Thread: ytr191's Workbook

Hi ytr191!

How is your dream recall going?

Ive always had dream recall that was in bits and pieces.


Last nights dream:
I was a student in a school called yamaku. I was listening to some teacher talk about algebra II.

Welcome to the Intro Class!

Oh you dreamed about a school.. that's actually a really common dream sign. I dream about highschool and college alot. Are you settling on any particular induction technique, or still reading through the lessons?

I am trying to use the DILD.

Last night, all i could remember from my dream is grey areas.

My Dream recall seems to be lacking.

Make sure not to move around too much when you first wake up. Stay calm and don't start thinking about your day yet. Focus on what you just dreamt about, and try to remember.

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

Make sure not to move around too much when you first wake up. Stay calm and don't start thinking about your day yet. Focus on what you just dreamt about, and try to remember.

Thanks for the tip, i am going to try that tomorrow when i wake up.

Although when i woke up today, all i remembered was that i broke out of a prison, and outside of the prison it was snowy.

I think i was imagining it, but when do you imagine things before you wake up?

Originally Posted by ytr191

Thanks for the tip, i am going to try that tomorrow when i wake up.

Although when i woke up today, all i remembered was that i broke out of a prison, and outside of the prison it was snowy.

I think i was imagining it, but when do you imagine things before you wake up?

Hmm well I guess everything is our imagination. I'm not sure what you mean by your question. Do you mean having hallucinations right before you wake up?

Originally Posted by paigeyemps

Hmm well I guess everything is our imagination. I'm not sure what you mean by your question. Do you mean having hallucinations right before you wake up?

I think they are hallucinations.

Last night was awesome.

I think i had around four dreams.

The first one, i was living in my grandfathers house and everything looked nice but it was really dark.

The second one, i was in my room and everything looked normal, until my father told me to go take out the trash. When i went into the kitchen i saw mounds of dirt everywhere.

Then when i went outside it looked like my family had transformed the lawn into a garden (Trees, flowers, waterfall, the works)

The third one, i was dreaming of a screwed up Dynasty warriors. Liu Bei had died and his Tiger Generals were all girls from Katawa Shoujo. They were all trying to hold out in Yamaku but they all got killed horribly.

Finally i had a few false awakenings.

I can't believe i didn't go lucid in a single one.

Originally Posted by ytr191

I think they are hallucinations.

Ahhh. Don't worry, they're quite normal. They're called hypnopompic hallucinations, which you get when you're starting to wake up. The opposite of that is hypnagogic hallucinations, which you get when you start falling asleep. :3 You can use those also to form your dream scene if you wanna go into the dream again.

Good job with the recall btw.

I didn't remember anything the past two days, since i kinda got lazy over the weekend.

I need to keep at it so i will.

Cool, a little recall slippage happens every so often. Not a big deal. I assume that you're keeping a dream journal (written, voice, or whatever) that you update in the morning, right? If not, definitely get that going. It's the single greatest tool for dream recall that I know of.

By the way, that series of dreams on 9/21 was outstanding! Number two sounded especially cool... I love the yard transformation with that waterfall. If only landscaping were so easy!

There's another reason that the #2 dream was significant. If the dream began in your room, it's very likely that you experienced a "false awakening", a very common gateway into lucidity. You and I both employ the DILD method and one of the classic ways to become lucid via DILD is to think you've woken up but somehow realize that this awakening isn't real (often via reality check.)

My suggestion is to form a habit of performing a reality check every time you wake up for the day. If your "wake up" is in fact just an ultra-realistic false awakening, this RC will make you lucid. I've achieved lucidity a number of times via false awakening so please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions about it.

One final note on reality checks and false awakenings. False awakenings can be extremely realistic so it may be good to have a backup reality check handy. I had one false awakening where my bedside clock showed me a completely realistic time! I was completely fooled.

Let us know how the dream recall / journaling goes!

Thanks CanisLucids,


Last night all i remember dreaming was that my computer had a virus. I kept deleting the virus but it kept coming back, if i remember correctly it was called "malagent"

Originally Posted by ytr191

Thanks CanisLucids,

Last night all i remember dreaming was that my computer had a virus. I kept deleting the virus but it kept coming back, if i remember correctly it was called "malagent"

That's hilarious! Reminds me of my own. Last night I had one where the Dreamviews Academy was filling up with spam messages. I'd delete em but every time I tried they'd multiply! Sounds like you and I were having serious computer trouble.

These dreams are great. If you're not already putting these down in a written journal upon waking, I'd recommend getting that going as soon as you can. It can help keep some of the cool details from slipping between your fingers. Even non-lucid dreams can be a genuine delight.

Oh, by the way! You mentioned that this was your own computer. Can you remember how you got to your computer? What you were doing right before may be interesting if you can manage to dredge it up.

Canis,

Yes i do have a journal, i keep it beside my bed. Although about the computer virus dream, i only remember that part about it(seems like i only remember the most exciting bits of my dreams)

Last night i had a dream that i was walking around with some girls i had worked with before, at the job i have recently quit.
Whats funny is that for some reason i slapped one of there asses (I think her name was toyoshi, or something like that) she got really mad about it.

and thats all i remember.

Originally Posted by ytr191

Yes i do have a journal, i keep it beside my bed.

Super! It sounds like you are doing everything right then. Just keep us up to date on your progress, work through the lessons, and don't hesitate to ask us any questions that arise.

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

New Goals
Remember 15 dreams thoughout the whole month
Have 1 lucid dream
Get better at DILD

Last night i dreamt that i had won the lottery.

I was married to this girl i knew in High School

We were trying to figure out how we should spend the money so we could make more money.

Hahaha sounds fun! What did you decide to do with the money?

I wish I'd win the lottery. But then of course I never buy tickets so I probably won't. Lol