Hello chaps :)

[malcolm_sh]

Found this site whilsy procrastinating from an essay, and felt I had to join. I'd had a few lucid dreams in the past, and generally remember dreams quite well, but I started uni last year, and had trouble getting up in time for morning lectures. I set two alarms, a quieter one at 7 and a nasty one an hour or so later. The quiet one generally wakes me from a dream (sometimes lucid, usually not), and I go back to sleep and occassionally (about once a fortnight at least, with the memory of the previous dream fresh) slip into a lucid dream. Then the nastier alarm goes off later and I get out of bed (it's on the other side of the room) to turn it off then lie in bed again and sometimes, once a month or so, go into what must be a WILD (I've not read much about them yet). Still partly awake, aware of still being in bed, I "get up" and try to get ready for Uni, until I realise I can't walk and half to try to fly, which is a disconcerting feeling and disappointing when I realise it isn't real... Anyhoo, it seems to be (for me, at least) an effective method of inducing lucid dreams, even if it does mean I end up sleeping in from them...

[superlox3]

Welcome! Sounds like a very interesting method. Do you need some practice with it before it works, or is it pretty straightforward? I hope to hear from you around the forum; if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!

[Wavefunction]

Welcome to Dreamviews - what a great way to find the site! A WILD is a lucid dream where you go from being awake to being asleep consciously. If you do this, then you're WILDing. If you just went back to sleep, and then realized you were dreaming while in a normal dream, it's not. I've experienced the "getting up" dreams many times, they're called false awakenings and they can be useful for lucid dreaming. If you get into the habit of reality checking whenever you wake up for real, you could start reality checking when you "wake up" in the dream. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or any of the other dream guides (members with green names).

[Clairity]

malcolm_sh, I'm glad you decided to join us and that you found a LD method that works for you. As for the forum, you might want to review the Newbie Zone Guide for helpful information about this site: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=36723 You might also want to check out the Tutorials forum which contains information on the various lucid dreaming techniques and other helpful stuff: 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. Welcome to Dream Views!

[ninja9578]

Sounds like you're doing a WILD to me.

[Moonbeam]

Found this site whilsy procrastinating from an essay, and felt I had to join. All right! to DreamViews, much more fun than homework! Still partly awake, aware of still being in bed, I "get up" and try to get ready for Uni, until I realise I can't walk and half to try to fly, which is a disconcerting feeling and disappointing when I realise it isn't real... Disappointed!? That is what we live for here! Go with it! Anyhoo, it seems to be (for me, at least) an effective method of inducing lucid dreams, even if it does mean I end up sleeping in from them... It's a great idea; thanks for sharing!

[Twoshadows]

Welcome, malcolm_sh. Glad you found this site. I hope you enjoy it here, and learn a lot. Disappointed!? That is what we live for here! Go with it! Exactly...that's when the fun begins. Hope yo stick around and share some of your experiences with us.