Kactus's Workbook

[Kactus]

Hello Dreamviews. Here is my Workbook I have begun to Lucid dream again after about nine years or so. I used to LD as a boy. My re-introduction to lucid dreaming came about after I had a random LD which involved me sitting up from myself within the bedroom realising i was in a dream and then having a look around. I have been doing some meditation recently and so this experience excited me somewhat and so I decided to do some research. After a short youtube education on LD'ing I happened upon Dreamviews.com via one of your podcasts. Here is a how I plan to develop my Lucid skills[/B Regular meditation practice in the morning and before bed. Followed by affirmations such as ' I am a LD'r Putting together some prospective memory games to do during my day to help out with my DILD attempts. Reality Checks, throughout the day when something unreal, coincidental, déjà vu like happens, plus when the random phone alarm goes of (alarm is a water sound as water is one of my dream signs.: - Putting my thumb through my hand - Looking at myself in a mirror and noticing changes in appearance - nose plug and Breath - Finger Counting - covering dream eyes and seeing through hands - looking at my hands, finger count, anomaly check. Stability Techniques whilst in LD: looking at hands, rubbing hands together, vocal affirmations in dream (heard) saying what I see. Dream Signs: The following are re-occurring themes within my dreams and Lucid dreams so far - Beautiful Floral garden with Lakes, Nature, Trees - Streams and small river beds, Earth quakes, Short-Term Goals: end of 2013 - Acheive a Lucid experience at least one time per week. ( sometimes I can have three or four in a week other times nothing for a month) - Increase the length and clarity of the LD's using learned techniques (achieved) - Carry out a simple predetermined task or action.(achieved) - Converse with dream character. (Achieved) Long-Term Goals: end of 2015 - Attain three lucid dreams per week (Achieved) - investigate the dream consciousness I am sensing behind the LD projections. ( I have now begun meditation practice whilst in the Lucid state as a preparation for this) - Use LD's in terms of Self development to facilitate personal changes. (Achieving) - Through personal LD practice become the best version of myself, for myself and others. (Achieving) Lucid/Dream Recall History: Update : I have moved over to a written dream journal. Reason: felt more involvement and is immersive somehow. Keeping it open on the page with pen inside for immediate access after the dream. Have soft torch light next to the book to see. I am writing down LD and non LD's with observations, recommendations, experiments and goals etc. Current Technique: -WILD WBTB - (if fall asleep) DILD, bed for 11.00pm. Setting my alarm for 4.00am and then at waking at 90 minute intervals for brief periods of dream recall and diary entries. Additional: Taking a practice period now for a few months going over methods and techniques in Dream time to improve proficiency. Getting stuck into a few LD books also. Recommended reading: 'Dreams of Awakening, Lucid Dreaming and Mindfulness of Dream and Sleep' - Charley Morley. Notes: Do Waking RC's for DILD more regularly and in more detail so they become habitual. Tools: self made audio track, affirmations. To promote awareness in DILD's (day time and pre-sleep usage), random phone alarm for reality check reminders.