The R.W.I (Repetition of Writing Induction) Technique
By LogicInLife

Origin:
Before I describe the technique, I would like to give the readers some background information on how I came up with it.
While reading, “Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming” by Stephen Laberge, I came across an Appendix “Supplementary Exercises” in which Stephen Laberge gives his readers an exercise list for increasing will power. One of the examples he published is this, “Write 100 times, ‘I will write a useless exercise.”
A sudden flash back of my childhood came to mind when I read this section in his book. My ex-step father used to make me ‘write lines’ whenever I had done something bad to learn from my mistake. Nonetheless, once I had written ‘I will not forget my house key’ a thousand times, I never forgot to take it with me whenever I had left for school.
Psychologically speaking, repetition is key for learning and memorization and the power of writing something (opposed to thinking or speaking) X amount of times can be extremely effective.

My theory:
“If I write my mantra down multiple times, line for line (opposed to the cheating method of letters down the page), will I in fact remember it in my dreams?”

My Results:
A.In my first night I wrote, “Every time I sleep, I will remember my dreams and remember that I am dreaming.” 30 times. – That night I had one lucid dream.
B.In my second night I used the same sentence and wrote it down 100 times – resulting in 3 lucid dreams the second night.
C.In my third night I used the same sentence and wrote it down 30 more times in which I experienced 3 lucid dreams that were extremely vivid.

*In my lucid dreams, I just knew that I was dreaming. I didn’t conduct reality checks and I did not have to catch odd occurrences. I believe this is due to the specific mantra I wrote.

What you need:
1.A notebook (I bought one especially for this experiment)
2.Several pens (I feel like pens are more of a statement for writing, permanent and bold)
3.A personal mantra
Examples:
a.Every time I sleep I will remember my dreams and remember that I am dreaming.
b.Tonight I will remember my dreams and realize I am dreaming.
c.Tonight I will see my hands in my dreams and realize I am dreaming.

How to:
1.Open up your notebook and make sure all distractions are put away. *Make sure you WRITE; this will NOT work with typing.
2.Pick your mantra and set a goal for how many lines you will write. (It gets hard when your hand cramps up and boredom sets over)
3.While writing make sure the sentence is being focused on. (I usually read the sentence while writing)
4.Make it to your Goal and shut your notebook. The next time you write, start your sentence count back at 1.

Thoughts, Notes and Expansions:

-I do not and did not use reality checks, nor do I confirm my mantras before sleeping. BUT that does not mean it will work for everyone without reality checks.
-This method may not work for everyone.
-I believe this method would also work for dream incubation or intentions to do specific things whilst in a dream. Ex. I will practice soccer juggling in my dreams tonight.


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Thank you,
Logic In Life