Thread: whats it like to LD

Time for a quick overview.

WILD stands for Wake-Induced Lucid Dream. It is a term for the act of transitioning directly from the waking state to the dream state without losing awareness. Thus, you are aware of the transition, which you usually are not.

MILD is quite different. It is not simply repeating a sentence to yourself, as many people think. It's more setting a mindset...if you want a good description of it, the best is in EWOLD - straight from the man who created the technique. I highly reccomend you take a look at the bit on MILD, it's a great technique if you do it right.

Oh, one more thing, sleep paralysis isn't that bad. I know the sort of stories you're talking about; they are extreme cases and I would be surprised if most weren't at least a little embellished. Many people experience only minor hypnagogic hallucinations.