FrozenValkyrie's workbook

[FrozenValkyrie]

Hey guys, what's up? First night as a member, hope I don't get hazed too hard! This is ma workbook, and I think I did it right. I'm going to dive into the lessons tomorrow, but I figured I should get the workbook up tonight. Reality Checks Main one I use is the nose plug. The few times I've been in a dream and noticed, it hasn't failed me. The finger through the palm one betrayed me, so I only use that one if I can't stealthily nose plug while in public. Dream Signs Only one I've really noticed is that, if I'm driving in a dream, I have a complete lack of motor skills. I go all over the road, hitting pedestrians, etc. Another thing I've noticed is people close to me usually die painfully, but that isn't nearly as common, so it might be just I notice it more because it's so shocking. Short-Term Goals Remember to stabilize! If I ever get lucid, I am just kinda like "Oh, cool. Ya know what I should do? Go fly. I clearly don't need to stabilize or anything like that, naww." It's so infuriating. With actual fun stuff to do in a dream, I want to get good at flying. I am a firm believer of mind over matter, and with strong enough will I can fly. However, I'm still very erratic and I can't always get too high off the ground. For some destructive fun, I want to use the Hammer of Dawn (super laser of death) to flatten a city. I mean, why not, right? And finally, I want to free fall from near orbit, upside down. Finally, I want to be able to dream on a semi-regular basis, like once a month or so. I just hate the feeling of not making any discernable progress. Long-Term Goals I would probably go for the standard "meet dream guide" one, because... Well, it would be pretty cool, and I think I could learn something about myself. I also want to generate a world. Like, full detail. Earthlike, but not earth. For an LD count, I would want to shoot for once a week. Dream History I have been extremely spotty when it comes to my dream dilligence. If you were to look at the dream journal on my phone, you would find I recorded like 40 dreams in one month, and then just didn't bother for the next two, only to pick up 25 or so on the following month. I am sometimes really motivated, and sometimes not. I really want to make a commitment, hence the workbook and signing up for the Intro Course. Current Technique I just decided today out of the blue to sign up here, and as I said, I've been very inconsistent. I have not been practicing for about two or three weeks, but I was doing SSILD. I heard it works really well, and I like how I'm more in control of when I have a lucid dream than if I were to just leave it up to MILD, while still being easier than WILD.

[OpheliaBlue]

Hey FrozenValkyrie, welcome to the class! I'll tell you, that the thing with stabilization isn't as crucial as some folks make it out to be. For example, when I started having lucids, of course I got too excited and woke up too soon. But I found later on that the moment I realize I'm dreaming, I immediately think of my goals (at night and during WBTBs, I make myself memorize 1-3 goals of varying difficulty). Switching gears like this mentally is what I believe stabilizes the dream. I never go "OMG I have to stabilize now or I'll lose the dream asdf!" That actually sets you up for failure more than if you didn't think of stabilization at all. So a good rule of thumb is to get your brain used to remembering a couple goals. If you want to fly and are worried about stabilization, start the lucid dream with something more simple first. Like touching a nearby object. Or breaking something (<< this is a recent fad around here amongst the LDers haha). Then maybe gradually take in your environment visually, walk around a bit, then try flying. Something like that. Anyway, your workbook looks great! Keep going with SSILD if it's working for you so far, look forward to reading your progress!

[paigeyemps]

Welcome I have to agree with OpheliaBlue. Stabilization is only necessary if you make it necessary. If you don't think about needing to stabilize, then your dream will find no reason to destabilize in the first place but of course it's always better to learn to stabilize as well, just in case. But dont think about it too much though. Oooh I see you wanna fly. Make sure to try out all kinds of flying! I personally suggest trying to fly with angel-type wings. It is uh-mazing. But take it slow, no need to rush. You'll have plenty of time to dream. If you need anything, ask away! Cheers.