Hello again Dreamviews!
I started my first entry into my DJ on the 8th September (6 days ago) and since then I've had, shall we say, limited success. My first entry I remembered 5 dreams, varying in vividness. I was so stoked doing this but the next day I remembered not one dream, and since then only one day I've remembered a clear dream.
Sometimes I know I've dreamt some epic dream but have forgotten it but for about 3-4 of the mornings since I started nothing comes to me, despite the array of techniques I've tried/am using.
here's the techniques I'm using:
-Lay in bed for 5 minutes with my eyes closed and rewind the dream to remember as much as possible.
-Repeat the mantra 'I will remember my dreams' for about 10+ minutes until I fall asleep.
-Lay as still as possible before falling asleep.
-Drink loads of water to try and awake during a dream in the early morning.
-I tried the mantra 'I will awaken from my dreams and completely remember them' but decided not to use it anymore.
-I read my dream journal before bed every night.
-I'm not stressed and I get almost my 8 hours of sleep every night

I just wanna know if this is normal and if beginners regularly experience this or maybe I need to change tactics somehow? thanks for the help!