Hello, Forum!

[dankoni]

I've been to this forum many times in the past few years, but never bothered to make an account until tonight. I've always been interested in dreaming, but I'm not an experienced LD'er yet. About five or six years ago, I got into LD'ing for about 6 months. Back then, I was mainly experimenting with B6 and binaural beats, I kept a dream journal and read The Lucid Dreamer: A Waking Guide for the Traveler Between Worlds by Malcolm Godwin. I fell off for a while, but now I'm getting back into it and taking it more seriously this time. I've even quit smoking weed (I smoked daily for about 17 of the last 18 years) and one of my main motivators was increasing my dream recall. Last week, I had my first false awakening. It freaked me out a bit, but I think it means I'm progressing a bit. Right now, I'm diligently keeping a dream journal and experimenting with Silene capensis and Synaptolepis kirkii, along with a few different supplements (B vitamins, DMAE, choline, piracetam, ginkgo, melatonin, 5htp, etc). Of course, I'm not taking all of these at once... just trying to list everything with which I'm experimenting. I'm also terribly interested in DMT right now, and I'm getting a bit back into mushies. Not that these substances are directly related to LD'ing, but there are connections. Anyway... what else? I don't consider myself a Buddhist, but that's probably the religion with which I identify the most. I'm into meditation and trying to get into yoga. I enjoy reading about religion, philosophy, psychology, and spirituality (hate using that word). I've been trying to not play video games too much these days, but I've spent a great deal of time playing them throughout my life. I'm married to my best friend who is a beautiful 28 year old female. She is also getting into LD'ing, but not quite as much as I am. We've been married for nearly four years, but we've been together for over 12 and our relationship is better today than it has ever been (after many years of extremely rough times, addiction issues, illness... you name it). Well, I think I've written enough for now. Probably too much. Anything you want to know, just ask. I always try to be as open and honest as possible. Thanks for reading!