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I have been studying this technique too here is some material i have read on it. namaste


Finger Induced Lucid Dream (FILD)
The FILD technique should be used when you can expect to go straight into a REM dream period. So it’s probably not worth trying this when you first go to bed. Instead set an alarm to wake yourself up during the night, or try the technique before having a nap in the afternoon.

The Technique:
1. First of all just go to sleep as normal, if you can wake up naturally during the night great, if nto set yourself an alarm to go off after about 5 hours. This will make sure you’re at a point in your sleep cycle where you will be able to go directly into a REM period and also that you will still be feeling fairly tired so should have no problem falling back asleep quickly.

2. Once you wake up, the first thing that should be on your mind is the FILD technique. Just relax, and try to go back to sleep exactly how you normally would. The goal here is to get to the point just before you fall back to sleep. Once you've reached this point, begin the FILD technique. This will probably happen very quickly if you still feel tired so don’t wait too long!

3. Now imagine that you are playing a piano using your index and middle finger with one hand. Your fingers are side by side on two keys. Now, press your index finger down, leaving your middle finger up. Next, press your middle finger down, and lift your index finger back up. Repeat this up and down motion.

4. Once you feel you have a comfortable rhythm with this motion, now imagine pressing the keys so lightly that they don't actually go down. (You can practice this on an actual piano or a computer keyboard - you should basically feel your muscles contract, but your fingers should hardly move)

5. Focus on this subtle movement. By directing your focus, you will be able to fall back asleep relatively quickly. Make sure you don’t try to count your finger movements or talk to yourself in your head as this will only wake you up.

6. After about 30 seconds have passed (again don’t count just when you feel it has been about that long), take your other hand, and perform a reality check by pinching your nose and try to breath in. If you can, then you're dreaming!

And that’s all there is to it! The technique works by keeping a part of your conscious mind active through the slight movement and your focus on it, not enough to keep you awake but enough to remember to do a reality check 30 seconds later which should be as soon as you enter the dream.

You can add to the effectiveness of this technique by practicing the movements while awake. Do both the light finger movements combined with a reality check 30 seconds later. This will help build up an association between the two in your brain so it becomes a natural habit to follow through the finger motion with a reality check.

This is cool. Yes, I call it dreamscaping. I have built dreamscapes with friends on the Moon. I also built one on an asteroid, and on Mars.

While I was on holiday, for some reason or another, I did something which I wouldnt normally think of in a dream because it's very simple, I closed 1 ''eye''.

The amazing thing is, it made my vision in the dream alot clearer. Then it lead me to realise that maybe my lucid dreams go blurry because my ''eyes'' are trying to focus on something...when obviously I'm not using my eye's to see.

When I was a kid in a sweet shop I would close one eye and point at the sweet's I wanted because with both eye's open my finger seemed a little blurred.

It seems strange when I try to explain it but it makes alot of sense to me. I just wanted to see if anyone here would try it and give feedback on whether it works for them or not.

Task: Close one eye

My Tutorial for extending Lucid Dream Time. Hours of LD.

This is a common question, but I don't mean, just prolong them from 20 seconds to 20 minutes by rubbing your hands (as you have heard 100 times). I will tell you how to actually intentionally increase lucid time compared to waking time. For instance, You may sleep 30 minutes but have a full on 3-4 hours worth of experience in the LD. Not just skipping minutes here and there either, but actually 4 hours of minute by minute lucid experience. Some people speak of dreaming for days and weeks, but it seems that obviously involves time skipping and such as the mind is known to do..

This is my personal technique and my thoughts on what I believe to work flawlessly.

The longest LD periods come from later REM cycles because these are longer. Any method for having longer LD's will always work better later in the REM cycles, such as WBTB (my personal favorite).

First, and the most important thing I believe is to guard all 5 senses as much as possible. The only senses you should be experiencing are from within.

*1. Be sure to keep external light from entering your room as much as possible by closing blinds, using curtains, blind fold, ect.
*2. Keep the sounds around you to a low roar lol. Remove all possible sound that you can from your surroundings. If you sleep with a fan, fine, (I do) but for this, turn it off or at-least turn it down and away from being directly on your face. You might even consider using ear plugs.
*3. Try to keep the aromas down around your immediate body. The night before this attempt, unplug the air freshener, change the cat litter, ect.
*4. Lock out the animals or anything else that may cause movement in the room, such as turning the fan so it is not directly blowing on you is a good example.
*5. Take off any watches, wrist bands, necklaces, uncomfortable clothing, or anything that has a physical presence you are aware of on the body.

This was the first step. You may wonder if any of this really matters, or you may question step 3, or step 5. You may say, well I wear my watch or necklace in waking life, so it wont affect my LD at all. I believe this to be wrong. When you are in your Lucid Dream, You have 10 senses. 5 of the physical body, and 5 of the dream body. Experienced Lucid dreamers can even switch senses, feeling some of the body, and some of the dream body at the same time.. this is why this step matters. Because your mind always has an awareness of all of this. ESPECIALLY your conscious waking mind. For instance, What happens if you lose your watch in your LD, yet you still feel it strongly on your arm? or you feel the watch on your dream arm, but you also feel the one on your real life arm. It brings you back to the watch on your arm in your bed.. and you start thinking about the body in your bed.. suddenly your awake, back in your body.. in the bed... with either a failed LD, or a false awakening, but either way, its a set back in most cases. The same can apply to all 5 of the natural senses. This is why you want to eliminate the physical senses before the LD so there is nothing to pull you back prematurely. Don't question it before trying it. But there is more to this technique.

Upon entering the LD: Don't just take off flying, or run around doing what you have wanted to do, or want to experience. A weak start will just end up in an average LD, but we can correct this with about 30 seconds of dream time.
Upon entering the LD:
* Immediately take note of all the senses as mentioned earlier.
1. Take a good look around you, all the bright vivid detail, take in the full sight of everything around you. The more you look at the detail, the brighter and more vivid it will become.
2. Listen to the sounds around you... really take in and appreciate all the different sounds you hear. If you heard none at first, you were listening with the wrong ears... (the ones in bed)... the more you listen to the sounds and look around you the more the sounds will correspond with the things you see..
3. Take a nice slow whiff of everything around you... Smell that? Smell the things you are seeing around you.. take a slow whiff though.. you do not want to interrupt your sleep breathing... but smell all the different things around you and really take note of all the variety of smells..
4. Now, as you walk, feel how amazingly real it feels to move your legs as you walk. Lift your arms up and down a few times, feel the weight of them? Its amazing how that feels..
5. Rub your hands together, feel the sensation of what that feels like.. feel the walls around you or pick up a rock and feel the sensation and weight of holding it....

Now, combine all these sense. Intentionally, pick something up, feel the weight of it in your hand, the sensation of holding it and touching it, the vivid detail of it, smell it.. drop it, listen to it thud, or shatter on the floor..
Now, re-affirm to yourself that you are going to have a nice long awesome lucid experience. Just say this to yourself.. Re-enforce the idea to yourself that you will have a really long Lucid Experience. A

Now that you have engaged the senses deeply.. and only taken maybe 30 seconds to do so, you have fully engaged your dream senses.. over-riding any remaining connection to the body senses removing the chances of being pulled back into the body... but do not think of the body, do not think about yourself laying in the bed, or how cool it is that you dont feel your waking body anymore.. the entire purpose of all this is to remove yourself from thinking about that body anymore.. thinking about it will pull your toward it, and out of the LD. ALSO, remember, do not get lost in the dream plot of the experience.. Some people find themselves in a situation where they lose lucidity altogether and continue the dream without control if they get too far into the plot of whats going on, conversations with DC, ect.

Now. Enjoy your LD. You are conscious and fully aware but remind yourself regularly that you are conscious and aware. Don't think about the body, or the bed, or that you are sleeping in the bed, but just remember that you are dreaming and that anything is possible. Every so often, re-engage the senses in one way or another.. make sure to engage the senses around you often. Remind yourself that you are going to have a very long experience and you will find that the experience will remain very vivid, detailed, and extended.

If you find yourself lost in the experience of having a great time, remember the 5 senses and to continue reminding yourself that this is going to be an awesome and very long experience. keep smelling the things around you and watching the details, if you notice senses are fading, re-engage them by paying attention to them.. This is how you have long lucid experiences. Also, Never lay down or put yourself in the sleeping position. Laying down, or putting yourself in a position similar to sleeping is a very common way to bring yourself back to the waking life body... thus, ruining the attempt, or cutting the LD short.

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Now in Contrast. I want to tell you how to have very
short failed lucid experiences. In other words, Don't try
this at home. lol.

* Do not think about the waking life body being in the bed.
* Do not lie down or put yourself in the position of sleeping.
* Do not ever think about sounds, sights or any of the senses, Just run around doing whatever you want and forgetting to pay attention to these things lol.
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The reason this works for having very long lucid experiences should be somewhat obvious. But first of all (and this is controversial) dream time is longer minute to minute than real waking life time. So your REM periods are important but not as much as you may think. Secondly, it seems in studies that the brain can interpret periods of time as it sees worthy to complete the entire scenario it is playing out for you when dreaming. But during Lucid dreaming, you are in control of the things happening, so as long as stick to the guide, the brain will not have a reason to close the session early because it will still have plenty of stimulation. Have you ever noticed in a Non Lucid dream, how you wake up right after you save the girl. Your just holding her close with your eyes closed.. the stimulation has stopped.. and so does the dream period. Another Idea while lucid, is to keep a small hand massage ball with you, and play with it in your hand anytime that you are not doing anything very stimulating in the LD. This will keep the brain active creating stimulation while you walk around and explore, helping to keep you LD'ing.

If you want to extend your LD experiences. This will work for you.
Have faith, engage all the senses regularly, and remember to always remind yourself that you will have a long exciting fulfilling experience.

Please let me know your thoughts of my tutorial and keep us posted with your experiences here so that we can see how well this works for everyone.

Thanks, Gary

- Goodnight to all, and to all, a goodnight. -

There's been a few threads about drinking some liquid before you go to bed so that you naturally wake up about eight hours after. But here is my simply put guide on how to do it, I've tested it five times and it makes me wake up 8 hours on the dot each time. If you would like to wake up earlier just drink it an hour or two hours before bed instead of right before bed.



WBTB w/ BathroomBTB Technique:

1.) When you are about to go to sleep empty your bladder (Or wait for yourself to have to go to the bathroom) This is to prevent you from waking up too early.

2.) Drink about 1 1/2 glasses of water, don't drink sugary stuff it will keep you up all night.

3.) Watch both videos on this free lucid dreaming website, it has subliminal messages to make you lucid dream and increase vividness in dreams.
Free Lucid Dreaming Subliminal Video

4.) Go to sleep, you'll probably wake up naturally about 6-8 hours after you go to bed. It usually interrupts a dream for me.

5.) Go to the bathroom, clear your throat, drink a little water to hydrate yourself, and start saying some mantras out loud. 'I will lucid dream when I go back to sleep' 'I'll have a lucid' whatever you want really.

6.) Go back into your room, if it's too hot open a window/ turn on a fan. Fix your blankets and pillows to make sure you are comfortable and then lay down again. This is very important, if you aren't comfortable you probably wont lucid. (Also make sure you are laying on your back with your hands to your side)

7.) Now that you are laying down and comfy say about 2 different mantras in your head this time, 'The next time my eyes open I'll be lucid' 'The next time I'm conscious I'll be in a dream' 'When my eyes open I'll do a RC' Say two of any mantra that you like at least 5 times each.

8.) Finally let your mind slip into the void, let all thoughts pass through your head with no notice. Also do NOT make any comments in your head, what I mean by that is don't talk to yourself especially during SP.

9.) You'll feel yourself slip into the different sleep stages fairly quickly, if it doesn't happen within 15 mins you probably won't have a lucid that day but try again some other time. Also SP only hits me for about 5 seconds then I go into a dream.



Sleep Paralysis: Stay calm, ignore all sensations, don't talk to yourself in your head, get more and more relaxed just let your muscles 'drop' Sometimes it helps for me to think that I'm sinking into the bed. Make sure to never open your eyes unless you are sure you are in a dream, usually a dream scene will form in front of you so you wont even have to do anything. I've had SP kick in within 30 seconds of me going back to bed and I went straight into a lucid.

When in a Lucid: Reality check to make sure (Nose plug works best for me), stabalize with hand rubbing or feeling textures around you, stabilize your vision by saying 'Increase Clarity' 'Focus' I use 'Resolve' posted in the lucid dream spell section Scream it as loud as you can, from there you can choose where to go



I feel like waking up naturally is 5x better than waking up with an alarm, I don't know why but the only times I've had lucid dreams were from waking up naturally. I wrote a little more than I wanted so it's not too simple anymore but all of these methods are just daily routine, and a lot of people do them already so it shouldn't be a problem. I would say stay awake for 10 minutes MAX.

Thank you for reading, any questions? Just ask here

Ok obviously there is no device to share dreams and get into the dream lucid immediately. Not yet anyway ^^
But there is something that can make you have a DILD every night, read my blog if you want to see how it has worked out for me
But anyway the concept of this "technique" is to not focus on how to get lucid, it's rather WHEN to get lucid. I used to wake up from a 6 hour alarm only to fail time after time and I actually had a dryspell for 6 weeks.
Then I started to use an app on my Iphone that is called Smart Alarm Clock, which is designed to registrate my movement and noises during sleep, to calculate in what sleep phase I am in. Then the best part, the alarm wakes me up in the rem-phase because this was apparently the best phase to wake up to feel rested.
However, if I fall asleep again I start dreaming immediatelly and the dream is soo vivid that I sooner or later become lucid! This is just a DILD and the dream is vivid enough to make me lucid. But if I use this alarm or app combined with a DEILD (I use the School of out of body experience method) the dream becomes HYPER LUCID as I like to call it. Now the dream feels like more than reality!

I hope that all of the smart phone users who want a lucid dream, reads this!
Because this was the way that I ended my dryspell and got on a streak!
On every attempt so far since I started using this, I have got atleast one lucid dream!
I am currently pracctising on stabilizing the dream when it's a DILD, because that is the easiest way, but if that don't work to get the hyper feeling then I will start with DEILD, because that realistic feeling is the best in the world!

And if you wonder what alarmsound I use the answer is none.
I use the vibbrate sound on my desk and that is enough to wake me up in rem apparently.

This is as I said before obviously not a device that works like the one in the Inception movie, but if you think about it, what happens if you can find the perfect time to wake up in the rem-phase? it's easier to WILD, DILD, DEILD, FILD, MILD and what ever technique you may want to use

That was all and I hope you get as much success that I did.

Sweet dreams!

Chris.

Foreword:

Greetings fellow oneironauts. I'd like to thank you for taking the time to read through this guide to dream stabilization; it's been a work in progress for a few months now, but I think it's finally done. Before we begin, however, I would like to add a disclaimer that the conclusions and premises of the guide (namely concerning the formation of dreams) assume that the dreamer incurs no outside interference and are based primarily on my personal experiences and observations. Thanks again. . .

Introduction

Stabilization remains a big topic in dream control, for, without stabilization, it'd be difficult to get anything done whilst lucid. This being the case, the field is, admittedly, well-traversed; the numerous methods, developed over the years, to help achieve this feat are proof of that. Still, what's been sorely missing is a plunge into the theory dwelling beneath the turbulent waters of these seemingly random techniques. That's not to say this guide won't have practical applications (I assure you, it will), but to master stabilization it helps to have a strong grasp on how it works, and why.

The Underlying Mechanic

To understand stabilization, you must first understand how dreams are formed.

Associations are the key to unlocking this mystery.

Specifically, dreams form around the schematic associations we attribute to whatever has our attention.

Or, put simply, your dream is like a tree. Rooted by the events that occur throughout your waking life, it grows, takes shape, continuously branching out at new junctures. In the context of a dream, those junctures, branches from the trunk, symbolize the paths your dream could follow based on where you're focused. The focus is what lets the branches and offshoots come about, but it's what you're focused on that determines the shape each of them will take.

Put really simply: What you focus on will determine the path your dream takes.

The crucial thing is that you recognize the importance your attention has when it comes to forming dreams. Which brings us to our next section.

What is Dream Stabilization?

Seems pretty straightforward, right? Well, then it shouldn't be too hard for you to come up with a solid definition (that doesn't use the word “stabilize”) right here, right now, yeah?

Go ahead.

I'll wait. . .



Not as easy as it sound, is it?

The only DV tutorial on the subject defines Dream Stabilization as “attempting to stabilize the lucid dream.”

But what use is that, to define something with its inherent meaning? The definition above is exactly the same as saying Internet Trolling is “attempting to troll on the Internet.” It tells us nothing we didn't already know, and, so, we cannot learn from it.

We need to go deeper.

• Dream: “a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep”
• Stabilization: “the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable”
• Stabilize: “become stable or more stable”
• Stable: “maintaining equilibrium”
• Equilibrium: “balance: equality of distribution”

I think we've got something workable here.

Stabilization then, I propose, is the act of becoming balanced or maintaining balance.

But how does this relate to dreams? What could possibly require balancing in “a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep”?

The easy answer is: “Everything.” The conventional way of thinking about dreams leads most to believe that Dream Stabilization means facilitating those mental images and keeping those pesky emotions in check. But the true answer is more subtle than that.

Focus and attention, foundations on which dreams, those “mental images and emotions,” are formed, constantly shifting, constantly deciding the flow, the stability, of a dream.

So, what is Dream Stabilization, really?

My proposition: Dream Stabilization is the act of balancing attention within a dream.

The astute among you will ask, “Balancing attention? Between what? You've only given me one side: the dream, images and emotions.” And you're right, there is another side. But it's one that appears almost exclusively during lucid dreams.

The Other Side

On one side we have the dream, that's a given, but what's on the other end that's shifting our attention away from the dream?

First, let me ask you another related question: why is it that normal dreams rarely, if ever, require stabilization?

To answer this, think about the differences between a lucid dream and a non-lucid one. Realize, in a lucid dream, one is aware the environment around them is a dream, that one is in bed, fast asleep, while in a non-lucid one is not aware of these things.

The difference between the two, then, is this profound realization and everything that comes with it. And what accompanies it, you ask? The ability to reason, to think logically, internal processes that require a fair bit of attention.

And there's your answer. Thoughts, rational ideas outside the scope of your current surroundings, all shift the balance of your focus.

Bringing it all Together

To stabilize a lucid dream, you must create a proper balance between the dream and your conscious, thinking, self. If you pour too much of yourself into the dream, you'll lose your consciousness, your lucidity. Not enough, and the dream will fade entirely, leaving you with nothing but your thoughts as everything fades to black.

Luckily, striking that balance is a path well-worn by the onieronauts before us.

Common Stabilization Methods

All Stabilization methods have one thing in common: they work to place attention on the dream world. Obviously, like all things concerning LDing, you'll be keen to experiment to see what well works for you, as some methods achieve this balancing feat better than others

A brief list of the very basics:

• Hand Rubbing – Good for a quick burst of tactile sensation, puts focus on the dream body.
• Spinning – Brings your attention not only to the spinning world around you as it blurs about, but to your dream body as well.
• Shouting for Clarity – Works on multiple levels, from hearing the sound of your own voice, to looking toward your surroundings for a change in vividness.

And that's just start of it.

From there comes sensory stimulation, proven time and again to be a reliable, powerful tool in redirecting attention toward the dreamworld.

• Sight – Studying the detail in an ornate archway, the colorful shops and stalls in the marketplace, or each distinct grain of sand.
• Sound – Noticing the wind as it blows past your ears mid-flight, the chattering of nearby DCs, or even your own voice.
• Touch – Focusing on the texture of a nearby wall, the cool grass beneath your bare feet, or the wet water pouring from a fountain.
• Smell – Taking in the scent of fresh baked bread or cookies, the fresh morning air, or even burning rubber.
• Taste – Fill your mouth with amazing sensations from anything you can find, be it tasty desserts or a cheap sandal.

All of these are sure to help placate your thoughts and turn your attentions to the dreamworld. The more of them you can engage, the better. Personally, I like taking big bites out of trees, as eating a tree evokes so many different senses at once. From the rough, intricate, crunchy bark, to the wet, leafy taste, and fresh smell, it all assaults the senses, making it impossible to ignore the dreamworld.

Uncommon Stabilization Methods

Beyond the conventional lies the unconventional, or methods that don't follow the standard sensory formula. Most prominent among these are raw shifts of awareness to your surroundings. *There are many ways to go about doing this, but it's something that simply needs to be experienced to be understood at all.

Those who practice lucid living and all day awareness are more likely to be familiar with pouring attention into their surroundings. In fact, it's likely these people do this automatically whilst lucid, making traditional stabilization almost unnecessary for them. Still, there are ways to actively force focus on your surroundings. Everyone's method will be different depending on their experience with attention shifting, but I'll explain my method below so you'll have something to work with, at the very least.

I came up with this method in particular after reading a bit of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. The idea comes from the battle/meditation technique the main character is taught early on: to create a flame in his mind's eye and focus on it completely, deflecting all outside thoughts.

I start by taking in the world around me, but not just what I can see; I use everything I can sense, making it my proverbial flame, making it all important, pouring my focus into it so that everything around me is complete and free from my conscious thoughts.

And just like that, the dream becomes stable, whilst I retain my lucidity. What's amazing is that this process doesn't take more than a moment and can be used at almost any time; I've lost count of the number of lucids this little trick has kept me from losing.

Conclusion

I hope this guide to stabilization fundamentals proved at the very least, interesting to you. If it was helpful, that's even better. =)

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or flames, I'll be more than happy to address them.

Cheers!

-(T)zzkc

52 Ways to Have Lucid DreamsStart a dream journal and write down at least one dream every morning.

Do a dozen reality checks each day - such as trying to push your hand through a wall and asking "Am I dreaming?"

Perform a daily 10-minute breathing meditation and examine your self-awareness as you become sensitive to your surroundings.

Listen to scientifically proven forms of brainwave entrainment before sleep.

Learn to interpret your dreams and record key recurring themes.

Supercharge your dream intensity and dream recall with lucid dream supplements like Galantamine or Choline.

Experiment with a dream herb like Calea Z for vivid and memorable dreams.

Perform Dr Stephen LaBerge's Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams (MILD) before you go to sleep tonight.

Practice the Wake Induced Lucid Dreams technique whenever you can.

Observe your own hypnagogic hallucinations as you drift off to sleep.

Make a dream pillow filled with aromas that promote relaxation while you sleep.

Rid yourself of any sleep disorders which disturb your quality of REM sleep.

Listen to a self-hypnosis MP3 as you go to sleep to place targeted auto-suggestions in your subconscious mind.

Listen to subliminal messages for lucid dream induction.

Watch our free subliminal lucid dreaming video before bed.

Figure out your best sleep posture for lucid dreaming (usually on your back for WILDs, although you may be different).

Try the Wake Back to Bed method by waking early for 30 minutes.

Get a comfortable mattress - not too firm, not too soft - so you always get a good night's sleep.

Experiment with the OBE Exit Technique, a fun visualization technique, as taught by Nick Newport of Lucidology.

Use aromatherapy to induce specific memories and associations while you sleep - also known as a Smell Induced Lucid Dream (SILD).

Eat cheese before bed to increase your dream intensity ("cheese dreams").

While lucid, ask the dream to help you become lucid more easily in future.

Incubate lucid dreams by reading short stories about lucid dreaming.

Allow yourself to daydream - any time - pushing your conscious awareness into a range of different realities.

Practice having Out of Body Experiences (OBEs) which is a phenomenon closely connected with lucid dreaming (as well as Astral Projection).

Wear a digital watch and perform a reality check every time it chimes on the hour (the sound may also filter through into your dreams).

Learn about the ancient art of Dream Yoga from Tibetan Buddhism.

Encourage false awakenings when you sleep in different locations or anticipate an unusual event when you wake up in the morning.

Deliberately induce sleep paralysis -- and relax.

Set an alarm every 90 minutes of sleep to wake you during your most likely period of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep to boost your dream recall.

Practice polyphasic sleep, which involves taking lots of naps throughout the day and night, instead of sleeping in one big chunk.

If you can't fit polyphasic sleep into your schedule, take afternoon naps.

Allow yourself more lie-ins and practice lucid dreaming techniques.

Don't smoke weed or drink alcohol as this inhibits REM sleep.

Don't be afraid of lucid dreaming; there is nothing to fear inside your own mind.

Aim to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep per night - or more if you need it.

Perform the Cycle Adjustment Technique by alternating your wake up times.

Visualize your next lucid dream in advance; how you will become lucid, what it will feel and look like, and what you'll do first.

Try a Finger Induced Lucid Dream (FILD) when you wake up in the night: lie still and minutely wiggle your index and middle finger till you fall asleep lucidly.

As you fall asleep, lie perfectly relaxed, melt your awareness into the mattress, and repeat the phrase: "The next scene will be a dream."

Listen to meditation music as you fall asleep.

Expect to have spontaneous lucid dreams, also known as Dream Induced Lucid Dreams (DILDs) where you become lucid through a flash of logic.

Use a lucid dream mask such as the NovaDreamer, created by Dr Stephen LaBerge, also known as an Electrically Induced Lucid Dream (EILD).

Play first-person video games like Prototype or Left 4 Dead to stimulate the proven phenomenon of Game Induced Lucid Dreams (GILDs).

Go to bed thirsty and place a glass of water in the bedroom, far enough away so you have to get out of bed to reach it. Your dream body can separate in a false awakening and fetch the drink.

Conversely, perform reality checks every time you use the bathroom, then go to bed with a semi-full bladder and dream urination can induce lucidity.

Sharpen your visualization skills: lay in bed with your eyes closed and visualize the room in vivid detail. Visualize outdoor scenes as well.

Imagine kinaesthetic sensations like riding a bike, floating on a cloud, or running through a field as you fall asleep.

Take a Vitamin B6 supplement which converts tryptophan (found in cheese, chicken, salmon, eggs and milk) into serotonin, for more vivid dreams.

Set at least three clear lucid dream intentions before you go to sleep.

Learn as much as you can about lucid dreaming from books - I recommend the classic Exploring The World of Lucid Dreaming by Dr Stephen LaBerge.

3-7 hours after sleep.
They say 3am is the magic time, just mess around and see whats best for you

How many times have you failed a DILD/WILD? I know the feeling. You set your alarm for a WBTB. Drag yourself out of bed in the middle of the night. Prepare for your DILD/WILD with all the tips from every tutorial. But when the moment of truth comes, you forget all your lucid goals and slip back into dreamless sleep. Only to wake up hours later to find out you had failed.

Does this sound like you? I'm sure it sounds like everyone. Because we all know, lucid dreaming is about motivation. Sure, if you're ready to dedicate your life to the cause then maybe you'll get up some consistency, but for everyone else it's going to be an upward battle. But admittedly there are some shortcuts.

I first noticed this a long time ago, the night before my SAT exam. I was so stressed it took me over an hour to fall asleep. When I did finally sleep, I would keep waking up in the middle of the night very energized. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, I had some of the most realistic and vivid dreams I've ever had. Before my AP exam, the same thing happened. It wasn't just tests either. When I slept, over friends houses, when I got a new mattress, when I was sick. Everything that disturbed my natural sleep rhythm, made me dream more. As I soon found out, contrary to common belief, we don't dream when we're most asleep, we dream when we're most awake!

It's a bit of a catch-22. To dream we have to be asleep, to sleep we have to be tired, but to be tired is to not dream. On top of this, the times that we dream best (before a big test) are also the times we least want to. So the question becomes, how do we "stay awake" while being asleep and how do we do it consistently? Although I've known this for some time, it wasn't until recently that I put together a concrete method.

Introducing, S-Sleeping:
S-DILD: Stimulated-Dream-Induced-Lucid-Dream
S-WILD: Stimulated-Wake-Induced-Lucid-Dream

S-Sleeping is not a method in it of itself. It is combined with other methods. Essentially, S-Sleeping is made up of two parts stimulating yourself, and breaking your sleep rhythm. Other than that, nothing in this method is hard and fast. Nothing works for everyone but I can only tell you what worked for me. With a little creativity, I'm sure you can find your own adaptation.

Here is how I did it. I went to bed at 11:00pm and woke up at 5:00am (broke my sleep rhythm). 6 hours I've found is the optimal time for a WBTB. Immediately after I woke up I drank an entire AMP Energy Lightning. That's 58g sugar, 160mg caffeine. As you'd expect It woke me up immediately (stimulated myself). To boost my odds I moved my blankets and pillows to the floor (broke my sleep rhythm). After being awake for nearly 30 minutes. I slept on the floor.

Many people might want to choose their favorite lucid attaining method for this part. I generally just use the good old DILD (reality checking, dream signs, etc.). But WILD works equally well.

As you can imagine (with 160mg of caffeine coursing through my system) it wasn't easy to fall back asleep (that's the point). I always do this hilarious thing where as soon as I'm about to fall asleep, my brain jerks me awake (no doubt some sort of fight/flight response). At first I thought this was bad but I soon realized it's perfect. Eventually after shooting awake and falling asleep enough times. I shot awake, straight into a lucid dream!

The first time it didn't last long (but I did have an exceptionally vivid regular dream). But the second and third times I had fully lucid dreams. The method worked spectacularly. On the second try! I'm no lucid expert. Prior, a lucid dream once a month for me was typical. Three times in one week was unheard of.

I'd love to answer any questions you have, or expand on anything you'd like to know more about. If you decide to try this method (or have been doing it already) I would love to hear the results.

Note: I understand that caffeine is an addictive substance. However, I plan to use it only occasionally and eventually wean myself off of it. I would not consider it principle to the S-Sleeping method but it is certainly the best way to get started. 160mg is only about half a medium Starbucks coffee.

So, I don't know if this is posted anywhere but I know that there is a guide on normal reversed blinking. Reverse blinking is used when your eyes are closed and you are ready to fall asleep, it's used as a relaxation method. I believe it was posted by KingYoshi, but the concept is to keep your eyes closed and open them very quickly as if you were blinking, focus on maybe one little thing then close them again.

I just had my first lucid a couple nights ago and I've been experimenting with different ways of 'reverse blinking'. Instead of opening your eyes and focusing on something like Yoshi does you can keep your eyes closed and just perform the motion of blinking. So, you are blinking with your eyes closed and they never open, but your muscles are still moving as if you were blinking. If you don't get what I'm saying close your eyes right now and try to blink without opening them, you'll get the motion down.

So the night that I had my first lucid I tried this double reverse blinking, the moment I felt I was getting tired enough to fall into REM/SP I started doing the blinking. For me it kind of tricks me into thinking my eyes were open in the first place and when the motion is finished it feels like my eyes are open. When I hit SP I started using the blinking method and immediately started seeing images of dream scenes. They would fade for a second then I would do it again and they would come back for longer. I double reverse blinked one last time and my eyes opened in the dream and I was instantly lucid, I confirmed it with a nose plug and I was set to go

I feel this could help people a lot when they are doing WBTB or CANWILD's or any WILD pretty much. Picturing your dream scene helps with this also. So if anyone is willing to try it and tell me the results I would love to hear it. It probably wont work for everyone but it worked for me. This is also meant for lucid dream induction NOT relaxation.

See original thread written by nina (not dreamcatcher81) here: http://www.dreamviews.com/f79/quickly-transition-vibrations-ld-107643/

Great documentary about lucid dreaming, for those that havn't seen it i have posted it in hopes that u can pull something for your own use in lucid dreaming. namaste.

So i tested Dr. Pillai referenced statement ( Dream Yogi's) regarding the best time to lucid dream. I didn't become lucid but i had some golden double take opportunities to become lucid and my dream recall was a little better than usual. I remember seeing things that i know to be incorrect but didnt probe. namaste.

I initially wanted to call this a technique for re-entering a collapsed lucid dream, but it really is not a technique, just a piece of advice that has always worked for me 100% to re-enter a dream that collapsed on me before I could re-stabilize it. But first, a little about what I do to lucid dream in the first place.

Now, my technique for lucid dreaming in general is WBTB, I can WILD pretty often or DILD 100% of the time without any type of problem when I WBTB. When going to sleep at night, I don't even bother to attempt lucidity because my mind and body are too tired to be as aware as I need to be to become lucid.

Dreaming in general uses energy, but being lucid in a dream uses even more, and if you don't have enough because you had a long day, you won't realize you are dreaming and will simply accept whatever comes up. Spending a good hour (minimum) awake after sleeping initially, allows me to enter a dream and immediately know I'm dreaming because my body and mind are rested enough to be completely aware, but can still rest longer. I spent a while figuring this out. I would lay in bed after waking for 10 minutes then sleep, and I would dream, but would not recognize that I was dreaming, no matter how bizarre things were in the dream. If I was awake for 30 minutes either lying in bed or after getting up, I might become lucid but my chances were less. Over the course of 3 or 4 weeks, I found that the following allowed me to lucid dream every single time:

I sleep for 6 hours (4 x 90 minutes), get out of bed, get dressed, and engage my mind for 1 - 3 hours (usually 1 1/2), writing down my lucid dream experiments and goals for the upcoming session, and then I head back to bed. I lay on my back, with my limbs spread out so that I'm just completely comfortable and then I contract every single muscle I can for as long as I can hold them contracted, then release and do not move them afterwards. After 10 minutes or so, I can no longer feel my body, and my only focus is my goals for the lucid dream, and my breathing. After another 5 - 10 minutes I start to see swirling colors and images, and within another 10 minutes, sleep paralysis/sleep itself and I enter a dream. Within seconds I know that I'm dreaming and I stabilize the dream by doing the following:

1. Spinning. I always spin to my left and when I'm done spinning everything around me is very vivid and crystal clear, no haziness. After that I...

2. Engage my senses by touching and feeling objects, I lick some objects to bring the sense of taste into full force, I smell the air, listen to the sounds and try to determine what they are and the direction they are coming from, and I scan the area looking at as much detail as I can.


NOW FOR THE ACTUAL TIP FOR RE-ENTERING A COLLAPSED LUCID DREAM

After I have spent a short while doing these things, I am free to do whatever for good lengths of time. But once a dream starts to collapse on me, and I am not quick enough to re-stabilize it via spinning, I just let it collapse, and have found a way to re-enter dreaming and becoming lucid again within just a few minutes:

When a lucid dream collapses on you, DO NOT OPEN YOUR EYES, and DO NOT MOVE A MUSCLE. The only thing you should even think about doing, is breathing. If you stay completely still without opening your eyes, within minutes (1 - 5) you should (for me it's "will") start dreaming again, and should be able to become lucid in seconds. The scene itself may be different, but once you have stabilized the new dream, just express your intent to return to your previous dream and it will happen.

100% of the times I have done this, I was dreaming again shortly, so in the span of an hour and a half two days ago I had 10 lucid dreams one after the other until I decided it was time for me to get up and get on with the day. This is now very frequent and I've felt empowered to be able to attain lucidity with such ease, and to immediately go back into those dreams I thought for sure I wouldn't be able to go back to later on.

I encourage everyone to try this for re-entering dreams that suddenly collapsed on them and let me know how it goes.