Thread: Benni's Workbook

So basically these bedsheets you've been using in the past week are made from some sort of material that gives you an unpleasant overall feel, right? I'm totally for changing things to make yourself more comfortable and also changing bedsheets quite often (I don't even want to start on how alergic these things can make you sometimes). Also, letting in a bit of air before bedtime might bring in extra oxygen, etc.

I'm always really stoked after every LD so they always help me to keep up my practices - and even if it won't help I will still stay consistent because I know that at some point the time will have come when being aware is just a routine and doing RCs properly will be just as easy as drinking water... and by then I will have consistent LDs! But of course I'm setting my intent to really strive for LDs every single night!

You are absolutely right about this! It does become a habit for the subcon and you are more aware in dreams and start thinking about lding at some point and then you might do a RC and surprise! I remember this time when I was having a normal dream and messing around by announcing that I will do a RC by reading some strange text. I genuinely believed this to be rl RC but the text changed and I became lucid.

Do you have any advice on how to perform DEILDs (the part after waking up and staying still). That would be great.

I usually DEILD after an ld, so I just stay still and either strongly desire to be back at the same dream that just ended or I have no particular scene in mind but eagerly wait for the new scene to start. It's generally somewhat easier and quicker than classical wilding.

Also, there's this non-ld DEILD thing that's pretty interesting and it might give you an idea of what feeling to look for. For example, you have a really cool dream you enjoy so much you wish to be back there. You wake up, will this thing to happen, fall asleep and then you are in a similar non-ld. On the back of your mind you still know you are dreaming, but you have given up the control to fully participate into the non-ld.

It's the same sort of determination and desire that you bring with you when you want to DEILD, but you add some extra awareness, expecting to be in the dream lucid. It will be cool to experiment with this, especially since you are a deep sleeper, this might help for the dream to pick up faster.

Sweet dreams!