Hey there guys, the concept of LD'ing is completely new to me, was just googling dreams and it led me here. I've done a lot of reading on this site in the past couple of days and I've found it all fascinating, really keen to give it a try. As far as I know I've never had a Lucid Dream. Just got a couple of questions.

Firstly, what do people do to RC? So far I've read about people trying to poke their finger through their hand and trying to exhale while their nose is plugged, wondering what others use?

Also wondering how easy it is to learn how to LD. There seems to be a lot of mixed success from what I've read.

And finally just wondering if anyone can help me out with something I used to do, although I'm not sure if its even related to what this site is all about. Before I went to sleep I would relax, and conjur up pictures in my mind, a lot more vivid than usual (it seemed like I could see them on the back of my eyelids rather than in my head, if that makes sense). I found they'd get more vivid and easier to control the more I attempted this. These pictures varied from completely abstract designs to landscapes, and quite often the faces of people. The pictures would then often dissolve or "morph" into other pictures. I could control the pictures sometimes, sometimes not. Sometimes though I got the feeling I was doing something I wasn't supposed to, like some kind of external force wanted me out of this state. Occasionally it felt like I was booted out of this state, I'd get a flash of white and find myself completely awake. Sometimes I was shown pictures that were quite disturbing which freaked me out a little. It'd be cool if someone could tell me if they've heard of this before or offer some kind of explanation.

Would love it if you guys could answer those questions. Anyway, I really like the looks of this site and forum and think I'll definitely be quite active in the future.

Thanks guys!

Sol