Thread: Fennecgirl's Workbook

I DEILDed this morning!

It was actually an accident; I wasn't intending to, but, when I started seeing vivid HI, I saw it as a good opportunity. In the dream, I got a package from my subconscious, but I woke up before I could open it...

Nice job!! Much respect, since I failed my own DEILD attempt this morning.

And I love this whole "package from your subconscious" angle. Ah, I see you've got a DJ entry for this! Looks like this is your first-ever DEILD, so congratulations! I'm gonna check out your entry.

Nice job fennecgirl!

Heads up: It's almost October! I suggest making a new list of monthly goals you want to achieve, as well as reevaluate your DJ for possible new dream signs or any realizations

I finally had another LD last night... it's been ages!

I'm also surprised at how long it's been since we've had a DVA class... =/

Haha what a coincidence! I'm about to PM the group for a class right now. You're so intuitive

And congrats on the LD!

It's been awhile since I've updated, so I may as well post something.

Tulpae are fairly well known around here on DV, right? I can explain, if I need to...

Anyway, you know how tulpae may try to enter the host's dreams? My newest goal is sort of the opposite. I'm going to try to enter a tulpa's dream. I'm planning on trying to achieve this via autosuggestion.

If anyone's wondering, I've chosen to try to get into one of Link's dreams. I figured his would be the easiest for me to enter because he's the only who shows up in my dreams now and then and because we seem to have the strongest mental connection (such as sensing thoughts/emotions easier, etc.).

Hey, maybe I'll even help him to become lucid. That'd be quite something, wouldn't it?

Hey, nice to see your update! While I'm not really big on the whole tulpa thing, I would definitely be interested in the results of your experiment. Let us know how it goes.

I normally suck at dream control, but I actually did something last night! I think the dream was destabilizing in a way, because my vision was turning black and white. Without thinking, I instinctively shouted, "Make everything in color!" and it worked!

That's awesome! I have had some luck with verbal commands in the past, so I'm happy you got that one to work.

Since I've been neglecting my dream journal, my recall deteriorated a lot, to the point where I was remembering only one, maybe two, vague dreams per night (so, not terrible recall, but definitely not good). For the past few nights, I've been listening to a relaxation CD when I go to bed, and I've been remembering tons of dreams each night now. I usually end up falling asleep while the CD is playing and waking up shortly after, but I wake up really relaxed and just fall back asleep after a few minutes or so. My recall quality still isn't great (I guess I do need to start writing in my dream journal again), but some of my dreams are a bit more vivid, and the quantity of dreams remembered has gone way up.

Since stress can negatively affect dream recall, I guess it's no surprise that really relaxing before going to sleep can have a positive effect.

Actually, some of my dreams are pretty vivid, if I'm lucky.

I would've just added this to the previous post, but the edit feature doesn't seem to be working for me.

Wow, I haven't posted here in nearly five months.

Anyway, I've decided to try to start LDing again. I sort of lost interest and motivation, but now I'm ready to start again. Hopefully I'll actually be good at it this time around.

Welcome back fennecgirl, I'm glad you're giving it a go again! How have you been?

Apparently, just deciding to start trying to LD again was enough to make me get lucid again (I'd still been doing infrequent RCs and had perhaps one or two short LDs while I've been inactive here, despite not really putting in any other effort). It was a short dream that collapsed quickly after I became lucid, but at least I actually got lucid.

In the dream, I was in public school again. I was walking down one of the hallways when I remembered I go to an online school, but then I thought that I must have switched back to public school at some point, since I was there. That made me confused, and I wasn't sure what school I went to anymore. Then, I realized that I must be dreaming, because, if I was awake, I would know what school I went to, so I did a quick RC to confirm this.

The dream didn't last long after that, but I did feel kind of accomplished for having another LD so soon.

Originally Posted by fennecgirl

Anyway, I've decided to try to start LDing again. I sort of lost interest and motivation, but now I'm ready to start again.

Welcome back! Great to have you back. No worries -- it's never too late. Wanting it, getting in there, and putting in the work... that's all that matters. Do that, and you'll be successful.

Originally Posted by fennecgirl

Apparently, just deciding to start trying to LD again was enough to make me get lucid again (I'd still been doing infrequent RCs and had perhaps one or two short LDs while I've been inactive here, despite not really putting in any other effort). It was a short dream that collapsed quickly after I became lucid, but at least I actually got lucid.

In the dream, I was in public school again. I was walking down one of the hallways when I remembered I go to an online school, but then I thought that I must have switched back to public school at some point, since I was there. That made me confused, and I wasn't sure what school I went to anymore. Then, I realized that I must be dreaming, because, if I was awake, I would know what school I went to, so I did a quick RC to confirm this.

The dream didn't last long after that, but I did feel kind of accomplished for having another LD so soon.

See, I knew you'd start getting lucid again. (Did I call it or what? )

Seriously, congratulations on the lucid. Intent is hugely important in lucid dreaming. Wanting to have an LD and more importantly knowing that you can and will have lucid dreams matters so much in terms of producing results.

What induction tech are you using these days? Anyhow, congratulations again. Keep that momentum rolling!

I'm probably just going to go through all the lessons again, right from the beginning. I need something to get me started again.

Originally Posted by fennecgirl

I'm probably just going to go through all the lessons again, right from the beginning. I need something to get me started again.

Welcome back! That sounds like a great approach. I always start from the basics when I need to bring up some aspect of my LD practice. While I admit that I don't literally go through the intro class homework, I always start from the foundation.

It's familiar ground, it builds back up fast, and it's the stuff that truly matters, IMO.

Good luck and keep us updated on how you!