Thread: A hello and a question

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I think you're going about this in the wrong order. Usually, you exert control over a lucid dream. Control in non-lucid dreams is much less common, as you don't know that you're dreaming and expect to be bound by the laws of physics. So you wouldn't go "onwards to a lucid dream", you'd go onwards to control, after acheiving a lucid dream.

You've been dream journaling, which is good. If you can remember a couple dreams per night, it's enough to try lucidity. How you do this is up to you. Since you've been around for a while, I'll assume that you've read most of the tutorials. Pick one of those techniques, and stick with it for a while. You should begin to see results. If you don't, try another technique. Remember that lucidity can be hard for some people (myself included) so don't be discouraged if you only get one or two per month when you first start.

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You've been lurking for a few years? It's about time you joined!

I think you're going about this in the wrong order. Usually, you exert control over a lucid dream. Control in non-lucid dreams is much less common, as you don't know that you're dreaming and expect to be bound by the laws of physics. So you wouldn't go "onwards to a lucid dream", you'd go onwards to control, after acheiving a lucid dream.

You've been dream journaling, which is good. If you can remember a couple dreams per night, it's enough to try lucidity. How you do this is up to you. Since you've been around for a while, I'll assume that you've read most of the tutorials. Pick one of those techniques, and stick with it for a while. You should begin to see results. If you don't, try another technique. Remember that lucidity can be hard for some people (myself included) so don't be discouraged if you only get one or two per month when you first start.

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Oh, I had no idea I was approaching it in the wrong order! Control used to come easy for me, but I see what you mean-- it was random and didn't cause lucidity. Thanks for the advice, I'll go look up the tutorials again and try it tonight.

And thanks ninja9578 for the welcome.

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