Well, this morning I awoke and remembered reading in EWLD that if you awake from a dream, it is possible to pass consiously back into the dreamstate if you remain completely still ("play dead", I think it said). So, I closed my eyes and relaxed thoroughly, concentrating on retaining my consiousness as I drifted off to sleep. It worked. I felt the falling sensation, the "shift", the vibrations, the whole nine yards. I experienced no hypnagogic imagery whatsoever as this occured, and nothing besides the aforementioned tactile sensations indicated the transition. I thought this would be enough, however, to get me lucid. I also remembered reading a post here that indicated that sometimes you just have to "open your dream eyes" to begin the lucid dream. I tried this, and to my dismay, I awoke into sleep paralysis and had to wait it out until I completely passed into the waking state. Opening my "dream eyes" has caused this to happen at least twice before, and I am beginning to become discouraged. When I was in this state of waking sleep paralysis, I tried to "roll out of my body", and I feel the roll, but my eyes seem to stay fixed on that one same scene, and it's back to square one. After once again skimming through Clairity's WILD post, I saw that she said she couldn't remember if she opens her eyes or she "sees through her eyes" to begin the dream. Unfortunately, I have to know this vital piece of information. So, am I being too impatient? Should I wait for a dreamscene to appear in my mind's eye or something? Should I try to "roll out of my body" before I open my eyes? I am so close, and I believe this is probably the last step in the process because I remember reading a quote illustrating the fact that once you can see the dreamscene, you can become immersed in it. Thank you for your help.
