I think you do need a good nights sleep. Maybe you should just try relaxing for a few nights and nt thinking about it. Have you got a good dream recall yet? |
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It doesn't matter what I do, it doesn't matter what say/read/research or write - I just can't lucid dream. I've tried everything known to man and animal. Including: forums, blogs, websites, store-bought books, audio tapes/cd's, hypnosis, external cues, and more. |
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I think you do need a good nights sleep. Maybe you should just try relaxing for a few nights and nt thinking about it. Have you got a good dream recall yet? |
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Life is but a dream....
Yeah I'd like to know more about what techniques you have tried specifically. What your recall is like, if you have a dream journal/do reality checks etc, what induction methods you have tried, how far you have gotten...etc. |
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Techniques, huh? Well, I've used both the WILD and MILD induction methods. MILD works best for me because my dream recall is just better than my concentration skills. |
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have you tried a nova dreamer or anything like that yet? |
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~I wake up a little more every time I dream.
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oilfieldpilot,
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No, I haven't. Actually - what I DID do was get a friend over to detect my REM cycles. He would then manually flash a light or play a sound file when he thought I was dreaming. Something that we both devised as an alternative means to the Nova Dreamer. |
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First off, i have only had one lucid dream and this was before i came here... Since i have been here i havent. Though i am also being very patient, what i am trying to do is small steps to being lucid... And just like you i had a "semi-lucid" dream, which was ruined simply because i was too excited and woke up. I would say be patient but sometimes thats hard? I don't know if i skipped over it but how long have you been attempting lucid dreaming? For me its been about 3 months really and i still have nothing, but i don't let that discourage me... I don't really want to use any software like brainwave generator or anything else really... I'm not saying these methods don't work i just feel if i don't use them, I will have more confidence? Some people may find this strange... I just believe i can do without it... I tried these things at first but i feel these methods will drive me insane if i don't get an LD. For the most part my dreams are very vivid... its just i don't become lucid. I don't do many reality checks during the day, so that may help me... Some things i usually do before going to bed, is coming here on dream views and reading different topics... I also just try to concentrate on dreaming topics... because it gets kinda boring to repeat in your mind "I will lucid dream, i will lucid dream, and so on..." Be patient and chin up! :-) |
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while i can't do it either, i am trying and i think some times things come easy to people, and so for the people like me i think it'll just take some more doin than other people, so i think you should just keep a dream journal, and work on habitual reality checks...am i right? beleive i don't know because i haven't LDed either |
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What's Living if you never pull down your Shorts and Slide on the Ice?
Paco, I believe in you. Simply that, nothing more. I know you can do it. |
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you must be the change you wish to see in the world...
-gandhi
Wow, the Brainwave Generator. I used that a LONG time ago. I even did my research and made the correct frequencies (Theta, I believe). What a waste of time that was! |
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No, I don't believe the wizard had any meaning. I simply lost control of the situation and my mind turned to the next page. I tell myself that when I master my lucidity, I will manifest a being of great power - one that will present a creative challenge in both staying lucid and shaping the dream itself. A wizard just happens to be the recourse of my vivid imagination. If I'm truly ready, I'll be able to block the bolt, and like any game of alternating chance, it will then be my turn. Apparently, my mind can't multi-task.. Thusly, I opened my eyes and the dream was over. |
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Look, I don't believe in gods and goddesses. I believe in human potential. If you think the wizard has meaning, I'd be more than happy to hear what you have to say. |
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Leo, are you trying to say that the whole afterlife theory of there being different levels of planes applies to lucid dreaming as well? I'd highly doubt it but I do have some stuff I want to rid myself of. |
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Just keep moving…
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Haha...I think if the old man wants war, I'll have to learn that neat little lightning bolt trick of his. Fighting myself would never be more fun! I'll show him barbarian... |
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I almost joined a Pagan coven once. Part of the initiation was to cross a river, carrying all our supplies over my back. It was a cold river that day. The wind was still and something told me to turn back. I got in the river and started to swim out further and further. The bag slipped out of my hands and I soon found myself cascading down one of nature's most powerful allies. I had a choice to make: either swim to safety or swim after the bag. I choose to swim for the bag. Although, it almost seems like that river wouldn't let me. I was fighting against the currents until my arms grew tired. Then, another set of choices presented themselves as a friend of mine fell in, and she floated amongst the river: do I swim to safety, swim for the bag, or swim for my friend? I swam against the current again that day. Only this time, I rescued her and I swam us both to the other side of the raging river. The bag was lost. That was the last time I saw any of them. |
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Ok, I think I figured something out. The position in which you sleep, that affects particular mobility, also affects the dream state. For instance, I chose to sleep on my left side last night and in the dream state (non lucid) my left hook was too slow. It may have been coincidence, but interesting nonetheless. |
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Hey Paco, |
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~I wake up a little more every time I dream.
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oilfieldpilot,
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Actually Santa, I'd like to know what sets you into lucidity. Perhaps if I mimic your procedures, the induction process will speed itself up. |
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