Hey guys.

Basically, I saw lucid dreaming on an episode of Ed, and being bored last night I decided to look into this. After reading for hours I decided to dive straight in. I got the pad and pen next to the bed, set the alarm for what I guessed was going to be the REM period of my 4th cycle.

On going to bed I really tried to concentrate on the mantra, "I will go to sleep, dream, remeber it and write it down," though i caught myself musing over anything and everything as usual. I dropped off soon after. Then 4.45 in the morning I get awakened by an alarm; dreamless. So I tried to stay positive and had another go.

I woke up around 6ish with 2 dreams, thats more than I recall in a month usually! I wrote them straight down. Then at 8 I recalled another. This one even more startling for me as when the nights sky turned into a bright blue canvas I realised I was asleep. Excited i immediately wondered what to do next, who should I try to meet round the next corner?

Thats when the walls of the buildings around me and the road I traversed became vivid colours shining like an acid trip off a bad TV show. I realised i was waking up, and tried spinning on the spot. It was as if moving through treacle, and I barely moved. Thats when I woke up, instantly reaching for the pad.

Thankyou if you actually read all this, is there anyhting you can suggest to stay in a dream state? Have you had a similar experince? Feel free to PM me or reply with anything, as Im fascinated with this new world I've been oblivious to until now.

I love the site. It's also great to find somewhere you don't need to swallow all the ideas about astral projection and the like.