Thread: Pennyroyal's workbook

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

Oh man, what a bummer about the finger through palm actually stealing your lucidity. That sucks pretty badly! I'm assuming you were pretty much fully lucid after the nose pinch, right?

Yea I was good to go! I don't think I'll be going back to the palm again, or at least not for a while

One thing that I like to do is kind of talk myself through it. I'll keep muttering about how "I'm having a lucid dream" and "I am in total control of this lucid dream", etc. All kinds of rah-rah, self-congratulatory stuff that I completely convince myself of. Once you've got that lucidity, hang on madly. That way, when an RC bombs out, you can just say, "Ah, look, that RC failed in this lucid dream" rather than lapsing back into non-lucidity.

I used this last night

Great job pulling off your LD goals less than halfway through the month!

Originally Posted by PennyRoyal

I used this last night

Yeah, when I saw that I was so proud of you for shouting like a crazy person during your lucid dream. Just like me! I really do mutter encouraging, cheerleader-y stuff like that to myself in a lot of my lucid dreams. Just that little extra constant reminder to keep the idea alive in your mind that you're lucid, that things are stable, that you are awesome, etc.

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

Great job pulling off your LD goals less than halfway through the month!

So stoked! Thanks for the encouragement as always CL, you are a great motivator.

Yeah, when I saw that I was so proud of you for shouting like a crazy person during your lucid dream. Just like me! I really do mutter encouraging, cheerleader-y stuff like that to myself in a lot of my lucid dreams. Just that little extra constant reminder to keep the idea alive in your mind that you're lucid, that things are stable, that you are awesome, etc.

Worked like a charm. You're the man.

Originally Posted by PennyRoyal

So stoked! Thanks for the encouragement as always CL, you are a great motivator.

Thanks, buddy, that's really nice of you to say! Your success, in turn, is motivating me to end this silly dry spell I've somehow gotten tangled up in! So thank you!

Keep up the great work!

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

Thanks, buddy, that's really nice of you to say! Your success, in turn, is motivating me to end this silly dry spell I've somehow gotten tangled up in! So thank you!

Aw man, I'm sending good vibes to you tonight through the interwebs . I have some friends coming from California to stay the weekend, I doubt I'll be getting much sleep - You can borrow my lucidity pool until monday and get a nice bonus .

Have you read this article about howVideo game players and dream control?

I'm not sure how reputable the source is, but I found it an interesting thing to consider.

Have you read this article about howVideo game players and dream control?

Dude that is a really interesting article. I only skim read but I think I get the idea. It really makes sense to me especially for the nightmare factor. And any reason to play more is always a good thing. Of course telling my wife that I'm playing so long only to improve my dreaming skills might not set well.


CanisLucidus, hang in there! It'll be over real soon.

Originally Posted by Xanous

Dude that is a really interesting article. I only skim read but I think I get the idea. It really makes sense to me especially for the nightmare factor. And any reason to play more is always a good thing. Of course telling my wife that I'm playing so long only to improve my dreaming skills might not set well.

I thought it was pretty cool. What games do you play Xanous?

Originally Posted by PennyRoyal

Aw man, I'm sending good vibes to you tonight through the interwebs . I have some friends coming from California to stay the weekend, I doubt I'll be getting much sleep - You can borrow my lucidity pool until monday and get a nice bonus .

Ha ha, thanks dude! Fortunately I did manage to finally break out of it last night. It struck me that I have really let awareness practices slip for the past week or so due to a variety of waking life issues. I'm going to really focus on keeping those dialed in and hopefully I'll be off to the races! There's still time to have a good month!

Originally Posted by PennyRoyal

Have you read this article about howVideo game players and dream control?

That's a cool article! I especially like that it flatters my sensibilities and makes me think that playing all of these video games over the years has been a wonderful time investment!

The bit about going into a 3rd person perspective is really interesting, too, because I've certainly had that happen and always thought it was pretty common. I wonder if it's only common for gamers....

I wonder what dreams feel like for a high-APM Starcraft kinda gamer like yourself.

Originally Posted by Xanous

CanisLucidus, hang in there! It'll be over real soon.

Thanks, man, you were right! I even had a little help from our mutual friend caffeine!