Thread: Video that helped me become lucid last night

Hello everyone, I had my first lucid dream in like three weeks and I wanted to tell everyone about a video I stumbled on which I think is what caused me to have a lucid dream. There were many different things I tried last night before going to sleep so I can't say for sure this video is what caused my lucid dreaming, but I'm pretty sure it is...because it's the first new thing I've tried.

I'll tell you all the things I tried to help with dream lucidity. I had a slice of cheese about a couple hours before going to bed (and I heard that helps a lot with dream vividness). Then I also practiced deep relaxation meditation for about 7-10 minutes. I also had some subliminal apps in the background (which I don't think are very effective because I've tried them for a long time with no results). Finally I put on headphones and watched this subliminal video twice (although they say to only watch it once). The video is here: Lucid Dreaming Subliminal Video , you need to go to the second video on that page (the one that says "Part Two"). Watch the second video with headphones on while you are in a relaxed state just before going to sleep. Don't worry you don't need to pay for anything or register or anything else of the sort.

After doing all the above, I had the weirdest set of lucid dreams. It's like I knew I was dreaming but I didn't have that much control over myself. I remember one part where I knew I was dreaming, and I started spinning to stabalize the dream (which works well by the way). In my dream, my friend's mom sees me spinning and she realizes what I'm doing. She tells me, "OMG are you trying to practice lucid dreaming?? I can't believe you actually believe in that crap!!". I just politely ignored her and carried on. There was also a time I'm trying to prove to some people that I'm dreaming by showing them how the time in the microwave kept changing everytime you look at it. While the reading test worked, it seems the hand reality check isn't working that well anymore for me. Before I used to get the most strangest shapes on my hands, including detached fingers, ten fingers, etc....but more recently my hands are becoming more and more realistic in my dreams, like a perfect hand with five fingers.

Anyways, overall I couldn't get what I wanted in my lucid dream. I was trying to meet certain people and I don't know how to manipulate the dream so I can see these people.

Ok, so try that video I mentioned above, and if it works for you then post your results here. I'm probably gonna try again the next few days.

Well done!! the first time i watched that video i managed to recall like 6 dreams but none were lucid however the subsequent nights with the video didnt produce anything outstanding
hope you will be able to repeat your success...please let us know

I know that I'm supposed to watch the 2nd video as close to bedtime as possible, but what about the first one?

you really dont have to sit and watch the first one after the very first time ; once you got the visualisation described on the first video in your head , you can do it as many times as you can during the day without having to watch the video ; just close your eyes and reenact the scene described in the video...GOOD LUCK !

I watched it and I became lucid the same day. I'm not sure if it was the video or the new technique i'm using because it's my second LD in a row

Originally Posted by iFatal

I watched it and I became lucid the same day. I'm not sure if it was the video or the new technique i'm using because it's my second LD in a row

WoW ! you are doing pretty well..what do you think is the most effective method/technique that works for you ??
I only had 1 hazy WILD since i started 5 months ago and that was by pure chance cause i wasnt even intending to do wild!! and since than nothing
none of the methods seems to work on me...hopefully the lucid dream supplement ( galantamind ) will do the trick , my order should arrive next week

Originally Posted by nakah

WoW ! you are doing pretty well..what do you think is the most effective method/technique that works for you ??
I only had 1 hazy WILD since i started 5 months ago and that was by pure chance cause i wasnt even intending to do wild!! and since than nothing
none of the methods seems to work on me...hopefully the lucid dream supplement ( galantamind ) will do the trick , my order should arrive next week

The technique I am trying is combining DEILD with DILD but it has some parts I have made up or added. For example. I wake up multiple times during my 3-4 REM period until I have a False Awakening. I have made it a habit to Reality Check when I wake up so FA's don't usually fool me. I have been doing this for about 4 days and the first day I tried this, I had a FA. Second day, Two FA's. Third day a lucid dream. Fourth Day LD

Its basically using False Awakening to your advantage and I use some techniques used to DEILD and DILD in it. If I keep getting good results, I will post a tutorial

Are you guys just keep the laptop by your bedside the whole night? I'd be afraid of knocking it off or my dog doing it

Originally Posted by MarkieP52

Are you guys just keep the laptop by your bedside the whole night? I'd be afraid of knocking it off or my dog doing it

I have and iPad so I can add alarm clock apps on there and I also have a cell phone.

After reading your comment I've realized that my lucid dreaming results are very similar to yours. I mainly try to dild due to the fact that I want to avoid SP, but I have increasingly strong dream recall. Lately, I've been waking up after each sleep cycle, checking my alarm (to see how long until I have to wake up), then going back to bed with LD intentions and mantras. I decided that I will try to stay still, deild and reenter the dream lucid. After reading your post, I might continue checking the clock considering I might have a false awakening. I feel the only real way to have a dield is when your already exiting a LD and can remember to stay still! If you can give me any tips, advice or Stories I would love to hear them.

Thanks

iFatal , sounds like you actually might be on something good here , please let us know if your new technique give consistent results

Ok, so last two nights I didn't have any lucid dreams...although last night I had rather vivid dreams. Wow this is so frustrating, right when I thought I was onto something it turns out to be not so significant. But I'm gonna keep trying this, they say to watch the video once every night before going to sleep, so hopefully it will over time strengthen the idea of having lucid dreams in your subconscious mind.

I also wanted to tell everyone about the suneye method, that got me to almost have a lucid dream once (I did reality checks in my dreams but it didn't convince me I was dreaming). Look up SUNEYE Method on google....it's basically about meditating on your third eye after six hours of sleep.

I've also heard binaural beats are supposed to be effective...but for me somehow listening to binaural beats on headphones causes heartburns (strange but it happens every time).

Finally, I've thought about leaving your speakers on your computer on, and running an app which would say things like "Look at your hands" or "You are dreaming" loudly every few minutes. It should not be so loud that you will wake up but still loud enough that your mind would process it as you are sleeping. I can't try this technique because it would disturb other people around me.

I Watched this, and went lucid last night. All I can say is it couldn't hurt. I did a WBTB around 4.5hrs of sleep.

ok..it appears as you re having a similar experience as i did with those videos ; first day pretty good but the subsequent days pretty average , the maker of the video suggests to view the video over 7 days which i have done , but as the results kept getting even worse i gave up after 7 days...I have been experimenting with a small strobe light hooked up to a programmable timer switch ; it allows you to have up to 20 programmes , so i got it programmed that the first one kicks in at 330am and switches off at 340am and i have another 5 more timings that swithc on every 90 minutes for the duration of 10mins , the light effect got into my dreams few times only because i am having trouble tracking my REM periods i am pretty sure if i could find a way to track my rem periods then i could work out the timer and the light would kick in at the exact moments when i am dreaming....i managed to get the lighjt ino my dreams few times and strangely enough they were dreams involving either a fire brigade , police or an ambulance LOL
so there is definitely a potential in there....The programmable digital timer switch is very effective and the strobe i have isnt very bright to wake anyone up its just right , all i need to do is to find a way or a device to find out my REMs....I tried the suneye method is also known as chakra induce lucid dream (CILD) I sometimes try it and get really close but not quite there yet...For some reason i dont respond much to the audio cues they either wake me up or no response maybe i gotta find the right recording with the right volume leves...

I created a tutorial on the method I used (FAILD)

http://www.dreamviews.com/f49/ifatal...9/#post1567628

Originally Posted by aaa28

While the reading test worked, it seems the hand reality check isn't working that well anymore for me. Before I used to get the most strangest shapes on my hands, including detached fingers, ten fingers, etc....but more recently my hands are becoming more and more realistic in my dreams, like a perfect hand with five fingers.

I just did an RC cause of that... Then I realized I always have 10 fingers, everyone has 10 fingers. -___-

The video definitely worked for me. It helped me to lucid dream for the first time! FINALLY.

What I did was watch the video twice before bed, wake up 4.5 hours later, plug in my earphones and listened to (search lucid frank young newgrounds on google) on repeat and watched the video once. Then I went back to sleep again. However, I believe what triggered the lucid dream was when my sister's alarm clock rang 15 minutes later and woke me up but I didn't move. I could hear her get out of the bed and out of the room before I fell into a deeper sleep.

My bed started shaking as if an earthquake had hit me. It was so exciting! I was like "OMG THIS IS IT!" The next thing I knew, I was back in my bed, in the same position fully aware that I had succeeded and was lucid dreaming. I pinched myself to check too. I'll say I was 90% lucid because it felt so real and was so vivid. My lucidness dwindled down as time passed though. I also couldn't alter anything in the dream. There wasn't anything I needed to control, although I tried to fly and changed my scenery but I still remained in my home. I lost control of my dream when I tried to leave the house.

My whole family was in my dream except my brother and I announced to them that I was lucid dreaming also.

I got lucid same day I watched this too..not sure if it was the video or just a coincidence.

Originally Posted by iFatal

I created a tutorial on the method I used (FAILD)

http://www.dreamviews.com/f49/ifatal...9/#post1567628

I'm gonna try this next weekend....waking up several times at night would make me restless the next day, so I can't try during the weekdays.

Originally Posted by DJFisch

I just did an RC cause of that... Then I realized I always have 10 fingers, everyone has 10 fingers. -___-

I meant ten fingers on one hand.

Originally Posted by nakah

I have been experimenting with a small strobe light hooked up to a programmable timer switch ; it allows you to have up to 20 programmes , so i got it programmed that the first one kicks in at 330am and switches off at 340am and i have another 5 more timings that swithc on every 90 minutes for the duration of 10mins , the light effect got into my dreams few times only because i am having trouble tracking my REM periods i am pretty sure if i could find a way to track my rem periods then i could work out the timer and the light would kick in at the exact moments when i am dreaming....i managed to get the lighjt ino my dreams few times and strangely enough they were dreams involving either a fire brigade , police or an ambulance LOL
so there is definitely a potential in there....The programmable digital timer switch is very effective and the strobe i have isnt very bright to wake anyone up its just right , all i need to do is to find a way or a device to find out my REMs....

Wouldn't this be the same as using the NovaDreamer or REMDreamer? I haven't tried either but the idea is the same to flash lights into your eyes during REM sleep. Has this strobe light helped you to become lucid?

iFaTaL , thanks for the great tutorial , yeah i too have to try this quiet comprehensive method on the weekends...

aa28 , well its a similar principle with the rem and the nova dreamers but with some big differences , Firstly ; you dont have to wear a mask which can be annoying, and for me there is no way i can sleep with a mask , Secondly ; The entire rig only cost me $40 much more cheaper than the masks,
The trick with this setup is that you Gotta now your REM periods so you can programme the timer to turn it on at those times otherwise you are relying on chance for it to be effective.

Originally Posted by nakah

iFaTaL , thanks for the great tutorial , yeah i too have to try this quiet comprehensive method on the weekends...

aa28 , well its a similar principle with the rem and the nova dreamers but with some big differences , Firstly ; you dont have to wear a mask which can be annoying, and for me there is no way i can sleep with a mask , Secondly ; The entire rig only cost me $40 much more cheaper than the masks,
The trick with this setup is that you Gotta now your REM periods so you can programme the timer to turn it on at those times otherwise you are relying on chance for it to be effective.

No problem

Just ask me if you have any questions (PM me or post in the original thread because I check that more often)

I tried these videos for the first time last night. They didn't give me a lucid dream, but I can clearly remember most of the dreams I had that night.

I can't imagine the feeling of rubbing my hands, as the video tells you to. I also went through sleep paralysis last night, but nothing happened after that. All I could to was breathe and swallow, and maybe flex my fingers. I woke up after a while, checked my watch (twice, to make sure) and went back to sleep while keeping everything from the videos in mind.

None of my dreams lasted more than a few moments. For some reason, I seemed to be having very short dreams. Some were even just bare glimpses.

Anyway, I thought I'd sare it with this thread in case anyone wanted to see what might happen if these videos do not give you a lucid dream.

well , I watched these videos over 7 days and the biggest effect was on the first day ; managed to recall 6 dreams mixture of long and short ones , on the subsequent days nothing significant happened...so it appears , the effects of these videos short lived unless someone who have been trying them for a long time can come up and tell us that it has been working for them consistently for inducing LDs...Nevertheless I recommend that you try them over 7 consecutive days to see if anything more happens...

I'm going to use the video, first time tonight. I'll try doing it for the 7 consecutive days.

I'll keep you all updated!

Originally Posted by RunexOfxMine

I'm going to use the video, first time tonight. I'll try doing it for the 7 consecutive days.

I'll keep you all updated!

With the 1st video you can do the visualization as many times as you like during the day...Hope it works out for you