Thread: Vinny's workbook

Homework Lesson I : (is that posted here?)

1. Start your own workbook thread in this subforum (here)✓
2. Start a Dream Journal and record each dream.✓
3. Record the times that you naturally go to bed and wake-up, and list it in your workbook.✓
4. Do reality checks whenever you experience something weird throughout the day, and list it in your workbook.✓
5. Write a list for why you want to lucid dream (for motivation), and plan out what you want to do in your next lucid dream.)✓
6. Establish a night-time routine (Include reading your dream journal, making sure to leave your DJ open to a blank page for quicker dictations). ✓

I'll update when completed

3. last night I was so restless! I went to bed at 3 something woke up at 6, then gave up trying to fall asleep at 7.
5. I don't really have a list of reasons. I'm curious to see what if feels like, to be aware in a dream. Once I can successfully lucid, I'd love to explore my subconscious, interact with dream characters, go to concerts, nonexistent worlds and fly. Very cliche'd desires. But 100% motivated.

Haven't started #4 or the day yet.

Hey vinny! Great to see you here! Your workbook looks good. Looking forward to reading about your progress

See ya around! Good luck.

paigeyemps... I appreciate that, thanks.

To finish #3

I "naturally" go to bed at 12-1 . But with various sleep-stoppers, sometimes I am forced into insomnia. I wake up at 7. Last night was a bad example of that natural sleeping schedule .

On to #4 - Bizarre Looks

Earlier today I went to ride my bike and I could swear there was another bicyclist that I saw 3 different times. It was over a mile-long ride, so I questioned it. I thought I recognized her, but I'm in an entirely new state for college. I did two quick RC's and realized I was awake.

aaand - lvl 1 complete haha

I attempted and damn its so stressful, i come so close to full level 3 awareness
hard to stay motivated whn all you do is digress.

Awww that's alright. Just remember that your subconscious is like a baby. It doesn't learn on the first few tries, instead, you have to consistently keep reminding it so that sooner or later, it will remember and do what it's told

i got no kind of sleep last night so I think ill try to Wild
maybe the extra boost will be enough to get my body asleep while mind awake

Good luck in your WILD attempt! Remember it's always much better to do a WILD during a WBTB, so that you go straight into REM sleep

Entered SP, but then I gave up and with a little effort, turned over. Have no dream recall

Very close to lucid, I'll post back after I get some work finished.

Originally Posted by vinny

Very close to lucid, I'll post back after I get some work finished.

Yes please do!

@Opheliablue Last night, I got more sleep than usual (by an hour) and I was just focusing on clearing my mind before bed. In my dream, I was at try-outs for college lacrosse and remembered to do 1 reality check. The nose-plug. It didn't work, but I continued to think I was lucid. Maybe I got overly excited, because the next thing I knew I had a false awakening. THERE I failed to do a RC, went back to "sleep" and thought I was in a lucid dream, yet again. I don't remember my dream after that...I could have been Lucid!!

Haha I used to have FAs all the time. I know how annoying they can be. But definitely keep practicing reality checks, ESPECIALLY right when you wake up. This will help combat the FA thing. As far as nose-plug thing failing, there's certainly nothing wrong with having a couple different RCs to try back to back. Especially if they engage several physical senses instead of just one.

Anyway, how has your dreaming been going? I see your still journaling regularly so I'm about to go read it now. Sorry I took a while to reply to your workbook. I had a very busy week and I'm just now catching up on everybody.

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Haha I used to have FAs all the time. I know how annoying they can be. But definitely keep practicing reality checks, ESPECIALLY right when you wake up. This will help combat the FA thing. As far as nose-plug thing failing, there's certainly nothing wrong with having a couple different RCs to try back to back. Especially if they engage several physical senses instead of just one.

Anyway, how has your dreaming been going? I see your still journaling regularly so I'm about to go read it now. Sorry I took a while to reply to your workbook. I had a very busy week and I'm just now catching up on everybody.

The only thing is during my FAs I always forget to do a second RC. While in waking life I make it a habit to do multiple. Being partially-lucid was a completely different experience than I expected. So I think you could be onto something with the HH reference in my DJ.

And with school about to start , I've adjusted my sleeping schedule and continued to have vivid dreams. I also had several close lucid experiences that I have not yet posted due to lack of time, memory, or wifi... same applies to my workbook; I always feel pretty bad when I hear about the podcasts I miss haha

About to watch Waking Life: Movie about LDs so excited!

Originally Posted by vinny

About to watch Waking Life: Movie about LDs so excited!

Awesome!

And FYI, if you miss the live podcast, you know you can listen to the recordings right? They're in my sig.

So I have now had a few very short lucid dreams. I know that the excitement is supposed to wake you up, but it only puts me into a false awakening where I don't know how to move etc (besides the reality check to induce it).
Hope I can keep it up as my next goal is dream control.

Hey Vinny

So how goes it with the lucid dreams, and are you still having those FAs?

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Hey Vinny

So how goes it with the lucid dreams, and are you still having those FAs?

no i haven't! it might be because i'm trying WILD's instead of MILD's and end up just falling asleep.

I had my first nightmare in a while a few days ago.

Had my first long lucid dream where I stabilized and did whatever i wanted ...sick experience

It's not really *sick* if it's just a dream

Also congrats!! (I'd ask for details but I doubt I'd get them )

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

It's not really *sick* if it's just a dream

Also congrats!! (I'd ask for details but I doubt I'd get them )

haha thank you and i posted it in LD experiences but I plan to dj later.

Originally Posted by vinny

haha thank you and i posted it in LD experiences but I plan to dj later.

Ok I replied to it. Hope to read the full version in your DJ later, if you don't mind it too much