Thread: I have reached sp in my hands , what's next ?

I tried to wild in a midday nap & I started to see some hallucinations combined with sleep paralysis which started to kick in my hands . My hands felt as if they want to fly away from my body & although my fingers were away from each other , I got the feeling that they are over each other . It was fun .

Now what should be the next step to do for me to enter a lucid dream ?

If you got that feeling it sounds to me like you already were in the dream.

Originally Posted by Choi

If you got that feeling it sounds to me like you already were in the dream.

but everything was dark and I was still lying down , should I have imagined a different place to change if I really was in a dream ?

Partial sleep paralysis is common. What you could do is try to twitch a finger slightly. If you cant then your hand is in SP. Wait fifteen seconds and try to twitch an arm. If you can twitch it wait another fifteen seconds and try to twitch it again. This will eventually trick the arm to go into SP. Repeat with other parts of your body until your whole body enters SP.

Originally Posted by mcwillis

Partial sleep paralysis is common. What you could do is try to twitch a finger slightly. If you cant then your hand is in SP. Wait fifteen seconds and try to twitch an arm. If you can twitch it wait another fifteen seconds and try to twitch it again. This will eventually trick the arm to go into SP. Repeat with other parts of your body until your whole body enters SP.

I actually disagree. Concentrating on your body during SP is one of the ways to snap out of it. When I enter SP -- if I notice it at all -- thinking about my body will bring me back to awareness, ruin my attempt, and start creating signals that my body is really uncomfortable and I have to move. Sometimes I'll feel something and wonder if it's SP. If I concentrate on a part of my body, it'll usually feel really heavy, but wondering/trying to move it will just result in me having to roll over and do it again. Moving during SP kind of defeats the purpose.

As for omarko, I would say you're still in your transition phase. You have to relax, distance your brain from the sensations, and let them wash over you. My transition doesn't have hallucinations, it has vibrations, and I just relax and think about dreaming as they pass over my body. When they stop, I'm usually in a dream. So ride your HI out until the sensations end, and then you can try to open your eyes in the dreamworld. Good luck.

Hey Sanctum, I've been reading some of your tips and they've really been bringing me closer and closer to victory with WILD's hehe. Thanks! And keep posting, maybe I'l figure out something else too...

I haven't tried just daydreaming, I've always been focused on my body and that eventually leads up to me lieing in my bed for several hours. I'l try just letting my thoughts wander until I get to a dream. I'm sure that you can know when you're in a dream right?

Thanks! I'm really still an amateur by most standards, but I try to bring a mix of what I've gathered from the numerous guides here and personal experience (read: failures) to offer advice. But I kept asking questions and reading other people's stories, and my number of LD is growing...

I replied in the other post too, but just to clarify -- yes, you definitely should not focus on your body (unless you are doing the FILD technique, but even then you're only concentrating on a tiny part of your body). Thinking about your body will anchor you in the real world, and also lead to the invariable, "What's that sensation? Stay still. Still. Does that twitch mean I'm succeeding? Gosh, my nose itches. No, don't move. Stay still. Stay. This is taking a while. I'm kind of thirsty. No, WILD WILD WILD. My eyelids feel funny" sort of thought process. It's a delicate and personalized balance of awareness; how much you should concentrate on getting into the dream and how much you should let your mind wander.

I suggest trying a structured sort of wander. Perhaps something more interesting than counting (I always loathed it -- SO boring). I like to imagine a situation, and try not to let it get too out of my control. I visualize my surroundings. If there are people there I imagine what they'll say, if there's ambient noise, whatever. Imagine yourself in the scene. You can also imagine yourself saying "I'm in a dream" and walk around your imagined space. This might be difficult (it's hard for me) if you don't have an exceptional imagination. But that usually keeps my brain occupied. In the times I've WILDed, I haven't really noticed SP. (I might have the first time, where the sensations were more intense. But they all came so close together it's hard to say.) Ideally you're somewhat distanced from your body.

As for your last question, it's hard to say. I feel distinct vibrations, and when they pass, I know I'm in the dream. But since you haven't WILDed yet, you don't know what your HI is. It could be lights, whispering, pressure...something really distinct, or something rather mild. If you do get to the transition phase, wait for the sensations to stop (you might get a few waves of them). Then you can open your eyes in the dream. As always, good luck.