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Hi Monocycles, welcome to Dreamviews!

If you decide to WILD (entering sleep paralysis and then a dream right after), I suggest imagining tactile, visual, and auditory sensations. Imagine a scene in front of you when you begin to experience hypagogic imagery such as flashing lights. For instance, if you imagine a beach, imagine the feel of the sand in your toes and the breeze. Imagine the sounds and the smells.

If you want to try the DILD technique first, a big tip is not to focus on dream signs. Instead, focus on awareness and really questioning whether or not you could be dreaming. Dreams feel extremely real while we're in them, and we don't stop and question if it could be a dream, which is why you should get into the habit of doing this in reality. It will carry over into your dreams (there's a guide linked in my signature).

When you get your first lucid, try not to become too excited and zip off to fly or whatever right away. A common occurence is when beginning lucid dreamers become lucid for the first time and forget to stop and stabilize the dream before doing things. Rub your hands together and observe your surroundings for a few moments, really grounding in the fact that you're dreaming, then try some dream control out! Dream control's all about expectations, so if you open a door and expect a volcanic location to be on the other side, it probably will if you believe it. Anything's possible in dreams so leave your doubts and waking world laws at the door.

Good luck. :3

Originally Posted by Puffin

Hi Monocycles, welcome to Dreamviews! :goodbye:

If you decide to WILD (entering sleep paralysis and then a dream right after), I suggest imagining tactile, visual, and auditory sensations. Imagine a scene in front of you when you begin to experience hypagogic imagery such as flashing lights. For instance, if you imagine a beach, imagine the feel of the sand in your toes and the breeze. Imagine the sounds and the smells.

If you want to try the DILD technique first, a big tip is not to focus on dream signs. Instead, focus on awareness and really questioning whether or not you could be dreaming. Dreams feel extremely real while we're in them, and we don't stop and question if it could be a dream, which is why you should get into the habit of doing this in reality. It will carry over into your dreams (there's a guide linked in my signature).

When you get your first lucid, try not to become too excited and zip off to fly or whatever right away. A common occurence is when beginning lucid dreamers become lucid for the first time and forget to stop and stabilize the dream before doing things. Rub your hands together and observe your surroundings for a few moments, really grounding in the fact that you're dreaming, then try some dream control out! Dream control's all about expectations, so if you open a door and expect a volcanic location to be on the other side, it probably will if you believe it. Anything's possible in dreams so leave your doubts and waking world laws at the door.

Good luck. :3

thanks for the advice

what i've been doing is during when i'm awake, i'v gotten into the habit of doing reality checks. when i go to bed, i try to WILD, and if that doesn't work, and i fall into a dream without realizing it, i hope that by doing enough reality checks during the day, it will give me a better chance of realizing i'm in the dream.

anyway, the advice is highly appreciated

No problem. If you aren't already, I suggest doing a reality check every time you get into bed, wake up in the middle of the night, and get up in the morning with some skepticism as to whether you're dreaming or not. Since it's usually dark, the nose-pinch RC works very well here, or the digital clock RC if you have one at your bedside.

Originally Posted by Puffin

No problem. If you aren't already, I suggest doing a reality check every time you get into bed, wake up in the middle of the night, and get up in the morning with some skepticism as to whether you're dreaming or not. Since it's usually dark, the nose-pinch RC works very well here, or the digital clock RC if you have one at your bedside.

i do the digital clock, one, but what is the nose pinch one?

Very straightforward - pinch your nose and try breathing through it. If you're dreaming, you'll be able to breathe like nothing's blocking it. It's probably the most reliable RC out there and has never failed for me... Although the digital clock fooled me once by staying at the same time.