Thread: Sibyline's workbook

My new friend bemistaken is taking this class and led me here.

I have been lucid dreaming at irregular intervals all my life, but I would like to be able to induce LDs more often, and also to improve my control of them. The first LD I remember was a WILD, and I was about 5 years old at the time. I was afraid of the sensations then, but now that I understand what they are, I'm quite comfortable with this way of entering LD. But of course it would be nice to get to where it is second nature and DILDs just happen spontaneously - and of course excellent recall is a must.

I have dabbled a bit in summoning and using vocal commands. Both with some success. I need to get better at remembering what i intended to use the lucidity for, once I'm there.


Reality Checks:

• Hands - appearance and texture
• Reading text twice
• Digital watch or clock

Dream Signs:

• Exaggerated architecture
• Trains, boats, planes - and almost being late for them
• Only being able to focus on one face
• Grogginess
• Impaired vision
• My old car
• Abandoned places
• Deja vu
• Danger
• Celebrities
• Golden sunshine
• Walking in the middle of the road (no traffic)
• Crowds of people
• Malfunctioning electronics

Short-Term Goals:

• Lie still in bed in order to recall and journal 2 dreams per night
• 2 LDs per week (I know it's high, but I'm doing quite well as it is, and it didn't feel right to write 1)
• Keep an LD going for more than 5 minutes (better stabilization, don't get sidetracked by DCs or unimportant things)
• Complete more TOTM tasks

Long-Term Goals:

• Work on some of the issues that trouble me IWL
• Improve various skills by practicing them in LD
• Explore the possibility of accessing lost memories

Lucid/Dream Recall History:
I recall dreams reasonably well when I'm not under stress. I like to tell my kids about them, and that helps me remember the dreams and identify dream signs. Since starting a DJ here, recall has improved with plenty of detail. I have found several new dream signs. Lucid dreams tend to be memorable.


Current Technique:
WBTB/WILD. I am also using SSILD now, and using subliminal audio files. Reality checks are sporadic, but I do think about them, especially when something unusual happens, or if I notice a dream sign.


Sleep schedule:

	MON-FRI	SAT-SUN
Sleep	23:00	00:00
Wake (spontaneous WBTB)	04:00	05:00
End of sleep (alarm)	06:30	09:00