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[ViolettaWilde]

Hi there! I've been browsing this forum here and there for awhile now, reading a lot of articles and such, but decided it was time to make a post. I've known of lucid dreaming for years, playing with it off and on, but recently I've been motivated to pursue it in earnest with clear goals and techniques. I've had quite a few successes in the past few months, and am hoping to continue improving. I'm in a bit of a downward slope with lucid dreaming right now, though-- it's been a week since I had one, though I've been trying to. That does happen now and again, but I'm hoping to get to the point where I can become lucid whenever I choose without really having to struggle through extended periods of failure to get there. (One of the reasons I decided to post here is because I tend to have better success when I'm actively engaging in reading/talking/thinking about LD during the day) Beyond that, my current goals are to heighten my clarity and awareness to the point where I feel fully "awake" within the dream, to maintain dream stability, and build control for things such as teleportation, conjuring objects or dream characters through visualization, maybe even eventually building a more-or-less stable dream environment that I can visit, etc. I practice WBTB almost every morning, occasionally skipping if I feel too tired. I use counting and mantras during WBTB, usually trying to WILD, and also incorporate reality checks during the day, though the latter probably isn't as frequent as it should be. I also keep a careful record of my attempts and successes, and a daily dream journal. Anyway, it's good to be here and I look forward to making some new acquaintances around here!

[spellbee2]

Welcome to the forum! It's awesome that you have clear goals in mind - having goals is incredibly helpful for keeping up your motivation, even when you have dry spells like that. Whenever you feel frustrated that you're not making progress, you can always look back to your goals and remind yourself how awesome it will feel to accomplish them. Let us know if you have any questions, and feel free to check us out in the IRC chat.

[ViolettaWilde]

Thanks! The dry spell is certainly annoying, but I just remember that it took a solid month of persistence to succeed the first time in this year's LD experiments, and after that it's been far more consistent with dry spells usually lasting no more than a week or two, so I know that sooner or later it'll pay off if I stick with it.