Thread: LudoSiren's Workbook

Week 0

Day One

Why did I call this Week 0? Because honestly, I don't feel as if I'm ready to go forth and complete the tasks assigned in Week 1 until I can better my dream recall. I believe by enrolling in the class early, it will force me to meet my goals head-on rather than putting them off 'until I feel like it'. I am hoping for the class that will be acceptable, and if not- I understand completely, and hope to be able to return in due time to officially begin! But I digress... As there is no 'week 0' in the syllabus, I feel like I should maybe fill in the gaps. So, here we go!

GOALS for WEEK 0:
[ ] Increase Dream-Recall to atleast 5 dreams a week.
DEADLINE: 09/14/11

PROGRESS:
08/31/1: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See LudoSiren's Adventure Time in the Dream Journals section.)

Week 0

Day Two

As there has yet to be correction with my starting at Week 0, I felt as if I should carry on for now.
Last night, I made an attempt at increasing my recall and trying to attain lucidity. I am aware that lucidity was not achieved, but I improved my recall slightly via WBTB and MILD. By repeating the mantra of 'I will remember my dream' in my third sleep-cycle and thinking about dreaming the entire time. I set scenes, and eventually fell asleep. Because of this I recalled 1 dream, or rather a sort of dream fragment, possibly. This gives me a 2/2 since making the effort, and I hope to go 5/5 soon!

GOALS for WEEK 0:
[ ] Increase Dream-Recall to atleast 5 dreams a week.
DEADLINE: 09/14/11

PROGRESS:
08/31/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See LudoSiren's Adventure Time in Dream Journals section.)
09/01/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream, Possibly Fragmented. (See "I think I just saw Neil Patrick Harris Outside my Window" in Dream Journals section.)

Welcome Ludo! I'm glad you are focusing on improving your recall, your second entry had quite a bit of detail, definitely a good thing. Keep it up! Remember to stay still when you wake up and keep your eyes closed, this will help keep the dream fresh in your mind. Its good you are already using mantras to your advantage, back when i used a recall mantra every night, i would usually rem a minimum at least 3-4 dreams a night, a lot of times more than that, so i think it will definitely bring you success

Oh btw im pretty sure matte wont mind the week 0 thing and your dream from yesterday was quite frightening Waking up in a mental institution... alone... until your joined by a creepy version of someone you havent been getting along with... I liked your exit strategy though

Hi Ludo and welcome to class! What a great start! Organized and you know your limits, that's awesome. I have no problem at all with you going at it at your own pace, this class focuses alot on motivation and that's why there's a taskclub. If everyone tries to achieve something together, you get more pumped. But I suggest you do what you do for now and try to improve your recall. I'm sure it will go up aslong as you try. As hashmash said, try to lie still when you wake up and you'll have a dream or two waiting for you.

What you can do except the mantra, is to sleep for as long as possible, doing mini WBTB's. REM rebound is also another thing that almost guarantees a dream or two, so if you can and want to, try it out

Welcome once again, if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask! And if you want to attend chat tonight, it's in exactly 1½ hour. Keep on dreaming!

Thank you for the warm welcome, both of you!
Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the chats on a more regular basis until my second schooling semester. In my timezone, as the chats are occuring I'm still in school for another few hours. That should change though when I have days off, early releases, and during my second semester on my A-days (my school has a rotation A/B schedule). However, I will be sure to message you if need be and try to maintain contact with the class as best as I can!
I think I'm going to continue to try the mantras and probably couple it with some WBTB. Is there any time span you would recommend for me? Like waking every 3 or so hours? My only worries is how it will affect my rest for my studies, so i may wait until tomorrow night to test how it effects my sleeping patterns.
To the both of you, thank you for the positive feedback and encouragement!

And to Hashmash- It's nice to know I have a fan of my dream-antics. Abnormal dreaming is pretty regular for me, so it's good to know someone enjoys my insanity rather than get creeped out by it!

LUDO - welcome to the class

It appears im the slow one in here.... Sorry for the late reply!
You'll love our class, we all seem to come together to help each other out, which is really nice. Although, we are quite competitive but its only fun xD
Anyways, welcome and i look forward to reading through your dream entries.

About you WBTB's its really dependant on the person, some say 3-4 hours after sleep, i like to try about 5 or 6 cause otherwise im too tired. you just gotta play about and see what works for you.

GOOD LUCK!

Gotta say Nito, LOVING the pink hair! Personally, my hair is a cherry red<3 Love when other people rock the not-so-ordinary colors!

I think I'm going to try the smaller hour-count first over the weekend and work my way up if necessary. No better time to test the waters than when you have all the time in the world!
I look forward to carving my own niche into the competition soon XD Until then, I'll try walking before I learn to run. Look forward to studying with you!

UPDATED STATS

Dream Recall: Fair (Fragmented)
Number of Dreams Recalled (weekly):
08/31/11-09/04/11 : 3 [FRAGMENMTS] (See my dream journal)
Lucidity Achieved (weekly):
08/31/11-09/04/11: 0


WEEK 0

Day 3

Well, as stated in my DJ entry today ("Are You Real??") my recall backed up a bit, but was still somewhat there. I have accreditted this to some bad sleeping, as it was chronically interrupted by my Dad yelling things from HIS Bud-bottle nursed dreams. ("YEEEEEEEEAH!" "WE'RE GOING TO VEGAS!!!!!" and so on...) The interruptions seemed to ALWAYS come right when I was about to fall asleep into a dream. I can remember several other beginnings I set the scene for time and time again, but no full-on dreams or dream-fraghments besides the one posted in my DJ. SO I would say this wasn't a very successful night...But I'm hoping, as it is now the weekend afterschool today, that I will be able to use my time on sleep to perfect some techniques. I am going to start by doing MILD with WBTB every 3 hours. Wish me luck!

GOALS for WEEK 0:
[ ] Increase Dream-Recall to atleast 5 dreams a week.
DEADLINE: 09/14/11

PROGRESS:
08/31/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See LudoSiren's Adventure Time in Dream Journals section.)
09/01/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream, Possibly Fragmented. (See "I think I just saw Neil Patrick Harris Outside my Window" in Dream Journals section.)
09/02/11: No Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See "Are You Real??" in Dream Journals section.)

Originally Posted by LudoSiren

Gotta say Nito, LOVING the pink hair! Personally, my hair is a cherry red<3 Love when other people rock the not-so-ordinary colors!

Haha thanks, your definitely on my good side hehe. Its not pink anymore, its just an annoying blonde, but it will be returned to its former glory .

That sucks about your dad waking you up but if you kept waking up you may get some REM rebound tonight, which always works in your favour
Was a weird dream though, being in a house that resembles an old house you lived in xD

Good luck for tonight, ludo!

You could wake up after around 4½ hours, then 6. That's when the REM is about to end or has just ended for most people. Before that, and you won't dream anything really. But waking up every 1-1½ hours by an alarm is actually very good if you want to recall alot. I usually go for one big WBTB, and plan it out a day or two in advance. I put alot of faith in my WBTB attempts, and I recommend you to do it too. They become even more effective if you do.

The normal tasks we've had so far, includes fragments if it's recall. But I guess you want to recall 5 actual dreams in a week. You're doing okay Fragments is better than nothing. One step closer!

Thanks Nito! Good luck to you too at restoring your pink-haired glory!
I'm hoping to get the rebound and maybe some more solid recall going on.

Matte, you are right about my wanting to try for a solid, consecuative dream. However, I am quite happy with getting the fragments so far. The journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step!
I'm hoping that after I get atleast ONE full dream, I will be able to begin trying lucid dreaming. I'm not sure on what technique works for me yet....So I'm hoping to increase my recall so I may find out soon! Thanks on the advice for WBTB, I think I will try the mid (3-4 hour) range to begin, actually and then begin to play with it.
Thanks everyone!

UPDATED STATS

Dream Recall: Fair (Fragmented)
Number of Dreams Recalled (weekly):
08/31/11-09/04/11 : 4 [FRAGMENMTS] (See my dream journal)
Lucidity Achieved (weekly):
08/31/11-09/04/11: 0


WEEK 0
Day 4

Today wasn't much of a success like yesterday... I didn't do any WBTB as I ended up finishing the day with a stuffy/congested nose that left me foggy and just wanting sleep. However, this luckily didn't much effect my dreaming. I forgot the original remembered dream, but traded one with more of a value to it, I feel, as I want to further explore the character it contained. As soon as I achieve lucidity, I want to talk to him and find out why he is there and what he means. There is merely a ghost of my nose-troubles from yesterday, so I am hoping that tonight I will be able to do the WBTB and recall a full dream!


GOALS for WEEK 0:
[ ] Increase Dream-Recall to atleast 5 dreams a week.
DEADLINE: 09/14/11

PROGRESS:
08/31/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See "LudoSiren's Adventure Time" in Dream Journals section.)
09/01/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream, Possibly Fragmented. (See "I think I just saw Neil Patrick Harris Outside my Window" in Dream Journals section.)
09/02/11: No Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See "Are You Real??" in Dream Journals section.)
09/03/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Foggy Dream. (See "Blank-Slated Dream" in Dream Journals Section.)

UPDATED STATS

Dream Recall: Fair (Fragmented)
Number of Dreams Recalled (weekly):
08/31/11-09/04/11 : 4 [FRAGMENMTS] (See my dream journal)
Lucidity Achieved (weekly):
08/31/11-09/04/11: 0

WEEK 0

Day 5

Last night I literally back-tracked. A close friend of mine wanted me to stay the night at her father's house with her, as she is too afraid to be left alone. I complied to be a good frieend. Thusly so, I didn't do he WBTB as to not wake her up while she slept. I brought my laptop so I could still access the dream journal, but I didn't do much sleeping....Her room at her father's house is absolutely FREEZING! I spent the whole night freezing in very shallow sleep, nothing deep enough to dream. I'm hoping that REM rebound from tonight will hit me and that coupled with some WBTB (as we have tomorrow off from school) I will increase my recall to one full dream. Wish me luck!

GOALS for WEEK 0:
[ ] Increase Dream-Recall to atleast 5 dreams a week.
DEADLINE: 09/14/11

PROGRESS:
08/31/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See "LudoSiren's Adventure Time" in Dream Journals section.)
09/01/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream, Possibly Fragmented. (See "I think I just saw Neil Patrick Harris Outside my Window" in Dream Journals section.)
09/02/11: No Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See "Are You Real??" in Dream Journals section.)
09/03/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Foggy Dream. (See "Blank-Slated Dream" in Dream Journals Section.)
09/04/11: Backtrack. Recalled no dream.

Ah that's a shame. I hope you don't a cold from all that freezing! Do you keep your laptop next to your bed? I've heard of people who has trouble getting back to sleep because of the light the laptop produces. It's alot easier to just scribble down a few keywords on paper and it doesn't require much moving around. Good luck on recalling one more dream before the week runs out You'll probably do since you slept lightly. REM rebound is always fun.

I don't think I've gotten a cold, my nice hot coffee probably chased it away! I keep the laptop closed on the floor next to the bed to fix the light situation, but it also keeps it closer. I think I may keep a small notebook by my bed based on your recommendation for the WBTB work. Thank you for the well wishes, I will do my best! Hooray for student sleeping patterns!
I'm hoping if I recall well tonight to be joining everyone in the pursuit of lucidity and finding a technique for me!

Good luck for tonight ludo!!

UPDATED STATS

Dream Recall: Fair (Fragmented)
Number of Dreams Recalled (weekly):
08/31/11-09/04/11 : 4 [FRAGMENMTS] (See my dream journal)
09/05/11-9/12/11 : 1 [FRAGMENT] (See my dream journal)
Lucidity Achieved (weekly):
08/31/11-09/04/11: 0
09/05/11-09/12/11: 1 (?)

WEEK 0

Day 6

Tonight, I FINALLY got to trying WBTB with a mixture of MILD, and I'm not quite sure on the results. I think I went semi-lucid, but my recall wasn't very well increased. On the upside, this did reveal that WBTB doesn't harm my sleep-cycle really, so I think I will try that with MILD again for two more days before moving on to a different technique. I think this one may be the right hit though, as I did at opne point almost fall into a lucid dream at the beginning of the night, though I scared myself out of it before completely falling in. (The images I saw were all very frightening ones from my past, and I forced myself awake to start over....I know this was probably a bad idea, but I did NOT want to be seeing what I was seeing.) I'm going to try again tonight and see how that works for me!

GOALS for WEEK 0:
[ ] Increase Dream-Recall to atleast 5 dreams a week.
DEADLINE: 09/14/11

PROGRESS:
08/31/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See "LudoSiren's Adventure Time" in Dream Journals section.)
09/01/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream, Possibly Fragmented. (See "I think I just saw Neil Patrick Harris Outside my Window" in Dream Journals section.)
09/02/11: No Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See "Are You Real??" in Dream Journals section.)
09/03/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Foggy Dream. (See "Blank-Slated Dream" in Dream Journals Section.)
09/04/11: Backtrack. Recalled no dream.
09/05.11: Back to Square One. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See "I swear to God dude, shut up before I turn you into a weasel!" in Dream Journals section.)

Ludo your workbook is INSANELY organised. Your making me look bad

Its hard when you get things and images popping up that you don't really want to re-live/experience, but keep at it youll get there!!
Its good to see you progressing i wanna hear about the amazing lucids you had. Honestly can't wait!

LOL I figured it would be easier if I kept organized- it forces me to look at things and it's easier to compare my progress.

Indeed, it was quite scary. However I think this time I will just push through it since there will be less of a shock value, obviously. I hope to HAVE amazing lucids to tell you about! I think the first thing I would like to do when I get a full-on lucid dream would be to explore my subconcious, finn my spirit animal or dream guide or such. That should be an interesting journey.... Thanks for all of your support, Nito!

Looks like you have some pretty awesome goals set for yourself, I wish you luck in your lucid dreaming endeavors, I also look forward to hearing about your progress later on

Thank you Crow! BTw- like the reaper drawing, you do that?

Unfortunately no, but I am a skilled artist, its just I don't draw very often anymore.

Bravo! I hope you get to draw more!

Dream Recall: Fair (Fragmented)
Number of Dreams Recalled (weekly):
08/31/11-09/04/11 : 4 [FRAGMENMTS] (See my dream journal)
09/05/11-9/12/11 : 2 [1 FRAGMENT] (See my dream journal)
Lucidity Achieved (weekly):
08/31/11-09/04/11: 0
09/05/11-09/12/11: 1 (?)

So my recall has in fact improved! I recalled the entirety of one dream. I am exhausted however from the WBTB... I think I may just try one wake-up tonight with the MILD and see what happens. I'm not going to spend more time than that this entry as I have to get ready for school.....

GOALS for WEEK 0:
[ ] Increase Dream-Recall to atleast 5 dreams a week.
DEADLINE: 09/14/11

PROGRESS:
08/31/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See "LudoSiren's Adventure Time" in Dream Journals section.)
09/01/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Dream, Possibly Fragmented. (See "I think I just saw Neil Patrick Harris Outside my Window" in Dream Journals section.)
09/02/11: No Progress. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See "Are You Real??" in Dream Journals section.)
09/03/11: Minor Progress. Recalled 1 Foggy Dream. (See "Blank-Slated Dream" in Dream Journals Section.)
09/04/11: Backtrack. Recalled no dream.
09/05/11: Back to Square One. Recalled 1 Dream Fragment. (See "I swear to God dude, shut up before I turn you into a weasel!" in Dream Journals section.) Share
09/06/11: Progress. Recalled 1 Dream. (See "I'm sorry..." in Dream Journals section.)