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This is what I've been doing (when I get time)
1: Create ten different ways to write "Am I dreaming"
2: Memorise those ways
3: When I write "Am I dreaming" I go back to the start and write over the words "Am I dreaming" again (so that if I find myself doing the exercise in a dream I'll increase chances of noticing anomaly and becoming lucid)
4: Write the lines before going to bed.
I've had 1 lucid and text has featured more (and scrutinising mistakes in text!) in dreams.
I tried it :3 Yup,For me it works. Good job!
I believe this played a part, at the very least, in me becoming lucid last night. Thank you to the OP and all of the follow up posts that made it clear that it was working for a good sampling of people! I typed out "I know I am dreaming. I remember my dreams." initially 30 times but after reading some more success posts decided to do 20 more. It is much less tiring for me to type than to handwrite so it was good to see that typing worked for someone on here. I plan to add Dutchraptor's reward/penalty idea as well to write more or less depending on if I get lucid.
The OP didn't invent the technique, he just re-popularised something that already existed.
Interesting. I'm already in bed now, but I'll try this tomorrow... sounds like a really good technique.
It's now 7PM and I've just written "I know I'm dreaming." thirty times. Will report back tomorrow. :)
I've done this a few times since reading the thread a week or so ago, using the mantra "I am Lucid". Even on the nights where I never became lucid, I had some very interesting dreams, and when I did it during a wake back to bed, I became lucid a personal record 5 times, two of them were wake induced, but I think that it helps for that as well, seeing as it helps keep the idea behind the mantra in your head as your body falls asleep, making you less likely to lose awareness.
How long before sleep did you do it?Quote:
Originally Posted by SophOnABun
Wow, this sounds really good! I'll try this out for a week and I hope the quality of my dreams go up, as well as the chance to go lucid! :)
Lately I haven't been on here nor trying/practicing LDs BUT I have rekindled my ambition....so tonight I will try this. I wrote down a couple sentences, now I will type them out, then recite them in my mantra before bed. Kudos to the phrase "Remember I'm dreaming, remember my dreams" so here goes...I will report any LDs/vivd dreams.
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Well let's see how this goes :D Sweet dreams everyone! :banana:
Hey guys, I am trying this tonight before I go to bed, pen and paper style. I'm going to write a full page of a mantra, not sure what yet, and will report tomorrow. I am SO EXCITED by this idea!
~SilverWolf~
No luck last night but will try again!
I didn't have any luck getting lucid, but I remembered a dream and a fragment after 2 days of being "dry" so...that's something :)
Didn't work for me last night, I'll try tonight again :D
I'll add this to my arsenal of techniques. More the merrier, I think.
I'll opt to do the typing as I don't want to write it out and then get over the writing after a few days. If I do on PC after that I'll feel as if it won't work as well and stuff my chances.
3 mantras may be a bit much but I'll try it,
I remain still when I awaken
I keep my eyes closed when I awaken
I recall my dreams when I awaken
I've been a lurker to this forum for a few years now haha, but I decided to post today to show my results,
Every now and then I get lucid dreams but they're not too common for me, this past week I've been REALLY adamant about reality checks so maybe that was a factor
I wrote "I will remember my dreams, realize I am dreaming, and become lucid" 33 times
Result was I had 3 REALLY vivid dreams and I can remember them really good
Definitely trying this again today, debating whether or not to change the mantra or use different ones
I tried this yesterday evening, but I had a crappy night sleep and it didn't work. Not giving up on it yet though.
Question for the OP: How important is timing in the writing exercise? By that I mean, does it matter what time of the day that you perform this?
Not sure if the OP is still responding on this thread so I will try to help for now. This seems to work the same way any mantra does. I think the closer to bedtime the better, but if it is easier to do it earlier, then that would be better than not doing it at all. If you find this exercise in the OP is an easier way to regularly do a mantra, then it should help to continue. It almost always helps me with recall if I include something like "I remember my dreams." When I remember to do it, I type and think about what I am typing and sometimes say it out loud. Some people seem to get more effect handwriting it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pickman
I had forgotten about this... I only tried it twice and I wasn't sleeping well back then, so I'll give it a try this week. :)
Thanks for that fogelbise. I have been doing it closer to bedtime, mainly because that's the only time I have to do it in, so it's good to know that I'm doing it right. I would prefer to write by hand, I don't want to look at a flickering screen before turning in.Quote:
Originally Posted by fogelbise
the following Mantra that i use : " I realize im dreaming, and i control my dream" which in my language (portuguese) is: Eu apercebo-me que estou a sonhar, e controlo o meu sonho"
Do you think that is too long for a Mantra? because i have no problem in writing this, im starting to follow this technique and i will like to know what you think its more effective.
Hi Vicarious ! I think its good as long as you feel comfortable and confident. As a side note, Laberge recommends in the MILD technique « next time i'm dreaming, i will remember to recognize that i'm dreaming» which is even bigger. If you say the mantra in your mind, it can help to sinchronize with your breathing.
The technique VagalTone said is my favourite. It helped me a lot.
(Even if i has nothing to say, i had to post something to be the 3rd post in a row from Portugal). ;)
hell yeah, so many portugueses here eheh...anyway, i was using the mantra " when i dream i dream lucid" or in portuguese " quando sonho, sonho lucido" but i think that i will go keeping with this, and seeing the results...this last days i havent been much active on this thing of wrinting mantras, just a few. but its coicidence, since i start to do this, like one week ago, i started to had some LD...in a WILD way i think.
I'm going to get my notebook from school and try this out.
Thanks.