Thread: Dragon's Workbook

Good idea. And hey, you know even if you don't recall anything, you can write in your DJ why you think that happened, and what you did the previous night that might have affected it. That way, you can evaluate your attempts better.

I've noticed my recall improving, even though last night was (I believe) the third night after I started writing in my DJ again. I'm now to remembering about two dreams/fragments a night. Last night, I had a long dream about a zombie apocalypse (Just in time for the 21st =P) and a cat that was riding on a dog...? I've always had the though in the back of my mind, "Why haven't I had at least one DILD or LD since I started again?" I actually have, but they were both short (as in, waking up nearly immediately). I believe this is because my recall has been so terrible, and I hadn't been writing/analyzing within my DJ. When you write in your DJ, and read it over, you start to notice more and more weird things, which leads to you realizing similar things that occur in your dreams. So overall, I'm continuing with my goal, and still writing in my DJ .

My recall is doing good! I'm still remembering ~2 dreams a night. However, instead of being fragments, they are getting longer and longer

Still working on recall, doing fine.

Started doing RCs during the day when things seem weird and/or out of place. I'm planning on finding the best times for WBTB and WILD now. I'll start at a time, say 4 hours after I fall asleep, and set my alarm then. Then, I'll do the WBTB and then WILD attempt, and see how it goes. If it goes well, I'll make a list and add '4 hours' to the list. Then, I may do the same time for the next day or two, and see how it goes. If I get similar, good results, I'll put a star by it. I'll keep doing that, and keep increasing the increment (4 hours, 4.5, 5, 5.5) until I've done enough, and see which times seemed to be most successful.

I'll also be keeping track of the times I wake up naturally, to determine my REM cycle timing.

Decided to give SSILD a try tonight . I'll post about it in the morning!

Originally Posted by DragonMaster21

Decided to give SSILD a try tonight . I'll post about it in the morning!

Ah yes, SSILD! The first technique that I was consistently successful with and still my primary after all this time. Good luck with your trial tonight and let me know if any questions arise. I'm looking forward to hearing how it goes!

I dont know why but SSILD is a really good method.

Well, I gave it a try .

I don't know what time I woke up, but I woke up naturally sometime in the middle of the night. I got up, used the bathroom, and sat in bed a bit, and then did the SSILD. I then fell back asleep. Nothing interesting happened, except I woke up, not sure how much later, and my hands were tingling. It felt like they were 'asleep' (Cutting the circulation to them =P), which is probably what happened since I slept with them under the pillow where my head was. Then I fell back asleep. I remembered a bunch of fragments though, more than usual. I think that this method would be more successful for me if I were to work on my recall again, since I wasn't able to write in my DJ for a while!

I just went over your first workbook post, and something caught my eye: you have more dream recall at your dad's than at your mom's. I have a couple of questions regarding this: who do you live with more, mom or dad? Also, when you have more recall at your dad's, does that equate to more LDs at your dad's as well?

Well, it seems to not be as prominent of an 'issue' now. I don't really feel like I have better recall at one house or the other now, but it's rather equal. I live with my mom more, but now I'm with my dad everyone weekend, which changed the schedule. At first, my first couple lucid dreams were at my mom's house, and then after I stopped focusing on LDing, I had a couple LDs at both my dad and mom's house.

Wow. I joined DVs and learned about Lucid Dreaming a year ago. Time flies!!!

Anyways, I'll be gone until January 7th. See you all then

Well, Dreamviews works on my phone now, so Ill make a quick update post!

First, On the two nights ive been on mu trip, Ive remembered a ton of dream fragments. Somewhere around 5 each night. Not sure why. I went to bed earlier than usual both nights; one at 8:30 and one at 8. Also, last night I had an LD . One of the times I woke up, I went to the bathroom, and then sat in bed a bit, before I did SSILD. While I was falling asleep, I started thinking about something, and my dream was actaully very similar. However, this dream was short, unstable, and fuzzy, an I woke up right afterwards. A lucid is a lucid though, glad I had one

No updates really. I've still been working on my recall, WILD and DEILD, and recently SSILD

So, I had a False Awakening last night , which was the second one I've ever had (The first one was when I was little, I got out of bed, went to the bathroom, and got sucked down the toilet ._.). I remember waking up, and then writing in my DJ, and then going back to bad. I woke up this morning though, and that memory no longer seemed like I actually woke up. I also don't have my DJ at my dad's house with me, so it had to have been a dream xD. I've been in the habit of doing reality checks whenever I wake up, so hopefully if I get more False Awakenings, I'll remember to RC

Oh cool, yeah just keep up the reality check routine and it'll sink in soon good luck!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I haven't really had a lot to update on.

However, two nights ago, I had two Lucid Dreams . One was DILD and the other was DEILD/DILD :p . I went to bed at 9pm, and can't remember when I woke up at night. My throat was hurting when I woke up, so I got up to get some water. As I did this, I said some mantras and did some reality checks. After I got water, my throat still hurt, so I ate a bit of honey (which really helped ;D). I went back to bed after this. In my dream, I was on top of these large cliffs overlooking the ocean. It was a spectacular sight. Towards the end, I decided to jump into the water, so I jumped and went in. As I stopped sinking, I started realizing that the atmosphere was different, and realized that I was dreaming.

I felt myself starting to wake up, so I decided to try and DEILD. I remembered something that I had read about Xanous doing in his DJ (He imagined riding his bike, and the movement of his legs), and thought of this eagle that I had seen earlier in my dream. I started imagining that I was moving my arms like I had wings, and suddenly it felt real instead of just imagining. Then, I felt like I was waking up, but I actually woke up into a dream, but I wasn't lucid. As I leaned over towards my bedside table, a voice started whispering 'state' which for some reason made me think that something was trying to tell me I was dreaming. I did an RC, and I knew I was dreaming, but when I stood up to stabilize the dream, everything became blurry and I woke up.

I was not disappointed by the shortness because they were the first since back towards the end of December, and I nearly had a successful DEILD. I'm feeling confident that I will have more now

Originally Posted by DragonMaster21

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I haven't really had a lot to update on.

However, two nights ago, I had two Lucid Dreams . One was DILD and the other was DEILD/DILD :p . I went to bed at 9pm, and can't remember when I woke up at night. My throat was hurting when I woke up, so I got up to get some water. As I did this, I said some mantras and did some reality checks. After I got water, my throat still hurt, so I ate a bit of honey (which really helped ;D). I went back to bed after this. In my dream, I was on top of these large cliffs overlooking the ocean. It was a spectacular sight. Towards the end, I decided to jump into the water, so I jumped and went in. As I stopped sinking, I started realizing that the atmosphere was different, and realized that I was dreaming.

I felt myself starting to wake up, so I decided to try and DEILD. I remembered something that I had read about Xanous doing in his DJ (He imagined riding his bike, and the movement of his legs), and thought of this eagle that I had seen earlier in my dream. I started imagining that I was moving my arms like I had wings, and suddenly it felt real instead of just imagining. Then, I felt like I was waking up, but I actually woke up into a dream, but I wasn't lucid. As I leaned over towards my bedside table, a voice started whispering 'state' which for some reason made me think that something was trying to tell me I was dreaming. I did an RC, and I knew I was dreaming, but when I stood up to stabilize the dream, everything became blurry and I woke up.

I was not disappointed by the shortness because they were the first since back towards the end of December, and I nearly had a successful DEILD. I'm feeling confident that I will have more now

Alright! This has got me really excited. I'm glad the simple motion visualization is helping people WILD/DEILD. Congrats on the LD! I am especially impressed that the FA didn't totally fool you.

Last night I had another LD, but it was a pretty bad one ^^. I was in a bed and the atmosphere felt weird, and I knew I was dreaming, but as soon as I became Lucid. I couldnt move, and then I woke up a bit afterwards . These past two nights Ive had trouble falling asleep after I get up and do a WBTB, but I think its from it being too hot and noises. Tonight ill be sleeping in my own room so itll actually be quie when I wake up at night

I've been having issues with going to sleep after WBTB. Maybe try skipping a few nights and just work on recall. It should help.

I know what you mean about wbtb DragonMaster. It seems like the body feels like its time to get up so it wakes itself up. After a while, you will be able to control how that affects you. You can choose to be sleepy, or awake. At the brain level, its a matter of chemicals, and we can consciously control a lot of that action. It basically takes time and effort, as usual.

Hmm. I wish I could post something about improvement, but I've actually been slacking on my DJ lately. For some reason I just don't write in it when I wake up. I just need a slap or something to get it started again

*SLAP*

There that should do it.

No, I understand. Sometimes I struggle to write things down. It's usually when I am just really too tired to care. Have you been getting enough sleep?

. I have been getting a good amount of sleep, but I am generally groggy when I wake up in the morning. Ill try and work a little harder though ;D

you dont need to write down the whole dream when you first wake up. That killed my motivation for DJing for a long time. Try using keywords and small phrases that will help you remember for later. Then you can recall the dreams later and write out the entirety of the dreams.