Need some help with light cue effectiveness....

[imj]

Hi, I posted a thread about me using a light cue but I think it's gotten a bit old. This light cue I built is timer based and it does get into the dream as planned/intended BUT....I have not much expereince with light cues in dreams since I do not own the REMDreamer or those dream masks some of you use. The light stays on for about 2s and offs...then comes back on 1min 30s later for another 2s. What happens when the light enters my dream... 1) It appears as a light bulb I'm working on and it suddenly lights up. 2) It appears as an explosion of a device that I made. 3) It appears as light from an unknown source...like from a wall there would be light coming out from it. 4)It becomes part of night lighting when the dream is at night scene. 5)It becomes part of indoor light that comes on. The point is....how do I 'train' the mind to recognize this light cue since it has no specific pattern of appearing. And what if I assign a pattern like say on for 3 times in a row and train for that pattern?....Thanks if anyone knows. IMJ

[CarlK]

I don't have the REM Dreamer either, but based off of my common sense, I would advise you to do a thorough reality check every time you either turn on a light, see a light being turned on, or see flashes of light outside (explosions, reflecting of sun off of windows, lightning). If you get into the habit of treating light as your main dream sign/reality check, it will start to happen in your dreams too. That's what I would do if I had a light cue.

[imj]

Wow...a lot of RCs for a day.... I have a certain degree of OCD...that much RCing will drive me nuts....sooner or later . I will have to improvise on that marathon of RCing...thanks for the reply. IMJ