Thread: The Phase Blew Me Away

Originally Posted by Kaan

@kingofhypocrites :

What I'd like to find is a way to only notice the exploitable Micro Awakenings, or to induce them.

Oh boy, understatement of the millennium! Wouldn't that be great? I think what you may be looking for is something like Sensei's "all-modes" approach. Whenever he gains 'consciousness' he attempts to teleport: if he's in a FA or even perhaps an "exploitable Micro Awakening", the teleport succeeds and then he goes on with his lucid dream. Otherwise he tries for a quick WILD, but aiming more for sleep, if he gets the WILD, then great, and if not, then it's back to sleep and hopefully DILD from all the "thinking of LDing."

So something like that I think is what you're looking for. The most successful LDers get really good at judging their state from "feel" and then apply the most appropriate approach from their toolkit. I'm a bit lazy to develop something like this but I think it is the key to really frequent LDs.

I'm also quite excited to think about really diving in to "The Phase" -- at least, making a concerted effort at noticing all dream transitions (including wakings).

So the real trick isn't just only noticing the exploitable MAs, it's quickly and accurately running through a mental list to determine just what sort of waking you have, and the choose the best response for it. If you don't have immediate REM left on tap, why not spend 10 minutes in a WILD dive to see if the next one is coming soon? And if a quick WILD doesn't bear fruit, just aim right for sleep and try again!

The beauty of the "phase" and Sensei's approaches is that the very first thing attempted is purely mental: so you don't ruin a DEILD or quick WILD opportunity with physical movement (like a nose pinch).