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Hi, im Brandon and im new here. I found this site on google after reading this article on Phrack. I'm very interested in learning how to acheive LDs and eventually OBEs. But, I rarely have any luck remembering just pieces of dreams. I've read through the tutorials but I haven't really found anything about practicing remembering dreams. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Well you can start a dream journal and even if you can't remember like anything from a dream just write down how you felt during the dream and you can just write down the pieces you remember.
And also, :welcome: to DreamViews :D
Get lost, we don't like newbies here.
Oh wait, :welcome: :P I'm joking.
As for remembering your dreams, make sure that you start a dream journal and if you're really struggling to remember anything then lay in bed after you wake up, keep your eyes closed and act like you're going back to sleep. Your dreams should come back to you because your mind is preparing to dream again, and the memory is the first thing to kick back on.
Make a list of common themes and go through them in the morning if you can't remember anything. Often times seeing something similar to your dream will remind you of it.
Wow, thanks for the speedy reply. I'll definately start keeping a journal but I can never remember how I felt during a dream. On the rare occasion that I remember part of a dream, all I remember is a couple images. Could this be because maybe im not sleeping deep enough or something?
and another reply before i could reply to the first, i mustve found the right forum. I'll be sure to try focusing on the last image i remember. thanks everyone
:welcome: to DreamViews Brandon!
Hey Brandon,
Welcome to Dreamviews. If you have any questions feel free to ask :)
Enjoy your stay!
Remembering dreams is not that tricky. It's using the conscious effort of writing down all recent dreams. that jogs that short term part of your memory, and stores the dreams in long term. Also, auto-sugestion works wonders.
Before you go to sleep think to yourself " I will remember my dreams". You will find it works quite well.
Welcome bm :banana:
For recall, I suggest you read the dream recall tutorial again, it does have practical explanations of what to do.
One important aspect is to not blow that 'feeling' you get when you wake up. Even moving lessens the chances of remembering things properly.
So when you wake up, relax and go over in your mind what happened. If you don't remember anything in particular, think about how you feel. WHy do you feel that way? What caused it? What happened before that?
Once you start remembering something, you can start to piece together the rest - what happened after that, before that, why did that happen, etc
Once you have a good idea of what happened - and only then - sit up and write down your dream. I prefer bullet form because it gets it down faster. You can always elaborate with details afterwards.
Keep doing that for a while, and your dream recall will steadily improve :)
thanks everyone for the welcome.
a couple hours ago i tried to WILD using this guide but once i feel im almost in SP i cant get myself to go any farther, i wasnt able to complete SP or start a WILD, any ideas?
placebo: i read through it again and ill try it tonight, thanks
Wild is pretty difficult, bmk. It requires the right amount of concentration, mixed with relaxtion. I'm even having problems with it.
The best thing to do, is to try it after several hours of sleep, and then remain as relaxed as possible!