501's Workbook

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Originally Posted by NyxCC

Awesome stuff 501, keep them coming! I'm really happy about your recent consistency. :)

Great job chaining the lds, I know that must have been pretty exciting for a first time. I remember when this happened to me, it was so new and interesting and unexpected. :D I liked your explanation of the void. It's hard to put into words what's there or happening there.

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Thanks NyxCC! The chain was one of the coolest things I have experienced since starting this. It seemed like I had total control of what my mind was doing. I don't know if the first part of the dream was a void it was definitely different. The void between the dreams was just darkness, like a canvas waiting for paint and a picture slowly fading in on one point very out of focus and then beginning to focus as the interaction begins.

Had a couple of LDs last night, both DILDs and tried two of the TOTMs but failed them both. I was very close on the second dream. Next time for sure. I am beginning to feel much more godly in my LDs and feel like I can do anything, I just have to know I can do anything. I think it is when I start doubting myself in the dream that I am unable to do the things I am setting out to do. I guess you can call it dream confidence.

My first LD I think ended due to my frustration and the second one I guess it was just over since my sleep cycle was coming to an end. I need to continue to work on the DEILD chains, but I usually end up moving when I wake from one normally. Again its the delicate balance of relaxation and awareness that leads to a good LD.

Full dream below.

AUG 2014 TOTM Fail - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

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I don't know if the first part of the dream was a void it was definitely different. The void between the dreams was just darkness, like a canvas waiting for paint and a picture slowly fading in on one point very out of focus and then beginning to focus as the interaction begins.

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You know, we talk about the void and label it like this, but it's such an unchartered territory, full of all sorts of opportunities. Any exploration in that place is very exciting and really interesting to read. :)

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I am beginning to feel much more godly in my LDs and feel like I can do anything, I just have to know I can do anything. I think it is when I start doubting myself in the dream that I am unable to do the things I am setting out to do. I guess you can call it dream confidence.

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You certainly can do anything, 501! Oh, I'm so looking forward to reading about your awesome dream control, like the one with the truck! :D

Super close call on both tasks, you will get them next dream!

And cool new avatar by the way!!!

Hey dude! Your doing amazingly well!!!!! Congrats! I am just getting back into the swing of things. Are you still doing the 'G n C' thing? Whatever you're doing its working well! Like the new avatar too! Fired up and ready to roll! Cool :-)

Thanks NyxCC and hey T!

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Originally Posted by Tlaloc

Hey dude! Your doing amazingly well!!!!! Congrats! I am just getting back into the swing of things. Are you still doing the 'G n C' thing? Whatever you're doing its working well! Like the new avatar too! Fired up and ready to roll! Cool :-)

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Thanks bro!! Good you are getting into it. Yes I am still doing G and C along with L Theanine but have been having them here and there without. Yeah I thought the new avatar was cool too. I don't ever seem to have an issue flying. Control while flying yes but not the actual flying part.

So I just had my first official WILD last night. It was pretty awesome! I had a long nap prior to going to bed for the night and then had the WILD at the beginning of my first sleep cycle. It was pretty interesting and a really cool experience. This was one of my longer lucids as well so that made it even cooler. It seemed alot shorter than it actually was thought. I slept for about 30 minutes or so and the dream seemed to be maybe 20 minutes. Some of the dream is a little fuzzy though since it was last night.

I had a couple more lucids in between the last one I logged but they weren't more than 5 seconds or so so I wont count them.

Full dream below.

First for sure WILD and more Aug TOTM fails - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

:) Oh, I love it! A perfect wild, straight from bedtime AND indeed impressively long! You truly have a reason to celebrate! :D

The technique with stretching the moon was really cool, even though it didn't work at that time, it was brilliant. Do try at other times whenever you are in the proper mood. Your dream control is getting better and better so soon you will be doing all sorts of tricks like this. Good time playing with the snake!

the WILD sounds cool! I've haven't had one for AGES - but gotten to the vibration stage twice recently the last one with HH but just couldn't quite get 'in it' - you did great to stabilize it. Had a bit more success recently bro - which is a relief :) Had a great flying LD night before last. I was thinking of your experience with the WILD being lengthy and early in the REM cycles...I think my experience is that the earlier in the night it is the more stable they are for me (thinking of my earlier LD's which in some ways were more stable than more recent ones) which is probably because I'm in a deeper sleep and physically harder to wake up, but the frequency of these are less because I'm less 'aware'. Kinda paradox I guess. I know some other people report aiming to do a much earlier WBTB than I do to try and get these more stable REM periods, and like you they've said that once in they can keep the REM period going longer than you'd expect (-you would have thought your WILD being the first REM period of the night it would have been short but you obviously kept it going).
Worth thinking about, I might aim to try an earlier WBTB waking again, the LD I had which was fairly stable was a 4am - about 1-2 hrs earlier than my 'normal' less stable LD's.
Hope alls good bro - good chatting! I am really keen to try and get up to your stage of dream control and length - if you've got any tips - bounce them my way!

Well I haven't fallen off the face of the Earth, just been a pretty busy month. My RCs have been suffering and my WBTBs have been slim to none. I have not tried to have any supp induced lucids either since I have been choosing to just sleep instead of doing a WBTB or get back to sleep afterwards. This weekend I play on trying to have a supp induced one or two.

I have had a few lucids but nothing good. Two I immediately woke from as soon as I became lucid, the other I flew for a bit and then realized I wanted to do a TOTM and began to try to land and this is where it ended.

I just realized I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary on dream views. I started on Christmas break last year and I think I have come quite a long ways.

Hey 501, good to hear from you! :)

I hope that you managed to use the time off wbtb to catch up on sleep. I think it's important for some of us who heavily use wbtbs to take couple of weeks not wbtbing every once in a while, whether it's on purpose or due busy schedule.

You've definitely achieved a lot in those 9-10 months. :D Looking forward to your comeback, man. We have awesome tasks this month which I have the feeling you will like. :cheeky:

Welcome back 501! :) I'm still chugging away in the lucid world with NyxCC's help! Had a couple of close shots at last months TOTM but didn't quite pull them off. Might concentrate this month on extending my LD length, still frustratingly inconsistent in this (well, mostly consistant in the short ones, inconsistent in getting the longer ones!) but making progress.

hope alls good bro!

cheers - T

Hey NyxCC and T! Good to hear from you. I had a semi-lucid, night before last. I didn't fully realize I was dreaming but I was doing some activities that I knew I needed to interact with the environment in order to remain where I was and not lose the dream.

I have been setting my alarm for about 4.5 to 5 hours after I go to sleep and waking up for a bit and trying to WILD into a dream. This hasn't really worked since I usually fall back to sleep pretty quickly. On the weekends I have been really enjoying my sleep and not wanting to actually get up for a WBTB. I am beginning again to be better at RCs and questioning my environment, but still catching myself after certain moments thinking that I should have done an RC just then. I have some vacation time coming up so I am sure I will be able to refocus my efforts a little better. I think that LDing subconciously has become a little less important to me, this may be due to my schedule and being a little busier than normal or maybe I just wanted to take a little break.

I also think that it is possible that after putting so much time and effort into the LD experience it wasn't all that it was cracked up to be for me, also it is still pretty difficult for me to actually achieve lucidity. I guess I figured it would be alot easier after so much trying. I always thought it would just come to me and I would have this downpat with minimal effort, instead it almost seemed at times that the harder I tried the less likely it was to happen. While I still think it is one of the most profound experiences you can have, I have also been focusing my efforts in other places.

I am going to give it a good go this weekend again and see if I can reenergize my efforts with a good long lucid dream.

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I also think that it is possible that after putting so much time and effort into the LD experience it wasn't all that it was cracked up to be for me, also it is still pretty difficult for me to actually achieve lucidity. I guess I figured it would be alot easier after so much trying. I always thought it would just come to me and I would have this downpat with minimal effort, instead it almost seemed at times that the harder I tried the less likely it was to happen. While I still think it is one of the most profound experiences you can have, I have also been focusing my efforts in other places.

I am going to give it a good go this weekend again and see if I can reenergize my efforts with a good long lucid dream.

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Hey 501! Good to see you! I know what you mean about hoping for things to get easier later on. Well, they do get easier, but it's important not to lose that momentum, at least not for too long. There have been months where I have been doing the most practices and those months were truly fantastic. And after achieving such great results, I would think, I've finally achieved it! At that time also developed some theories about residual lds (the more you ld, the more unintended lds you get) and that is correct. But drop all the practices and the lds go down as well. So, it's up to oneself to set some sort of minimum level and if one sees lds are starting to fall below that level, then it's a good idea to step up the practices again. This means that we can allow for some retreat, as naturally it's impossible to keep the practices at high rate all the time, but if taking a break then doing some maintenance. Pretty much as one would do with sports.

You mentioned focusing on other places, I hope your activites with regards to those have been enjoyable too. :)

At any rate, I think you have actually had quite a success with the induction and with renewed passion, you will get back on track with the lds. Looking forward to reading about your Halloween adventures. :vampire:

Another long bout with no posts on here but I am happy to say that currently I am having about 1 lucid per week, nothing amazing but having them still none the less.

I listened to a couple pod casts today to try to get my count up and have realized I need to change a couple things and give this a little more effort if I want to fully enjoy the experiences.

I have taken the notes off of my phone and started an electronic journal that I will hopefully keep up. I can type much faster than I can write or type on my phone, so hopefully that will work.

I have posted 5 of my backlogged dreams on my dream journal which can be found here.

http://www.dreamviews.com/blogs/501/

I have looked at this months tasks and I am actually pretty excited about trying them. I am going to try to start journaling every day and not just on my lucid days again and absolutely have goals. I have been going straight to the telekinesis for most of my dreams and it is a little boring. I have a few pretty awesome dreams involving TK but am ready to tackle some other feats.

I am still hoping to ride in an elevator, visit a different planet and crawl through a mirror. I also have a tendency in dreams to try to phase through stuff, so I may try that as well. I can never get through any structure, it always stops me but I always try anyways.

Hey 501, good to see you! :) It's really awesome you've been having lds at a constant rate too. I actually nominated you along with T and Sharpshoey for the "Most Improved - A new lucid dreamer that has made great progress and has a drive to improve in lucid dreaming" award for 2014. If you're interested in seeing the nominations and votes you can do it here:

http://www.dreamviews.com/lounge/156...ng-2014-a.html

Hope 2015 brings you lots of awesome lds! :goodjob: See you around!

Good to hear from you NyxCC, thanks for the nomination.

I have been having most of mine without supps since I use my weekends to sleep in. Usually my Lucids now are random ones on week days and I will usually had at least one on a weekend. Not many have been super amazing but I have had a couple cool ones.

Here are the next 5.

http://www.dreamviews.com/blogs/501/...edition-64108/

Well the backlog is complete! Here is the last installment.

http://www.dreamviews.com/blogs/501/...edition-64132/

These were some of my cooler lucids actually. I plan on trying to have some on Saturday night, tonight may be a bust since we are going out and I will probably drink. Sometimes when I drink I do have lucids but it is pretty rare.

I am actually pretty excited about the storm one, I have not tried to control weather.

Ohh, those were really good lds! Your dream control is indeed amazing! Lots of tking and I also liked how you willed a scene change of the parking behind the door, very good.

Already excited about the next edition! :D

Completed the TOTMs, both basic and advanced. I actually got up for a WBTB and took supplements. Seems to always do the trick.

Full dream below.

FEB 2015 TOTM Complete! - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

Yay! Congrats on the double hitter and your first weather control! The whole scene must have looked really awesome, with the balcony looking over the mountain and river and those clouds coming down. Fantastic! :goodjob:

Cool outcome with the naughty task too!

Another lucid last night, no supps, I can usually have one on the weekend when I don't get up early and dont drink the night before.

I remember trying to complete a couple of things on my bucket list.

I tried going through a mirror but I don't think I believe it is possible in the dream. I always get stuck on mirrors or any other solid material I try to pass through. I need to imagine that I see my arm going through, really just anything I should be able to pass through. I think this is so far fetched in my mind that even subconsciously I don't think it can happen.

After a failed attempt at this i was going to go to space to a different planet but had a hard time flying out of where I was. If you think something will be hard and go wrong it will, its when you know you can do something that it always happens. I have been surprised at some of the things I was able to accomplish in dreams.

Full dream below.

Trial and Error: Mirror Jump - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

Great, great work, 501! :goodjob: Congratulations on all of your recent success. It's exciting to see so much lucidity and great dream control coming from you right now! Keep up this great work!

And congratulations on being double-winged!

As for going through mirrors, I know that you'll be able to do it! Phasing through or into solid objects is just one of those skills that comes easier after you've have a change of mindset.

For me, it was advice that Alyzarin gave me a long time ago. It was to simply realize that there's not really a mirror there at all. There's no wall, window, door, or whatever you're trying to phase through. Think only of the other side, not of your obstacle. And keep practicing! With dream control as good as yours, I think you'll master this soon. And when you get it, you get it for good!

Congrats again and keep it up! :goodjob2:

Congrats on the ld, 501! :)

Great tips from Canis! :goodjob2: I also like to add that it may help to practice phasing through transparent objects like windows or glass doors. They offer the benefit of being able to see what is the next place you are going and might take some of your attention from the solidity of the object. You will be looking at what's ahead and paying less attention to the little hurdle on the way. Another tip from practice - literally, just keep pushing forward. You will be surprised to find how suddenly the solid resistance goes away and you're on the other side.

The mirror task is really exciting and also something I look forward to experimenting with myself. My experiences are more with windows, glass doors and random objects and to a lesser extent walls.

Actually, there is a current suggestion in the suggestion pool about mirrors, so I would be voting on it. :D

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Teleport to a random place by pushing yourself through a mirror - describe the place you've ended in.

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There are some changes to suggestions and voting. Now, anyone can make suggestions and these are all pooled together here:

http://www.dreamviews.com/tasks-mont...on-thread.html

Next those who have completed the month's totm are entitled to vote. Current voting just started here:

http://www.dreamviews.com/lucid-task...ng-thread.html

Finally, the next month's tasks will be posted a bit earlier so enthusiasts have more time to prepare and chain wings.

Already excited! :D

Thanks Canis and NyxCC, I will absolutely use that advice next time I try to phase through anything or try a mirror. Its not even there, just keep pushing and trying through a window first are all great ideas. I also like the idea of crashing through objects with super strength, I have had minor success but solid objects almost always stop me.

There are a few additions to my bucket list that have come from TOTMs. I'm not sure if I could ever chain wings, it usually takes me at least a week into the TOTMs to get them done, if at all.

I had a very long lucid last night but really don't remember what triggered it or many major details.

More TK and an Amusement park - 25 Feb 2015 - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

Congrats on the ld! :)

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There are a few additions to my bucket list that have come from TOTMs. I'm not sure if I could ever chain wings, it usually takes me at least a week into the TOTMs to get them done, if at all.

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That sounds good. Looking forward to reading about those. Oh, and now you can have a sneak peak at the next month's tasks - they are currently in the lucid task club and can also be found at the end of the voting thread. Good luck! :)

Thanks NyxCC, this helped incubate the dreams so I was ready when I went lucid.

I got both of them done but would like to do the mirror task again. I will keep trying that one, it didn't go exactly as I had hopped.

CanisLucidus really helped by saying to just keep pushing, it finally got me through the mirror!

Advanced TOTM for Mar Success? - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

Awesome, congrats on the ld and totm! Glad my advice helped! :D

The 3rd person part was interesting, so you were watching yourself as another person?