Thread: All Day Awareness, A DILD Tutorial by KingYoshi

great guide. It's amazing how powerful something as simple as awareness can be when people are attempting the DILD method. I think too many people get bogged down with the idea of doing random RCs. Keep up the good work.

would this be good to do while doing WBTB? has any one tried this?

Originally Posted by willeex

I've been trying WILD for the past 3 days, and it kind of teared me out.
So I decided to stop trying WILD and start with DILD.

I don't know but since I started trying lucid dreaming my ADA has increased enormously! Even before I read this guide?!

I was like so aware this morning it was so fucking creepy?! It feelt like I was tripping balls, seriously.
Even my friends couldn't recognize me.
I saw things so different I was almost 90% sure it was a dream. (Did some RC, turned out it wasn't a dream)
But now at night I feel not aware at all I'll try to be more aware and I'll prolly soon exp my first LD.


Thanks for the guide Yosh, it's excellent.

No problem and just keep working at it. That first lucid dream will come soon enough. Good luck to you, and be sure to keep me updated .

Originally Posted by LucidPower

great guide. It's amazing how powerful something as simple as awareness can be when people are attempting the DILD method. I think too many people get bogged down with the idea of doing random RCs. Keep up the good work.

I agree wholeheartedly. I kept getting questions/pms about RCs/awareness and realized that the majority of people were getting the wrong idea about the whole DILD process.

Originally Posted by SoulClaw

would this be good to do while doing WBTB? has any one tried this?

Absolutely! Wake up practice some ADA and then return to sleep. Sounds like an excellent idea to me .

It seems weed can bring a lot of pros with a few minor cons you can work to overcome. And yeah... I TRY to wait till 4:20... often I cave. xD

I got deep into meditation and rediscovering dreams through marijuana and how it enhanced my awareness as well. I like to think we have the plant for a reason.

This is possibly the best thread I have ever read.

My lord and savior KingYoshi, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

Originally Posted by Ketsuyume

It seems weed can bring a lot of pros with a few minor cons you can work to overcome. And yeah... I TRY to wait till 4:20... often I cave. xD

I got deep into meditation and rediscovering dreams through marijuana and how it enhanced my awareness as well. I like to think we have the plant for a reason.

My thoughts exactly, Ketsuyume !

Originally Posted by Zebrah

This is possibly the best thread I have ever read.

My lord and savior KingYoshi, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

Gratitude my good friend! Indeed, I am all of those things listed !

I've been practicing for the past few days, not much succes. However, after taking a shower just now, I was suddenly able to become a whole lot more aware. I'm using that high-level awareness right now. It's awesome I'll post the results here when they come.

well, this method has given me my first lucid that i could actually carry out and stabilize, so thanks very much for that. but my question is about weed/dream recall.

i smoke pretty much all day every day, but when i go to sleep high, i wake up and every single time, no matter how hard i try, my mind is a blank slate. i have no real recollection of my dreams besides tiny pieces that aren't really anything more than knowledge that i dreamt something.

to avoid this, i've been doing WBTB every day so that i lose my high by the time i wake up and can go back to sleep and actually be able to try getting lucid.

finally, this morning, i had an extremely vivid lucid and it all worked out well. my recall was fine, but the problem is my dream journal. i still want/need to improve my dream recall because i know it'll help if i do, but i can't ever get to sleep at night if i don't smoke...so do you see my dilemma?

should i keep trying to do my "lose my high by WBTB time" method, or is there a way you can suggest that will help me get around forgetting my dreams when i'm high?

and thanks again, both of your guides have been extremely helpful.

Originally Posted by zombiemushrooms

well, this method has given me my first lucid that i could actually carry out and stabilize, so thanks very much for that. but my question is about weed/dream recall.

i smoke pretty much all day every day, but when i go to sleep high, i wake up and every single time, no matter how hard i try, my mind is a blank slate. i have no real recollection of my dreams besides tiny pieces that aren't really anything more than knowledge that i dreamt something.

to avoid this, i've been doing WBTB every day so that i lose my high by the time i wake up and can go back to sleep and actually be able to try getting lucid.

finally, this morning, i had an extremely vivid lucid and it all worked out well. my recall was fine, but the problem is my dream journal. i still want/need to improve my dream recall because i know it'll help if i do, but i can't ever get to sleep at night if i don't smoke...so do you see my dilemma?

should i keep trying to do my "lose my high by WBTB time" method, or is there a way you can suggest that will help me get around forgetting my dreams when i'm high?

and thanks again, both of your guides have been extremely helpful.

If I were you I would keep doing the WBTB to lose your high. For me, weed also kills.. no not even kills, it assassinates my recall, but only if I go to bed high. For people such as yoshi, they apparently don't have this problem

it seems to me like any night i remember dreams, it's only if i've gotten up and then went back to sleep. i quickly made the connection that since i'm high almost every night when going to sleep, that's probably the main factor that's affecting my recall.

Originally Posted by KingYoshi

Ah, you would surprised just how much your brain can process at once. Basically, you want to eventually get to where you are processing all five senses at once. You can always start with visuals and sound and slowly work the other senses into the routine. It may feel forced and awkward at first, but with time and practice you will have to think less and less about it.

Yeah, the idea is to keep yourself from zoning out, going on auto-pilot, taking things for granted, etc. Just take moments to observe your surroundings and truly get a feel for waking life. Observe what it is really like to be awake.

I feel like I can keep a very basic awareness of all 5 senses IF I am able to keep my mind quiet (which is quite hard for me). But I feel that no matter what, I will always be sacrificing awareness of one sense to be more aware of another.

In essence, there is only so much awareness to go around. I can increase the total amount of awareness I have to distribute to my 5 senses by quieting my mind and meditating, but even then, I sacrifice some of my visual awareness when I focus on smell. Or I lose a little awareness of one conversation going on in the lunchroom when I listen to another.

So, based on that I think the goal of this method (which is similar to many other methods) is to increase total awareness by quieting the mind rather than allocating it to any particular ratio of the senses (EX:50% sight, 30% hearing, 19% touch 1 % smell and taste).

Then again, I haven't really put a whole lot of effort into this method yet. I justify it to myself by saying I'm busy, but really I'm probably just a bit too lazy.

For the past few days, I tried (all) day awareness in different situations, several times a day. It's rather easy to focus on the sounds that surround me, the way my clothes feel on my body, the blood running through my veins and how it feels to type all at the same time.
But I also resolved to try and be aware on all of my way from my home to the federal state's library. Problem is, that way involves city streets with lots of traffic, walking past a shopping mall, two busy stations, being in a train full of strangers and walking down a shopping street. And whilst I can focus on a few things at the same time, I can't even imagine how not to fail when trying to focus on 20 people's blabber, the wind on my skin and in my hair, the clothes on my body, the blood in my veins, the sun on my skin, the sounds of traffic, wind and footsteps of dozens of strangers and so on at the same time.
I doubt anyone could be aware of and focus on all of those things at the same time. So what should my priorities be?

Or ...

Originally Posted by rynkrt3

... is it supposed to be all at the same time (which would be mind fuck.)

Originally Posted by Spyguy

I've been practicing for the past few days, not much succes. However, after taking a shower just now, I was suddenly able to become a whole lot more aware. I'm using that high-level awareness right now. It's awesome I'll post the results here when they come.

Yeah, that heightened sense of awareness really opens your mind to all the things that we take for granted on a daily basis. It makes you feel like you have been half asleep even when you are awake :p. be sure to post your results. Good luck!

Originally Posted by zombiemushrooms

well, this method has given me my first lucid that i could actually carry out and stabilize, so thanks very much for that. but my question is about weed/dream recall.

i smoke pretty much all day every day, but when i go to sleep high, i wake up and every single time, no matter how hard i try, my mind is a blank slate. i have no real recollection of my dreams besides tiny pieces that aren't really anything more than knowledge that i dreamt something.

to avoid this, i've been doing WBTB every day so that i lose my high by the time i wake up and can go back to sleep and actually be able to try getting lucid.

finally, this morning, i had an extremely vivid lucid and it all worked out well. my recall was fine, but the problem is my dream journal. i still want/need to improve my dream recall because i know it'll help if i do, but i can't ever get to sleep at night if i don't smoke...so do you see my dilemma?

should i keep trying to do my "lose my high by WBTB time" method, or is there a way you can suggest that will help me get around forgetting my dreams when i'm high?

and thanks again, both of your guides have been extremely helpful.

Originally Posted by zombiemushrooms

it seems to me like any night i remember dreams, it's only if i've gotten up and then went back to sleep. i quickly made the connection that since i'm high almost every night when going to sleep, that's probably the main factor that's affecting my recall.

Like you, I am high all day every day. I built up my recall with WBTB. Keep paper and a pencil at your bedside. Write down everything immediately upon waking up. Try to remember the dream in reverse order. Think to the last thing you remember after waking and trace your steps back. Even if you can't remember anything, write down, "Couldn't remember any dreams." That way you will train your brain to the idea of your dream journal. This can help your subconscious make a note to remember the dream even if you aren't lucid. Try to fall asleep knowing 100% in your mind that you will remember your dreams. You could also try a mantra at bed time, "I will remember my dreams. I will remember my dreams." or something similar. Hell, I even smoke during my WBTBs . If you get it in your mind that weed will negatively affect your recall, then it will. Stay positive and expect to remember your dreams at all times. WBTB helps because you are waking up immediately after or toward the end of the dream. You can recall it/write it down then and it won't have been forgotten throughout the night. Hope this helped and if you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Originally Posted by Krake

For the past few days, I tried (all) day awareness in different situations, several times a day. It's rather easy to focus on the sounds that surround me, the way my clothes feel on my body, the blood running through my veins and how it feels to type all at the same time.
But I also resolved to try and be aware on all of my way from my home to the federal state's library. Problem is, that way involves city streets with lots of traffic, walking past a shopping mall, two busy stations, being in a train full of strangers and walking down a shopping street. And whilst I can focus on a few things at the same time, I can't even imagine how not to fail when trying to focus on 20 people's blabber, the wind on my skin and in my hair, the clothes on my body, the blood in my veins, the sun on my skin, the sounds of traffic, wind and footsteps of dozens of strangers and so on at the same time.
I doubt anyone could be aware of and focus on all of those things at the same time. So what should my priorities be?

Or ...

Ah, well see a lot of the problems you will have with ADA, is trying to over analyze things. That really isn't the point. You don't have to pick up all the words of everyone's individual blabber. You just listen to the sound as a whole. Hear everything that is going on around you, notice how the voices are different or things like that. If you are trying to overhear everyone, then that is definitely going to cause problems achieving the heightened awareness. As for your sight, see everything, but don't go looking for things to see. As you are walking along the street don't start panning around trying to see the entire environment, just notice everything in your normal line of vision. You can use your hearing and other senses to pick up on the events that are out of your sight. As for smell, most people have pretty good smell awareness anyway. It won't be hard to pick up on different smells as you walk along. Just keep the visual awareness in your line of sight and don't try to make extra difficulty by looking all around you the whole time. Humans are very capable of performing ADA in a busy street, it just takes a bit of practice. Its like an awareness overload at first. Just take a deep breath, relax, and be aware. Hope that helped out a bit.

But if I don't notice anything in particular, but just the whole, isn't that just like more intense daywalking?

Ok this is a bit hard to explain. The main things you will pick up on with crowd noise, are the different pitches and volumes. You will pick up on words here and there. If you waited at the end of a large crowd and stopped a "daywalker" they would have no clue how to describe what they heard when walking through the crowd except, a lot of talking. Someone practicing ADA would say, There were only a few female voices, one man seemed to be angry, another was likely speaking on the phone. A little kid was talking, someone sneezed, i heard some coughing as well, etc. You pick up on the different pitches and types of sound, but it isn't necessary to eaves drop on everyone. That would be impossible in a large crowd. You have to hear the words and acknowledge them, but you don't have to understand them or make sense of them. Does that make more sense now?

Its kind of like you have to be aware that you are hearing them. Most people will walk through a crowded hall and hear voices, but they wont be aware of what they are hearing. Kind of like you will be walking through a dream, but you wont be aware it is a dream.

Ok, this seems to make sense. Thank you

Yoshi, I love reading this thread and your thoughts on everything. Can you tell me... do you plan on going further than just dreams? (Or have you?) Astral projection, OBE's, that sort of thing. Why is all of this to such interest to you?

-K

To be honest, I have never really had much desire to attempt OBEs or astral projection. I really just enjoy exploring my dreams and interacting with them.

As for my interest, I suppose it is a mixture of things.
- I've been playing video games since I was like 3 years old and lucid dreaming is like one giant, interactive sandbox game.
- I have always loved to sleep, so I figured I might as well do some cool shit while I'm sleeping.
- I suppose another reason is, I'm pretty good at it.
- I remember how excited I was when I first joined Dream Views. I remember my first lucid and how much I just wanted to lucid dream every night. Lucid dreaming always came pretty easy for me and I figure I should give back to those who have trouble lucid dreaming. It only seems fair and good for karma. I'd like for everyone to experience how awesome lucid dreaming is. You never know when it may have a positive impact on someone's life.
- I really like the community here and most everyone seems to like me pretty well. Dream Views has treated me well and I wish to return the favor and help the site grow.
- All and all, I'm really just am fascinated by dreaming and lucid dreaming in general.
- Dream Views and everything that goes along with it has become a very enjoyable hobby. It keeps me doing something productive and staying out of trouble.

There are likely a bunch more reasons, but there are a few .

I can see why this is a good way to get lucid dreams, but there is one thing I keep thinking about.
Isn't our brain supposed to filter out much of the input from our senses so we don't go insane?
I think that if I was aware of everything around me, it would be like listening to a radio who get all the radio stations in at once.

I can imagine that being more aware of my surrounding can be good, but is there not a possibility that i can get too much?

Hmm, I've never heard that before. ADA is a lot like meditation or mindfulness. Its raising your awareness to the things that most people take for granted on a daily basis. It certainly shouldn't cause you to lose your sanity. With that said, if you are practicing ADA and you feel it is driving you toward insanity, then I would suggest you stop. It seems overwhelming at first, but once you get used to it, it feels quite natural.

It it works for you and you don't go insane, that thats just great.

But I'm surtain that I've heard somewhere that it's a reason for the brain filtering out things like it do. Going around and getting impressions everywhere at everytime seems exhausting to me. :p

My version of this technique doesn't emphasize complete awareness. I do believe that, at least when beginning, it's a bit much to take in every single sensory detail at all times. And I'm not saying that it's not possible, but you have to work up to it. Also I'd like to make it a point that although is important to be sufficiently aware of the aspects of your environment, we shouldn't lose sight of the goal here. When using this technique you need to be in constant determination of whether or not your environment is a dream scenario. I tend to take the environment as a whole into account and passively determine whether I'm awake or dreaming. I'm always thinking in terms of, "Okay, this environment looks like a normal waking environment..." and I just keep my attention on what my environment as a whole looks like. If my environment changes, I quickly know if it's a dream environment since I'm taking the main characteristics into account.