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    1. 04-15-2008 09:09 PM #1
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      Is this hypnagogic sounds?

      I really don't know much about hypnagogic images or sounds. I really am too lazy to try doing all that prep work to have a lucid dream. Plus I've had a lucid dream before with no prep work, so I am sure I can do it again. What I've been trying is to keep myself aware of going to sleep.

      A few days ago I was lying down and trying to stay aware by repeating things in my head. It kind of worked. I could tell I wasn't really fully conscious. As I was repeating things in my head I started thinking of a sound in my head and I heard it in my room. It kind of shocked me. I tried not to focus on it. My body felt weird. It felt like I was high or something. My whole body felt like it was weightless and just floating in space. I could not stop myself from giving this attention and I soon totally woke up.

      Is there a term for this stuff? If I keep trying my technique and not pay too much attention to these things will I enter a dream lucid?
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    2. 04-15-2008 09:22 PM #2
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      Hypnagogic sensations. The floating feeling, sounds, images... Practically any hallucination you get when in the waking-sleep phase.

      It's hard to tell if you'd fall into a dream. Yes, in theory. It's better to do it after a few hours of sleep. Especially if you wake up right before or douring a REM stage.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Bonsay View Post
      Especially if you wake up right before or douring a REM stage.
      How would I find out when I need to wake myself up to do this? I've heard people say get five hours of sleep and then wake up, but a lot of the time the most sleep I can get is five hours sometimes close to six. If I can wake up and just go back to sleep it would be fine, but from what I read I need to get up and kill 30 minutes to an hour. Which would just cut into the time I can sleep, which would ruin the rest of my day.
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    4. 04-15-2008 09:51 PM #4
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      You don't need to stay awake for 30 minutes. These are just techniques. All you can do is experiment with it. Do it on the weekends or when you have time. I need those 6 hours of sleep as well, so I don't really try it as much douring the week. In the end you could do it as soon as you go to bed if you want. Even if you don't succeed, only thinking about it might pass into a dream and then give you a DILD.
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    5. 04-15-2008 09:55 PM #5
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      I've been a big believer in HI's. I consider them to be an easy gateway to Lucids if you can maintain focus. I think they are missed way too often. Pay attention to "all" as you drift off. Most of my lucids are (wake back to bed) WBTB method and HI have been the key.
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