Greetings from 2199

**Wildstar** · 09-20-2007 06:03 AM

Okay, not really. But my screen name and avatar are from a cartoon set during that time period, so at least it's different from the normal "Hey" topic titles, right?

Anyway, dreams have been on my mind a lot for the past few days and I think I'd like to explore them more. I'll be honest, I'm mainly here to learn how to...hmm...what's the word I'm looking for...basically, I want to tell myself what to dream, and then go to sleep and dream it.

The concept of lucidity actually frightens me a bit. I always like the random weird coolness that dreams seem to have, and I think that might be somewhat diluted or possibly eliminated by becoming lucid. From what I've briefly scanned around the forum though, I think that may not be as much of a problem as I thought.

Later on, I'd like to build up to being lucid and give it a try, but at this point, I've just started keeping a dream journal, and I think I need to become much more observant of my current dreams if I ever plan on becoming lucid. At least I've started doing reality checks (the nose one) throughout the day, and that's a start, I guess.

Anyway, really pleased to be here!

**Wavefunction** · 09-20-2007 06:06 AM

Hey there Wildstar,

to Dreamviews!
VILD is a dream incubation technique used for lucidity, but you could modify it to incubate any kind of dream.

**Clairity** · 09-20-2007 06:06 PM

Wildstar, I'm glad you decided to join us!

You may want to review the Newbie Zone Guide for helpful information about this site: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=36723

You may also want to check out the Tutorials forum which contains information on the various lucid dreaming techniques: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...splay.php?f=25

If you should have any questions, please ask and we'll do our best to get you answers.

**Necco** · 09-20-2007 11:46 PM

welcome to DV. I like that cartoon! Keep you're reality checks daily. And thats the best piece of adivce i can give you.

**peppy** · 09-21-2007 07:39 AM

Hey there,

to Dreamviews! I u have any questions, feel free to ask.

**Wildstar** · 09-21-2007 08:41 PM

Thanks, guys!

Yeah, VILD definitely sounds promising, and not scary at all, unlike WILD. I believe I'll be focusing on the VILD technique both for lucid and non-lucid dreams incubation. While I don't think I'm quite ready to become lucid yet as my dream recall is only about 3-5 on a scale of 10, I might go ahead and start trying to get lucid dreams that way.

Necco - Awesome, I didn't think anyone else on here would remember Star Blazers. I chose my username from that specifically because watching that cartoon is my earliest memory of childhood and would therefore make a great "dreamviews" persona for me as it draws very deeply out of my past.

**Wavefunction** · 09-21-2007 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by Wildstar

Thanks, guys!

Yeah, VILD definitely sounds promising, and not scary at all, unlike WILD. I believe I'll be focusing on the VILD technique both for lucid and non-lucid dreams incubation. While I don't think I'm quite ready to become lucid yet as my dream recall is only about 3-5 on a scale of 10, I might go ahead and start trying to get lucid dreams that way.

Necco - Awesome, I didn't think anyone else on here would remember Star Blazers. I chose my username from that specifically because watching that cartoon is my earliest memory of childhood and would therefore make a great "dreamviews" persona for me as it draws very deeply out of my past.

How many dreams do you remember per night?
The main reason for developing recall first is so that you remember your LD. What's the point of having non-memorable ones?
2-3 a night is sufficient.

**tkdyo** · 09-21-2007 09:16 PM

welcome to the forum! I dont remember starblazers, but my earliest cartoon memory was Voltron!!! Which looks like it is drawn in the same style. so welcome fellow old school animer!

**Wildstar** · 09-21-2007 09:18 PM

Well, since I started keeping a DJ on Monday morning, it's went like this:

Monday Morning - 2 dreams, pretty good detail on both and can still remember "feelings" I had in both dreams

Tuesday Morning - 2 dreams, only managed one detail from each and can't remember anything else about them

Wednesday Morning - 2 dreams, the first I remember nothing about except the fact that I had a dream, but the second was just as detailed as the two dreams from Monday Morning

Thursday Morning - None

Friday Morning - just 1 dream, but again, very detailed like the two from Monday and the second one from Wednesday

What I tend to do is I go to bed between 12am and 4am, sleep until 8:30am, get up and have breakfast, go back to bed until 10:15am

The days I've had two dreams, I had one during the night, and then one during "nap" time, but the first one on Wednesday faded before I could write it down.

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