Thread: The Chill Conversation and Rambling Zone

today's my birthday. cool. two days ago, i got asked if i'd be interested in a process engineer position, which is fucking awesome. granted, i was just asked if i was interested. i gotta talk to me boss again, but if i tell him yes he'll recommend me. which doesn't mean much, i'll still need an interview and considering i'm not even halfway through college, who knows... but still, i was stoked that he wanted to even recommend me for the position.

and next week i'll treat myself to a birthday present--i'm ordering parts to build a PC, hopefully on black friday (assume i can get some good deals). good times, sharin the positive vibes.

There's an internet cafe here. #FirstWorldHappyReasons

Happy Birthday!

Originally Posted by sefalik

today's my birthday. cool.

Happy Birthday!

Originally Posted by sefalik

today's my birthday. cool.

I'm a little late, but...

You got to be kidding me Snowy.

And I'm back! Lips are dry because apparently my body thinks 17 degree Celsius is too cold to handle.

o.o


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GAH 5 paged essay due 1:50 PM tomorrow, and I'm eating Asian food. Guh. Wait.

This is a double spaced essay. This should be a breeze. Might take 3-4 hours with brainstorming.

What do you think of this introductory video to lucid dreaming?

Stating things like dark beings during a WILD, in this kids theme music makes it look horrible. Someone might go, "OFMGASDJGKDSGJA I'm not going to do that!"

And the MILD mini-tutorial, some people's minds aren't so willing to let them have a lucid dream. You can't just say "tonight." How in the hell is your mind going to know you mean tonight as in tonight tonight? It could be 294 days from now that could happen.

At least state that you should be more specific in your MILDs, like "At 5 AM tomorrow, I will realize that I'm dreaming."

Implying "I will lucid dream" is just fucking up your mind's intent in trying to satisfy what you desire. If he stated "I will realize that I'm dreaming," at least, then yeah, it would've been a decent tutorial. But the WILD thing with sleep paralysis just fucking pisses me off.

Originally Posted by Carrot

You got to be kidding me Snowy.

I saw that picture and I just couldn't resist.

Originally Posted by Carrot

What do you think of this introductory video to lucid dreaming?

The format is kinda strange, as Link mentioned, and I find it odd that they would encourage people to try MILD'ing first. Other methods, like DILD and DEILD, are in my opinion much better for beginners. Also, the "dark creatures" thing is quite off-putting, and might scare people away from trying to WILD...

So my guess was right, he isn't a lucid dreamer. I guess he combined ADA and DILD together.

There's one thing I'm curious though, how do people get into WILD without sleep paralysis? I don't have hallucinations but my whole body starts vibrating.

Sleep paralysis is not a required preset to induce a WILD.

You can easily get into a WILD by attempting it before sleep, or after doing a WBTB (which is preferred more because your body will be relaxed after those few hours of sleep (4.5 hours or so)).

If you aren't experiencing hallucinations, but feel your whole body vibrating, just remember that there's nothing to worry about if that occurs. If you feel the vibrations are slowing down and you're experiencing a state of neutrality, you can perform checks such as:

• Imagining yourself rolling off your bed, but not actually physically doing it.
• Imagining that your arms are elastic, and reaching the corners of the ceiling and "pulling" yourself upwards.
• Imagining yourself walking around your room, not physically, just mentally.

If you practice and mix these checks up a bit (there's a lot more checks you can do) whenever you start becoming aware of the vibrations slowing down and having a level of neutrality, in theory, you can have a successful WILD.

Usually, when you feel the vibrations, and then they stop, you might feel that you failed the attempt, but occasionally, it's usually just a false awakening.

So if you find yourself waking up immediately after that, make sure to do a reality check, because you'll never know if you could've conquered a quick way to become lucid. Those pesky False Awakenings.


And WOOT, on my 4th page for my essay.



1-2 more pages, a little revision and spell check, and I am going to sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

So without sleep paralysis, you just slip into WILD like how you do when you're attempting to sleep just that your mind is still aware?

I'm not worried about the vibrations since I know they are indications of sleep paralysis. I had one successful WILD. I woke up in my dream and the vibrations start to subside. I didn't do any reality checks because I know I'm in a dream.

So without sleep paralysis, you just slip into WILD like how you do when you're attempting to sleep just that your mind is still aware?

Yes, just remember that sleep paralysis is not a required preset to WILD. WILD is not sustained through the existence of sleep paralysis occurring, AT all.

You can slip into from waking state to dreaming state as your sleeping, because that's what WILD implies. Mind awake, body asleep.

And with WBTB, because one has slept for a few hours, their body will be more relaxed than if they attempted a WILD without any sleep from before. This means it is more likely the body will be able to fall asleep faster, which also means your mind is more likely to fall asleep.

That is when you have to find the awareness to capture that moment when you DO fall asleep, and try to become passive as you can, and just let the vibrations, HIs, auditory hallucinations, whatever occurs, come to you naturally.

Don't expect them to come, and do not set any conviction that they are required for you to WILD. The same goes for sleep paralysis, it does not set the absolute standard for WILD or its existence, at all.

Originally Posted by SnowyCat

The format is kinda strange, as Link mentioned, and I find it odd that they would encourage people to try MILD'ing first. Other methods, like DILD and DEILD, are in my opinion much better for beginners. Also, the "dark creatures" thing is quite off-putting, and might scare people away from trying to WILD...

Actually, Laberge has shown in scientific studies that MILD is very effective for beginners, and also the strongest induction method overall.

Agreed, the whole 'dark creature' thing is just fucking annoying. Why would they include it? Do they know a thing about the power of suggestion?

Bah! I panicked this morning upon realizing that I had forgotten about my online class (weekly assignments are due Monday before midnight). So I skipped going to the gym and planned on going out to eat to save time. After getting everything done, I find out it wasn't due till NEXT week because of the Holidays (which is kinda silly, but w/e).

Yeah, my math homework isn't due until next week as well. I guess they don't want students to worry too much about stuff and just have a good time with Thanksgiving, if they at least celebrate the eating aspect of it.

Originally Posted by Ctharlhie

Actually, Laberge has shown in scientific studies that MILD is very effective for beginners, and also the strongest induction method overall.

Really? Man, I need to brush up on my neurology. Or would that be psychology? Ah well, I was never good at that stuff in school anyway.

I leave tomorrow to go get my girlfriend from tacoma to move her to Montana with me, I'm stoked, don't know how I'm gonna be able to fall asleep early enough to wake up at four in the morning.

Originally Posted by SnowyCat

Really? Man, I need to brush up on my neurology. Or would that be psychology? Ah well, I was never good at that stuff in school anyway.

MILD is effective for me especially combined with WBTB and lots of sleep. I didn't realise I was using MILD initially though. I just kept talking to my brain and telling it "The next time I'm walking around I'm in a dream!"

Originally Posted by ZeraCook

I leave tomorrow to go get my girlfriend from tacoma to move her to Montana with me, I'm stoked, don't know how I'm gonna be able to fall asleep early enough to wake up at four in the morning.

You sure can. Just like how I'm able to wake up early after my idol's concert the next morning to send her off from her hotel.

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Btw, we're unable to access our dream journals?

And I ripped off the top of my chair by accident (it's getting old) so I spent a good 15 minutes trying to piece it back. Lol.

Yeah most of the features have been compromised for the time being, just in case another DoS might interfere with them, and until the problem is resolved.

Perfectly coinciding with me deciding to start using my DJ again...

Originally Posted by Linkzelda

Yeah most of the features have been compromised for the time being, just in case another DoS might interfere with them, and until the problem is resolved.

Any idea what's happening?

Originally Posted by Carrot

Any idea what's happening?

You should check the News and Announcements more often.

http://www.dreamviews.com/showthread...3&goto=newpost