What are everyone's thoughts on self hypnosis. It occurred to me the other day that there has to be a better/easier way to lucid dream. I have talked to a couple folks who have been doing this for years and they still say that a large part of becoming lucid is luck.

I started reading about self hypnosis and suggestions to your subconscious and the state of mind they describe seems incredibly similar to the one required to induce a WILD for example. I had the thought that if I could use self hypnosis to tell my subconscious to LD or to remember to do reality checks when dreaming, etc, it may be more effective than the repetition of RCs and mantras I am using when in a conscious state.

Anyone else out there ever try it? I'm going to give it a shot. I will continue with all the normal stuff, but figure this can't hurt and possibly could take some of the luck out of it if I am successful.