Thread: About remembering and wanting control

RE: 1. I think the best approach here is to focus your intent on something specific. As you prepare for sleep, remind yourself that you want to recall specific details. With some practice, these intentions will carry over into your dreams and on first waking up. Examples:

- the lightness or darkness of each scene
- color of DC's clothes
- DC's hair color and hair style
- what clothes you are wearing
- size of the room
- location of doors and windows in the room
- do the DC remind you of real friends? fiction characters? celebrities?
- does the scene remind you of a familiar place?

RE: 2. This is trickier, but again it's a matter of intent. For me, so far, I have tried to develop a routine to perform on becoming lucid. Before going to bed, I choose a few lucid goals for that night. On becoming lucid, I try to remember those goals and perform. Usually, the first one or two items in my goals are things to stabilize and establish control, such as:

- perform a reality check
- look at my hands
- spin
- touch nearby objects
- say a verbal command like "increase vividness" or "I control my dream world"

Sounds like me in a way. I wake up most mornings and cannot remember the entire dream; just little bits of pieces. I have been told to write down anything, even if only words, in a journal and with practice, remembering more of dreams will come to you. Also, I heard that you are not suppose to pop out of bed right away. Lay for a few seconds and try to remember the most you can. Good luck!