Thread: Reality Checks - RCs

Originally Posted by fogelbise

... I think it would be helpful for me to read this periodically as a reminder.

...My few RC's during dreams were after I already knew I was dreaming...not sure why.

Yes. I strongly believe, that reading and re-reading posts and tutorials is a great way to prime our mind for lucid dreaming. Especially, if while reading, you think to yourself "oh, this is good. I will do the same. It will work for me. I love this idea. I don't get how it works, but I will have leap of faith and I will do it". Even if you don't say it with these words (these were just examples), it's enough that you think it. It counts as setting your intent, even if only subconsciously.

It happend to me on numerous occasions, that while in transition to a LD, or during LD, I recalled a relevant part of a tutorial, as if I had perfect memory. I'm not sure, I would be able to recall those details in waking life, but while in a dream, I was able to.

We RC in a dream, because something reminds us to do that. Most of the time, it's awareness. And most of the time this happens, we already kinda know, we are dreaming. But we still go through with RC, because that's what we have practiced.

If we RC in a dream, but it doesn't get us lucid, that's most likely because we only practiced RCs without awareness. So we just repeat what we did during day, but same as other things we dream about, they don't get us lucid.

Originally Posted by giantsqu1d

Been RCing about 10 times daily for nearly two weeks now, haven't had an LD yet. I just don't have awareness in my dreams. What am I doing wrong?

It's possible, that you are doing it right. You just may need some more time for your practice to show up in your dreams.

Also, make sure, that you are practicing awareness with your RC. Those should go together, like a hamburger and french fries. "Would you like some awareness with those RCs?"

Although this tutorial provides enough info to get you started, please check out article that Sageous linked. And also his excellent WILD tutorial, especially the part about mental prep and RCs. http://www.dreamviews.com/wild/
Good luck