Thread: New to the so called gettin 'Wild' :D

so i tried to wild yesterday night and this is what i did. . .

first...i laid on my back which i'm comfortable with and was really relaxed
second...my eyes were closed and i started feeling this swirling movement and saw some blue swirly thingys
lastly...i wake up the next day and find out i wasn't able to wild since i fell asleep watching those swirly thingys.

any help here

-what do i do after i see some kind of movement in my head? like images and all that? i'm soo confused D:

That's the hard part... You want to watch the swirly things, but not so much that you fall asleep (I read somewhere that the swirls are hypnotic... anyone know if that's true?). Try counting or visualization to keep yourself awake. It's also important not to focus too hard, or you'll wake up. Sorry, I'm not very good at explaining; I've never succeeded at a WILD myself, but I've read about it and I think I pretty much understand how it works. If you're new to lucid dreaming, you probably want to start out with DILD (see the tutorials). Good luck.

Originally Posted by hiddenstar

That's the hard part... You want to watch the swirly things, but not so much that you fall asleep (I read somewhere that the swirls are hypnotic... anyone know if that's true?).

yeah thats hypnogogic imagery in its early stages i do beleive. it sounds like you didnt get very far. just keep at it. and READ THE TUTORIALS! all of them. and try everything. then keep record of what happens. this will help you find what works best for you. me personally, i just do a wbtb and it works like magic for DILDing.

good luck

Is it possible to WILD during the day or say when you go to bed in the evening...?

Because i usually nap in the afternoon and still sleep, even though they say you REM after 5 hours of sleep.

It's possible to WILD during a nap because you go directly to REM. Sometimes it's hard to fall asleep in the afternoon though.

I don't recommend trying to WILD when you first go to bed, because REM won't start until much later. I'm not sure when the sleep cycle "resets," but you should be fine in the morning or early-mid afternoon, and maybe even later-ish afternoon. I'm guessing it's different for different people; you'll have to experiment and see what works best for you.

alright alright i'll read them tuts.