Paige's Workbook :)

**paigeyemps** · 11-12-2012 08:42 AM

Hi everyone, it's been a few days since my last update. I've been caught up with school starting again. I have some awesome news though! On the 10th of November, I had my 100th lucid since joining!!

It was an OBE-type lucid where I had a false awakening, got lucid, and flew out of my dream body.

More great news! I had 3 lucids yesterday on my nap. These were quite weird because the dream kept repeating at the starting point, and I got lucid each time. Because of the successive lucidity, it was easier to remember the tasks. So i got to do one of the basic and one of the advanced tasks of the month. Since I haven't gone online, I just wrote them on my DJ, which I'm gonna copy paste in a bit.

ToTMs! Turkey-Hunting and Backward-Spelling - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

I also made my new monthly goals:

Spoiler for November Lucid Goals:

**CanisLucidus** · 11-12-2012 06:55 PM

100 lucids!! Congratulations!

For you, there can be no other way to celebrate. Behold:

I actually don't know much about your pre-DreamViews lucid dreaming career. Were you already into it when you joined or still a relative neophyte?

**paigeyemps** · 11-13-2012 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

100 lucids!! Congratulations!

For you, there can be no other way to celebrate. Behold:

YAAAY BANANAS!!! Thanks so much

I actually don't know much about your pre-DreamViews lucid dreaming career. Were you already into it when you joined or still a relative neophyte?

I remember having a lot of lucid dreams since I was a kid, I just never pursued it, nor did I know what it was. They were usually about me having superpowers and then I'd realize it's a dream. I've always had a somewhat easier time recalling my dreams, because they were usually very vivid. However, it didn't help that my family always shunned me whenever I'd talk about my dreams and how insane they were.

I was looking for stuff about dream control and hypnagogic imagery, and I eventually saw some lucid dreaming vids on youtube, which eventually led me here. Since then, I read and tried to learn as much as I could. I've never consistently pursued any other hobby as much as I have with lucid dreaming. It makes me really happy, so I don't think I'll ever really stop. Haha. Cheers!

**CanisLucidus** · 11-13-2012 06:44 PM

That's great. I'm so glad to hear that you didn't let yourself be driven away from your natural abilities or let anyone convince you to cram your light under a basket.

I imagine that virtually all of us are familiar with how hard it is to get across the lucid dreaming concept to anyone who's not familiar with it. It's just so far outside of most people's range of experience that they can't understand it. Having never experienced an LD of any kind until earlier this year, I would have been one of those people that just wouldn't have fully grasped it.

I know what you mean about LDing being sort of the ultimate hobby. There are many things that I enjoy doing but nothing has exposed me to a more interesting, enjoyable, or mind-expanding side of life than lucid dreaming.

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

It makes me really happy, so I don't think I'll ever really stop. Haha. Cheers!

I know exactly what you mean -- enjoy the many lucid dreams ahead of you!

**paigeyemps** · 11-15-2012 12:31 PM

I had 3 lucids this morning! I unintentionally woke up at dawn to charge my ipad which I was gonna bring to school in the morning. I was up for a few minutes, and that must've served as a miniWBTB. I did some mantras as I was falling back asleep, like I always do. Then I had the lucids

I'm probably not gonna type them up because one was short and uneventful, and another one was sexual

The third was the cool one but I wrote it down in my dialect and it's quite complicated to explain and translate into English.

I wrote the summary in the snippets thread. Basically I summoned a dragon, made it turn purple, made its wings grow really big, then I rode it and flew around over my town.

It was really awesome, though a part of me is a bit dismayed because I have been planning to TURN INTO a dragon, but for some reason, all I could remember was to ride one. Hehe. Oh well, at least I got to ride a purple dragon! (And my friends brag about riding a Harley Davidson! SUCK ON THIS! )

Spoiler for November Lucid Goals:

**CanisLucidus** · 11-15-2012 05:46 PM

Paige!! Three lucids! I am most impressed.

Turning into a dragon is cool but I don't know, there's something about riding a dragon that I find so awesome. I just love the idea. That's been on my list almost since I started LDing, but I still haven't achieved it. I tell you, if I could hire you to achieve stuff off of my lucid to-do list I'd be much farther along.

I think you have done more of it than I have.

So were all three of these DILDs? Any WILDs or dream chains thrown in there?

**paigeyemps** · 11-15-2012 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

Paige!! Three lucids! I am most impressed.

Turning into a dragon is cool but I don't know, there's something about riding a dragon that I find so awesome. I just love the idea. That's been on my list almost since I started LDing, but I still haven't achieved it. I tell you, if I could hire you to achieve stuff off of my lucid to-do list I'd be much farther along.

I think you have done more of it than I have.

So were all three of these DILDs? Any WILDs or dream chains thrown in there?

Yep, they were all DILDs. It was a bit challenging to remember which one came first because I always woke up after each one and fell right back asleep, so I did this thing where after every lucid, I'd tap a certain finger on my bed. I use different fingers for different lucids I wake up from. I dunno why, but when I finally wake up and I have a hard time remembering, I tap a certain finger and they come out slowly from my memory as if the tapping associates itself with the memory. It's quite weird.

**Kaenthem** · 11-15-2012 10:22 PM

Congratulations on the 100th lucid paigy, it must of been a great experience remembering your lucid dreaming quest, and the amazing stuff you did.
Taping a certain finger foreach certain LD to remember them, it seems brilliant§!I might actually try it out.
keep on dreaming!

**paigeyemps** · 11-17-2012 11:46 PM

I had 4 lucids today! Not sure what triggered it, but I had a bunch of false awakenings. I told myself in the second one that I would reality check in the next dream, and weirdly, I remembered and got lucid. The first and last lucid were uneventful, and I didn't have control. The second one was pretty cool, I went on a chasing scene wih Wolverine, and I made myself invisible and phase through the trees. The third one was.. sexual

i need to find a way to remember my goals, I've been having trouble remembering them lately despie my mantras which have worked so well in the past. Any advice?

Spoiler for November Lucid Goals:

**Xanous** · 11-18-2012 07:02 AM

Holy crap that's awesome! But our resident Dream Yogini is asking for advice? Wuuuuut? LOL I'm kidding. You just seems to have sooooo many LDs. Anyway, I have been having a hard time remembering things myself. But here's a thought, maybe you shouldn't always be concerned with goals. Maybe sometimes it is better to find out what the dream wants to tell you. Maybe I'm full of shit as well. Just a thought.

**paigeyemps** · 11-18-2012 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by Xanous

Holy crap that's awesome! But our resident Dream Yogini is asking for advice? Wuuuuut? LOL I'm kidding. You just seems to have sooooo many LDs. Anyway, I have been having a hard time remembering things myself. But here's a thought, maybe you shouldn't always be concerned with goals. Maybe sometimes it is better to find out what the dream wants to tell you. Maybe I'm full of shit as well. Just a thought.

LOOOOL the last two sentences.

But you know what, that might be a really great idea! I shall not think of goals for the next few days and just go with the dream. I'll see how it goes. Thanks Xanous! And hahaha Dream Yogini WUUUUT

**CanisLucidus** · 11-18-2012 12:10 PM

Wow! Congratulations on taking down four LDs in one morning. I don't know what kind of roll you've gotten on here. Whatever it is, I hope it's contagious!

Please take this! You've earned it:

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

i need to find a way to remember my goals, I've been having trouble remembering them lately despie my mantras which have worked so well in the past. Any advice?

What generally works for me with goals is spending some time during the day and particularly before bed visualizing the approach I expect to take with the task. When you play it out in daydream / dream incubation, I've found that it's a lot more likely to stick in your head and reoccur to you once you reach lucidity. In addition, when I'm daydreaming the scene, I include the (silent) mantra "I'm dreaming". This seems to tie everything together pretty well and I usually remember what I'm supposed to be doing.

Of course, this means picking just one main goal to pursue and perhaps a backup goal that you just sort of keep in mind without incubating / daydreaming.

Even if there weren't a task of the month, I always like to keep a goal of some sort in mind. I can sometimes run into issues where I lose focus or get obsessed with nonsense in an LD. Having a definite goal helps light a fire under my ass and make me do something. Otherwise I end up yammering endlessly to some DC until the dream ends.

And now I have a simple question for you. How do I have four freakin lucid dreams in one morning??

**paigeyemps** · 11-18-2012 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

And now I have a simple question for you. How do I have four freakin lucid dreams in one morning??

It's quite simple. Just choose your favorite family member, then sacrifice them to the sun god Ra. That pretty much did it for me. My mom will be sorely missed.

Jk x) I have no idea, just dedication and awareness I guess! And of course advice from the best people in the world — you guys! <3

**Xanous** · 11-18-2012 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

It's quite simple. Just choose your favorite family member, then sacrifice them to the sun god Ra. That pretty much did it for me. My mom will be sorely missed.

OMG that was the best answer ever!!!!

**CanisLucidus** · 11-19-2012 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

It's quite simple. Just choose your favorite family member, then sacrifice them to the sun god Ra. That pretty much did it for me. My mom will be sorely missed.

So does this need to be done during a WBTB? How much galantamine and apple juice am I supposed to chug before performing this dark ritual?

Please answer ASAP. I think that Aunt Mildred is becoming suspicious!

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

Jk x) I have no idea, just dedication and awareness I guess! And of course advice from the best people in the world — you guys! <3

Aww...

I don't know where I'd be without the help of the DVA staff (and you, paigeyemps, are DVA staff 4 life.)

"Awareness" really is the answer to just about everything related to LD's, isn't it? Well, your hard work is yielding amazing results. It's great to watch.

Anyhow, I'd "Like" your post but this entire feature (along with the dream journals) has apparently been trashed. I've tried to tell you, Paige -- blood-pacts with Egyptian deities have consequences!

**Kaenthem** · 11-18-2012 10:02 AM

As always, paigy is number one with lucids.keep up the good work.*

**taylord94** · 11-19-2012 03:21 PM

Dang.. I'm envious of how many lucids you have.. It's interesting to hear about some of those fantasy-like lucid goals you do and how amazing it must be to experience them.

**paigeyemps** · 11-20-2012 01:20 AM

Originally Posted by taylord94

Dang.. I'm envious of how many lucids you have.. It's interesting to hear about some of those fantasy-like lucid goals you do and how amazing it must be to experience them.

D'aww, if anything, you should use that to fuel your motivation for lucid dreaming!

I also know how serious you are about lucid dreaming, Tay. I can see it when we talk on chat, etc. I'm sure you'll have plenty more soon!

**CanisLucidus** · 11-20-2012 08:51 AM

Pausing the rain like that sounds amazing... I'm adding that to my LD to-do list! That is such great stuff. I search in vain for the "Like" button.

Ooh, did you get to sort of walk/fly around while the rain was suspended in place? I think that'd be mind-blowing.

I am beginning to thnink that you might exceed my lifetime LD count in a single month.

**paigeyemps** · 11-20-2012 03:31 PM

Nah, I did the rain thing after I landed, since I only noticed it was raining when I hit the ground

Woop, and you'll get plenty of lucids too! Just keep swimming nanana..

**paigeyemps** · 11-22-2012 01:12 AM

I had a lucid today. Just wanted to put it in quickly before I went to school. I might not be back til much later and end up forgetting to journal it here. x)

EDIT: I'm back!

It was a DILD, and I got lucid when someone was chasing me, which is one of my dream signs. Plugged my nose and kicked that mofo chaser into space.

It was only a few minutes, but I got to do some cool waterbending thingies. I don't know why, but in my mind, I always get the urge to "practice" my waterbending so I could get better. There's just something about freezing the water and shooting them at random DCs that excites me so much haha!

Spoiler for November Lucid Goals:

This coming December I'm gonna make a full report about my progress since I started lucid dreaming. Gonna do some evaluation and stuff.

**paigeyemps** · 11-25-2012 04:11 AM

I had a really interesting lucid today. First of all, I earthbent really nicely. It was great because I always suck at earthbending, and this time I lowered a long strip of land deeper into the ground to make a sort of pool. Then I filled it with water via waterbending. Then something cool happened. Some animals started popping up in the water and the area around it, like it was forming its own ecosystem.

The really interesting part came next. I started to notice the dream shifting. I could literally hear this conversation between two people growing louder, as if it was a new dream and it was slowly being superimposed on the current one. I started losing lucidity, which I noticed distinctly. I could feel myself kind of "falling back asleep", and I had a hard time struggling to hold on to the awareness. It was very hard because I didn't know how to do it, or what I was even supposed to do. And worse, I knew I wasn't waking up — the dream was just taking a turn.

At one point I considered waking myself up and attempting a DEILD, but I decided against it because I wasn't sure how to wake up. I could try closing my eyes and reopening them but that rarely wakes me up, as I'm used to doing it without causing waking problems.

Wellllll I eventually lost lucidity. Haha. x) But it was a cool experience, I don't think I've ever noticed the dream literally changing. It was always either I can't remember the shift, or I wake up and return to a different dream. I also didn't think it would shift like that, like a new dream being overlayed into the current one. Cool!

Spoiler for November Lucid Goals:

**CanisLucidus** · 11-25-2012 05:01 AM

Paige!! You were terraforming! So very very cool. One of my long-term, super-advanced lucid goals is to travel to Mars and terraform it (in other words, take an inhospitable planet and make it Earth-like.) Love it.

It's interesting that you actually felt the sensation of lucidity slipping away. Now that you've awakened and had time to think about it, what is the solution? Did you try talking or shouting out loud that you are experiencing a lucid dream? When I start getting insecure about my foothold in the dream world, I tend to start blabbing about this out loud as a sort of constant reminder.

Great stuff as usual.

**paigeyemps** · 11-25-2012 10:15 AM

It's interesting that you actually felt the sensation of lucidity slipping away. Now that you've awakened and had time to think about it, what is the solution? Did you try talking or shouting out loud that you are experiencing a lucid dream? When I start getting insecure about my foothold in the dream world, I tend to start blabbing about this out loud as a sort of constant reminder.

I honestly still have no idea how to go about it. It's really hard to describe the feeling — trying to hold on to something intangible, and even more, it's in the dream world too!

While it was happening, I couldn't see properly. The environment was very very hazy, and I couldn't speak too. But I kept thinking and mentally repeating some words in my native dialect which roughly translates to "i'm still dreaming, i'm still dreaming" while trying to let the conversation go on. I was hoping I could stay lucid even after the new dream fully formed, since I figured there was no way to make it go away and stay in the current dream. I hope to experience it again soon, so I can try again