Thread: Waking Memory in Dreams?

Originally Posted by noodlepie

So by 'engraving the assertion', do you mean repeating to yourself out loud that you will remember?

If that is what helps you, personally. Lucid dreaming is a lot like dealing with the day-time mind. What works for one person may not work for someone else. You can't really ask someone "how hard is this to do?" or "what is the best way to do that?" or "how much waking world memory do we have in dreams?" because the answers simply aren't the same for everyone. The best thing you can do is try and find out what works for you.

But yes, repeating to yourself that you will remember is a good way to help retain waking world memory in dreams. It is called "auto-suggestion." You don't have to do it out loud, necessarily. The important thing is, even if you're just saying it in your mind, mean it. It's the intent that is important, not just the act of "saying it."