Thread: neuralswarm's Workbook

Originally Posted by neuralswarm

Do you follow the urge or keep focused at one spot?

I usually feel sort of whiny and fretful about it but I try not to fight it too hard. At best course, I will flow with it and convince myself that it is trying to show me something important, perhaps the very thing I was looking for. Sometimes I let it push me around for a bit until it gives up. And every now and then I freak out and blow up my dream.

Originally Posted by neuralswarm

Interesting point. I don't think with this specific urge I have too many negative feelings, but I might have built up an expectation within myself that it's hard to keep a lucid dream going, so that manifests. Think that could be it? I've had about 30 lucids, with most lasting 5-60 seconds, a couple in the 5-10 minute range and one about 15 minutes. It seems like I should be better at this by now, but even that thought is probably unhelpful. I should do more hypnosis on myself.

I certainly couldn't have said it any better! Yes, some dreams will end quickly, but just chalk those up to bad luck. Belief and positive expectation, as always, are very helpful here. (This is so often the case with lucid dreaming.)

Originally Posted by neuralswarm

I had two lucid dreams this morning, and took your advice.

Cool. There's nothing wrong with having very specific goals in mind and pushing for those goals. Sometimes things don't quite go your way, and you sort of learn to pick your battles. Just think as fluidly about any situation you encounter and how to turn it to your advantage. A gust of wind blowing you in a different direction? Ah, it's trying to show me how to get to X... it's taking me to X... it's taking me to X. The dream moving my vision against my will? Ah yes, this is a great time to look at my hands, rub them together, and make sure I stay a part of this dream.

Obstacles in dreams tend to strengthen when we focus on them. They draw all of their strength from us. Without our focus, they tend to crumble and fade away.

If you can master this sort of fluid thinking and "dream jiu-jitsu", you can turn every situation to your advantage. Unfortunately, this can be so tough to remember to do in-dream! All that stuff I just said? That's the stuff I remember to do one time out of five but wish I did every time. LOL.

Originally Posted by neuralswarm

Earlier in the night I did a dream incubation session about something I was still bitter over. I don't know if this dream was the one that fixed it, but when I think of the situation now, I'm not bitter anymore. Pretty cool.

Love this!