The person goes directly into the dreaming state from a waking state. This involves relaxing to trick your body into falling asleep, while you consciously observe the dream formation process and its stages, one of which stages is
sleep paralysis. You often experience hallucinations as the dream forms, which are typically not observed because the person is usually unconscious by the time they happen - however, the point of a WILD is to remain conscious while your mind creates a dream, so you get a front-row seat in this process. The person is aware as soon as they enter the dream. WILDs can be done on demand and there is no randomness in when you will have one, since you are purposefully inducing one yourself. They also tend to be more vivid than DILDs.
WILDs are difficult to achieve without prior sleep that night; therefore, it's best to combine it with the WBTB technique (see below) and do a WILD after 5 - 6 hours of sleep, or during the day with a nap.
* Sleep paralysis (abbreviated SP) is the total or near-total paralysis of one's body during REM sleep, which is a safety mechanism to prevent the person from acting out their dreams. It can sometimes be accompanied by feelings of "rushing", vibrations along the body or in isolated areas, whispering, thumping noises, and other auditory and visual hallucinations which may be rather frightening at times. It is all produced by the mind so it is totally harmless, but it helps to read up on other peoples' experiences so you know what to expect before trying the WILD technique out. Although, some people may not experience any sleep paralysis symptoms.
There are three outcomes in a WILD:
1. the dreamer may become too focused on any hallucinations they're experiencing or become overexcited, and snap out of the dream transition prematurely which negates the attempt.
2. the dreamer will be thrown into a dream scene - success!
3. the dreamer may believe they failed the attempt, but are actually in a
false awakening, or a dream in which the person only believes they've woken up. If they perform a reality check and discover they're dreaming, success!
Once in the dream, or even if they think they may have failed the WILD, the person performs a reality check.
Average dream clarity/vividness - 7.5/10
Average awareness - 8.5/10
Resources:
Official Dreamviews WILD Tutorial
Jeff777's Free-Falling WILD Technique
Mind Awake, Body Asleep - Sleep Paralysis Induction Tutorial
KingYoshi's WILD Technique
Naiya's DILD and WILD Secrets
Seeker's The Five Phases of WILD
Mzzkc's Comprehensive WILD Guide
Mzzkc's Why You Fail at WILDs
Billybob's WILD - The Guide to End All Guides
AllInYourHead's How to Fail a WILD
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