Thread: Brizzl's Workbook

Honestly, I'm getting bored with the doing the same thing over and over. I keep waking up every morning, trudging on and finishing the day out. It feels like my life is a wheel, constantly spinning. But the wheel never changes. Nothing is never new

Do you mean your waking life in general or the dreaming practices? I sometimes feel the same way, there are always things that one has to do, school, work, etc. By the time you are done with everything it seems like the day is over. But I guess it's our responsibility to try to fill the gaps with some not so dull stuff. On the positive side, dreaming offers a venue for all sorts of interesting and exciting things which we can experience without having to go to some of real life trouble or expenses.

It does take a while to develop one's lding skills and especially in the beginning a strong emphasis on the fundamentals (RCs, building awarness, etc.) is needed. The subcon is operating at its own speed, hence we recommend sticking with a certain method for a while. But I totally understand the need to keep being motivated, so you may add extra techniques. I think SSILD's a nice tech, be sure to RC when you wake up though, some people report getting lots of FAs (good lucid opportunities). WBTB is very helpful with any tech you try. If you have 8 hours available to sleep, I say experiment with waking up after 4.5-5.5 hrs of sleep (or maybe 6 if you are comfortable), if you have 9 hrs, then a wbtb after 5.5-6.5 might fit. Oh, and mantras are an excellent way to reach one's subcon or help you remember your goals. I'd say pick up a simple goal for your next ld and don't change goals too much. So, to sum it up:

- morning RCs
- daily RCs (you can also say the mantra here)
- WBTB + mantra
- SSILD or any other tech you feel you want to practice for some time

I think if you are confident and keep the practice, you will start seeing some nice results. Being persistent is one of the qualities that differenciates dreamers with lots of lds.

Brizzl, Have you considered joining the competition that Scionox runs, http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...read-16-a.html, one gets points even for nonlucids remembered, but I find that it gives me a greater chance at having a lucid either during or after competition or if not at least I tend to have improved dream recall then. My mind tends to also produce more interesting dreams during competitions, which will be especially welcome, since I have been having more work related dreams than I care for lately, so I look forward to something better. Plus it's fun to be in competition and it's also kind of like a support group, everyone encouraging everyone else.

Had an awesome, slightly terrifying dream last night. Don't recall the details too well at this point, but it's something.

I remember that I had to deliver someone somewhere. The person I was guarding was a female, and I think that she was in anime-style body. I met up with her at the station. The whole atmosphere around us was very, very dark. As if something catastrophic had happened before now and it was necessary for me to guard her from whatever it was. So we get on the train just making small talk. The countryside around us had the odd darkness that I had seen before. It was like everything was lit by torchlight (not flashlight, but a burning stick.) We go around, making small talk as we are riding. We are the only ones in the car, and there are no seats. I don't remember seeing the actual train itself, just being in the car. Suddenly there is a thud, and the train shakes. I look out the window of the door to the car behind us. The car was destroyed, completely dismantled. It was bent in so that it was a cone structure facing towards us. Then there was this dog. I stared at it sadly, because I knew something was wrong with this dog. It's glassy eyes, its messed up build. I guess it kind of looked like a russell terrier. But it wasn't. It wasn't something you would keep as a pet. It's eyes were literally pure white, and its body had almost no color value to it. I just stood there, staring and it did the same, looking me straight in the eyes. Seems like the dog disappeared for a while, and then I woke up.

This isn't the first dream I've had in a while, but definitely the most eye opening. Cheers everyone!

I guess I'm going back to keeping this as a dream journal? I don't know.

Today I was begging my mother to let me modify a pair of Grado headphones. We were in the kitchen and I had all of the tools laid out. I started to take them apart and then the dream ended.

Fixing sleep schedule, new plan. Unfortunately I do not have my iPod anymore, so I guess an abrupt alarm clock will have to work until I train myself to wake up in the middle of the night. It's probably better to do that for lucids than just sleeping all night.

10:30-3:30-4:00-7:30
Wish me luck!

Went to bed at 11 last night; woke up at naturally at 3:30 (although I'm pretty sure it was my dog that woke me up.) I stayed awake for 30 minutes on the forums here and then went back to bed. I used SSILD again, and it was successful, but to an extent . I had a hard time looking with my eyes until I fell pretty softly into REM Atonia, probably farther into it than I had ever been consciously. I was able to visualize stuff so well. I tried to incubate me going to Angel Falls because that seemed like an awesome thing to do (TOTY), but I never really got there. I was using the mantra "I am lucid, I am aware." I think I need to review some more dream control stuff. I seem to recall gab saying something like when you can see the dream you should think yourself there. Other than that, do you guys think that perhaps I was just trying too hard to LD and I couldn't fall asleep? I finally gave up after an hour and a half. Is that reasonable or am I doing something wrong?
It really sucks how I killed my recall too. I can recall dreams from a month ago much, much better than I can recall the dream from this morning.
Cheers!

I think you were on the right track and quite close. So do you think it was the dream you were looking at? That sounds great. I usually let go a bit to try to facilitate the process of falling asleep. You can also try to enter the dreamlet by imagining repetitive movements in the scene, like running, swimming, waving a hand, etc. You can alternate between different modes to see which one would work best for you.

Originally Posted by NyxCC

I think you were on the right track and quite close. So do you think it was the dream you were looking at? That sounds great. I usually let go a bit to try to facilitate the process of falling asleep. You can also try to enter the dreamlet by imagining repetitive movements in the scene, like running, swimming, waving a hand, etc. You can alternate between different modes to see which one would work best for you.

I'm pretty sure that what happened was that I fell into a greater state of REM Atonia than ever before (I have no idea if that is the right state I'm speaking of) so that little flurries started to have color, depth and value to them. I would imagine it would be slightly psychedelic to some. I was able to form the image of the falls out of little flurries bobbing around. After a while I actually started seeing the fall It was still in my mind's eye, but it felt more real than purely imagining the scene. I can't tell if it was the dream itself I was looking at or just me imagining a dream scene, but I feel like either way I could've entered a dream if I kept imagining the falls in front of me. I think in order to make that work I will try incorporating some of the other 5 senses; smell and touch would be rather simple IMO. I definitely feel like I have improved in visualization over the last couple of weeks. I guess daydreaming constantly is good for some things.
Cheers!

I was just thinking of asking you how are your visualization skills? Daily practice really makes a difference. You train the areas that you are going to need later and it also helps with dream control. The more you practice, the easier it will get to call images when you are trying to fall asleep or just chilling out.

Not sure about how the state is called, I would refer to it as either falling asleep or relaxing, to avoid all the confusion that comes with the REM atonia/SP labelling. At any rate, what's important is that you keep the body as relaxed as possible and the mind fresh, but not too active. This is of course if you are trying to wild. But then with a wbtb dild, you still can do the above and it will increase chances of lding because you are raising the level of awarness, your mind is more alert. So, it's a really good practice.

The entry mode for wild is something that you have to experiment with, visualizing is a pleasurable way to do it, especially if you are able to choose the scene you like and hold it in your mind. Your experience sounds very promising.

As I said, there are a number of entry methods for wild, here's by the way the link from gab:

http://www.dreamviews.com/wake-initi...ntry-wild.html

And this is from sivason's yoga class on visualization, that you might also find useful.

http://www.dreamviews.com/dream-yoga...-training.html

Fun stuff awaits. I finally wrote down that other lucid and had another lucid today!
3rd Lucid 11/11 - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views
This is the one from today. This one really was amazing. I think it was a MILD. It happened while I was napping. I didn't actually do anything like mantras, WILD or RCs. So random lucids FTW!
First long lucid, good control, teleport! - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views
I hope that I can finally stay on task with LDing. My goal is to have at least 25 more by the end of this year. Cheers all!

Just read the entries! Congrats on your latest ld! Very good teleportation! It was funny how you got the DC to repeat stabilize with you and oh, Morgan Freeman! He seems to be a reoccurring character among DV members. I take this as a good sign! Nice follow up with the girl too!

I love the comparison with the hourglass you give at the end!

Have a very lucid new year, you can certainly make it to your ld target. Looking forward to all the cool stuff you come up with!

Had another LD today, while napping. I think that the SSILD is the way for me. I don't remember is much because for some reason my recall went to absolute crap this last week and a half and I only started being able to recall stuff again just yesterday. I don't really remember it that well, so I don't think I'm going to put it in a journal entry but I guess I'll just wait and see.

So I pretty much knew immediately as the dream started that I was dreaming. I was thinking to myself "lol" and I said to my family "see ya!" and flew away. Yes, you heard me. Flew. Frickin' finally. After that I just flew for like 20 seconds thinking about what I wanted to do. I decided to do some TOTM/Y. I flew over to some girl and asked her what her new years resolution was. She looked me straight in the eyes and said "I just want to see my mom and dad again/more" (not sure which it was) and she started tearing up. I looked at her and started trying to move onto a different subject. I asked her where I could find a bean/beanstalk since I wanted to do the Jack and the Beanstalk TOTY. But unfortunately the dream blacked out, I couldn't stabilize in time and I went to a FA. I still had the same level of control over the dream, ironically, but I lost all lucidity. I completely forget about FAs even existing. But it doesn't really matter honestly. After that FA I went into another FA and then I went into a normal dream. So you can see why it was hard for me to recall, with my subpar skills. Recalling 4 dreams is quite a challenge for me at this point, but now I have more motivation to remember details and not just the plot. Especially if my plans to start using time dilation work out. I plan on doing some pretty amazing stuff.

I just have one question: am I supposed to putting all of my dreams onto this page or is it just for questions, LDs, etc?

That's awesome Brizzl, congratulations on the TOTM and wings!!

Originally Posted by Brizzl

I just have one question: am I supposed to putting all of my dreams onto this page or is it just for questions, LDs, etc?

No you don't have to put all your dreams here. Certainly you can, for LD bragging rights But you can definitely use it to ask questions. And if for some reason a question gets missed in your workbook, you can always go to this thread: http://www.dreamviews.com/intro-clas...o-class-q.html . I'm more likely to see it there anyway.

Again well done!

Dude, congrats on TOTM and the wings!

That's super cool and I look forward to reading how you handle more tasks and the TOTYs.

Like OB said, you don't have to put all your dreams here, but you can use your workbook to write down anything that relates to your dreaming practices, progress, lding goals, awesome stuff you want to share (ld or not) and any questions you may have.

Thanks guys. I'm gonna write down my new goals/plans for this year.

New LD plan: I realize now that I am the type of person who really needs to be awake when doing a WILD attempt, so I think I'm gonna start waking up after 6 hours instead of 4 and a half and see how that goes. Going to keep using SSILD and Omnilucidity Breathing RCs. On days that I feel tired I will try to nap in the morning.

Goals:

• Fly into space
• Defeat a dragon
• Become a different animal
• Make a weapon that I can summon whenever I LD
• Find my dream guide
• Use a time dilation tech successfully
• Meditate inside the dream
• Visit someone elses dreams
• Phasing
• Telekinesis
• Use a spell to defeat something
• Visit a supernova
• Go through a wormhole
• Go through a black hole
• Find an infinite grassy fields, blue skies like the Windows XP default background
• Visit Angel Falls
• Fight more stuff
• Visit the Void
• Talk to my subconscious
• Visualize my mind as a computer and plug myself in

I'll be updating this post as I complete more goals and find new ones I want to achieve. Cheers everyone!

I've realized that treating this workbook as my other dream journal is better for recall, so I'll start writing my dreams here again.
Today:
1st fragment:
My dad had developed some kind of hair clippers that could clip hair without leaving any hair on the floor. I ended up shaving my head.
2nd fragment:
I was listening to music and for some reason I decided to use the broken cord again (yesterday I used the broken cord in my dream as well)
3rd fragment:
I was getting breakfast in the kitchen; my mom walks up to me and tells me my dad needs to talk to me. I get woken up IWL by mom and was extremely stressed out for about an hour and a half.

Well, here I am again. To make it plain, my life kinda went down the crapper (again). My dad's addiction problems pretty much destroyed my family financially, as well as our emotional stability. We are moving to a different state in the summer- looking for a fresh start.

I have really missed LDing. So, I'm back! For good, I hope. It seems like the drama is nearing an end in my household- for real this time. So, first step back is to establish my sleep schedule once again. 10PM- 7:30AM works best, as I recall. I will be staying up all night tonight in order to establish this, since I'm so used to going to bed much, much later than 10PM. I will be using this workbook as a dream journal once again. To all of my old friends on the forum, I hope you will forgive my absence and welcome me back with open arms. I'm really happy that I can finally delve back into this hobby.

Welcome back, Brizzl! To fresh starts!

Welcome back, Brizzl! Hope things turn around for you guys.

Good luck with the new/old lucidity schedule too. April tasks will be out soon, look forward to seeing you tackle them or other awesome tasks of your choice.

10:30-7:30
Dream fragment:
I can see myself in third person while wearing my favorite shirt. I can only see myself from the waist up. I have terrible bedhead.

Picking up the Omnilucid Constant RCing tech; it seemed to be an easier version of ADA. I do the noseplug RC everytime I walk through a door, I daydream about LDing, use the reverse reality check, started meditating again, using the RWI method, etc. Just really trying to put myself right in the middle of an LDers mindset, because that's really how you get LDs.
You just need to be obsessed about LDing IWL, it carries over into your dreams.

10:45-4:30 NLD:
I have no dream body. I am at head level with everyone around me. They are standing outside of a really small house. It seems like they are discussing religion and protesting of some sorts. There is a mic in the middle of the sidewalk leading to the door of the house and speakers on either side. Most of the people standing around are senior citizens. The dude on the mic is talking about Islam. Suddenly this young guy that was standing next to me mutters under his breath, "watch this." He cuts in front of the mic and says "Celtics rule! They are the best!" I wake up from my alarm.
5:30-7:15 LD:
Jack and the Beanstalk FAIL - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views
NLDs:
After I FA'd out of my LD, I "awoke" next to one of my friend. For some reason, my eyes were glued to a TV that was playing some sort of CoD/BF4/HALO mix of a FPS game. I started complaining to my friend about how he caused me to come out of my LD. He didn't really care, he was just trying to push me into playing the game with him. I couldn't actually see my friend, I just recognized his voice. My eyes were completely glued to the screen. After about 20 seconds I started to realize that a game like that didn't exist; as I was pondering if I was still dreaming or not, the dream changed once more.
I was lying on my kitchen floor. My brother and dad were in the room and asked me why I was lying on the kitchen floor. I told them that I didn't know, but get this, my friend ruined my LD. What an asshole. They looked at me, bewildered, and the dream faded away.

Sooo, approx. 1 day back and I get an LD! And I recall 4 whole dreams! Wow! What awesome motivation! Well, this proves that SSILD is definitely the best technique for me so far, so now I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing and work more on dream control. Wish me luck!

Wow, that is awesome indeed! I very much liked the entire environment of the jack and beanstalk. Very cool dream and all the elements seemed to fall nicely into place. You should post to the TOTY thread!

About closing the eyes - it helps to remember that you actually don't need to open them if still dreaming, simply expect and wait till you see through your eyelids, that's a good ld saver!

Best of luck with next lds!

After reading some of BrandonBoss' philosophies on LDing, I have bumped my goal of 20 LDs up to 150. I figure that even if I don't make 150, I'll still get a lot of LDs from straight intent.

I've been really busy the last 2 days, so not much recall.

For some reason over the last week or so I have constantly had that "dream feeling." If you've ever LD'd, you'd know it. The problem is that I have the "feeling" IWL. It's really throwing me off for some reason. I really have no idea what's going on. I'm pretty sure it's not that I'm just especially aware for some reason. It's that feeling in the bottom of your stomach, with really mellow tingles. At least, that's what the "dream feeling" is to me. I've done RCs and stuff, so I know that I'm not dreaming right now. If anyone has any insight on this I would really appreciate it. I'm also going to post a thread on the General Lucid Discussion, so feel free to reply there.

Every once in a while a post with something similar has popped up. One case I think was related to someone practicing ADA a lot and starting to feel as if in a dream. In the other case I vaguely recall, the occurency of dreamlike sensations was somewhat random.

Sometimes I get dream related feelings, the most intense ones are a sudden switch in perception where reality feels very dream like. These mostly happen in periods I have spent doing extensive and consistent meditation. But somewhat less strong and similar sensations may also occur with RCing and reality/dream contemplation (although quite rare) or after frequent sessions of lding.

I think lots of additional factors can produce similar effects, from a range of different emotions to stress, hunger, sleep deprivation and other stuff. As long as one knows one isn't dreaming and acts as usual during rl, there's no reason to worry.