Thread: Should I tackle the lion before the fish?

Originally Posted by Assasinof6

Also, for anyone else reading this, please tell me more information on transition, remaining calm and unexcited, and techniques that work best for you.

When doing a WILD, the first priority is to basically try and fall asleep. If you just lay still and try to note the changes that happen to your body, you're focusing too much on the external. You basically need to lay still and not think; pretty much like you're trying to fall asleep. Don't force thoughts in, don't force thoughts out. Try and keep a clear mind. Inevitably, thoughts will flow in. This happens when we fall asleep.

The best way I can explain it is when we get caught up in 'scenes' while were falling asleep, and it kind of drifts us under. This is the trance state that is needed to be maintained. You need to passively watch the images, but not get lost in them. This is the trance state in which your body gets tricked into thinking you fell asleep. To the untrained, this is very hard to maintain. You'll find yourself starting to drift in, getting caught up into images, then snapping out of it. You just have to keep practicing. Eventually, you'll be able to let these thoughts flow through your mind freely, and you'll passively watch them, but not get caught up. This is when SP will onset, and you'll feel like you're inside your head, inside these thoughts flowing.

Once SP sets in, its just as easy as trying to 'move' into the dream with your mind. This part is relatively easy; you will achieve it on your first try.

Edit: Feel free to PM me if you're having trouble or have any questions.

So you're saying achieving WILDS is much less an endurance task (staying perfectly lucid) and more meditation?