Thread: Bemistaken's Workbook

Thanks NyxCC!

Originally Posted by bemistaken

Date: 10/31/2013
Technique: MILD & WBTB (stayed up for 1 hour and had successful WILD twice)
Total Sleep Time: 6 hours

Lucy, I can't thank you enough for teaching me how much patience is a virtue. I had two beautiful WILDs that are so special and 'different' that I don't think it would be appropriate to post them. I would like to say that I am grateful and thankful for the long wait because this was probably the best WILD experience I ever had. To have this experience on the last day of the month (and being Halloween) makes it even better. So humbled to my higher power....

bemistaken, I'm so happy for you! I'm so glad to hear that you had those two excellent WILDs. Hard work, patience, and persistence pays off indeed!

Even if the dreams aren't ones you'd want to share, I'd still highly recommend writing them down if you haven't. It just makes it so much easier to keep the experience cemented in your memory for the long-term.

Keep up that great work!! Happy lucid Halloween to you!

bemistaken, I'm so happy for you! I'm so glad to hear that you had those two excellent WILDs. Hard work, patience, and persistence pays off indeed!

Even if the dreams aren't ones you'd want to share, I'd still highly recommend writing them down if you haven't. It just makes it so much easier to keep the experience cemented in your memory for the long-term.

Thanks CL!

You are always a great motivator and support person in all of my times of need! Your advise is cherished and I thank you...if it wasn't for your encouragement (and the moderators, members and friends of DV) I know I would have given up long time ago. Those dry spells can be awful, but what I have learned from my long dry spells are the next time I do get lucid...the experience is so unique and extraordinary!

BTW, I did indeed write them down in my personal home journal .

What a nice thing to say, bemistaken! Your positive attitude, consistency, and excellent attentiveness to Lucy inspire me!

Date: 11/07/13
Technique: MILD & WBTB (failed WILD)
Total Sleep: 8 (ish)

Getting it together Lucy,

For some reason, I had a feeling that I was not going to be successful getting lucid because I went to bed in such a terrible mood. Mood really does have an effect on your motivation and obtaining lucidity. I woke up for my WBTB and went directly back to sleep (like this was totally normal and going to sleep was exactly what I was suppose to do ). I don't even remember when I actually fell asleep. To make matters worse, I can't even remember any dreams I had. I should have gotten out of the bed and gone to the couch...I believe my chances are always better moving away from my bed. Oh well...tonight is another night to make it right! Back to work!

I know I can...I know I can...I know I can...

Note: Mood and attitude is everything!

Lucy,

I woke up with absolutely no recall this morning. I had a very restless night thinking about all the work waiting on me in the morning...sigh. Oh well, today is another day to get it right. My goal for this week is to focus on my ADA. I must admit...I have been slacking in this area. My second goal is to get enough sleep at night for my WBTB. My normal bedtime is 1:00am (insomniac), so my new goal is to at least be in the bed (lights off, no music, no TV) by 11:00pm. I have a problem not doing my WBTB properly. I will let you know about my progress...because there will be progress!!!

Date: 11/12/13
Technique: MILD & WBTB (WILD??? )
Total Sleep: 7 (ish)

Lucy you didn't tell me you had an evil twin named 'Goosey!' Last night, I went to bed at my usual insomniatic time of 1:00am. During the day I continued to do my RC and really focus on making the RC as real as possible. Then before I fell asleep I would replay my mantras in my head. I did a WBTB and don't really know when I fell back asleep, but I remember being 'faintly' lucid in a dream, but not lucid enough to count as a 'lucid.' To me ninety-nine and a half lucidity will not do! For me, it must be 100% lucid for it to count! I'm saying this because I remember that I was trying to do the task of the month...I remember reciting all of the months...BUT NOT BACKWARDS like the rules of the TOTM had required. I recited the months in their regular order. I faintly remember telling myself that I was dreaming, but I don't recall taking control and the dream just continued on. I felt like I was watching everything happen like a bystander and not really participating in the dream. It was like I was lucid...but I wasn't lucid and didn't do anything to be a true part of the lucidness (if that makes any sense ). That is why I said I met Lucy's evil twin "Goosey" because I was being 'goosed' or 'tricked' into thinking I was clearly lucid, but really I wasn't.

However, I will count this as progress! And Goosey...please stay the hell outta of my way!

Date: 11/12/13
Technique: MILD & WBTB (failed WILD)
Total Sleep: 8 1/2 ish

I believe all of these were fragments or a couple of them were connected to each other (not sure because I kept waking up).


1. Helping my niece get a new job by calling people on the phone about something...working three 12 hour shifts a week.

2. I was with K's children and my sister cooking at her apartment, then we were in the car parking at her apartment and I needed to part in the back the driveway.

3. Cooking potatoes and shrimp for some type of soup.

4. Was checking my email and saw a job offer notification of job interview notification (hopes this comes true).

5. Talking on the phone to a doctor about my future employment.

Missed opportunity for getting lucid

6. My foot was stuck in an elevator as the door closed on my foot I tried to pry it out but I couldn't. The elevator started going up and that's when my foot just 'popped off.' I was glad that my foot was gone...now that I'm out of that jam I can get back to doing whatever I was doing!

Well, I don't know whether you are Christian, but the bible does say "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away." So you were just taking such guidance for how to live a bit too literally in your dream perhaps.

Hee hee, I believe it was preventing me from doing something, so I believe you are correct! Cut the damn thing off and get on with it!

Your awesome Lucy,

Date: 11/20/2013
Method: MILD & WBTB (WILD + DEILD Success )

I had went to bed at my usual insomniatic time of 1:00am, but I was not going to be moved by feeling doubtful. I had told myself all day that 'Lucy' was going to visit me tonight and I must prepare myself. I said my mantras until I fell asleep and did my WBTB. I did wind up staying up for about 45 min. quietly telling myself that I was going to see Lucy. Sure enough at some point I remember feeling the vibrations and I concentrated on them and soon I was lucid. I did my faithful reality check of levitation and I flew off into pitch black darkness. I began to see an image trying to form in front of me, but then I felt my physical body and within a flash, I was back in my body. I laid still and was able to 'get out' by a DEILD. Once out I tried my best to move around, but the lucidity was just too weak and I was back in my body and couldn't get out again. As always, so grateful and humbled. I will see you again really soon Lucy...

You know what, if you don't mind, I'll ask your Lucy to come visit me tonight as well. She seems like an eager sort, and as you know from my workbook, I could really use a lucid dream tonight.

You know what, if you don't mind, I'll ask your Lucy to come visit me tonight as well. She seems like an eager sort, and as you know from my workbook, I could really use a lucid dream tonight.

You got it JoannaB! From this point on, "Lucy, please spread your love to JoannaB's direction!" I will say a mantra for you...get ready JoannaB, believe she is on her way!

Date: 11/26/2013
Method: MILD & WBTB
Total sleep time: 9 hours

DREAM
I was in a terrible car accident (somewhere in NYC...BTW, I have never been to NYC). Funny thing was I survived the car accident without a scratch even though my car flipped across several lanes hitting several cars in the process. At some point during the collision, I was thrown from the car and landed on top of a NYC sky scraper! I even remember looking down at the car accident thinking how lucky I was to survive all of that...sigh, the more I think of it, the more I believe this was another stupid way I missed an opportunity to become lucid.

Lucy, I have a new mantra for tonight: "Pay attention damn it!"

Let's do this...

Date: 11/30/2013 (Afternoon Nap)
Method: WILD & DEILD

Lucy, this happened kinda quick, so I hope I got all the details correct. I recall I was watching TV and I was so sleepy I couldn't hold my eyes open...I have been on a 'marathon eating fest' and I needed a nap something terrible. I closed my eyes for a few seconds and I started seeing HI. I recall right before my nap I was watching the movie "The Jungle Book" and the HI I was watching were of some animals playing in the jungle...wolves to be exact.

I said to myself, "Is it possible for me to be so close to sleep already ?" I decided to do a reality check of levitation and sure enough...I levitated . For some reason, my control was really weak and I just kinda flopped around like a wet dish rag. I ended up in my physical body and I DEILD my way back out again. I decided to go on an adventure to my son's room to see what he was doing (he is home from college and he was the only other person home with me when I decided to take a nap). I recall seeing 'someone' laying in the bed watching TV, but the room really looked different. The bed was in the wrong location and instead of being a queen size bed, it looked like a big recliner. This freaked me out and I ended up back in my physical body again. I waited to DEILD and I was back out. I decided this time to practice my summoning technique (which I have never done). I thought of the person I wanted to see and to my surprise I couldn't think of that person's name..sigh . In RL, I know this person like I know my own child, so why can't I think of that person's name? Because of this, I became frustrated . I do recall when I was thinking about that person, an invisible wind tossed me around the room and I woke up.

Note to self: Every lucid exercise is an opportunity to learn whether it is a success or not. Also, STOP GETTING FRUSTRATED!

Congratulations on the lucid, bemistaken! I tell you, that post-overeating dreaming is fertile ground for lucidity. (I went lucid myself Thanksgiving night!)

I really like the way you approach your WILD. Even when you feel like you just have to still be awake, you still remember to give yourself a chance to just float away into a lucid dream. No worries on the recall trouble... it really takes a lot of practice for memories to cross freely between waking life and dreaming life. There's just no substitute for practice, I imagine. Still have a lot to learn on this myself, but I've definitely found that you get better at it the more you do it.

I hope you enjoyed Thanksgiving as well as that lucid!

Originally Posted by CanisLucidus

Congratulations on the lucid, bemistaken! I tell you, that post-overeating dreaming is fertile ground for lucidity. (I went lucid myself Thanksgiving night!)

I really like the way you approach your WILD. Even when you feel like you just have to still be awake, you still remember to give yourself a chance to just float away into a lucid dream. No worries on the recall trouble... it really takes a lot of practice for memories to cross freely between waking life and dreaming life. There's just no substitute for practice, I imagine. Still have a lot to learn on this myself, but I've definitely found that you get better at it the more you do it.

I hope you enjoyed Thanksgiving as well as that lucid!

Thanks Cl!

Happy Thanksgiving to you also...I had ate so much I thought I was going to put myself into a coma! For some reason, I have always used levitation as a RC mainly because it never fails. I still have to practice everyday some type of technique to keep 'Lucy' on her toes! Thanks again!

So are you coming to Scionox's competition, bemistaken?

Date: 12/07/2013
Method: MILD & WBTB (anticipating a WILD)
Total sleep time: 6-7

So close...

I was dreaming that I was sitting in my front yard...it was snowing (should have become lucid because if it snows where I live...the world must be coming to an end). I look up in the sky and i thought I saw a reindeer . Turns out it was not a reindeer but a camel and I thought to myself, "Whew, for a minute there I thought I was going crazy." I know...Stupidest ways I missed becoming lucid...again. To add insult to injury, then airplanes and helicopters started falling out of the sky and crashing in my front yard .

Hi JoannaB,

I have been sooo stressed lately...but how can I refuse you? Sure, why not!

Originally Posted by bemistaken

Hi JoannaB,

I have been sooo stressed lately...but how can I refuse you? Sure, why not!

I too have been sooo stressed, so I can relate. Glad you decided to join.

Welp Lucy...Today I just found out that I have the chicken pox . To make matters worse, I have caught this as an adult which I hear the symptoms of the chicken pox are much worse. I'm going crazy with this itching and burning sensation AND I just signed up for the lucid competition! Boy, this is going to be a fun week .

Yikes! My condolences. I had the chicken pox as a teen (I think I was like 15 or so) and for me it was not so bad, but I know that it does have the reputation of being worse in adults, though I think the severity varies among individuals to some extent - I wish you that yours will be a milder case. Did you get the medication already that one administers which reduces the itching somewhat? Also how long did the doctor say it will last? Maybe it will be over before the competition? Also who knows what effect this will have on dreams - it might give you wild vivid dreams? Of course, if need be, I am sure you can ask your doctor to write you a note to the effect that you have the chicken box, and if you send that to Scionox, I am sure he will consider whether it is a valid excuse from the competition. Just kidding. I do remember even after all these years that I did find that a sense of humor helped me during the chicken pox.

Did you get the medication already that one administers which reduces the itching somewhat? Also how long did the doctor say it will last? Maybe it will be over before the competition? Also who knows what effect this will have on dreams - it might give you wild vivid dreams? Of course, if need be, I am sure you can ask your doctor to write you a note to the effect that you have the chicken box, and if you send that to Scionox, I am sure he will consider whether it is a valid excuse from the competition. Just kidding. I do remember even after all these years that I did find that a sense of humor helped me during the chicken pox.

Hi JoannaB,

Thanks for your concern! Yes, I am on medication...several. I'm still itching, but I believe it is all mental because every time I look at myself I start feeling like something is crawling on me and I start scratching. The doctor said that I'm in the early stage and get ready for the misery to start within the first few days. After that, I will start to heal and it will get better. I just got up from a short nap and I was having some intense HI...then the itching started. I think this could be to my benefit because I am on so many medications . Ha Ha on the part about the doctor's excuse to Scionox ! No, I'm here to stay in the competition...chicken pox and all!