Thread: Yoshi's WILD Technique...

Clyde is correct. During a successful WILD you transition from the waking state to the dream state without losing consciousness. If you lose consciousness and then become lucid later, it is simply a DILD/MILD. I think you are being too passive now. Remember, you need to pay attention to the HH enough to stay conscious. Just don't focus too much on any one particular bit of HH. Let it all wash over you and then let it be gone. It may seem difficult to get that perfect transition at first, but all it takes is a few successes to get the hang of it. All it takes is experience. If I get into SP, my transition success is in the high 90's (%-wise). It isn't difficult once you get the hang of it. Just make sure you aren't trying too hard. Just relax, stay confident, and stay aware! Good Luck!

tried your technique the past two nights.

night 1: fell asleep before SP

night 2: got mild SP (could still move if I tried) and then hallucinations, but fell asleep..

going to try again though!

Just thought I would throw a little reminder for everyone out there trying to achieve a successful WILD.....Remember, you are suppose to fall asleep. That is the whole idea. If you don't allow your body to fall asleep you aren't going to be able to complete the transition. The whole point of WILDing is to allow yourself to fall asleep while remaining aware/conscious of what is going on. Good Luck to everyone!

Ok guys, I think now it's crystal clear to me


In other words, falling asleep means getting SP (your body is asleep) while you stay aware of it (conscious mind).

Originally Posted by KingYoshi

Remember, you are suppose to fall asleep. That is the whole idea. If you don't allow your body to fall asleep you aren't going to be able to complete the transition. The whole point of WILDing is to allow yourself to fall asleep while remaining aware/conscious of what is going on. Good Luck to everyone!

Thanks a lot. I can't help but notice that I'm even more eager to go to sleep than yesterday I appreciate your help guys!

I've gotta keep on my WILDing attempts. College has been keeping me from attempting it this and last week, but Thursday and Friday should allow me ample time to make proper attempts. Hopefully I'll have some success soon and will be able to give a little amateur-experience advice on things here and there.

Originally Posted by yonjuushichi

Ok guys, I think now it's crystal clear to me


In other words, falling asleep means getting SP (your body is asleep) while you stay aware of it (conscious mind).


Thanks a lot. I can't help but notice that I'm even more eager to go to sleep than yesterday I appreciate your help guys!

Been a few years since I've been on this site. Lately I've been trying to have more LD's. I often just realize I'm dreaming, but I also am pretty successful with WILD's. I don't bother getting up out of bed - I just take the opportunity when I wake in the middle of the night to try WILD as I go back to sleep.

Yes, you need to remain conscious or it's not a WILD. Here is a post from me a few years back that describes how I deal with HI...

Originally Posted by djv

My tip, like some others have suggested, is to not try to concentrate too hard on the HI. For me, I use the HI to lull me towards sleep. If you focus too hard on the HI then they'll put you to sleep (that's their job anyway).

I use HI in the beginning for the reason above, but when I feel like I'm losing consiousness I try not to focus on them so much and maintain conciousness by telling myself to relax or repeating things in my head like "I'm about to enter a dream." Then I try to concentrate more on how my body feels than on what I see.

At this point I get some clues before vibrations and SP kick in - my mouth suddenly feeling like it has turned to a frown and/ or my whole body feeling like the muscles instantly changed in some way (paralyzed, but not quite). It's hard to describe, but it usually feels like my body has sunk an inch or two into the bed. After this the vibrations usually kick in.

When I feel vibrations and then my body is paralyzed I either get up or sink into my bed (figuratively in both cases, of course) and voila, I'm in an LD.

For me it was a gradual progression to this point. It was maybe 3 weeks from first WILD attempt to successful, but each night (or after every few nights) I got a bit farther in the process.

Everything up until the vibrations you described I've experienced quite frequently. I haven't gotten all the way to the vibrations and still held consciousness.

Originally Posted by Clyde Machine

Everything up until the vibrations you described I've experienced quite frequently. I haven't gotten all the way to the vibrations and still held consciousness.

It helps me to keep repeating "relax, you're about to enter a dream." This is especially true when someone is outside my room telling me they're going to kill me.

Actually when I start getting the auditory hallucinations I know I'm going to be successful. The only times I "fail" are when I hear something that I feel I have to react to - for example glass breaking. I can't ignore someone potentially breaking into my house just to have an LD, so I force myself awake to check it out. Hate when that happens.