Is Dream Recall Neccesary for a WILD?

[arcazle]

I know it might be a stupid question, but is it? If your going into a dream from a conscious state and you transition, then do you really need to 'recall' doing it? Thanks guys!

[Darkmatters]

What is the point of having a lucid dream if you don't remember having it after you wake up?

[Sageous]

Sounds like a Zen koan: If you have a lucid dream, but no one is there to remember it, did it happen? But then again, since an LD is a waking consciousness event, traditional dream recall really shouldn't be necessary. Maybe Arcazle's question is less stupid than it appears at first glance. That said: Yes, Arcazle; whatever value you put on dream recall, or however you define it, remembering an LD would be the same process, regardless what method you used to get there.

[arcazle]

Yeah I worded my question a little wrong, I just thought you'd recall going into a WILD dream because you were conscious from the start. :/ Don't worry!

[Erii]

It depends really. If you never remember dreams, it will obviously pose a problem but if you have average dream recall you should be fine.

[Naiya]

Hmm, well in a WILD, you are conscious the entire time. So as long as you wake up fully once the WILD is over, you should remember everything even if you normally have horrible recall.

[Loaf]

"Dream recall" is a term used to refer to how successful somebody is when remembering the dream. It sounds to me like the OP thinks this is a special process one must undertake to remember their dreams, which isn't true. So to answer your question, yes, remembering your dream is always good.