Quote Originally Posted by Liquidaque View Post
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Sometimes, even with a solid, well-defined anchor in place, you may completely forget to do your reality check. You may get home and realize you actually saw two cats on your walk and completely failed to test your reality. No problem. You just need to set up a simple mnemonic device.

A mnemonic device is a memory cue that is visually intense and sparks the imagination into life. ...So the next time you see a cat, you are more likely to recall this funny image, which in turn reminds you to perform your reality check.
This sounds like a tool to help you remember to do a reality check. Still not clear if in waking life or in a dream.

You can use mnemonics or attaching images to activity to help you remember to do it later. Same as when I'm going shopping, I think of items I need and I attach them to meals I'm making so I don't forget what I need to buy.

Or I can make a shopping list - a reminder.

You can use both methods to remind yourself to RC. Put a sticky note on your monitor, bathroom mirror... Or just start doing them when doing some repetitive activity - walking through the door, washing hands...

But RCs are not what gets us lucid. It's the attached awareness + mantras. If done right during day, then you will RC in your dream as soon as you get some awareness from your daytime practice. No need for a reminder in a dream. It will happen automatically when you become aware.

Of course, there is more to RCs, how to remember to do them in the first place, and how to do them so they get us lucid. http://www.dreamviews.com/induction-...hecks-rcs.html

Happy dreams