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[november_raiin]

hey.. im new here.. just joined. ive been reading a lot on this sight about LDing.. and i know i have before, but by accident.. a few times, and i remember most of them. ive been in an SP by accident too before. but the problem is.. everything was by accident lol. now im very interested, and i want to learn how to, so ive tried reading all this stuff and concentrating on it before i go to bed. ive tried some of the techniques, but its not really going anywhere. i got real close last night, but then i woke up. the only thing i have down is the dream recall because ive always remembered my dreams really well.. so i started to keep a journal like it said to, but i still haven't been able to LD, which is really my goal. and even though ive read everything in here.. i was wondering if there are any tips at all? because it really seems hopeless, i have too much trouble concentrating on it before i go to bed when i have a million things on my mind and then i never seem to recognize dream signs in my dreams, it always seems pretty real. so if anyone can help.. id appreciate it. thankz =] -lex

[Leo Volont]

Originally posted by november_raiin hey.. im new here.. just joined. ive been reading a lot on this sight about LDing.. and i know i have before, but by accident.. a few times, and i remember most of them. ive been in an SP by accident too before. but the problem is.. everything was by accident lol. now im very interested, and i want to learn how to, so ive tried reading all this stuff and concentrating on it before i go to bed. ive tried some of the techniques, but its not really going anywhere. i got real close last night, but then i woke up. the only thing i have down is the dream recall because ive always remembered my dreams really well.. so i started to keep a journal like it said to, but i still haven't been able to LD, which is really my goal. and even though ive read everything in here.. i was wondering if there are any tips at all? because it really seems hopeless, i have too much trouble concentrating on it before i go to bed when i have a million things on my mind and then i never seem to recognize dream signs in my dreams, it always seems pretty real. so if anyone can help.. id appreciate it. thankz *=] * -lex First, read a great deal of the posts from the people who do begin to have Lucid Dreams. Most of the time they come to nothing, and their Higher Dream Mind only turns against them with the strategy of presenting False Awakenings. What can we infer from this? Well, that in most cases Lucid Dreaming is being used pathologically -- that Lucid Dreaming is doing more harm than good. This should not always be the case. Most Lucid Dreamers achieve Lucidity and then go immediately into action to destroy all of their Dreams. We should all consider that our Dreams are Created by a Higher Intelligence for some special purpose in our lives and the lives of All Beings, and that they should not be destroyed by some insane Control simply because people suddenly yield this fatal power. So, what is the purpose of Lucid Dreaming? Well, if we are aware that we are dreaming when we are dreaming, then we can infer a very important factor, and that is that we are beyond death or harm. This can infuse our choices with an almost absolute Bravery. Also, knowing that we are dreaming, we know that we have a greater range of choices even regarding the capabilities of our own bodies, our own persons. We can fly. We can check our wallets for money. We can consult our Dream Memory to examine how our Dream Selves may differ from our waking selves (and there is a Vast Difference if one ever consults one's dream memory to see what one has been recently doing with one's Dream Life. Our Dream Selves quite have their own complicated lives with their own complicated set of personal agendas, which it would help us to understand). Lucidity gives us an opportunity to make informed dream choices. That should be enough. Instead Lucidity is used as a weapon of destruction. Anyway, if Lucidity is remaining aloof, then why not accept that you are not ready for Lucidity yet. so spend the time working on your dreams. Can you fly? Have you been killed and then risen up -- demonstrating Dream Deathlessness. Honestly, until you've faced your monsters, been killed by them, and then realize your survival, Lucidity has little value. The chief value of Lucidity lies in clueing one to one's Deathlessness, to enable that absolute fearlessness. Then there are the Spiritual Quests which do not necessarily require Lucidity. Establish a Spiritual Goal for your Dreams, and bombard yourself with suggestion to achieve those ends. What will then happen is that you will become Lucid in order to achieve these other purposes. it happens all the time with myself. I suggest that I would like to try a certain Mantra or Prayer, or find the abode of a certain Angel or Saint. So I start a regimen of suggestions to achieve such goals. Well, the Higher Mind does the best that it can and I miss one dream opportunity after the next, but then, eventually, I go Lucid and I remember "Oh yes, I wanted to do this and that and all of this other stuff" and so I do what I had planned -- in the midst of the Dream Action I say such and such a prayer, or intone such and such a Mantra, or evoke a Holy Name. It is Lucidity used with a purpose, which is used in conjunction with a Dream Higher Mind that is cooperating along for the same ends. I never have False Awakenings. Decide what you want to do with your dreams, and look for guidance and direction from the Dreams that you do have. And don't get sucked into Lucidity for the sake of Lucidity -- for the sake of destroying honest dream content for the sole purpose of pumping up one's pride in the performance of mere lucid dreaming parlor tricks.

[Hate]

Hello, and welcome to Dream Views! Hmm, are you doing reality checks? If you already have your dream recall up, you really should start it. Try to get into a habit of doing reality checks every now and then in waking life. Hopefully it will carry over into your dreams too. A good reality check is pinching your nose and trying to breath through it. If you can breath, you're dreaming. I hope this helps.

[muse.v]

A general tip: Don't think you can do everything at once. Start out by keeping a Dream Journal. Just do this, and nothing else. I wouldn't even try MILD or other techniques yet. Make a dream journal routine. I find this alone will give you LD's, perhaps each fornight, or maybe more or less. Develop your motivation, keep focused, don't stop. Do RC's as often and routine as you can. After you have had a couple of LD's, you should form a clear goal, something you want to do when you become lucid. Something productive. Often i become lucid and start flying, run around with freedom and joy, and then i wake up because i have lost focus. I think that is what you need to develop at this point; refine your focus.You want to become lucid and remember what you wanted to do, and follow through. If you use this as a guideline, by this point or sooner you should have a good level of skill and will be able to decide where you need to go from here.

[nina]

Hey there, and welcome to the forum I think you might benefit from some one on one help. You might want to check out the adoptions forum and after you've been here for 2 weeks you can find a more experienced lucid dreamer to adopt you and help you more. If you have any questions feel free to PM me or any other Dream Guide, member, or mod...and good luck. -nina