The other day my alarm clock woke me up, so I turned the alarm off and the lights on. Now, bear in mind that my bedside light is very bright and positioned directly over me. I was very tired, so i decided to keep sleeping. This is the dream I had: I went to the movies with some friends, so we sit down inside the movie theatre, and after a while I realize that even though the movie is playing the lights haven't been dimmed down. I look up and the ceiling is so bright that I'm almost blinded. The dream continues but I forgot the rest.

I'm thinking this is the same effect that the REM dreamer (or any other induction device) uses, of being able to incorporate external stimuli into your dreams. So if I was able to remember this and do reality checks every time I see a bright light, maybe it would become a great LD technique for me. I'll keep experimenting, and if it works I'll probably call it LILD (light induced lucid dream). Unless of course it has already been invented and has another name...

Please post any experiences you have with this technique, so we can all work on improving it.