Acceptus procul DreamViews, Peregrinus! (Did I say that right? Heh, I just try to personalize my welcomings to each individual, and noticing what I thought was Latin in your subtitle, I decided to give it a shot...If I'm dead wrong, please tell me... ) Wow! A degree in Physics? I suck at Physics. Kudos on your work and achievement.

Anyway, it's great that you've already had some experience with a journal. Glad to hear it's helped. Don't worry if you slip up on things, just use that ol' "get back on the horse" mentality and you'll do fine.

Just call me Ramu -- or Ramu-chan, or Ramu-ko, or whichever you please. ^_^ It sounds like you're a natural LDer, which is just great. I am too, and I know how frustrating it can be to play the LD lottery, especially when sometimes the odds can be identical to the actual lottery. You'll find a plethora of tried and true techniques around here -- all laid out in the Tutorials forum. There's also the Attaining Lucidity forum, where you can discuss your struggles with lucidity amongst other members, and read about their trials and errors as well.

I'm sorry to hear you didn't get a chance to truly take advantage of being in the presence of your subconscious -- but I'm sure you'll get another chance soon, especially by being here and talking with others and trying out techniques and such. Good luck to you.

See you around!