Thread: Finger Induced Lucid Dream (fild)

It happened on my first try.

So far, this method allowed me to have a very long and vivid dreams (which im happy about because i couldnt remember any before.) , but no LDs yet. I actually had a partial one, but it was extremely unstable so i woke up immediately. Will keep on trying and report later on.

I just wanna thank Hagwart for giving me two Lucid's in the same night after a very long time. You pretty much saved me from giving up lucid dreaming because of the frustration I was having with it. FILD will be the only technique that I will use from now on.

Trying this tonight.

Will have to try, but i find myself counting before bed out of random sometimes. So, could this technique cause you to dream in reality? It seems like, if you were moments before sleep, you could be dreaming AND just get out of bed while dreaming, like a deep daydream. Then maybe I could just spawn stuff in my house or whatever...IDK.

It defiantly works. BUT transition is not visible you can not feel it!!!!. No noise or vibration or something. Just do RC even if you dead suer you are not dreaming. Do RC and be surprised I read in this thread that you are not supposed to move. I got up went to kitchen back to bed and in 5 minutes i am in another reality. In my opinion it's timing and correct finger movement what is count for success. I hardly move my fingers while trying to feel my phantom's fingers . My level of experience close to zero.
So anyone can do it. Do not give up

This thread is so motivational, I'm going to try this out until I get it right, I'm a newbie and it sounds simpler than other methods.

With FILD you may be in dream in one minute or less. So movements to make RC is not a problem. Another very important point is that you do finger movements and you feel wide awake tossing from one side to other thinking how it's ruining your SP BUT you are in a dream already. DO RC check only that way you know you are in dream Because it is so real.

Okay I failed. Went to bed at around 11:00, and naturally woke up at 12:30, 3:30, and 4:55, the only time I felt tired was at 4:55, but the alarm that was meant to wake me up rang five minutes later and ruined that. Oh well, mondays. Trying again today.

Originally Posted by Aeolus

Okay I failed. Went to bed at around 11:00, and naturally woke up at 12:30, 3:30, and 4:55, the only time I felt tired was at 4:55, but the alarm that was meant to wake me up rang five minutes later and ruined that. Oh well, mondays. Trying again today.

Keep trying! Hopefully you will have more success today

Alarm didn't wake me up. But I was close in the morning, I woke up naturally.

Every time I try this I fall asleep.

Nice tutorial. I'm gonna try this technique tonight

I tried but I don't think I was tired enough. Will try again tonight though. How subtle are your finger movements when you do it??

Well it worked.
I woke up in the middle of the night and did the finger movements. I pinched my nose and I could breathe! But... I was sick that day and for some reason I felt so tired in the dream that I didn't even get out of bed. I was just like "oh i'm dreaming,whatever". The dream ended when i closed my eyes to sleep again.

I was thinking of trying this, I'll do some regular WILD attempts and some of these a go. The idea of FA just seems good to me. Good starting place for a dream.

Do the fingers have to be necessarily under a pillow or..?

Originally Posted by paran0iaprez

..Does it matter the speed fingers are moving?
-Such as super fast left & right & left & right or a walking tempo

I'm interested in that, too. Which speed works best?

I've found that after 6 hours of sleep, I'm not tired enough to fall asleep while doing the finger movements. Has anyone had better experience with, perhaps, 4 1/2 hours or even 3 hours into sleeping?

Originally Posted by eMCLucid

I've found that after 6 hours of sleep, I'm not tired enough to fall asleep while doing the finger movements. Has anyone had better experience with, perhaps, 4 1/2 hours or even 3 hours into sleeping?

I waited 6 hours too and I was unable to fall back asleep. Seeing as this technique only works if you are tired and can fall asleep quickly, I will try doing it earlier.

Sleep Paralysis?

Hi, I'm new to the forums.

Two days ago, I learned about lucid dreaming and I came across the FILD technique. This seems to be the most promising for a beginner. The past two nights, I tried it and completely failed both times. The first time, I was too excited to sleep properly, and when my alarm went off, I was to awake to do the technique. The second night, I tried to do the water technique, but I tossed and turned too much and woke myself up. I set an alarm for later in the night, and when I woke up and did the technique, I started to get the tiniest tingling feeling in my moving fingers, but my RC failed. I hope to get my first LD tonight.

I have very poor dream recall; I can remember 2 dreams per month at the max. Is this a big problem? Would I be able to remember a lucid dream better than a non-lucid dream?

Originally Posted by kwill1995

I have very poor dream recall; I can remember 2 dreams per month at the max. Is this a big problem? Would I be able to remember a lucid dream better than a non-lucid dream?

That's slightly worrying because while you might remember a good lucid more than any old non-lucid, it's possible you're not remembering when you do actually lucid dream!

I would recommend starting a dream journal to improve recall. It can also improve chances of lucid dreaming...and remembering those dreams

I will try this for a week or so, seems like a powerful technique. I'm just hoping my RC will work. The nose check did not work in my previous DILDs.. But I read about a motionless "nose plug" where you trying to breath while closing the air flow the same way as you do when swallowing. Maybe that works better. And, I guess it dosent matter that much if I'll check too early, since I don't have to move my arm to RC.