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[jogo]

Hi I'm new here. Been keeping my journal for about 3 weeks but no lucid dreams as of yet. J

[sparkley]

Hi jogo! Welcome to DV!

[jogo]

Thanks. My experience so far has been that I can recall about 5-7 dreams per night for my journal. And about a week ago twice in one night I had a very pronounced tingling sensation inside my body. I wondered whether this was the beginnings of going lucid. However shortly after experiencing this sensation it fizzled out. It was a pretty fantastic feeling though. So for now I live in hope for actually going lucid. That said, I only started this project on 3 January so it's early days, right? Nighty, night, Jogo

[Sageous]

^^ Welcome to DV's Jogo! Though it is an important activity, keeping a dream journal is not the only thing you must do to enter the world of lucid dreaming. I highly recommend that you browse the Induction and Techniques section of this forum, and perhaps the DV Academy section as well. There you'll find lots of introductions to concepts and techniques you'll need to explore in addition to journaling. Good luck!

[Burke]

Welcome to the forums, Jogo! Honestly, 5-7 dreams per night, especially this early on, is quite impressive! I've been doing this for years and I normally only remember 3-4. Now, when you say you felt a tingling sensation, was this while falling asleep or when you were already in a dream? If it was while falling asleep, was it the first time you went to bed that night? That tingling sensation could be a good starting place to try a WILD, or wake induced lucid dream. A tutorial can be found here if you're interested. They're also quite fantastic If you have any questions feel free to ask!

[jogo]

Oh the tingling happened while surfacing out of a full-on sleep. as soon as I noticed what was happening I did my RCs but by then the feeling was ending.

[Burke]

It was probably you coming out of sleep paralysis. SP is often accompanied by tingling sensations, feeling something heavy above you/on your chest, and your body going numb. It can be fun and interesting, but when waking up there's not too much you can get out of it. If you're feeling confident you could try a DEILD, where when you wake up you don't move, keep your eyes closed, and then to a faster, easier WILD. It's difficult to get the hang of, but once you have it, you can chain lucid dreams together for several in a single night

[jogo]

Wow. Sounds incredible! :-)

[gab]

Welcome to Dreamviews! You already got some great replies. Please ask, if you have any questions. Happy dreams. Welcome Induction Methods and Techniques

[Narwhal]

Welcome jogo It will happen

[jogo]

Thanks for the encouragement :-) Actually a key motive for me is that I've got chronic RSI in my hands/arms, so I'm hoping to use LD for healing. Does anyone know of any threads on here which explore this area? Jogo

[Burke]

I remember a thread a couple years back about healing yourself in a lucid dream, but I can't seem to find it. The sub-forum Beyond Dreaming has a lot of people who look deeper into lucid dremaing, discussing things such as OBEs (Out of Body Experiences) and even dream healing. I suggest you search around for a little bit and if you have more questions, go ahead and start a thread. The topics can get a little controversial, but that typically stays in the deep dreaming subforum, where you need permissions to access. The beyond dreaming section should be very helpful to you though .

[jogo]

Thanks B i'll check it out. With any luck maybe i'll be able to make a positive contribution about healing soon.

[jogo]

Thanks B i'll check it out. With any luck maybe i'll be able to make a positive contribution about healing soon.