Quote Originally Posted by ASmitt View Post
Thank you for the welcome!

When I first heard about lucid dreaming I went on a mad research spree that didn't seem to help. I tried so many different techniques but nothing worked. After 3 years of nothing (and having stopped trying), I had an odd dream involving a white room (like the Matrix Loading Construct), mirrors floating around, and a desk. I did a reality check in the mirror, remembering that you aren't supposed to see a perfect reflection of yourself. I looked down and back up to find that it looked normal. Even still, a voice whispered behind me "You're dreaming" and I clicked into lucidy. I went to check the desk and found a folder. Before I could open it, I woke up - I'm very bad at stabilizing my dreams as I've had little opportunity to practice. It's also worth nothing that the handful of dreams I mentioned all happened on the same morning.
The reflection test is interesting. I'm not sure how reliable that one would be for me, because my reflection tends to look exactly like myself. It just has its own personality. It's also interesting that you mention the mirrors and desk. Are you at all familiar with the Lucid Crossroads?




It's more related to doors surrounding a welcome desk, but kind of the same feel. Haha.
The next time you want to try stabilizing your dream, take a good look at your hands. Paying attention to the detail of the dream - either visually, or by touching the objects around you - will help orient you to the dream state. Focus on your intent for the dream to become more clear and stable. Really immerse yourself into how things look and feel. This will help give you more time in the dream, and help keep things from falling apart.