Thanks bro i will try tonight, i got quit job so i have all day everyday :)
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Thanks bro i will try tonight, i got quit job so i have all day everyday :)
Cheers
That's great!
Best of luck, please tell me how it goes.
One again, please don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have :)
Ah no luck..but i wake up in bed still with eyes closed with mantra brain is powerful thing :) and i could not remember any dreams so i start to stare in blackness of my eye like 10 min and nothing so i back to sleep.. i will try again
I have been in the same boat as you for three days and I think its sinking :))Quote:
Originally Posted by Marko88
From a couple lucids a nite to nothing, A curse maybe, Got something to do with Santa Claus, I have been waking up wide awake with an unfinished story and being far too awake to DEILD to finish it.
But this aint my first dry spell and it prolly wont be the last :P
Interesting, I've tried doing WILD a few times with pretty much no luck at all, but I have tried doing something similar to this a few times, and while I didn't really go lucid, I did have a lot more dream control, and even some awareness. Based on that I would guess that this is probably a pretty solid technique. I would also guess it would probably take a few nights to get the stillness thing down though. I already know I can sorta push myself back into the same dream I had just woken up from, its really one of the reasons I first looked into dream control, way before I even had any lucid experiences, I was just tired of good dreams ending. Heck, I had an instance of continuing the same dream about a week ago, so I know I can pull that part off. Do you think it would be possible to have success just focusing on what I usually do to continue a dream, and then adding in the intent to go lucid?
Mark - That's excellent progress for your first night. You have to cut yourself some slack :P
Tell me how the next attempt goes :)
Neon - It definitely sounds like the experience you gained prior to finding this thread will come in handy.
In fact, waking up motionless with your eyes closed isn't that difficult. It's probably the part that people find easiest. It's easily obtained via a few mantra's, some affirmation, and a night or two. I think I understand what you mean by doing what you normally do, however I think you'd be leaving the technique, in a way.
I mean, what you're suggesting is essentially MILD, whilst you chuck in a bit of dream awareness. You should also know that DEILD works heavily with MILD.
The problem is, I just don't really see how your dream control mixed with intent on becoming lucid would work. If you're saying what I think you are, I'm struggling to find the incorporation of DEILD. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you have to choose DEILD. I just want you to accomplish some lucid dreams, not plug my method.
Once again though, I'd have to suggest you focus on DEILD, if it is indeed what you're interested in. If I misunderstood you in any way, please let me know. If you have any questions please let me now. Or, just please let me know how you go in general. xD Best of luck.
Bill - I have this theory that DEILD is absolutely excellent for crushing dry spells.
I think the great this, is that dry spells may be plausible when paired with techniques that are somewhat dependant on the mind. E.G: MILD or DILD.
However, DEILD is heavily reliant on direct mental stimulation. You posses a copious amount of control when you execute a DEILD; which in turn results in you being more dominant of whether or not you're successful. Lastly, I'm not even sold on the idea that dry spells exist, and even if they did, I favour the concept of a mental blockage far more acceptable. Don't you find the idea of your lucids suddenly ceasing to exist for a period of time ridiculous? The more attention and thought you give to the fact that you haven't had a lucid in a few days, acts as a catalyst for a 'dry spell.' Anyway Bill, with your new found knowledge ;)
I thoroughly believe that you're capable of having a lucid whenever you want to, don't let it kick you down.
I got two DEILD's this morning at 6 and 7:30 But!
Winter is not my best for fun dreaming of any kind, Mostly because I don't have any kind of sleep schedule then,
In warmer weather I spend all my time outdoors which makes me kinda wish I lived where you do :) I go to the big swamp across the hwy and fish all day and im tired and go to bed like "Normal" folk. (Normal=washer setting)
And most of my better lucids start in that swamp, Last night I ate evidence of it(3 ft Northern Pike) And dreamed like crazy, Both Lucid and non lucid, I can force a lucid most anytime but I prefer to just say to myself "This has got to be a dream" and rock on... :)
This forum is the best help in all of it, I had no concept of DEILD before I came on here,..Just the act of reading on here keeps a mindset for it going and now thanks to you I have about twice as many lucids.
No good, was going to give this a shot this morning, but when I woke up there were a lot of noises going on outside, I had a random nosebleed and then received a call from nature. Of course with all of that going on, that really doesn't tell me anything about my potential to actually pull it off, so I guess I'll just have to try again tomorrow. Not to mention all I can remember of any dreams I did have are just a few images here and there, and I can't make heads or tails of them, and I suspect they were just more of the same ex-girlfriend related junk I've been dreaming about lately anyway. Overall just a horrible morning for dreaming altogether.
I also have to correct myself, I have had success with WILD in the past, but for some reason up until a random point yesterday I wasn't allowing myself to remember it, not because of what I dreamed about, but because of the circumstances surrounding it.
Bill - The weather is just great here, haha :)
It's pretty much warm all year 'round, so I've never given much thought to how climate can impact one's lucid dreams.
It's all good by the way :) I'm happy I could help!
Neon - Your surroundings can often be used to your advantage.
I concede that a nose bleed is obviously going to prevent your from lucid dreaming, however noise is often manipulated by me to create a focal point to concentrate on. This enables me to stay aware, whilst I drift asleep. There comes a time when you must stop justifying the reasons you're failing DEILD, and look for ways to stop them, or scrutinize what you're doing. As my DEILD guide suggests, you should also consider working on your recall prior to commencing DEILD attempts.
Good luck, tell me how it goes :)
Hmmm, concentrate on the sound? That just might work. The nosebleed thing isn't exactly a normal occurrence, that was more fluke than anything else, something that might happen 1 or 2 times a year for me. My dream recall seems fine for the most part, my dreams themselves have just been awful lately, which more than anything else has made me not want to remember every detail. I get what my subconscious is trying to tell me, just wish it would stop trying to rub it in. I guess that's part of why I want to have an LD more now than I normally would, to put a stop to this dream funk. I have a good feeling about tomorrow morning though, noisy or not. :)
You should have a good feeling, because you're going to succeed.
Just trust yourself!
Lost focus before my dreams started, still I feel like it was good attempt, had a lot less problems keeping my eyes closed the entire time than I thought, had a few problems keeping still though. Still, had a great night's sleep, and my dreams were a lot better then they have been, even if I wasn't lucid. Progress, if nothing else. :)
I'm really starting to like this DEILD thing, A dream last night that I had worked special hard for with meditation beats and mantras etc: was turning out to be a crappy, dead end dream so I decided to wake up just a little and DEILD my way out of it and it turned out really good. :P
Neon- Great work, that is indeed good progress. :)
A major component of DEILD is finding the correct balance between allowing yourself to fall asleep, and maintaining your awareness.
Also, don't forget it doesn't matter too much if you move!
Bill - I'm happy for you man!
DEILD is good like that, it's always a great way to save a dream :D
Nah no luck again :( everything is good waking up still with eyes closed this part is always smooth.. and last night i remember dream and i try hard to focus on senses in dream but always my thoughts go to what will I do tomorrow irritating, this is so hard so i can focus on dream and always fail :( But i will keep trying
Keep trying. You can do it! The ability is there, you just have to find it. Keep working hard, and you will get it soon enough :)
As for me, my progress is pretty much going downwards. I left my DJ at my mom's house accidentally, and so I haven't been keeping track of my dreams. My recall sucks now :P . I'm going back their today though, and I'll have it again :D . I won't ever leave it behind again ^^.
Yuppie..
It seems odd to look for a reply on here any evening and realize you are sleeping last night. :P
Speaking of time differences, Happy New Years!!!!!!!!!!
Have an excellent night guys, and an even better 2013!
How's everyone going with DEILD?!
Going to try this seriously now. But I need to focus on waking up after a dream. I used to be able to do it with mantras so I'll try it again.
This seems like a solid guide to me. I'll definitely try training myself/applying this method over the course of the next few nights, and I'll let you know how it goes!
Do you DEILD when you wake up, in the middle of the night or when? Which is the best time to DEILD?
P.S: Thanks in advance :)
You DEILD when you wake up which can be in the middle of the night, 4:00am, 5:00am whenever you wake up naturally after a dream.
Yes... but do you have more possibilities of DEILDing after you wake up at the start of the night, or in the middle or when you're going to wake up in the morning?
P.S: REM sleep is longer in the last cycles of sleep, but longer REM doesn't mean necessarily longer dreams :)
I believe I'm getting close thanks to this guide! I'm not sure if it was a lucid or not but just over a week ago I woke from a dream and just laid still. I can't remember what I did to keep my awareness up, but my body started shaking violently. I decided to open my eyes to see if I was lucid and, what do you know, I was floatin around my room like a balloon! It lasted about 30 seconds before I woke up; I've had no such experience since, either. But wow, it's just a nice feeling and I hope it'll happen again soon.
I think my problem at the moment is either:
- Not being able to sleep because I'm thinking about trying to remain aware of going to sleep too much;
- Letting it all go and falling to sleep without any awareness.
I need something to keep my mind ever so slightly occupied so that I don't simply fall asleep, and not so intense that I can't get to sleep.
Thank you very much, Yuppie. Your guide has helped me greatly!