Quote Originally Posted by JoannaB View Post
So the other day after I felt vibrations and had some very vivid imagery that kind of looked like a short movie, but I believed I was still more awake than asleep, are you saying I should have opened my eyes? I thought surely that I was still too close to awake to risk something like that. It was a failed WILD attempt.
It's quite possible that few times when you open them, you will be still awake. But it's also quite possible, that you will open your dream eyes into the dream world. After a few experiences, you will develop a feeling for the "dream state" and you will know you are in a dream even before you open your eyes.

Until then, you may wanna do some RC before opening your eyes. Maybe try lifting your arms and looking at them. You can start with just a very gentle motion. More like just a command for your arm to move, without actually moving any muscles. If you in a dream, your dream arms will move. If you awake, just thinking about moving them will not move them and you will not ruin your attempt. You can practice this during day. Imagine you are moving your arm with mentally giving your arm a command to move. You can engage your muscles, as if you were to flex them, but don't finish the movement.

Maybe OpheliaBlue can explain the opening of the dream eyes better, as I don't have much experience with it. I'm much better in standing up or rolling out of my body.