Thread: You know you're a dreamer when...

Awesome FryingMan!! Really impressive man!
Getting a good recall is one of my long term goals also. Did you use mantras for setting the attention?
Unfortunately experienced LD with really crappy recall the next morning so I definitely want to prevent that from happening again..

Originally Posted by lucidmats

Awesome FryingMan!! Really impressive man!
Getting a good recall is one of my long term goals also. Did you use mantras for setting the attention?
Unfortunately experienced LD with really crappy recall the next morning so I definitely want to prevent that from happening again..

Yes I always set intention at night, right out of LaBerge:

ever night at bedtime:

"I have interesting and meaningful dreams" (modified somewhat, sometimes, tailored to, uh, particular dream goals ) (sometimes I skip this one)

"I remember my dreams" (and sometimes adding "...completely, from beginning to end" / "...vividly") (I always do this, and for several minutes at least)

"I wake up after every dream, remain still, recall, and record" (I've let this one slide recently but I'm working it back in, especially now for the competition)

"When I'm dreaming, I realize I'm dreaming" (lucidity mantra), or just "dream....dream...dream" while visualizing last night's dream scenes (mini-MILD)


The best way to remember a dream is to recall and record it immediately upon waking from it. Mental recall only doesn't usually wake me up too much, but recording (even just voice recording) usually wakes me up, sometimes completely, but it's a price to pay for maintaining all the little details.