Thread: WILD attempt: Was i close?

You were kinda close. Next time don't open your eyes. When you enter a dream, you'll know. No need to guess. If you haven't already, check out the WILD tutorial.

Sounds like you are going into SP (sleep paralysis). I get that kind of feeling just before I fall asleep. Search reverse blinking - that'll help you get into the same state really fast.

I was going to post almost exactly the same thing as Toby. I tried WILDing from 8:20 to 9:30 today and felt numb, but that was it. No hallucinations of any sort or anything. I've tried a couple of times now but nothing really has ever happened except for getting a soft swaying motion that goes away as soon as I notice it.

Should I be trying to VILD? Should I think about nothing? Or should I just kind of let my thoughts wander?

Originally Posted by etm18

I was going to post almost exactly the same thing as Toby. I tried WILDing from 8:20 to 9:30 today and felt numb, but that was it. No hallucinations of any sort or anything. I've tried a couple of times now but nothing really has ever happened except for getting a soft swaying motion that goes away as soon as I notice it.

Should I be trying to VILD? Should I think about nothing? Or should I just kind of let my thoughts wander?

Let your thoughts wonder. The best hallucinations I get are seeing outlines of things, seeing weird shapes, or briefly seeing places or settings (but they are quite blurry). I also sometimes hear sounds or suddenly jolt or move.

I tried to WILD yet again this morning, after 30 minutes of lying still I felt numbness in my hands and legs again, that continued for another 30 minutes and nothing happened, no SP, no dreams, nothing. So I quit.

Originally Posted by Toby

I tried to WILD yet again this morning, after 30 minutes of lying still I felt numbness in my hands and legs again, that continued for another 30 minutes and nothing happened, no SP, no dreams, nothing. So I quit.

Seriously, reverse blinking. I was in the exact same position as you until someone posted about it. I have tried it twice and have had a 100% success rate.

how long do you reverse blink for?

Originally Posted by Hermes|

how long do you reverse blink for?

I think the guide says until you are ready to sleep (so I do it when I feel tired). If not, you eventually start to have trouble opening your eyes. It usually takes a few minutes for me. Works better with WBTB too. I also mix it with KingYoshi's technique.

I can attest to helpfulness of Reverse Blinking. I had three three WILDs last night thanks to it.

Originally Posted by Mzzkc

I can attest to helpfulness of Reverse Blinking. I had three three WILDs last night thanks to it.

This reverse blinking is new to me. I just checked out the original topic on reverse blinking and it sounds very interesting. How did you have three WILDs in one night with it? Would you mind giving an account of your experience with it last night?

After a WBTB I used RB to speed up the falling asleep process. I actually hit SP, which I usually don't notice with my other WILD technique. From there I WILDed like I normally would, but over half the work was already done since I was that much closer to falling asleep.

I did that for the first two WILDs. The third was a DEILD in which I only RBed once or twice.

You can read what actually happened in the WILDs and outside of them here.

The relevant bits are the Non-Dream text.

Ive been trying to WILD lately without much success. From what I'm understanding, it sounds like reverse blinking can get you to SP in a few minutes. How long does it take and how often should you reverse blink?

To Loaf, 100% success? Really? Not saying I disbaleive you, but It must be one good technique. BTW, I'm also using KingYoshi's technique.

He said he tried it twice with 100% success rate. Thats not hard to believe.

Originally Posted by Fabio-the-dreamer

To Loaf, 100% success? Really? Not saying I disbaleive you, but It must be one good technique. BTW, I'm also using KingYoshi's technique.

Like gameover said, I've tried it twice only. I don't blame you for having trouble believing in it currently, as there are a lot of false promises as far as attaining lucidity is concerned.

I like to do KingYoshis technique at first - read a book, do that relaxing flex thing, and then the reverse blinking. When I feel tired I let thoughts pass by. If I end up falling asleep it doesn't matter - I seem to always wake up during 2AM or 3AM naturally (maybe its a noise outside that is waking me up?). I then WBTB and use reverse blinking again, in which I transition into a lucid. Its worked 2 out of 2 times. Even when I couldn't get to sleep and was frustrated, the reverse blinking managed to get me into an LD.

I never said it was. Just that hes new, and its working well for him must mean that the technique is good.

Originally Posted by Fabio-the-dreamer

I never said it was. Just that hes new, and its working well for him must mean that the technique is good.

Indeed, and I am enjoying every little bit of this forum and its people so far.
I hope the reverse blinking works for you too.

I'm going to try it out as soon as I can. To bad I always fail to stay awake when I WBTB.

I'm going to try it out as soon as I can. To bad I always fail to stay awake when I WBTB.

I used RB last night and WILDed. Although this was my second successful WILD, I'm counting it as my first deliberate one, because I didn't lose consciousness throughout the whole process (although my consciousness did go through some interesting changes.)

There are a number of factors that probably contributed to my success, but RB played a large role - it got me very tired very quickly, and in previous nights it has got me to sleep only several occasions when I've been attempting MILD.