Complete Newbie but Highly Modivated

[ethan_hines]

Ok confession time....I've never intentionally had an LD, but just knowing they exist spurs me on. I've felt the vibrations during the WILD, but sadly my fear took over (yes I know there's nothing to fear, it's perfectly natural we do it every night just not consciously). I know I will eventually consciously enter the dream reality. I owned the NovaDreamer but I never got the hang of it, all those flashing lights drove me nuts. I see the research team is developing something to do with Galvanic Skin Response, that may work better dono, apparently our breathing rate changes as we enter REM, I was thinking of buying a cheap pc polygraph and record the physiologic changes during one nights sleep. There's this guy over on another forum that is developing a REM detector using what's known as the NIA or Neural Impulse Actuator it's used for gaming to control your controller with you guessed it your mind, well more aptly your brain waves. What could be a better device to detect REM then that, anyway if you want to check it out go theOCZ website.Two questions :What is the longest time spent in LD,the second is who in this forum has the highest number of successful LDs,preferably WILDs since they are harder. I presently listen to the Hemi-Sync Gateway Series, I use it to archive focus 10, and for the affirmation "I am more then my physical body...".I've tried using the BrainWave Generator (or Bwgen) but the only one that seems to put me in a different state of mind is the Migraine Headache Treatment #3 that varries btween 10 and 5hz.I am male,31,and Canadian, not that it matters since LDing is free to all of humanity yeah! . Well that's my intro, Sweet Lucid Dreams Everyone! Ethan

[Shift]

WILDs aren't necessarily harder. There are lots of people who can WILD who can't DILD, and those who can DILD but not WILD. Depends on the individual and on the specific induction attempt.

[spockman]

I definitely agree with Shift, and am looking forward to seeing what successes you have. Make sure to post them somewhere!

[ethan_hines]

In my dream I was sitting in a chair and I fell asleep, the next thing I know I'm flying and I said to myself "Wait, I'm flying this can't be real" and I looked at my hands and suddenly I was semi-lucid. I started spiraling out of control still flying so I just said "STOP" out loud in my dream and then I ended up floating near the chair I fell asleep in at first I thought "Great, I'm having an OOB" which I didn't want to have because I knew I couldn't control OOBES.So I looked for my body in the chair and it wasn't there so I thought "WOHOO I must be dreaming" and I was Finaly in the driver's seat of this dream. So I began to explore my surroundings. I could hear music playing in the background what sounded like Classical, so I said "What do you represent" and in a flash I was looking at what looked like a FisherPrice Turntable with a small CD playing on it.There were other things cluttering the surface of the CD so I said "Clear" and it cleared up but then someone took my attention away. The next thing I remember (I wasn't Lucid Throughout) was talking to a stranger and telling him "This is my First" (meaning Lucid Dream) and he said "Yes I know". I told him "This is what I always wanted" (Being Free, Living without Consequence) again he said "I know" then I ended up in what I guess was London,England. I've never physically been to London so I wouldn't know. All the while I didn't have any desire to change the scenery or make someone do something they wouldn't normally do until I almost got run over by a London cab driver (who by the way was seated on the Right Side) he started yelling at me so I lifted the front end of the car and threw it against a metal pole. My "Guide" said to me "Way to stay Mortal" (meaning no special powers) and I felt bad and said "What should I do" and he said "Just let the Script Writer take care of it" and I knew he meant my subconscious and I snapped my finger but didn't look back to check if everything was back to normal. Also in my dream I kept looking at my Watch to see if the time would change and sure enough it did at first it was almost impossible to make out ANY LCD numbers but as I perservered they began showing all sorts of different times and figures. So I decided to ask the DCs what time it was and they just ignored me , so I asked again "What Planet are we on" this time they answered "Earth" OK I thought let's try this one "How long does it take for the Earth to Rotate" they said "24hours" so then Finlay I asked "How much of that 24hours has gone by" they weren't biting and gave all sorts of answers one said "12" others said "24" LOL... So that's a brief synopsis of my first well controlled Lucid Dream. Here was my induction technique: I went to bed at 10PM I listened to the following I-doser doses: 1)Brain+ (To reach the Alpha Brain Wave state) 2)Reset (To reset back to Beta) 3)Anesthesia (This one knocked me out completely) I woke up at 5:30am feeling refreshed, used bathroom ,then lay down again and Finaly listened to 4)Lucid Dream (not all of it because I got tired of listening to it rolled over and went to sleep) I also took NAC and Other Amino Acids in the hope of raising my ACh levels. Till Next Time, Sweet Lucid Dreams Everyone Ethan