congrats! did it last long? |
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Thanks to all the advice on this forum I have had my first lucid. It was a tad on the short side as I got a little excited when I realised what was going on. I guess my next objective is to learn who to maintain them? – anyone fancy pointing me in the right direction? |
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Last edited by marmiteyman; 03-10-2009 at 12:50 PM.
congrats! did it last long? |
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The nose pinch and trying to breathe through your nose worked for me last night. You can do it without actually pinching your nose too by just closing off the airway to your nose near the back of your throat but pinching is preferable. |
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Gratz man!! Spinning around while reminding yourself that you are dreaming is good to maintain your dream from what i have heard. |
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Well done. |
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i also heard that rubbing your hands helps maintain lucidity |
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I don't have a signature
Or do I?
Congrats |
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Lucid Dreams: 0
Goals:
[]DBZ dream []Naruto (or a ninja related) dream
[]Meet famous people []Experiment with different powers []Use a computer
Generally you can just dream spin (spin in circles in the dream) or rub your hands and this increases clarity pretty well for most people. Other people have different techniques like yelling "increase clarity" or clapping their hands. Once you get experienced you won't even have to use these techniques an you'll be able to increase the clarity just by focusing your mind. |
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woops... double post coming up... |
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Last edited by Desert Claw; 03-11-2009 at 09:54 AM.
I know a couple people who say spinning just makes it worse, so generally its anything as long as you believe it will work. like putting on glasses, rubbing your eyes or focusing on one detail in your dream |
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how excited did u get? |
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Congrats on your first lucid |
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Unfortunately it did not long last at all. After I realised I was dreaming I jumped in the air and flew around for what seemed like no more that 20 seconds. After landing I could not take off again and that somehow made me think I was not dreaming anymore, the rest is history :-( |
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Good Luck |
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Hi. I focus on my surroundings. As soon as I realize it is a dream. I will narrate it to myself a little bit ( ie. the surroundings of that particular dream) so that I keep the separate awareness but the dream continues. |
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I was reading a book on LDs by Stephen LaBerge the other day and he reckons that it's the feeling of motion that solidifies the dream (which is why spinning works). So stuff like falling backwards works as well although a lot of them result in false awakenings. To battle that he suggests that while spinning you keep repeating "The next scene I see will be a dream" and so even if you do have a false awakening you can identify it as one and remain lucid. |
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Ok, the absolute most helpful reality check for me is to use telekinesis. It's the only thing I do anymore, and it's very quick. All you have to do is concentrate on a preferably small object and will it to move. Doing this through hand gestures works best for me. As soon as the object moves, I know I'm dreaming. That obviously would not happen in reality. |
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One thing I do is stare at my hand and focus on it. Nearly all of the time my hand gets clearer and I am able to stay in the dream for a while. |
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marmiteyman what technique did you use to become lucid for the first time? |
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my first lucid dream i both focused on my hand and spun. |
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oh and maybe you should go reward yourself. go get yourself some tacobell or something. |
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