Thread: BlairBros Workbook

My recall is on a bit of a roll, as this past week i have remembered a fair amount of dreams, maybe it has something to do with the painkillers (hopefully not). Last night I remembered either 2 dreams or 1 which morphed into a separate dream scene, but I am pretty sure it was 2 dreams. One of them was about me and some friends playtesting DOTA 3, which was quite fun , even though the actual game was a fair bit different from Dota 2, more like an RPG like the elder scrolls games.

I remembered another really long, detailed and epic dream last night! It was a bit like the book VIII except with alternate dimensions and portals and monsters. I will probably write up my most recent dreams on the DV dream journal when I get the chance. I'm really exited that my dream recall is coming back, and I have remembered more dreams in a week than what I did before in a whole month or so of not trying, so its definitely a good sign. I need to work on my awareness however, as in these latest dreams my awareness is pretty non existent.

Well the past two nights I have also remembered 1 decently lengthed and detailed dream each, so I am very happy with how my recall has progressed in just one week. I have been a bit lax with my awareness and reality checks however so I really need to improve that if I want to get lucid. Back to the basics for me!

Hello everyone!
Sorry I haven't been too active over the past week or so, but I lost track a little bit and wasn't remembering any dreams, although I wasn't trying too hard. Last night though, I had a lucid! My first in ages. I was having a dream after waking in the middle of the night, which revolved around being lat for school, a religious warlord from south western suburbs and a floating, physics defying water park, but I realised I was dreaming. When I became lucid however I almost instantly started waking up, and it felt like a fog being lifted off me. Trying to remember what to do, I stayed calm, didn't think about anything and stopped breathing. I am pretty sure I descended back into sleep for a few seconds, I was definitely fighting a battle between awake and sleep, but I woke up in the end. I didn't get to do anything cool in the dream but oh well, broke my recall drought and a lucid all in one!
I was sleeping in a bed in a motel, so this confirms my theory that sleeping in different beds than normal/being on holiday increases your dream recall/night activity/lucid potential. I also woke up twice in the middle of the night, which is very unusual for me. This is about the 3rd time on holiday where I have broken a dry spell with a lucid, so I am happy. I also recalled reading somewhere that your dream logic isn't impaired in dreams, just that your memory doesn't work so your logic doesn't make sense when you have those memories, and getting lucid usually involves retaining some memory, and I think I agree with that more now. Anyway, I hope this is an omen for what is to come and I am motivated once again.
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Congratulations on the lucid, BlairBros, that's great! I'm with you on the idea that changing locations and subjecting yourself to novel stimuli/settings can bring on lucidity. Of course you still have to get good sleeping habits for best results, but waking up in the middle of the night and going back to sleep is that perfect unintentional WBTB that helped get everything moving in the right direction for you.

I'm very happy for you and I encourage you to keep riding this wave... shamelessly congratulate yourself on your success if you find yourself forgetting or losing confidence! If you did it, you can (and will) do it again!

To your continued success!

Welp Here I am again, a year since I was last around here. I've decided it's time to start getting back into lucid dreaming, and I'll try my best even though I am starting year 12 which will be tough (so no promises ). Anyhow, what have I been doing, I hear the nonexistent crowds clamoring to hear . Well:
-Starting year 12
-Haven't had too much success on the dream front due not really doing anything dream related in ages. My recall has dipped down to about once a week which is pretty sad but I'm hoping to improve that once again to about the 2 a night it was at.
-I made a short lucid dreaming related film for my early-start year 12 Media class, which you can see here if you want to see my twins errrr.... interesting acting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaCK2QwwcD0
Sooo yeah i hope to get back to being more active around here, as I've always loved this site, the people and lucid dreaming in general, and I am truly regretful that I haven't kept at it for any length of time
Here's to a new year of good things!

Didn't have a great night last night woke up constantly and only remembered tiny little fragments, there might have been a FA in there but i doubt it as it didn't feel like it at all. Ah well it didn't help tha it was 41 degrees Celsius the day before so it was hot lol.

The last two nights I have remembered 2 and 3 dreams respectively , Now I need to focus on awareness and hopefully a lucid will be forthcoming soon.

Weclome back, BlairBros! It's great to see you back around the forums.

No worries on falling off track for a bit! It's never ideal, but it happens to all of us sometimes. I got quite a bit off of the wagon over the holidays myself.

But that's all in the past! We're here today, ready to get lucid, and that's what matters.

How cool that you did a film on lucid dreaming! That's exciting, looking forward to checking it out!

And congratulations on the increased recall. Stick with it, and you'll have it all back in no time.

Thanks for the kind words Canis! My recall has been consistently through the roof the last 5 days or so which is very encouraging, next step is to become even more aware and start those lucids rolling in.

I'll be on holiday the next 5 days so you'll all get to have a break from me lol. My recall is still going pretty well, haven't had a lucid yet this year but hopefully my theory of holiday stimulus works again

Sigh Why must I continually take breaks from LDing . Ah well no time like the present to get back into it eh? I got inspired recently by the Anamnesis short tv series and I've been remembering some crazy dreams recently so I'm confident I can get something going again, I just need some dedication. Through the break though I've had a deeper understanding of my awareness (or lack thereof then hehe) of the world and I'd been kind of going along in a daze, similar to a dream, but I am determined to fix that now I understand more of it. Anyway heres to the future LD's