next few nights. 2 dreams - 2 pts 3 fragments - 1.5 pts 1 failed WBTB - 1 Total - 4.5 Comp total - 18.5 pts stephL looking great on top of the table well done Great you get your recall - and especially your confidence back! Happy dreaming!! And - thank you - FryingMan has over-dreamt me by now, though - congratulation FM!! Yeah, nice! May be more appropriate PMing by now. Then, if it does happen to be something valuable, why not tell about it? I would like a pm too, please! Last night only two normal dreams - 2 points - new total: 98 points >>DJ comes later<<

[VagalTone]

I would like a pm too, please! Oh ! But you have been so successfull, and i want to win the next competition Haha just kidding, just check your box and tell me what you think

[fogelbise]

Night 11 5 fragments, 1 dream, 1 attempted wbtb - 4.5pts + 4pts >> >>missed regular flying points in DILD#2 of Night 10 (initially floating just above the ground then started float flying (upright flying) just above the DCs. Whereas in DILD#1 I only counted advanced flying since it was in the same scenario as the initial regular flying. competition total - 171pts I forgot to use color yesterday (attempting to help Scionox grab the numbers/tallies quicker) rushing too much. Still a little "weirded out" by the mirror image the previous night. I was fascinated at the time of the LD soaking it all in trying to remember as much facial details as possible, but there has to be a reason that we see someone completely different in the mirror at times. I keep wondering, who the heck was that!?! I guess it just the way our mind generates random DCs and every once a while they are generated in the mirror image...I was expecting to see my fox mask, so I guess I was expecting to see something different anyway...but I welcome any input/ideas on the meaning.

[StephL]

Oh ! But you have been so successfull, and i want to win the next competition Haha just kidding, just check your box and tell me what you think I got your message - and I really like it and will try it out! Thank you! Aaand - of course you can win this competition!! Especially if you would chain your special tasks - so - go ahead and incubate.. What have you got by the way? Our table is very active and dynamic - things will change around a lot I expect. As said - at the moment - Fryingman has over-dreamt me - but not for long Fryingman!!

[VagalTone]

Oh, you will try it ? well, no guarantees i am only pleased someone brighter than me likes it I don´t think many people enjoy awareness based practices, but i think they can have many more benefits than just lucid dreaming, which is great. Oh, and they have also some pitfalls, as everything in life, if one uses them incorrectly ( that is, wrong motivation and or wrong expectations ). For instance, it´s very easy to get attached to the bliss of meditation or concentration, and actually use that as an avoidance strategy in the wrong moments ( but that is for another thread, perhaps ) Oh yeah ! We have a live competition. Congratulations everyone !

[bemistaken]

12/23/2013 WBTB= 1 point Dreams remembered (5)= 5 points *Will post the dreams tonight Here is my dream post: http://www.dreamviews.com/blogs/bemi...nfusion-53770/ Total points= 6 points

[AnotherDreamer]

1 fragment - .5 2 dreams - 2 WBTB failure - 1 1 Lucid - 5 flying - 4 partial transformation - 4 Advanced Object/DC changing - 10 (+15 for 3rd part of tasks, finally!) DC interaction - 2 Total = 20 + 3.5 + 15 = 38.5 Competition Total = 280 + 38.5 = 318.5 Another school nightmare and Beach Dream - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

[fogelbise]

I need to start reading more of your posts anotherdreamer (I am just behind reading DV posts), I am betting it can help motivate me to get to the next level! Congrats on your awesome results throughout the competition!! (I bet we can all get a boost)

[AstralMango]

Night 8: One dream and one fragment. Night 9: One dream. Night 10: One fragment. Night 11: One dream. Total: 4 Competion total: 13.5 21/22/23/24.12.13 - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views On a side note, I feel proud of my brother because he had his first lucid dream this morning. He woke up after I got back from Christmas shopping and the first thing he said was, "I HAD A LUCID DREAM!" He sounded so excited, and told me of how he moved things around and how it felt so real. I'm a little jealous, but mostly proud. Also glad that he now doesn't think of lucid dreaming as a joke so now he won't tease me for it anymore, haha.

[pnb1]

Night 9 1 dream Apocalypse wasn't so bad - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views TOTAL=20 pts

[Pickman]

Last night: 1 whole dream: 1 point Failed WBTB: 1 point 2 fragments: 1 point Total: 3 points.

[imJB]

1 dream - 1 2 fragments - 1 1 failed WBTB -1 Total 3 Comp - 21.5

[FryingMan]

00:00 Tuesday 2013-12-24 comp #16 night #12 LD #14 - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views Lucid really short, no time to react, given late time probably waking up for the day anyway. One interesting thought in the lucid. 6 dreams - 6 1 fragment - 0.5 WBTB success - 3 lucid - 5 night total: 14.5 competition total: 100.5 + 14.5 = 115 yay beat last competition's score I think . edit: I think short end of sleep lucids are not to be undervalued actually: I realized that they show the ability to take advantage of increased awareness to get lucid! Now to get that awareness pushed farther and farther back into the night....

[Zoth]

last 3 days: day 1: 1wbtb fail 2 dreams 1 dream fragment day 2: 2 dream fragments day3: 1 dream 4 dream fragments. all sumed up to 7.5 points. total= 18.5 points I don't get how my recall is much better when I last 3 days have been a complete hurry, with around 6-7 hours of sleep, guess it may be rem rebound 0o finally day off tomorrow, will sleep until lunch xD

[Nfri]

2d - 2p total = 80p

[JoannaB]

Just a fragment again. Darn that stress and cold. I believe my total is now up to 13pts Really struggling with recall but also with insomnia due to stress, and that at a time when I need sleep to get better. Sigh.

[VagalTone]

First, have a Merry Christhmas ! Then, a little question for Scionox: what is a valid WBTB ? does staying in bed, awake for 30+ minutes, without the purpose of actually having a LD, count? haha, i feel it works quite as good, although that´s not my intention ( just physiology ) Today - 2 fragments: 1 pt -1 dream : 1 pt - WILD + basic summonig+ interact with DC : 5+3+4+2 pt Total 55, 5 (41, 5 + 14)

[Scionox]

<DJ entry placeholder> <DJ entry placeholder> 2 dreams, 3 fragments, 1 WBTB fail. 4.5 points. I was expecting to see my fox mask, so I guess I was expecting to see something different anyway...but I welcome any input/ideas on the meaning. Yeah, often its pretty much expectation, which even works as RC for some. Though i guess it can also be part of certain dream's story as well in some cases. On a side note, I feel proud of my brother because he had his first lucid dream this morning. Congrats to your brother! Then, a little question for Scionox: what is a valid WBTB ? does staying in bed, awake for 30+ minutes, without the purpose of actually having a LD, count? haha, i feel it works quite as good, although that´s not my intention ( just physiology ) I'd say it doesn't counts if there's no intention in it. Time is less important for validity, as long as its not too short(where it is more of micro-WBTB) and not too long(where it is more of a nap) it counts. And by the way you've missed 5 points for becoming lucid.

[dolphin]

0 points last night. Had to stay up late and get up early.

[DreamingGhost]

here are the totals for the nights I missed reporting nothing / 1 fragment = .5p Comp total = 24p / 1 fragments = .5p 1 dream = 1p 1 failed WBTB = 1p comp total = 26.5 / 2 dream = 2p 1 failed WBTB = 1p Night total = 2 Comp total = 29.5 Total points as of this post are 29.5