Dreamingaze's Workbook

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Well, I am still feeling frustrated. Fact is, I have a lot going on in my life that is taking up mental space. I feel like I just can't quite get my energy/motivation level up to that magic threshold that worked so well for me last year. I'm not sure if my previous success is a motivator or an obstacle at this point.

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Hi, dreamingaze!
I'm in pretty much the same boat as you. Trying to get back into the LD routine, and it's not easy. Especially with diet change, I think I might be experiencing the same thing. I've had LD's in the past, and that fact makes it even more frustrating now that I'm having a hard time getting in touch with my subconscious. Patience is the key, I think...

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I have the word "Dream" tattooed on my inner forearm as a permanent reality check.

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I've thought about getting a RC tattoo as well, and it's great that it seems it will work for you! Was this the first time you were able to RC with the tattoo in a dream?

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Originally Posted by TheAnachronist

I've thought about getting a RC tattoo as well, and it's great that it seems it will work for you! Was this the first time you were able to RC with the tattoo in a dream?

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Hi Anachronist! I do believe this was the first time I actually dreamed the RC tattoo. When I first got it back in 2014, the main thing it did for me was keep me focused. Although I am a tattooed person anyway, the act of getting the RC done in such a permanent way on my body was a very clear way of communicating to my sub/unconscious that I am "all in" and committed to building a bridge between my waking ego-Self and my unconscious. I like having a powerful RC wherever I go since other handy things like digital clocks are not always available. I am a huge fan of Carlos Castaneda, so using my hands as he recommended has been a comfortable go-to, but there's something more powerful about the written word...especially when it's tattooed right on my arm.

And yes, patience is the key....I'm really trying to remind myself that I CAN DO THIS because I had amazing success before....which means I can do it again.

Yay! Despite feeling down in the dumps and totally tapped out yesterday, I had a lucid dream! The dream is here.

I have been focusing mainly on RCs throughout the day, and using a simple mantra at night. I also started rereading Daniel Love's book, which I love. I feel I just don't have the energy for more than that right now. But it worked! This is the second time in a week that I dreamed my RC tattoo. The first time I simply noticed it was wrong, but this time it triggered full lucidity. All my LDs in the last year or more have been really low level, but I was fully lucid and thinking clearly in this dream!

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Originally Posted by dreamingaze

Yay! Despite feeling down in the dumps and totally tapped out yesterday, I had a lucid dream! The dream is here.

I have been focusing mainly on RCs throughout the day, and using a simple mantra at night. I also started rereading Daniel Love's book, which I love. I feel I just don't have the energy for more than that right now. But it worked! This is the second time in a week that I dreamed my RC tattoo. The first time I simply noticed it was wrong, but this time it triggered full lucidity. All my LDs in the last year or more have been really low level, but I was fully lucid and thinking clearly in this dream!

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Congratulations!!! May you have many many more!

Congratulations :-)

The tatoo is a neat idea, I might borrow that :cheeky:

Well, I'm getting on here late today, feeling pretty wore out tonight but wanting to check in with my progress and touch base with my dream buddy.

Last night was another success! I did some low key meditation in bed before going to sleep, set my WBTB alarm, and did some mantras each time I woke up during the night. I guess my talk with TheAnachronist last night about false awakenings inspired me, because I had my first FA in over ten years, and it resulted in a lucid dream. I've had lucid dreams two nights in a row this week! My dream is here.

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I have nothing to report but fatigue today, but I feel it's important to keep the dream mojo going by updating anyway. Last night I felt so wiped out that I really didn't have any expectation of an LD. I set my WBTB alarm anyway, but I was hazy and out of it during my brief windows of wakefulness. My dream recall is also zero this morning. But that's OK. It's been a really successful week already (two LDs that broke my dry spell!), so a down night is perfectly natural. Hopefully it's brief though!

Also, I think the dream buddy program is such a great idea! It's been really helpful this week to have someone to talk with and share ideas. We both broke our dry spells since we started talking. So awesome.

Congrats on the lds! :)

I've been a little off in my entries the last few days, but I'm trying to do some catch up today since it's my day off. I am thrilled that I had three lucid dreams this week! They were all DILDs, but one was a bizarre hybrid between a DILD and a WILD. The weird hybrid dream is here. There was a lot of strange in that dream, and I am still pondering that experience.

I went back and reread my workbook from the first entry and notice a theme: tired. I guess that has been my life for a long time now. I've been working on my education and career goals for so long now it's hard to even imagine a life where I'm not climbing that mountain. The finish line is finally within view now (hopefully next May), but it feels like I'm crawling on my belly toward that final victory. Right now I am trying to rebuild my dreaming practice so I have something else of value in my life that is NOT about school. My dreaming is just for me. I feel I owe my Self the honor and attention my dreams deserve. So, I am working on carving out more space in my life for this practice.

I am doing really well with my daily RC, and I am using WBTB consistently. However, I need to tighten up my DJ habits. I go through phases where I record religiously, then times I just can't make myself do it. So I think that is the thing I need to focus on over the next week. I have recall every night, but I remember a lot more than a series of fragments when I write them down consistently. I KNOW the DJ is central to a healthy LD practice, so I need to get back on track with my daily journal.

Checking in after a long week of downtime. Things have been a little hectic and I've been scattered, but I can feel my head clearing a little now so I am trying to get back on track with this and other things again. I'm remembering dreams nightly, but haven't been good about writing anything down this last week.

I'm working on developing goals for July. My main goal is to have at least 3 LDs this month to match what I accomplished last month. More specifics to come....

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Yes! Had two brief LDs this morning, both high lucidity. Details in my dream journal. Unfortunately, I was woken up by outside noise (cat and husband) before I could complete the TOTM I was planning on trying.

I'm excited by the fact that my awareness has been so high in my recent LDs. Last year, during a long dry spell, my LDs were mostly low level. Looking back at the spreadsheet I created to keep track of my LDs, only 6 of the 21 I had last year were high level. But....the 4 I've had in the last few weeks have all been high level! This is very encouraging. I am also encouraged by how many LD's I've actually recorded in the last few years since using my spreadsheet. I started the spreadsheet back in 2014, and so far have 80! So I'm doing better than I thought I was. I guess I just get bogged down with school and lose sight of how well I've actually done with this. I've been looking at the other DV Academy classes and think I may move into another more advanced course since I don't really feel like a beginner anymore. To keep me motivated, I think I need to start focusing on more advanced goals since I feel comfortable now with the techniques work for me. My biggest obstacle is stress and motivation, not ability.

wow ! Congratulations on the LDs. Great that you're advancing so much, it must be a boost to your motivation.

To bad about the noise (=, in my world its usually wife and kids...

Way to go dreamingaze! :)