First FILD! Dream Guide?

So I read the FILD tutorial again yesterday. The first time I read it, I bypassed it, thinking "that's so strange. It'll never work." But yesterday I decided to give it a try. 4:30, I remembered to FILD, and... Failed. Too awake. I went to the bathroom, got a drink of water, put on my eyemask (my window faces the east. D: ), and went back to sleep.

I woke up again some 45 minutes later and stayed in bed, very still and tired. So rather than moving, I began FILD, moving my fingers ever so slightly, and then not at all, though it still felt like they were. I felt two pulsing sensations, it was like an electric coolness throughout my entire body, and I tried opening my dream eyes... It was dark. Was I awake? No, the room looked entirely different. But it was fading fast, and I couldn't move without feeling my real body try to move, so I focused on the movements for another minute. I finally felt confident in moving, and did the nose RC. No way. It worked. I rolled out of my bed and made my way to the forest, where I was planning to shrink.

Unfortunately, after phasing my way through the windows, I found it was too dark to enjoy, and the ground was covered in snow and dead leaves, as opposed to the wild grass and flower jungle I wished to explore. I settled for walking around, when I bumped into someone... She was tall, fair skinned, and asian, with straight black hair that went a little past her shoulders, and an intricate hair piece I can't quite explain. She was wearing a robe of mardigras colors: purple base, yellow trim, green sash, green trim. She turned around and looked at me, and said "I am your dream guide."

My head swam with excitement, and filled with things to ask her, such as "How can I become lucid more often? Why does the brain need non-lucid dreams? How can I gain better control? What makes you different from other dream characters?" but above all that, I wanted to know her name. Unfortunately, this is where the dream faded.

I'm unsure if I woke up here, or if it was a false awakening. I didn't bother performing a RC, as I felt my chances of dream re-entry would be greater if I didn't move. My eyemask was halfway on, and I began FILD again, getting a similar sensation.

Nothing special happens from here, except that I try and fail the lucid task of the month. I go back into the forest, but my dream guide is gone... Disappointed, I try to make portals/find portals for the remainder of the dream.

I was truly surprised that this technique worked the very first night I tried it! I have a few questions to ask, though. How much movement is allowed to FILD? Could I set a bedside alarm and be able to turn it off without ruining my chances?

Regarding the dream itself, I am intrigued by this dream guide. She wasn't what I expected at all. In a trance, I once followed a male guide, with light purple hair, casual clothes, and a friendly smile. I could've sworn he'd be my dream guide. But this fancy asian lady is so different! I must try and summon all potential dream guides of mine, and see which is the true dream guide (I have three re-occuring DCs, this new girl, and the trance guide). Maybe they all are. Who knows? xD

Ah lucky! It's crazy because the first night I tried FILD it worked for me too! I think people are underestimating the power of the FILD technique. I think tonight I'm going to try what you did and begin the technique as soon as I wake up.

I've never gotten FILD to work for me.. but I think I'll give it another try after reading both your posts! :D
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That's really amazing Abra! It must be very exciting meeting your first dream character, I hope to have the same experience some time. I'm not at a stage where I can practice FILD yet, but I'll certainly keep that in mind.

I've felt that same electric coolness before but I was afraid that is was SP and I stopped FILDing

Thats cool abra! man if i woke up from that Im run around my house screaming and try the entire day to have another dream!

Awesome work :) Will have to give this a try too :)

Grrr.... everytime I try to FILD I'm too awake. Although I had a perfect chance last night when I woke up at 4am because I was cold and I thought "I'll just lie here a few more seconds to settle down" and I went straight to sleep before I could attempt anything! I'll try again tonight...

Haha, I try to FILD and I just sit there going "OMG this is gonna rule! Ok, what am I gonna do first?!" ... then, when I come to my senses, I tell myself to just relax and dont think about dreaming, just the fingers.. unfortunatelly, that just puts me to sleep :P