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You know, I probably could have done this already too. I woke up in SP once and felt buzzing sensations everywhere but I thought someone texted me (that's why I woke up in the first place.) So I forced myself out of my very first SP experience to discover that I only imagined my phone going off -_-
FAIL.
So o tried this last night and was unsuccessful. The alarm woke me up and turned off like it was supposed to. Once it did I opened my eyes and immediately shut them because I remembered what I was doing. Other than that, I didn't move a muscle.
I was lying there for a few minutes and nothing happened. No SP or anything, and I wasn't in SP already because I knew I could move. Eventually I resettled myself and fell back asleep.
Can anyone who uses this tell me what I did wrong?
You didn't do anything wrong. A veteran lucid dreamer Michael Raduga states that an alarm is too much of an external stimuli to the mind upon awakening and will ruin your chances by 50-75%.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schlachtfeld
Ah, I see.
Is there any alternative I can use?
(If not, I can go back to trying traditional WILD techniques)
I suppose a calming alarm might make a difference, rather than one that just blares (namely the one in the OP). Perhaps a serene tone would disturb you less, and therefore make it easier to return to the dream world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schlachtfeld
This is just a theory...I have never actually had success with this technique, but I think the blame falls on me anyway.
I think I'll try that out. Just in case.
Well, if i ever heard myself or anyone else saying Kody, dont move, .....................ect i would do a summersault off my bed and a barrel roll to my bat. this will not work for me. any suggestions :shadewink:
i figured out how to do this with the calendar on my phone
-set an event to happen everyday at like 4 am
-turn on the alarm, unlike the normal alarm function, it shuts off after one "BEEP BOOP BIDDLYDOOP!"
idk but u could probably do this with even simple phones
i'm tryin it tonight i'll post results
Hey Crazy, i downloadind auto-shutoff alarm! i will post my results if i get reminded! i will do this for 2 weeks with or without success. if this does happen to work i will post a full VIDEO tutorial on how to use this app with correct timing other helpful apps and anything that i can.
Looks like a good method. I have not had a lucid dream yet but i'll give this a try and let you know how it works for a newbie. If anyone has an Ipod (I have a nano) create an alarm (under extras) set it to go off at whatever time and pick a playlist with one song.
haven't been on this thread in a long time, I'm gonna start trying the CAN WILD again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schlachtfeld
anyways, I have an app for my IPod I use/used for this. 12,24 alarm, it has great alarms that DO NOT wake you up too much and they are calming.
If you have an ipod/iphone/ipad I recommended this app. Use the "wind chimes one" and it will go off for 5 seconds.
does anyone know of an app where I can record my voice as use it for this?
Well, if you have a laptop with a microphone, you may have a program on there simply called "Sound Recorder." You can record your voice there and then save the file to the computer. After that, you can use the Easy MP3 Alarm Clock (see OP) to play the sound file of your voice as an alarm.Quote:
Originally Posted by erible
I'm not sure if certain laptops just come with the Sound Recorder software, but it can be useful if you have it.
Tried this morning for the first time, and woke up perfectly still, but my phone alarm was going off on repeat every 2 minutes. I didn't think it would do that. So I had to move to switch it off. While I was lying there, I felt totally awake, and I didn't feel as if I would go back to sleep. Then 2 minutes after waking my alarm went off again.
How long would a person generally lie there before feeling the transition sensations?
Wow this tech seems amazing! I have to try it. Also if im right the app I have on my iPod touch is free then it's perfect it maps your sleep cycle and has an alarm it's perfect. I think it's called sleep cycle alarm clock
Gonna try this tonight and definitely have a lucid! Ya
how can i directly have an obe/astral projection through transition state..........?
I'm trying this for atleast a week, wish me luck!
Does anyone know if there are any alarm clocks that I can buy in real life instead of using my computer? I'd keep that thing forever :<
I was trying something like this with my phone alarm. It was too loud. I put it under my mattress. Too loud. I put it on vibrate. It woke me up too much...though I was excited about trying my technique. I had read about Electronically Induced Lucid Dreams.
I consider this alarm idea an opportunity for an EILD at best, with a chance for an Electronically Induced Wake to WILD.
I downloaded the alarm and the 3 second sound offered in the link towards the beginning of this thread. Thanks!
I have noticed that I may wake up to a sound and dream of the sound as something else. For this reason, I may plan a sound and record it for my alarm, though I understand why it should be short.
Along these lines, I often wake up to NPR (public radio). It is calmly delivered news. This often enters my dream. Sometimes I dream about what they are talking about, and sometimes it is a modified version of what they are talking about.
This makes me think I could use a specific storyline to effect my dreams. I'll work on it and let you know ow it goes.
Last night I set up my computer so it would not go to sleep all night so that I could wake up with the easy mp3 alarm clock. I didn't bring the computer in my bedroom
to try it, but I did dream that my wife said it would just wake them up. :)
I tried to CAN-WILD last night, and my first thought was "don't set the sound volume too love or you won't wake up" (I didn't realize that just the slightest sound can wake you up). So I blasted the volume up to almost full on the laptop and I ended up literally jumping out of my bed out of shock from the loud sound :lol:
Sorry about that, but it is funny as hell.
I'll try this tonight.Thanks =)
Your method seems too easy and too good to be true... do you even have to get into a habit of asking yourself if you're awake or remembering how you got to where you are?
When I finally begin to remember my dreams, this technique is going to be my first.