Thread: Comments on my WILD method

Greetings,
i know that beginners should not start with WILD. I am not practicing it to gain lucidity. For now I concentrate on DILD, practicing reality checks when doing regular things in daily life and whenever I notice something strange or puzzeling.
Anyway, I try to concentrate on remembering a dream when going to sleep and my WILD anchor (see below) helps me in this (at least that is what i hope).

So this is what I do:
1. Before going to sleep I write down what happend during the day, keeping track of the most interesting things.

2. I lay down, calming down until i found a position I am comftable with and my breath goes a bit slower.

3. I concentrate for a moment on stopping all movements, then I move my focus away from it by concentrating on my anchor.

4. I concentrate on a dream body. First I imagine lying in bed and chance my body in some ways, which i do, by touching the part I want to change with my hands. Then I imagine getting up and leaving the house, going to an well known place. While doing this I concentrate on the movements my dreambody must do and my perception (how does the floor feel on my bare feet? is it hot or cold? what movement must I do, to jump over a fence?).

5. This works to some extent, since I can feel my body feel heavier, even feel taken a breath is more difficult. While this is not frightening, as soon as I realize this, I snap back into full conciousness, as the feeling ist thrilling and exciting.

Can anyone comment on this? Is this a normal problem for beginners? Do I just need more practice? Is there something I can change and 'play' with the results? Or am I doing something completely wrong?

Regards
Lorgarn

Heh, this is what I do. Just give it more time. You'll get past the 'snapping' back, and eventually get to the roll over stage.

Well, feels good to here, that die procedure seams valid and just lacks practice.

Regards
Lorgarn

Note when you get to the roll over stage, try your best to ignore it. I mean focus more on your visualizations.