From what i understand your brain is MOST ACTIVE during REM. Even more active than when you are awake. I have constantly heard that during a WBTB WILD, you should try to SLOW your brain down, with breathing techniques among others.

Now heres my thought. Since you are doing a WBTB, you should go directly into REM without going into any other stages of sleep (expect maybe stage 1, which is just drowsiness). So, shouldnt your brain be quite active in order to induce REM?

Correct me if i'm wrong, but isnt that how dream masks and Nova dreamers work, by stimulating your brain (through your vision).

So my guess is that you should think about something chaotic while you try to WILD. I dont mean let your mind wander from topic to topic every second, just keep a steady, chaotic thought. For example, think about street racing. Think about acceleration, turns, other cars cutting in front of you and swerving. AAAHHHHHHH!!!!! WATCH OUT!!!!! You know, that kind of stuff.

If my theory works like i want it to, your thoughts about racing will slowly turn from thoughts, to mild HI, to strong HI, to a dream. These kind of thoughts would also take your mind of things like WILD, SP, and HI, which are known to ruin a WILD.

Just some more thoughts from your pal Hominus