WILD attemps

I'm attempting the method in which you lay still for as long as possible until your body falls asleep and but your mind is still conscious. I've tried this for the past two mornings approximately 3 hours after waking from a full night of sleep, is this too long a gap to grasp a solid WBTB situation? I've been having the black and white imagery in my head and even the feeling that I'm slipping into another consciousness, like a 3D black space in my mind. I have yet to get beyond this though, pointers?! THANKS FOLKS

I don't mean to double post, but I forgot to mention the main reason I can't move on is because my heart is racing too fast out of excitement haha, any pointers here as well?

You should refer to this thread for a lot of helpful information on WILDs. And here's just a little easy to use guide of mine that just outlines the basics of WILDing.

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Originally Posted by WolfeDreamer531

These are the steps to my WILD technique::

1. Get at least 5 to 5 1/2 hours (or more) of sleep (when using the Wake-Back-To-Bed technique).

2. Remember your goal (where you want to go, what you want to do, etc).

3. Dismiss any other thoughts and focus only on taking slow, deep breaths.

4. Remain COMPLETELY still, no matter what.

5. Try to steer clear of straying/abstract thoughts when entering SP (random/abstract thoughts means that the logical part of your brain is falling asleep, dont let it!).
(they can also cause you to enter a non-Lucid Dream which would make all this work was for nothing!)

6. Dont fight or resist SP in any way / stay relaxed and calm when it begins to happen.

7. Continue to focus only on your (slow, deep) breathing as vibrations, Hypnagogic Imagery, and auditory hallucinations become more intense from SP.

(you can focus on and/or visualize your goal once you think you've got the breathing part down packed).

8. Continue step 7 until you feel that sudden rush of falling through your bed or through the ceiling (in my case); this should mean that SP is complete, and hence you are ready to dream.

9. If you are not already in a dream scene, then spin around or rub your hands together (or both) in order to conjure up one. Doing this can also stabilize a fading/blurry dream scene.

There you have it, those are pretty much all the steps I take when Im attempting a WILD. And if it doesnt work the first time, remember that it takes time so dont give up! I know it seems like a lot, but once you've been through it many times, you will become better and better at it.

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It sounds like your problem is the same as mine (and other novice WILDers) when I first started WILDing. Its good that you already know what your problem is, which is your increased heart rate most likely being caused from excitement. You already have my guide above which stresses the importance of trying to relax/stay calm and taking slow, deep breaths through the intense transition from wakefulness to sleep. So the only other suggestion (and probably the best) I can give to this problem is practice, practice, practice. You have to practice this more often so that you can become more familiar with this transition, how this transition feels, how this transition affects you, and how to best react to this transition in the future so that you may successfully WILD. So continue to WILD and keep us updated on your progress.

Hi. I have been Lucid Dreaming all my life and have recently joined here. I suggest you do as the tutorials say and you are on the right track. My only advice so far is to make sure you are in a position to almost fall asleep. If you try on your back and never fall asleep, I find it useless.

I had another attempt today and I'd say it was my best attempt yet. I experienced a rush to my head that felt tight and as though I was going into another consciousness a few times, but could never seem to fully enter a dream. I never fully lost consciousness of my body is the problem I think. Also for a while I seemed to be completely embraced in whiteness, is this common? It was quite amazing.

As far as a WBTB period, about 60 minutes is supposed to be the 'ideal' time but this absolutely varies by person, so you should experiment around. If 60 minutes makes you too awake, and gives you too much difficulty falling asleep, then reduce it a bit. If not, maybe extend it. Whatever feels right and works for you is right :) 180 minutes sounds like a long time, but if it can work for you then go for it, especially if that's the time period you've got to work with.