Quote Originally Posted by Rman View Post
I understand completely. Play games. Turn lights off--then "shoot fireballs" from your
hand as you turn on the light. The important thing here is active intent. It didn't even
work for me, but it did effect a dream, and it will be better than nothing. Plus, you should
repeat this many times--this or other exercises. Do reality checks. Personally, I think it is better to look up in waking life and say, "Hey, I'm dreaming!" than to say, "Am I dreaming?"

Either way, have active intention.

I just had a dream where I saw a picture of a young lady holding up a hand with 6 fingers. I knew it had to do with lucidity. I did not become lucid. I have been averaging 2 lucids a month, but am dry this month.

Keep intending. That is the best this non-dream-guide can offer.
I'm currently planning on ADA, analyzing my dream journal for common elements that are not included in my daily life (most likely not going to find any. Need more dreams, only 40 recorded now), and reality checking whenever I feel like something is wrong, and doubting reality.

I do think my logical thinking has improved. The last lucid, I became aware of the dream when my friend wore a pink shirt. That is something that would never happen IRL. Then I got confirmation when I saw two of him creeping up behind me. I managed to do the nose pinch RC. Did it just to experience it in dream, since that had only happened once before.

Then the dream collapsed.

My lucid goal here was just a simple one: to count my fingers. In itself, it's nothing. But as a goal it means something. It would be the first thing I would actually remember to do within an LD. Once I get that done, I can move on to something better.

We'll see where it goes. Probably should stop derailing the thread now.