Thread: Xanous' Workbook

Decided to move on to Lesson II. My focus will be WILD/DEILD since I am familiar with SP and know what to do.

I know its late but I just noticed my RCs involve mirrors. hhhmmm TOTM!

Is that a free app? I think I'm going to dl it is it for the iPhone?

You have 11 days Xanous, go for it! I'm still hoping to complete TOTM too, it's definitely not too late.

Originally Posted by Wurlman

Is that a free app? I think I'm going to dl it is it for the iPhone?

Android. But iPhone/pod has one that's good by lumosity. I think its called brain trainer. I got that on my pod.

Cool thanks

legs better lastnight. took some tramadol. tramadol causes some wakefulness but stopped the rls. had bad recall though. still squeezed out a few from my memory this morning. tried to wild but didn't have patience. may reserve wilds for weekends and naps.

Well my recall was null and void last night. I hope to do better tonight but I will be drinking (Shiner Black oh yeah) so its hard to say. Definitely will do a nap tomorrow afternoon. My WILD attempts are failing. I keep falling asleep. It is really hard to find that half way point and maintain it. I have continued with the same RC's and awareness practices.

Also, don't be afraid to dabble with other techniques too. I wanted to focus my efforts on WILDing, but I did a half assed MILD attempt and got results. Now I have pretty much abandoned WILDing.

Well good luck on your nap WILD. Naps have always yielded good things for me.

And have fun tonight with Shiner. Nothing wrong with a little celebration!

I dabbled in the drink one night and went to bed without any expectation. To my conclusion I had three recorded dreams I was wasted in all of them it was so funny an very surprising as well! So either way good luck my friend and good night!!

Originally Posted by DaveTheJoker

Also, don't be afraid to dabble with other techniques too. I wanted to focus my efforts on WILDing, but I did a half assed MILD attempt and got results. Now I have pretty much abandoned WILDing.

It's not a bad idea to mix things up a bit.

Hells ya! I took a nap and got WILD and even half assed the TOTM! It's all in my Dream Journal

About my mirror RCs... I wonder if TOTM was difficult because I was expecting real life results. I'm so used to mirrors being solid that I expected it to be solid in my dream. Hmmm.... I wonder if all RCs could in fact be counterproductive in this same way? I actually never needed them in the past. If I had enough presence of mind to ask the question then I instinctively knew the answer. "Am I dreaming? Duh of course I am!" Obviously this was not 100% for me but neither are RCs.

Originally Posted by Xanous

About my mirror RCs... I wonder if TOTM was difficult because I was expecting real life results. I'm so used to mirrors being solid that I expected it to be solid in my dream. Hmmm.... I wonder if all RCs could in fact be counterproductive in this same way? I actually never needed them in the past. If I had enough presence of mind to ask the question then I instinctively knew the answer. "Am I dreaming? Duh of course I am!" Obviously this was not 100% for me but neither are RCs.

Is this what I think it is my dude!!!! Congrats!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Xanous

About my mirror RCs... I wonder if TOTM was difficult because I was expecting real life results. I'm so used to mirrors being solid that I expected it to be solid in my dream. Hmmm.... I wonder if all RCs could in fact be counterproductive in this same way? I actually never needed them in the past. If I had enough presence of mind to ask the question then I instinctively knew the answer. "Am I dreaming? Duh of course I am!" Obviously this was not 100% for me but neither are RCs.

You know, when I went through a mirror in a lucid dream, I imagined it being like the gate in the Stargate movie. Basically, pushing your face through a liquid type substance. Also, I read several journals where other members pushed their faces through mirrors and it felt like water or gel. The point is, if you know a mirror can be something other than a solid, either from movies, or more especially, others members' LDs, you can pass through one as well. The good news is that you already did it, it was just too brief to see much on the other side.

As far as RCs being counterproductive, I suppose it depends on the RC. I feel like it has less to do with something that defies physics (which obviously doesn't happen in real life), but more to do with an overall sense of awareness. The feeling of being aware in waking life for me is much different than in a lucid dream, to the point where I note it almost instantly when I have a FA.

Not a good day for me. I hope the night is better. I continued my RCs eventhough I have my doubts them. Its seems to be critical to a lot of people. I haven't thought much about how to increase my recall. Ive got to work on that the most.

Hey Xanous, good job on completing TOTM! I knew you could do it. The dreams from the weekend were pretty vivid too. Is that because you don't work the weekends? And if you're displeased with RCs, perhaps you could use a different RC, or focus more on awareness? I know that some people use awareness as their RC, and it works for them. I'm usually not aware enough in my dreams to rely solely on logic and reasoning, but if it works for you, go for it! See if it makes a difference for you.

My recall sucks! If u find something that works for u let me know I'm getting a little frusterated

Yes. Thank you OpheliaBlue and Caenis. Very good advice! This week my RCs have been more like SAT. I seem to like that better and it feels more natural.

Wurlman. I dont know what I did different bit I recalled 3 dreams. I did wake @ 3 am and it took concentration to remember.

I think I'm moving up to lesson III now. Based on the pros and cons, I will focus on MILD/DILD during the week and WILD on the weekends. Also I will continue with SAT type RCs and work to improve recall.

Excellent. WILDing on the weekends is a good idea. I take it you've been sleeping better this week. I'm curious to read how your awareness-based RCs will work in your dreams! Hope you get another LD soon. Good job on improving your recall too! Your recall has gotten a lot better in a short amount of time.

I am not sure but I think the awareness RCs are at least making my dreams more vivid. It has been training my mind to pick up more detail in my waking life so it would make sense that its doing the same for dreams. I just got to take it one more step up.

Last night I did a mental waking journal. Had slightly better recall and vividness. Continuing awareness RCs. Need to LD soon.