Thread: My First Proper Ld

I have problems with both. Did you always have good control, or did it get better with time? In one of my last lucids, some people were fighting and I tried to levitate a weapon to one, and nothing. Then I flew into a tree (flying is one of the few things I seem to be able to do consistently) and I tried to blow smoke out of my mouth, and nothing. When it doesn't work, I just don't know what to do and I give up.

I feel like everybody else has a lot better control than me. I wonder if mine is going to get better. I think it was a tiny step in the right direction that I thought of three things to do, and accomplished one, altho like I said flying is not usually a problem, altho sometimes it is as well. I seemed to get trapped in rooms, behind the bed, or just in a boring place a lot too.

Oh well I am always excited by every lucid. I would like to think there is hope for me with control tho.

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

I feel like everybody else has a lot better control than me. I wonder if mine is going to get better.
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My first few LDs my control was really poor. Here are the steps i have taken to improve it:

a) have your goals for the next LD set out clearly before you go to sleep.

b) in the LD, voice your intention, ie "[object] + [action]". eg: "car levitate... car up, left, etc etc...". I also associate each action with a different hand movement (eg telekenesis with open palm or something... that way, next time you do the action, your SC knows your intention)

c) use an enchanted object, such as a wand, to help you set your intention more clearly. Eventually you wont need this either.

d) the "when i turn around xyz (object/person) will be there" command works really well for me. Also try the same thing with a door or going around a corner.

Umm thats all i can think of now, hope it helps.