The Power Of Mantras?

**DreamTravels** · 07-30-2011 05:44 AM

Hey guys, another post by your friendly community newbie, DreamTravels!

So today I would love some replies about what mantras work best for dream recall/attaining lucidity, why they work, and maybe some cool ones that people have thought up/experimented with themselves! I'll go first by saying that i used the mantra "remember only 2 dreams tonight" (thou i usually remember 4+) and it worked! I'm not sure why i tested it, i guess just to see if mantras really are that powerful!

Like always, thanks in advance! i hope everyone can benefit from this post!

**Puffin** · 07-30-2011 06:01 AM

It's more about the mindset than anything else, but the choice of wording definitely has an impact. I use the classic "I will have a lucid dream tonight" and have had a few from it so far... Hoping to have more in the future.

**DreamTravels** · 07-30-2011 06:09 AM

Surprisingly enough, i have not had any luck with using that mantra

then again.. im new to this and have only had 3 lucid dreams that i can ever recall

And by the way, i read your DILD guide Puffin, i enjoyed it thoroughly

very nice job

sorry if that was off topic.

**Erii** · 07-30-2011 07:24 AM

yeah it has much to do with the intention and feeling than the words themselves.
Try to think in present tense when saying mantras too

**Dark_Merlin** · 07-30-2011 07:56 AM

Lucid Avenger wrote a great wiki article on how to create and say a mantra that is effective here

Personally I've had success with
"I will lucid dream tonight"
"I am dreaming" (while trying to WILD)

and last night I tried out two new ones and had 3 LD's in a row and a FA I didn't pick up on!
"I am aware when I am dreaming"
"I attract dreams that help me achieve my goal of lucid dreaming"

Finding a mantra that works for you is definitely worth it, I attribute most of my lucids (if not all) to mantras