Thread: Lucidity Power Trials Club

I'm STILL trying to figure out an LDing technique that works... i tried MILD, which worked on and off but then didn't work for like 3 days so i'm looking for another technique... thinking about the constant RC thing but that seems near-impossible... tried WILD but i only made it into SP once... Tried DEILD/CAN-WILD but that didn't work either... any suggestions?

Originally Posted by Wristblade56

I'm STILL trying to figure out an LDing technique that works... i tried MILD, which worked on and off but then didn't work for like 3 days so i'm looking for another technique... thinking about the constant RC thing but that seems near-impossible... tried WILD but i only made it into SP once... Tried DEILD/CAN-WILD but that didn't work either... any suggestions?

I have a few WILDs when I wake up then go right back to sleep but most of the time I just have DILDs where I simply realize I'm dreaming as soon as the dream starts.

It may be hard at first to do a constant RC but the hardest part is to just stay focused. After a while you can get used to monitoring your awareness in the background without a whole lot of focus required though. It's as simple as paying close attention to what you are doing and what is happening you. You just need to pay attention to a lot of boring things you normally do not pay much attention to. For example things like breathing or blinking or the feeling of your heartbeat that can just happen without you paying any attention at all. Ever counted how many times you have inhaled/exhaled during a day?

I have also noticed that when a person becomes more used to a certain environment like the room you live in for example a person tends to analyze things less over time. You get used to stuff always being the way it is so you stop questioning things. I have had a blue recliner in my room that has been here in the same spot for years. There is really no need to analyze it too deeply every day because I can easily predict it will still be the exact same 2moro and the day after ect. Things like this we just get used to being the way they are so we stop questioning things which can also carry over into our dreams. Then in our dreams a lot of time we and up merely accepting that things are the way they are even if my chair is now green for some reason which could prevent you from become lucid even if big clues are staring you in the face. Remain always skeptical as to whether you are awake or dreaming, pay constant attention whenever you can to what you are doing and what is around you, and at least for me that way of thinking and analyzing things carries over into my dreams allowing me to usually become instantly lucid.

To go along with the constant RC there have been a bunch of exercises I like to do to keep my mind sharp and be able to better control my dreams. I do a lot of practice while awake which carries over to the dream state.

For example try walking around your house looking around at everything and creating a 3d map in your mind of where everything is. Then try to navigate around the house either blindfolded or with your eyes closed and interact with various objects like maybe go get something from the fridge then turn on your tv ect. For something more difficult you could try looking around a messy room briefly and then cleaning up the room putting everything up while blindfolded.

When that gets easier maybe try going to a friends house or place you aren't too familiar with and only briefly look around and create the map. Then in a state where you can't see with your eyes try to navigate around using only the map you made of the environment around you.

Another thing I love to do for visual control training when riding around in a vehicle is to change the scenery as we pass by places. For example I could be riding through the woods on a warm summer day but see everything as being white and snow covered.

If you can create and maintain your own environments in your mind good enough to walk around and remember where stuff is in the real world without being able to see then you should also be able to create and maintain various environments while asleep.

Originally Posted by Wristblade56

I'm STILL trying to figure out an LDing technique that works... i tried MILD, which worked on and off but then didn't work for like 3 days so i'm looking for another technique... thinking about the constant RC thing but that seems near-impossible... tried WILD but i only made it into SP once... Tried DEILD/CAN-WILD but that didn't work either... any suggestions?

Have you tried my DEILD technique? It's pretty basic but it adds a bit more to the original. The link is in my sig.

Originally Posted by dakotahnok

Have you tried my DEILD technique? It's pretty basic but it adds a bit more to the original. The link is in my sig.

interesting... after reading that i think whenever i tried DEILD/CAN-WILD i was just impatient and also i didn't think i was in SP because i thought it would feel like the one time i made it into SP when trying to WILD.

Alter i think you're right. i don't really analyze ANYTHING in my room save my most prized possessions (to make sure that the dogs haven't chewed up the cords). probrobly because i've been living here as long as i can remember... Anyway, i'll try both techniques. thatnks!

Originally Posted by Alter

I have a few WILDs when I wake up then go right back to sleep but most of the time I just have DILDs where I simply realize I'm dreaming as soon as the dream starts.

It may be hard at first to do a constant RC but the hardest part is to just stay focused. After a while you can get used to monitoring your awareness in the background without a whole lot of focus required though. It's as simple as paying close attention to what you are doing and what is happening you. You just need to pay attention to a lot of boring things you normally do not pay much attention to. For example things like breathing or blinking or the feeling of your heartbeat that can just happen without you paying any attention at all. Ever counted how many times you have inhaled/exhaled during a day?

I have also noticed that when a person becomes more used to a certain environment like the room you live in for example a person tends to analyze things less over time. You get used to stuff always being the way it is so you stop questioning things. I have had a blue recliner in my room that has been here in the same spot for years. There is really no need to analyze it too deeply every day because I can easily predict it will still be the exact same 2moro and the day after ect. Things like this we just get used to being the way they are so we stop questioning things which can also carry over into our dreams. Then in our dreams a lot of time we and up merely accepting that things are the way they are even if my chair is now green for some reason which could prevent you from become lucid even if big clues are staring you in the face. Remain always skeptical as to whether you are awake or dreaming, pay constant attention whenever you can to what you are doing and what is around you, and at least for me that way of thinking and analyzing things carries over into my dreams allowing me to usually become instantly lucid.

To go along with the constant RC there have been a bunch of exercises I like to do to keep my mind sharp and be able to better control my dreams. I do a lot of practice while awake which carries over to the dream state.

For example try walking around your house looking around at everything and creating a 3d map in your mind of where everything is. Then try to navigate around the house either blindfolded or with your eyes closed and interact with various objects like maybe go get something from the fridge then turn on your tv ect. For something more difficult you could try looking around a messy room briefly and then cleaning up the room putting everything up while blindfolded.

When that gets easier maybe try going to a friends house or place you aren't too familiar with and only briefly look around and create the map. Then in a state where you can't see with your eyes try to navigate around using only the map you made of the environment around you.

Another thing I love to do for visual control training when riding around in a vehicle is to change the scenery as we pass by places. For example I could be riding through the woods on a warm summer day but see everything as being white and snow covered.

If you can create and maintain your own environments in your mind good enough to walk around and remember where stuff is in the real world without being able to see then you should also be able to create and maintain various environments while asleep.

That's some really cool ideas. Are you Mylynes?

Mylynes?

Hi! I completed the race vs. Sonic, and won by seven tenths of a second!

Here's the dream!

Nice dream raven!

hmm... when i do that i'm gonna find a way to get shadow into it. i got a bone to pick with him.

Originally Posted by WakingNomad

That's some really cool ideas. Are you Mylynes?

No but I have known him for a long time. We share some similar abilities because we were in a private psionics group for a long while that doesn't exist any more and shared ideas. I also know him IRL but we met online.

4 nights!

Still working on that constant RC thing. i'm taking it in small stages so it might take a while, but i might acually complete some tasks once it's done.

Originally Posted by Wristblade56

Still working on that constant RC thing. i'm taking it in small stages so it might take a while, but i might acually complete some tasks once it's done.

Good luck. It will be worth the effort if you stick with it long enough and get where you can constantly monitor your awareness to know when you are dreaming and when you aren't.

mornin' everybody! FINALLY HAD A LUCID. ultra fail. didn't find sonic... here's what i remember of it: I don't know much but i remember there was this talking dog. it said it WANTED a shot (as in medical shot). repeatedly. i'm not sure what made me lucid but i remembered the race with Sonic task. i was walking around in my house and suddenly remembered something else. i'm kind of curious about Dream guides, so i yelled out: DO I HAVE A DREAM GUIDE? zip. i then set back to the sonic task. i walked out side i guess, because i was on the road at night. i walked down it and came accross the man who owned the dog from earlier. his house was next to the road, and he had 2 or 3 gates blocking the way. fortunately the gates were open. the dogs were on chains inside the blockage. i asked the man where sonic was, and he pointed down the road. "i think i saw him go that way. go on through, the dogs won't bother you." i nodded and continued. i started wondering if sonic was there, but kept going. i started running down the road at superspeed, then remembered i should save my strength for the race incase i had Raven's problem. i soon got tired of walking down the road and yelled "TELEPORT ME TO SONIC!!!" nothing happened. i woke up around there i think.

(note: i was too lazy this morning to get up and record this dream right after it happened and went back to sleep, so i might have got the details a little mixed up. but i remember those things happening.)

Scores:
Alter 700
Dakotahnok 400
Walms 200
Raven Knight 100
Wristblade56 100
ineverwakeup97 100
Soulnote 0
goldenaxel321 0

Minus 50 Wristblade for 1st failure. But keep trying! There are no losers or winners here, this club is for fun and practice!

Question, considering I can't think of anyone who is strong for the task... can I use someone who is strong on a certain manga/anime?

Originally Posted by ineverwakeup97

Scores:
Alter 700
Dakotahnok 400
Walms 200
Raven Knight 100
Wristblade56 100
ineverwakeup97 100
Soulnote 0
goldenaxel321 0

Minus 50 Wristblade for 1st failure. But keep trying! There are no losers or winners here, this club is for fun and practice!

No points for beating Sonic?

EVERY DAMN TIME!!!!! Sorry Raven Knight.
Scores:
Alter: 700
Dakotahnok: 400
Walms: 200
Raven Knight: 150
Wristblade56: 100
ineverwakeup97: 100
Soulnote: 0
goldenaxel321: 0

Thanks Raven Knight. I think I

Oops...didn't finish my post! I meant to say I think I need to pay more attention!

GAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! sry, but i just can't help but laugh. oh, and a report on my progress: I am now consentrating half on my breathing very often throughout the day. stage 1 is almost complete.

Okay people, time is running out fast! You have until 11:59 P.M. Friday night!!!

Does it really matter what part of the night the dream takes place in? Just wondering, because I don't even go to bed until somewhere around 3:00am on average. So far it's been an epic fail on the tree challenge... >.<

Originally Posted by ineverwakeup97

EVERY DAMN TIME!!!!! Sorry Raven Knight.
Scores:
Alter: 700
Dakotahnok: 400
Walms: 200
Raven Knight: 150
Wristblade56: 100
ineverwakeup97: 100
Soulnote: 0
goldenaxel321: 0

Thanks Raven Knight. I think I

Ummm I should be 450 with doing the sonic task.

Ugh!!! Ok, everyone listen! I will no longer post scores until the day I post a new task. And Raven Knight, sorry but the rules are you MUST have and post the dream before the deadline.