My First Ld

[nynax]

I did the wbtb thing as I do every night that’s just my sleeping pattern but today I couldn’t be bothered to WILD. To be honest I haven’t done that many wilds and none have worked so far. Any way I fell asleep and woke up straight away and did the RC (nose one) and I could breath. Then I realized I was dreaming. To make sure I tried to move objects with my mind, putting my hand out in front of me like magento or something and sure enough I could move glasses and beer cans but not very well. Soon as they moved I was defiantly sure it was a dream. First thing I did was to try and fly through the roof but I jumped and smacked into it. I couldn’t walk through the wall either, I had small success like I would get half way into the wall but I would get pushed back out. So I just jumped through the window instead and flew off into the air. Flying didn’t seem to be much of a problem. I would lose control at times, either go to high or fall back to earth but if I concentrated each time I flew it was easy. My house wasn’t where it was supposed to be and I couldn’t change my surroundings at will. I had small success eg I wanted to go to LA so I would imagine it over the hill, the surroundings over the hill had changed but it wasn’t LA. Then I got bored of flying and though ill see if I can bang holly valance. I couldn’t conjour her up in front of me, so I imagined her being in one of the houses in the dream landscape and flew to it. She was supposed to be waiting for me but when I entered the house there was a party going on and every one was waiting for me. I go up stairs and sure enough holly is there only she doesn’t look exactly like her. We start to get it on but I felt myself start to wake up so I stopped and span around then flew out the window for some more flying and showing off to DCs that I could fly. I also noticed that each time I would look into the distance it would change, I would see tall buildings but then the next time there would be mountains or something. I had another false awakening and did the RC but this time I couldn’t breath.. but I knew I was still dreaming, I tried to move objects with my mind again and it worked. Then I tried to make energy balls shoot out my hand but I couldn’t do it no matter how hard I tried and i tried for a while but nothing. Flew out the window again this time it was day time and really sunny but almost the same dreamscape as before I had a false awakening. I tried to fly up to space but every time I got near to the atmosphere it got dark and there was loads of what looked like floating bodies and I would hear a sinister laugh from a woman and fall back down but I would land on my bed. Except I still new it was a dream, so I tried it again and got the same laugh. Then I woke up. I have a few questions. I know I will only do in a dream what my mind believes. I know it was a dream so I could fly and move things with my mind, but why could I not shoot energy balls and conjour DCs at will and change my exact dreamscape. Does this come with practice?

[Lucidbulbs]

QUOTE(nynax @ Feb 20 2007, 01:22 PM) I have a few questions. I know I will only do in a dream what my mind believes. I know it was a dream so I could fly and move things with my mind, but why could I not shoot energy balls and conjour DCs at will and change my exact dreamscape. Does this come with practice? Well, the simplest and vaguest answer I could give you is doubt in your abilities while you sleep and leave it at that, but I'm not that unusually cruel. Some things come with practice since you need to build up your conficence in doing whatever you have doubts on but other stuff can be done by trying to get what you done by doing something else like running around the corner to run into a tunnel and be in the dreamscape you wanted to be or running out of a room and suddenly the DC you thought about is there. Those not only boost confidence quickly but are useful when the way you want to get it done won't happen yet because you need more confidence, so basically it's getting the same results the easier way as well as having fun instead of getting frustrated over what you can't do yet [like I still can't transform, so next time I'm lucid I should summon up a potion that can turn me into something, maybe a Water Dragon like in Spirited Away or something else]. It's like Sipirtofthewolf said once, "your dreams are always trying to control you," [or something in the same context as that] so to fight back, just do something a different way. Oh, and I almost forgot [shame on me], Congrants on your first lucid [PS- sorry about that, I accidentally got click happy and presed delete and OK without thinking]

[EvilTemplar]

Wow grats on your first LD, im still trying to get mine (We only sleep once a night yaknow ) but that sounds pretty awesome for a first LD!

[Lunalight]

Congrats! I totally understand. I've have similar problems with the landscape. I try spinning, but it doesn't turn out to be the place I want, but one time I was basically close, but there was a house there instead of nothing. Anyway, keep trying and you'll get it!

[Elwood]

DAMN Holly Valance is Fing hot. Oh yeah, I googled it&#33; Illhave something to think about when i go to bed. >_<. Look up Alessandra Ambrosio, oh my gravy shes gorgeous&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;