Did I fake a CAT?/Audio aids

**WanderingMind** · 07-03-2010 12:16 AM

On weekdays I generally go to bed between 9 and 11 pm depending on whether or not I will try a WILD.
I didn't try anything crazy Thursday night, but I did try the technique to lay down on the uncomfortable ground, and get back in bed just to see the effects. I thought I slept pretty good, but I didn't have a sensible SP. I was groggy at work, and I was originally going to take a nap around 9 pm to go workout late at night around 11 or so. But I ended up being too tired, and I stayed in bed from 9 30- 4 am.

I sat up and pretty much did nothing until 5 am when I got some breakfast. I ate it, and sat around doing until 6 am. At 6ish I decided to get back in bed. I listened to this Deep Sleep mp3. The youtube vid with fractals (It was posted in the Lucid Aids section) is a fragment of this hour long mp3 that supposed to put a person in deep delta sleep.
I listened to it for 17 minutes, and went back to bed with some shades on my eyes. I had a sensible SP that I resisted a little, but then sort of let it run its course a bit. It seemed partial because I had two short lucid dreams, and then an EPIC lucid dream that was long, vivid, and had some of my greatest bouts of control. The F-16 thing from my first LD may be my dream sign too, because once again: I flew one. LOL

So what technique did I do in a sense? I wasn't really trying because I didn't think it would work, but I feel it was either a oddly timed WILD or a poorly done CAT. lol

Also: Does anyone else feel that audio aids somehow get weaker in ability over time? Like you have to mix it up or the body gets used to what you are sending it?

**Amethyst Star** · 07-04-2010 11:40 PM

I'm not sure which technique in particular you were using. It's probably just a bit of both. Either way, you're trying to get lucid so you don't always have to put a name to it as long as it works.

As far as audio aids, I haven't used them as much as other people, but I've personally found that some people find certain methods lose their effectiveness over time, and so while you don't have to change to a completely different LD technique, perhaps you can find a way to add something a little different to your routine. You can always go back and reuse old material later. The main thing is using what works. Some people stick with the same routines for years and it still works. Everyone's different.

Let us know if there's other ways we can help you out. Congratulations on the number of LDs you've had so far! That's awesome!
-Amé