Thread: Does the picture method work?

I read on the internet that if you think of pictures of characters you can easily remember it is a good method for WILD.

For Example I made up this list:

1. Kaidan Alenko
2. Lara Croft
3. Tiernan Shep
4. Tali Zorah
5. Illusive Man
6. Miranda Lawson
7. Joker
8. Kurtis Trent

Apparently, if I picture each of those over and over again in the same order while counting each one it will work as a method of keeping consciousness when transiting back to REM sleep using WILD. Is this correct?

Not sure what exactly you read but visualization can work well as an anchor, also it can be anything not necessarily characters, just don't forget that your goal is to fall asleep while being aware, so don't overdo it, though i think concentrating on single image/scene would work better. Also be sure to compare the steps you are doing for WILD with this tutorial: WILD , in case if the knowledge about WILDing that you already have comes from incorrect guide/tutorial.
Good luck!

I'll have a try at it tonight. I'm a heavy sleeper and am easily distracted, I'm the type that sleeps through alarm clocks. xD So I think that might be better as it requires more concentration. If it doesn't work well, I'll try something else.

When you are thinking of images as you falling asleep, that serves more for dream incubation. You may/may not dream about what you thinking of. And you are right, it's best to think of something you are very familiar with. Like your childood room, mom's kitchen, classroom...

Imagining something kickstarts the dreaming process. For this, best thing to imagine and replay in your head is a previous dream that you like, or even events from your day. As you get closer to falling asleep, these scenarios may take on life of their own and develop into HH or even dreams. Or some completely different scenario will start to play out.

Once you are in a LD, you can change the dreamscape or summon a person you would like to have in your dream, if you wish.

But for keeping you aware, best thing to use are mantras.

Thank you will keep that in mind.

along with what Gab said, i've found that personally it's not good for me to try concentrating too hard on the images. fine tune your own mantra then just let the vision come as your mind wanders. it might take a while for you to learn how to watch it passively and not interfere with the falling asleep process.