How Close was I?

[Soul_Sleeper]

Hey, This is my one of my first posts I tried my first lucid experiance with a WILD. I laid down with my hands at my side and earplugs in. after a while I saw streaks of light and some ball's of light come over my vision. Then, (everything was pretty black) I began to see a darker black begin to roll over my vision in waves. Then I got a tingle all over my body, and for about 5 miniutes I felt almost weightless amongst other strange feelings. But then I got excited about what was happening and I lost the feeling. I tryed to get it back but I couldnt and I opened my eyes. I was just wondering... How close was I to entering the "Dream World"? the whole experiance lasted about 17min. PS: OMFG I felt SO rested when I opened my eye's! Thanks,

[jaasum]

I have just started attempting WILDs this past week and I had that same "darker blackness" running over my vision. So if that helps at all, still no LD yet. Dream Logging has been a huge help though.

[tonythephatone]

i have yet to attain a LD but i was listening to some subliminal recall mp3 last night (look for it int he task of the month forum) with my noise-cancelling headphones in and as i was listening i realized that i wasnt lookin at my eyelids anymore.. and the darkness wasnt any darker, but it was.. deeper.. like there was distance between my eyelids and my eyes... i got excited and couldnt hang onto it though...

[Soul_Sleeper]

Thanks for the replies guys! now i know im not crazy about the darkness thing! LAWL!

[Alex D]

First up, welcome to Dream Views. While I wouldn't recommend WILD for a begginer, you did pretty well there. Your best course of action I think would be yo keep your mind occupied so you don't get excited. Strong feelings of excitement seem to be detremental to lcid dreaming in many cases. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask us.

[Soul_Sleeper]

Thanks again guys, I never really see any clear images in my eyelids when I WILD; just Balls of light and differant round shapes of light. I also see the light balls explode into a ring of light then form back into the balls. Has anyone else seen this? also... I tried a few more WILDs since my first attempt and I now feel the tingle but also a "Strange feeling like my body is twisted into a spiral." I do WILD's on my back but sometimes it feels like my body is laying on its side and trying to lie on its stomach. Has anyone ever felt this?