Thread: SenrPF's Workbook

Day 33

20 minutes nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 00:10 and wake up at 7:30 without alarm.
Two dreams remembered.

Similar to yesterday...

Day 34

One hour nap in the afternoon. During this nap I woke up several times and fell asleep again. When we finally woke up I remember I had a dream in which I saw my dog in front of me, staring at me and I thought: "This is one of my triggers for RC!!!" , and then did an RC, but can not remember what happened...
Go to bed at 00:15 and wake up at 7:45 without alarm.
Two dreams remembered.

When I went to sleep I repeated my mantra ("I remember my dreams in detail") for a few minutes and fell asleep. Around 5:00, I woke up and went to the bathroom, went back to bed, and I lay on my back, I was completely immobile, completely relaxed and concentrated repeating the mantra. I fell asleep and a few minutes later I woke up with a dream in which to avoid falling down stairs I raised me and started to fly and landed a little later.
After that, do not remember when, I went back inside the previous dream, although in this case nothing special happened, it was a RD.

I am doing my prospective memory exercises and I think starting to obtain results, as in the case of the nap. I'm getting better at doing this kind of exercises. In my daily life, I was not able to remember I had to do something in the near future, almost always forgot, but now with these exercises that is changing.

As for what happened at night, I think it could be included in WILD and the second dream could have been DEILD. I'll try to work more on these techniques in the last few hours of sleep. I think it has also influenced the fact that these days I'm more rested.

It also seems common that one or more days after little dream activity, always a "rebound effect" makes my experiences are enhanced in successive days...
I will think about this to see if I can draw any conclusion that is useful to me!

Day 35

30 minutes nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 23:50 and wake up 6:45 with alarm.
Two dreams remembered.

Reappear Dreamsigns and have noticed that I look much into the details of the dream, I guess as a result of my exercises during the day.

Additional note:

In the Day 34 I had a dream about people related to my work. Had not heard from these people for some time, but they called me today and I had to visit them ...
The situation has been very similar to what I dreamed. I've been there to solve a problem they had, and also in the dream spoke of a special way with one of these people and today he told me he was in the hospital for a serious illness, although it is well now...
That dream was "special", maybe WILD, and at the end I fly...

I don't know if this has any relation!

Originally Posted by SenrPF

Additional note:

Two days ago I had a dream about people related to my work. Had not heard from these people for some time, but they called me today and I had to visit them ...

Whoa, freaky!

Day 36

Take a nap of 15 minutes.
Go to bed at 00:30 and wake up at 6:45 with alarm.
One dream remembered.

Tonight I've fallen asleep very fast. I could barely remember a dream, which was rather strange ...

I'm improving a lot my prospective memory and it also helps me to have better awareness of myself.

Day 37

Didn't take nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 23:40 and wake up at 6:45 with alarm.
Three dreams remembered.

I repeated my mantra ("I realize I'm dreaming") for a few minutes and fell asleep. The dreams have been very striking, I have drawn attention to many details, colors and shapes. My smartphone has appeared two times and somehow seemed to be trying to get attention...

I guess all this is related to the exercises I do during the waking state...

Day 38

Didn't take nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 00:05 and wake up at 6:45 with alarm.
One dream remembered and some pieces of other.

Nothing special tonight.

Tomorrow more...

One hour nap in the afternoon. During this nap I woke up several times and fell asleep again. When we finally woke up I remember I had a dream in which I saw my dog in front of me, staring at me and I thought: "This is one of my triggers for RC!!!" , and then did an RC, but can not remember what happened...

Ahhh, this was so close! Very good! You are starting to recognize those dream signs! Next time you will nail it!

Also, the dream about people from work was very interesting.

Day 39

No nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 23:55 and wake up at 6:45 with alarm.
One dream remembered.

Tonight was similar to the previous: some Dreamsigns appear again (the counters keep adding!), I look at some details and "avoid" stressful situations.

So far I have done my prospective memory exercises by selecting some random targets. Now, after analyzing results, I will choose the objectives taking into account those that appear more often in my dreams and that catch my attention...

Both my memory and my level of self-awareness have significantly improved!
Now, during the day, I realized that I am constantly analyzing my surroundings looking for triggers and doing so my level of awareness has increased!
Before that, on a normal day, my mind was wandering and my inner dialogue did not stop making my behavior such as "zombie-like"... I think I'm getting closer to something like ADA...

Day 40

No nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 00:10 and wake up at 7:35 without alarm.
Only some pieces of some dreams remembered.

I was tired. Some Dreamsigns...

Tomorrow more...

Day 41

30 minutes nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 00:20 and wake up at 7:45.
Two dreams remembered.

Nothing special...
I find it harder to wake up during the night and my dream recall has decreased...

Day 42

30 minutes nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 23:45 and wake up at 6:45 with alarm.
Two dreams remembered.

Tonight my dream recall has increased, but I still can't remember my dreams well. I hope to improve it in the coming days!

Day 43

15 minutes nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 23:40 and wake up at 6:45 with alarm.
Three dreams remembered.

Tonight I successfully increased my level of dream memories!
Apart from obvious reasons, such as fatigue, I don't really know why some nights I remember many dreams/things and not others... I think that mostly affects motivation, but I also don't know what the reason for this increased motivation...

Day 44

15 minutes nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 23:45 and wake up at 6:45 with alarm.
Two dreams remembered.

Nothing special tonight. Some Dreamsigns and not much else...

When I have some free time I will do a new review of my activities, and see if I can get some useful conclusions...

Day 45

No nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 00:30 and wake up at 7:45 without alarm.
One dream remembered.

In the dream tonight, to escape from a difficult situation, I ran a balloon and began to fly ...

Day 46

No nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 00:15 and wake up at 6:45 with alarm.
Two dreams remembered.

Nothing special tonight...
This weekend I'll try to write something more...

Day 47

No nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 00:15 and wake up at 7:45 without alarm.
One dream remembered. Somo pieces of others.

Next I'll write a few things about my personal work and in the forum about a book I read...

Revision until now

The use of mantra. Sometimes I think it doesn't work but it gives some good results. It is important to get a good level of relaxation, concentration and "inner silence", the more these "accompaniments" are achieved, the better result.

RC's. There are days that I can't do it properly, but I have improved on this issue and to recognize Dreamsigns. It does not seem that this habit has moved to my dreams...

The motivation goes up and down like a roller-coaster and I don't know why. I know that reading new things about the subject raises the level of motivation. This also influences the level of my memories about my dreams.

When I look at the end goal and I do not see progress, I get discouraged. When I look at little progress and advancing every day, considering that I do is the right result, then I see progress.

Somehow I think there is an "active" and "passive" way to access LD. I think WILD and similar techniques are active forms because you have to make a conscious effort to access the dream, and DILD and similar techniques are passive forms because you are on the lookout for that and when a signal appears access the dream.
In my case, I think it gives me better, or I'm more inclined, to the active form.
Although I keep doing RC's and looking for Dreamsigns during wakefulness, I think I'll give more importance to WILD exercises.
I have read a book about OBE and although it's, in principle, not directly related to LD, it has a series of exercises that I think are a better approaching to LD for me. I've done some preliminary tests and it seems promising.
I will create an entry in the forum about the book to see if anyone else has read it and expand this topic.

Of course, I will continue with my mantras before falling asleep increasing and improving concentration, relaxation and inner silence.
I'm just going to focus on what it is becoming every day to avoid creating false expectations that lead me to become discouraged.
I will revise and re-read everything written here in DV and in my DJ.

I am preparing to write the entry on the forum...
Here the entry in the forum: http://www.dreamviews.com/general-lu...ml#post2099943

Great revision SenrPF!

The use of mantra. Sometimes I think it doesn't work but it gives some good results. It is important to get a good level of relaxation, concentration and "inner silence", the more these "accompaniments" are achieved, the better result.

It's quite interesting that you mention the importance of being relaxed and in the state of inner silence. When I do wbtb, I also find ld chances and ld quality as well as focus during the dream to depend greatly on my state before that. The best results come indeed when I'm relaxed, with a relatively quiet mind, yet focused on the mantra and/or my intention to lucid dream.

Do you repeat your mantras pre bed only or do you also do wbtb?

RC's. There are days that I can't do it properly, but I have improved on this issue and to recognize Dreamsigns. It does not seem that this habit has moved to my dreams...

You can add a few things to enhance your RCs. One great thing is to always start the day with RC - as soon as you wake up, do any RC to make sure you're not in a FA.

Another thing would be when you remember to do the RC, to really think about the possibility of it working and that this could be a dream, try to feel the excitement and think about possible dream goals.

The motivation goes up and down like a roller-coaster and I don't know why. I know that reading new things about the subject raises the level of motivation. This also influences the level of my memories about my dreams.

I think this is the case for most of us. It's not easy to have the same motivation every day, but in the long run it pays to be motivated. I find dreams and the dream world pretty exciting - even normal dreams can very interesting and rich in details. Then I love to look forward to lucid dreams where I can have even greater fun. Reading past journal entries is always a great boost for motivation. I also like to soak up entertainment (like playing games, watching TV) and think how it will affect my dreams.

In my case, I think it gives me better, or I'm more inclined, to the active form.
Although I keep doing RC's and looking for Dreamsigns during wakefulness, I think I'll give more importance to WILD exercises.

Ok. It's recommended to still keep up the daytime practice though, because it increases awareness. About the book review, I haven't read the book but have seen the name around, I know one member is reading it (Tlaloc from Intro class) and I think VagalTone has read the book as well, so you might want to drop them a line for some book feedback in case they haven't seen your post.

Best of luck with the practice!

Day 48

30 minutes nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 00:45 and wake up at 7:45.
One dream remembered and some pieces of others.

Tonight I got up (not quite know what time) to go to the bathroom, I remember I had targeted a dream in my journal and went back to sleep. This morning diary was blank ...
After getting up I remembered a dream I had at the end of the morning...

Following the instructions given in the book I'm reading now ("The Phase") I have had several "strange" experiences and once appeared an image that was a bright vertical stripe of bright colors and also there was a very loud noise that startled me...

I'm still working ...

Thank you NyxCC for your interest and information!

Day 49

No nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 23:45 and wake up at 6:45 with alarm.
Two dreams remembered.

Some Dreamsigns (counters keep increasing), some control of some situations and some details that caught my attention especially...

Day 50

15 minutes nap in the afternoon.
Go to bed at 00:00 and wake up at 6:45 with alarm.
Two dreams remembered.

Again I got to relax and concentrate with my mantra before sleep, in fact, I fell asleep and about an hour later I woke up and felt very powerful vibrations and crystal sharp sound as a bell... In the dream I remembered then, I was in a situation in which a young man wanted to steal my smartphone, but talking to him I managed to overcome the situation and he returned it to me...