Attention To Detail: A Way To Insure Lucidity (Dream Article)

**spiritofthewolf** · 07-24-2009 06:30 PM

Hey Folks,

I am back with another article. This article is going to be somewhat interesting because not only are you going to learn something, but it is something I learned this morning upon waking up from a dream.. I am going to tell you the dream and then go into detail about somethings..

[ Dream ]

It started off with a False Awakening. Everything that surrounded me was super vivid and realistic. I got up out of bed and did a nose RC, for some reason I doubted that I was dreaming because of the fact that the world that surrounded me was just too real / life like. A second later I tried to move a water glass that was sitting on my dresser where my TV was by telekinesis. Since that failed to work as well, I just thought I had woken up.

I decided to leave my room and go smoke a cig.When I entered the hall way it was mostly dark. I turned around to close my door quietly and turned to my left looking down the hall toward the weight room. Every detail of my house was in my dream, including my dads harley-davidson clock that lit up in the weight room. I could see in that room a bit because of that lighting. What i saw was the very end of a bed. I didn't pay much mind to it, nor the fact that I could hear my dad talking in his room with his light on. I knew for whatever reason the time was about 3:30 in the morning.

So I end up walking down the main steps of our house, and while I am doing that I look down at the bottom of the steps and see a person from left to right, walk by. Again, I didn't pay much mind to this and kept walking down the stairs. When I got down to the stairs I saw a person sitting in my dads leather chair with a dog in their lap. I ended up walking toward the back door and was stopped by my dad. He was in his boxers and a shirt with some sort of hat on. The only thing that crossed my mind was the fact that I thought it was strange he was getting up at this time.

Right before I was to go outside to smoke a cig, I look to my left and see a lady standing there in glasses. She ended up lighting up a cig inside the house. I told her to come outside with me and smoke. The dream faded shortly after that

[ Dream Ends ]

Okay if you read that whole thing you are probably wondering what's the point?!?!

That's exactly it. I thought about this dream for a while, and there are at least 7 KEY POINTS where I should have known I was dreaming, or at LEAST done a reality check..

Point 1:

Upon awakening and doing a RC that I paid no mind to, and trying to get a water glass to move by telekinesis, I should have kept doing a RC. Since I didn't realize the nose RC, I should have came prepared with a back up plan. A Second Reality Check that can be used, just in case the first one doesn't make you aware of your surroundings.

Point 2:

When I was leaving my bedroom, the first thing I had noticed in the matter of seconds was 1: My dad talking in his bedroom to my step mom with the light on. I should have RC'd then as well because there is no point for my parents to be up in the late night hours.....

Point 3:

Just as soon as I realized my parents up and talking, I turned and saw the end of a bed down the hall in the weight room. I should have noticed this as well and reality checked at this moment. I of course, went on with the dream...

Point 4:

As I was walking down the steps a person walked from left to right, passing the bottom of the stairs and going into the other room. I should have noticed that there should have been nobody else in my house up at this time. I should have RC'd again! but failed to do so....

Point 5:

When I got to the bottom of the stairs I turned and saw a person sitting in my dad's leather chair with a dog sitting in their lap. This should have been a major cue for me to reality check, but I failed to do so again, I just kept on moving....

Point 6:

As I was entering the last room before going outside, I bumped into my dad. My dad had been wearing a hat, a shirt, and boxers. This should have given it away from the start, but all I was wondering is why he was getting up at this time. Should have reality checked at this moment, but kept going with the dream..

Point 7:

As soon as I was about to walk outside I looked to my left and saw a lady standing by the fireplace with glasses on. She was smoking a cig inside the house. Not only am I not allowed to smoke in the house, but there should have not been a woman standing there. It should have dawned on me that it was a little bit strange, and I should have reality checked, but failed to do so. The dream of course, ended shortly after that...

My point to all this is simple. In a matter of a couple minutes I had 7 places where I could have done Reality Checks and realized I was dreaming. If i was paying attention to the details in my dreams, it would have made me lucid in a matter of no time. Since everything was so realistic and life like, I second guessed myself when I did the nose plug RC. That is why I say to have at least 2 RC's prepared, just in case 1 of them fails...

I believe I have figured out one of the biggest keys to having Lucid dreams. That is paying attention to detail. If you go back into your dream journal and pinpoint locations where you should have (or could have) done a RC and become Lucid, your mind will start to soak in that information. Then hopefully next time, in your dreams to come, you will remember that (about pinpointing) and you will do a reality check and then you will be Lucid..

Not only should you pay attention to your surroundings in your dreams, but also pay attention while you are awake. Awaken Awareness is the best practice for Dream Awareness. The more you are aware in waking life, the more aware you will be inside your dreams. It goes back to my previous article about doing everything you can in the waking world, to prepare yourself for the dream world. If you can get all the preparation you need in the waking world, each time you lay down to sleep, will be an excellent chance for you to become lucid!

Anyways, I just thought I would share that little information that I myself had learned this morning. 7 key points in a matter of a couple minutes. I urge you guys to go back into your recent dreams in your journal and just see if you can PINPOINT some places where you should have done a RC or something to make you realize that you are dreaming. I think you will be surprised to find that, LUCIDITY opportunities come more frequently then we think....

take care

Spiritofthewolf

**RobotGymnast** · 07-25-2009 04:58 AM

Interesting article. I still have to figure out how to notice that things are wrong though xD.

**spiritofthewolf** · 07-25-2009 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by RobotGymnast

Interesting article. I still have to figure out how to notice that things are wrong though xD.

Thanks for taking the time to read it!

Spiritofthewolf

**aminul** · 07-25-2009 08:10 PM

Great article man, helped me a lot!!!!!!!

**XeL** · 07-25-2009 08:36 PM

Great stuff man, I'll make marks in my DJ.

**Mariano** · 07-26-2009 02:12 AM

Dream Yoga works with awareness on waking life you know...
=)

**spiritofthewolf** · 07-26-2009 02:51 AM

Originally Posted by Mariano

Dream Yoga works with awareness on waking life you know...
=)

Yah I don't know much about that, I may have to look into it

**Native Dreamer** · 07-26-2009 09:31 AM

Great article, now I just need some recall

**Mr. Poe** · 07-26-2009 07:12 PM

Interesting! I'm going to go through my DJ and start marking!

**mrToad** · 07-29-2009 01:00 AM

If you go back into your dream journal and pinpoint locations where you should have (or could have) done a RC and become Lucid, your mind will start to soak in that information.

Bingo! Yea, I was just thinking about this recently. I've got so much obvious information about my dreams after about 10 days of dream recording. (Started again after couple years break.) That is: Location. 95% of the time, I'm in the strangest foreign places, and about 75% of the time, with people I don't even know, acting as if I know them.

So now I am regularly just taking a minute to stop, look around me. "Does this location make sense? Why am I here? What's the purpose? How did I get here from where I live? Who are the people around me? Do I know them?" And then, if something seems a bit odd, I do the reality checks.

It's not too difficult to do this occasionally. Just have to remember. In order not to feel crazy, with every reality check, I remind myself that the very same thing can happen within a dream. And if I'm to notice something odd, it would be beneficial. (I don't want to feel stupid for questioning reality.)

**Pogibry** · 07-30-2009 12:07 AM

Originally Posted by mrToad

Bingo! Yea, I was just thinking about this recently. I've got so much obvious information about my dreams after about 10 days of dream recording. (Started again after couple years break.) That is: Location. 95% of the time, I'm in the strangest foreign places, and about 75% of the time, with people I don't even know, acting as if I know them.

So now I am regularly just taking a minute to stop, look around me. "Does this location make sense? Why am I here? What's the purpose? How did I get here from where I live? Who are the people around me? Do I know them?" And then, if something seems a bit odd, I do the reality checks.

It's not too difficult to do this occasionally. Just have to remember. In order not to feel crazy, with every reality check, I remind myself that the very same thing can happen within a dream. And if I'm to notice something odd, it would be beneficial. (I don't want to feel stupid for questioning reality.)

That hits the spot with me! So many times I just roll with whatever my mind has set up for me and I don't question it. If I do manage to question it, I'll see that something is wrong, but I'll fall behind in my dream and thus my mind will urge me to continue as if in real life and i'm late for work or late for college.....

**spiritofthewolf** · 07-30-2009 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by mrToad

Bingo! Yea, I was just thinking about this recently. I've got so much obvious information about my dreams after about 10 days of dream recording. (Started again after couple years break.) That is: Location. 95% of the time, I'm in the strangest foreign places, and about 75% of the time, with people I don't even know, acting as if I know them.

So now I am regularly just taking a minute to stop, look around me. "Does this location make sense? Why am I here? What's the purpose? How did I get here from where I live? Who are the people around me? Do I know them?" And then, if something seems a bit odd, I do the reality checks.

It's not too difficult to do this occasionally. Just have to remember. In order not to feel crazy, with every reality check, I remind myself that the very same thing can happen within a dream. And if I'm to notice something odd, it would be beneficial. (I don't want to feel stupid for questioning reality.)

That awesome! I like how you describe what you do when you actually do a reality checks.. All those steps will for sure come in handy!

Thanks again for all the replies!

Spiritofthewolf

**Sigurd** · 08-04-2009 05:57 AM

Great great post, im doing this now! Cant wait to do it. Ty bro

**spiritofthewolf** · 08-05-2009 05:58 PM

thanks for the reply!

BTW Navy Seals Kick Ass! My Brother isn't a SEAL, but he is a Special Forces Green Beret in the Army--He wants to try to get into Delta Force!

I myself have always dreamed of being an Army Ranger

I hope you achieve your dream of becoming a SEAL, because I heard their training for it is extremely hard!! It's all about Mind Over Matter!

Take care

Spiritofthewolf

**Airshrimp777** · 08-12-2009 09:42 PM

I make it a habit to RC when i wake up. I even RC in the middle of the day, but my RC's never continue into the dream! Ive never used an RC mid dream! its so frustrating. I'll just keep trying.

**yuriythebest** · 08-13-2009 12:25 AM

spiritofthewolf- your general direction is correct- attention to detail is very important and everything you've stated is correct. Another way to further use this is, before falling asleep, to recount your previous nonlucids and all f these "points" where you should have become lucid but didn't, and visualize yourself becoming lucid at those stages

**spiritofthewolf** · 08-13-2009 02:16 AM

Originally Posted by yuriythebest

spiritofthewolf- your general direction is correct- attention to detail is very important and everything you've stated is correct. Another way to further use this is, before falling asleep, to recount your previous nonlucids and all f these "points" where you should have become lucid but didn't, and visualize yourself becoming lucid at those stages

That's great advice as well! I just woke up from a nap and had about 3 dream's plus 1 lucid dream. Nothing to big happened in my LD, just flew around. I used the TEXT RC for the first time hahaha.

While being awake I was outside smoking a cig and replaying my dreams back in my head, and pin pointing the spots where I could have realized I was dreaming.. Again, thanks for the input!

Spiritofthewolf

**diogo** · 08-21-2009 11:25 PM

Thanks man, that helped alot!
i'll try to pay more attention to detail now, as you've shown we have multiple oppurtunities to become lucid.
thanks again

**spiritofthewolf** · 08-23-2009 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by diogo

Thanks man, that helped alot!
i'll try to pay more attention to detail now, as you've shown we have multiple oppurtunities to become lucid.
thanks again

No Problem! Once you get into the habit of doing that in your dream journal, it should become easier for you to realize that while you are actually dreaming!

Good luck to you

Spiritofthewolf!

**Sigurd** · 08-25-2009 08:46 PM

i'm lazy sometimes on the dj. But i WILL myself to remember my dreams and then i'll record later in the day thats just me lol.

**Ladon** · 08-26-2009 11:50 AM

"Not only should you pay attention to your surroundings in your dreams"
How can you pay attention to something when you're having a regular dream? Then you're just following the dream without control, no?

When I'm in a regular dream I have lots and lots of weird stuff going on that I should find odd, but I don't... something tricks me into finding it normal.

**spiritofthewolf** · 08-26-2009 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by Ladon

"Not only should you pay attention to your surroundings in your dreams"
How can you pay attention to something when you're having a regular dream? Then you're just following the dream without control, no?

When I'm in a regular dream I have lots and lots of weird stuff going on that I should find odd, but I don't... something tricks me into finding it normal.

Paying attention to your surroundings in a regular dream is just basically realizing when strange things occur.. Triggering yourself to ask "Am I dreaming." The more spots you find in your dreams where you could have realized you are dreaming, better your chances in the next dreams to "Look out" for things like that. It's more so preparing yourself for the next time something like that happens, and in the future...

I just had a dream last night where i was running from the cops because I had killed an officer. I noticed a beautiful city sky line with amazing lights all over.. I remember thinking I wanted to take a picture of it with my cell phone... In that moment I am showing some sort of awareness to what is going on.. Instead of taking a picture, I should have realized it was a dream...

Things of that nature...

**SLiCeR** · 09-01-2009 06:49 AM

Great article man keep up the good work.

**bigj_1992** · 09-01-2009 07:22 AM

woah thats mint man.. thanks 4 the advice

im goin through my dream journal rite now

**Henry Jones, Jr.** · 09-04-2009 07:14 PM

I was just reading how those who meditate have better chances of lucid dreaming.
something to do with awareness of your self, not so much your surroundings, but the more you are aware of your self, you notice your surroundings more as well. I just read it yesterday online, if I remember where it was, I'll post it. I think I'm gonna go meditate now. (they have some good cd out there to help you meditate, with brain wave technology, so that your brain enters the deep meditation state quicker than by yourself. ps The delta cds are great to fall asleep to.

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