Thread: Lucid Dreaming Fundamentals -- With Q & A

Originally Posted by fogelbise

...Anyway...Hanibal suggested that he daily think of Where he was, When, and Who. That is the part that reminded me of the RRC. Though not identical, the post that Ctharlie pointed to in a recent post on this thread, had similar components that you suggested to add to an RRC. It got me thinking of whether it would be of benefit to ask those questions and more (or less for that matter)...Where I am, When, Who I am, Why I am here or I Why left where I was 15 minutes ago, How I got from there to here, What I am doing. The who would become rote but the others should vary. What do you think Sageous?

I think those are some pretty complex questions, especially when considering that you must ask them during the fog of a dream! Also, I think they are actually closer to a standard RC, because they lack the RRC's "reverse" bit that helps you unite your self-awareness with your dream.

However: If you can handle the complexity, that would be a very excellent RC indeed! After all, those questions lead you to confirm your state from numerous angles (i.e., realizing that you actually did not get from there to here in the first place), to seek explanations for why you are in a dream scenario, and to fire up your memory. Just honestly asking yourself those questions would likely be enough to determine your state -- and might lead to some fascinating introspection during waking-life practice!

Very interesting idea, fogelbise!

By the way, I am also still using the perspective thing where I see my self from various vantage points. Have you ever tried Hukif's gravity reality check?

Sorry, I never heard of Hukif's gravity reality check; what does it entail?

Originally Posted by Sageous

Sorry, I never heard of Hukif's gravity reality check; what does it entail?

I hope I don't get this wrong, but basically it involves training a constant awareness of gravity's effect on you. Constantly noting that feeling of gravity with the idea that distorted gravity is one of the most common dream signs...especially floating, flying, being able to lift things easily (or not as easily as normal), running like the wind or having a hard time running anywhere as if held back by very heavy gravity, REM atonia, etc... If properly trained, you could possibly notice the dream sign as soon as you enter the dream.

^^ That is a clever RC, and it avoids the waking-life RC side-effect of looking a little silly when you're practicing it.

Again, though, it must be done without letting it get too intellectually complicated... like just feel the pressure of your own weight on your heels as the test, without thinking about why that pressure exists. That way, in the dream, with your memory still switched off, you don't have that "why" presented in the most reasonable of terms by your dreaming mind. Better to simply not feel that pressure on your heels, which is extremely likely, and realize you're dreaming. Clever!

Thanks for sharing, fogelbise!