Thread: Memory: the Forgotten Fundamental

Here's another possibility to the bias. In general, I'd say that most oneironauts share the same two "ultimate goals" -- having complete dominion over the dream itself (when desired), and being able to induce a lucid dream at will. Perhaps people are attracted to WILDing because it appears to be the path to induction mastery? After all, if you can enter a dream directly from wakefulness, it would then stand to reason that you can induce a lucid dream whenever you want. Of course, most of us know that WILDing isn't quite that simple!

But, there is something to be said about being able to enter a dream directly from a conscious state; a certain guarantee of lucidity. Conversely, there is an element of uncertainty inherent with DILDing, at least it seems that way. Once you've lost lucidity, you open yourself up to the insanity and amnesia of nLDing. Can I really count on my powers of observation/reason to recognize I'm dreaming while in that compromised state of mind? If not, will I be lucky enough to do a random RC during the dream and figure out what's going on? What if the RC fails anyway?

You have to admit, at least on the surface, that doesn't sound like the most effective or reliable way to have LDs. It would seem that a 'superior' method would be to never allow your lucidity to lapse in the first place, that way you don't open yourself up to the vulnerabilities of non-lucidity (ergo WILDing).