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Hey. I just joined this site so obviously im new lol. But ive been reading on how to recall dreams and have complete lucidity. Get this. Last night (January 3rd, 2010.) I had a dream that i briefly remember. All i remember was that i was at this store in a mall ive never seen before and my bestfriend was there. We hugged for no apparent reason which sounds weird but hey, its a dream lol. I had a question which was most likely already answered but...
How should you jot down your dream in a dream journal? Really there's no light so how would you see what you write? Would turning on a lamp effect your train-of-thought? Well i am off to bed

I usually either turn on a light or go by a window if the sun is up yet with no problem.

I type the text in my cellphone in "Saved Text Messages" . It's handy: fast and you've got a source of light
It works for me, since I jot down the things I remember most, when I read it during the day, I easily recall rest of the details of my dream, which were not originally included in text message.

Put a lamp right beside your bed you DO NOT GET OUT and turn it on, grab your nearby DJ again so you DO NOT GET OUT and write it.

That's the general statement at least. My DJ is on the computer. Way more organized, faster to write, and easy. I use Banhurt's dream journal

I always try remember a short sentence then quickly write it down - 9/10 chance I will recall the majority of the dream in the morning. I remember one time though, waking up with an entry I don't even remember writing,,, creepy stuff

Originally Posted by Desert Claw

I remember one time though, waking up with an entry I don't even remember writing,,, creepy stuff

It happened it to me too Pretty dumb feeling, isnt't it? It's like you read it and go WTF? :lol

Originally Posted by Desert Claw

I remember one time though, waking up with an entry I don't even remember writing,,, creepy stuff

That's alright, one time I had a false awakening where I thought I wrote an entry down... I woke up in the AM fully expecting it to be there and it wasn't! That puzzled me for a few moments...

Originally Posted by prlibo

okay thanks guys. I had another question. I used the dream recall technique and it only worked a few times. How do you use dream recall everytime? Am i doin something wrong?

If I start slipping on my recall, a mantra as I'm falling asleep seems to work for me. I just repeat to myself "I will remember my dreams" over and over until I fall asleep. Also I use an eye mask/sleep blinders, because the sunlight affects my ability to recall.

okay thanks guys. I had another question. I used the dream recall technique and it only worked a few times. How do you use dream recall everytime? Am i doin something wrong?

Just keep a Dream Journal, get into the habit. It'll get better as you go.