INTRO/DC-1 Syllabus

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Note: When creating your workbooks in the student forum, please include [INTRO/DC-1] in the title of your thread. Thanks! Tutorials Intro to lucid dreaming – 3 classes Lucid dreaming defined – Day 1 Lucid - characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness. Lucidity is qualified by awareness Commonly accepted levels of lucidity (Ed Kelog scale) Dream content – Day 1 Day Residue Schemas Faulty Logic False Memories Id Attention Assignment: Go through your dream journal and analyse where the content of your dreams comes from. Is it mostly day residue? Do you notice a lot of false memories or faulty logic in them? Dream journaling – Day 2 The importance of keeping a journal Time-keep Dream signs – Day 2 Universal dream signs Individual dream signs Themes Metaphors and symbolism Recall – Day 2 Note taking beside bed Phone, paper, voice recorder Middle of the night notes Short details vs long ones Utilizing dream signs to trigger recall Lie still Sleep mask? Memory reinforcement – try to play the dream back as you wake up Stress – the killer of recall Don’t think about the day ahead Leave extra time for journaling Assignment: Go through your dream journal and see if you can notice any reoccurring signs that are popping up. Make a list! Bonus marks: Find out which sign occurs the most and incorporate reality checking to the sign into your daily routine. Basic sleep science – Day 3 Sleep cycles – how they work Slow wave sleep gets shorter as REM gets longer Induction techniques – Day 3 DILD, MILD WILD, DEILD Pros and cons Brief overview of how to do each – very brief! Recognizing INRALDs and False Awakenings Assignment: Review your current sleep schedule. Taking what you know about DILDs and WILDs, which technique would best work for you for inducing lucid dreams? Bonus: Knowing this, you may want to look into signing up for that specific course when it’s offered next Dream Control – 1 class/Day 4 How it relates to lucidity Control does not equal lucidity Lucidity level – it’s easier with a lower level? Don’t overthink things! The effect of belief Types of control Passive Active Examples of each Dream incubation Manifestation Using your senses Paying attention (or not) Scene changing techniques Goals, Tasks and Challenges Why do them? Gives a direction for your lucidity so you’re not standing around too long My tip for remembering goals – Journaling Assignment: Think of 2-3 goals that you would like to accomplish. They could be anything! If you need some inspiration, check out some tasks from the Task of the Month forum. How would you attempt each goal? The tutorials will be posted on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and next Monday. Live Chat Sessions The day after the tutorial is posted, I will hold a chat session in IRC to answer any questions you may have. Please keep your questions on topic (specific to the information posted in the tutorial OR the previous tutorials, but please do not skip forward), as a chat log will be posted. If you would like to ask me an off-topic question, please open a Private Message to me, and I will be happy to answer any questions you may have Classes will be held in the Dreamviews Academy IRC chat at the posted times above. You may access the chat here Dreamviews Lucid Dreaming Community & Resource - Home Enter your forum username and password. In the text entry line, type /join #dvaintro password exactly as it is written here. The password will change before each class, please review this thread before you enter the room. Please do not give out the password in chat. If you notice a student is having troubles accessing the chat, please inform myself or Alex, and we will help them. I understand accidents will happen (typing the code wrong), but please do your best to read the code before you hit send Dates and Times Dates - All times are in UTC!! Posted workshop tutorials Monday, September 20, 2010 by 7:00pm Thursday, September 23, 2010 by 7:00pm Monday, September 27, 2010 by 7:00pm Thursday, September 30, 2010, by 7:00pm Live chat sessions Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 1:00am-2:00am Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 1:00am-2:00am Wednesday, September 29, 2010 from 1:00am-2:00am Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 1:00am-2:00am Time Zone Converter: The World Clock – Time Zone Converter Passing Requirements All four assignments must be complete, in full. Students must keep a dream journal for the duration of this course. - If you cannot recall anything for that day, you should write that you were unable to recall anything and describe the methods used to attempt your recall. Attending the live chat is optional, but definitely recommended. Chat logs will be posted. You are welcome to sign up and attend future classes as many times over as you feel necessary.