Thread: Tenacious' Workbook

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've posted on this site.

For the past couple of months, I've been extremely busy but everything has slowed down now and I'd like to get back into Lucid Dreaming. I had the odd LD during the past few months, something like three, and all three have been a DEILD. Actually, the reason I remembered this site and the reason I suddenly got some motivation for LD'ing is because I nearly had a DEILD this morning and it reminded me of all this.

So I was wondering, if anyone has any tips for someone that's getting back into the swing of things, after not trying for so long?

Originally Posted by Tenacious

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've posted on this site.

For the past couple of months, I've been extremely busy but everything has slowed down now and I'd like to get back into Lucid Dreaming. I had the odd LD during the past few months, something like three, and all three have been a DEILD. Actually, the reason I remembered this site and the reason I suddenly got some motivation for LD'ing is because I nearly had a DEILD this morning and it reminded me of all this.

So I was wondering, if anyone has any tips for someone that's getting back into the swing of things, after not trying for so long?

Welcome back, Tenacious! It's great to see you here again!

I'm glad to hear that you've still been having LDs even without really trying. My advice for getting back into the swing of things is the same as my advice for dry spells or any "repair work" on dreaming practices: focus on the basics. Get lots of sleep, journal your dreams, focus on your induction tech throughout your WBTB, and believe that you're going to have a lucid dream. Intent and awareness. They're everything, and they will come back to you quickly if you work on them.

Keep us up to date on how you do! And hey, delivered any good head kicks lately?

Thanks for the welcome back! Unfortunately, I haven't. Soon though.

I'll make sure to do all that you suggested. I think once I get my sleep schedule sorted, and have good dream recall again, I'll focus on the DEILD technique. That's a technique that I feel I neglected, or ignored, whilst I was attempting this last time.

Welcome back! And let us know how your attempts go

This hasn't gone as planned. My recall is non-existent, save for a couple of fragments and I keep forgetting to practice awareness/do RC's during the day. I used to be good at this, DAMN IT!

Any one got any tips for remembering to RC, practice awareness. I set out at the start of the day to remember but end up getting caught up in what I'm doing and forget, lol.

Originally Posted by Tenacious

This hasn't gone as planned. My recall is non-existent, save for a couple of fragments and I keep forgetting to practice awareness/do RC's during the day. I used to be good at this, DAMN IT!

Any one got any tips for remembering to RC, practice awareness. I set out at the start of the day to remember but end up getting caught up in what I'm doing and forget, lol.

No worries, dude, awareness work in particular can be very demanding. For me at least, "all day awareness" just isn't something I can do. Instead, similar to what Sageous recommends, I suggest trying to maintain your self-awareness as much as possible. Throughout the day, consider yourself and your situation.

Does what you're experiencing make sense? Are you sure that you're not dreaming? A significant fraction of your conscious daily life will be spent dreaming... how do you know now is not one of those times?

Your self-awareness will naturally slip throughout the day. That's okay! Just catch it as soon as you can, and when you do, excitedly consider the possibility that you may be dreaming. Demand proof from yourself. Imagine what you'd do if this were a dream. And how badass this would be.

Use those moments where awareness slips as an opportunity.

As for recall, I'd say to get the fundamentals squared away first. Plenty of sleep. Every time you wake up, try to recall all of your dreams before you even move. Journal everything, even little snatches of emotion. Add a WBTB when practical, since this is IMO one of the best tools for enhanced recall and getting lucid.

Nail those basics! That usually makes all the difference.

It's been a hell of a long time since I last updated this.

Truth be told, Lucid Dreaming has took a back seat since August of last year. The main reason for that is other interests and ventures which took all of my time. Regardless, that has calmed down now and I figured it would be good to get back into Lucid Dreaming. I'm not even sure if I'm still part of this intro class, but I decided to post this regardless.

I'm basically starting from scratch so my first goal is to get my recall to a good level before even thinking about possible induction techniques. I'll probably post an update once a week at the end of every week.

Update 1:

Just been focusing on recalling dreams and no techniques this past week. It's worked for the most part, I can remember a dream a night, but I need to start writing them down in detail.

I've had one lucid, which was today when I had a nap since I had a headache. It seemed extremely random as I didn't use any technique. It wasn't anything special, just felt something different and realized I was dreaming. Tried a couple of times to levitate things, it worked on like the fourth try. I had a brief thought of my body lying asleep which woke me.