Thread: Covlad96's Workbook

Your Homework For Lesson I is to:

1. Start your own workbook thread in this subforum -Done
2. Start a Dream Journal and record each dream - Done
3. Record the times that you naturally go to bed and wake-up, and list it in your workbook

Friday Night:
01:00 - 06:45
Saturday Night:
01:15 - 08:15
08:50 - 12:30

4. Reality checks:
Saturday - I reality checked on the coach going to a football match. I done this about 4 times. I didnt reality check much tbh

5. Write a list for why you want to lucid dream (for motivation), and plan out what you want to do in your next lucid dream
I want to lucid dream because there is a whole world to explore. I want to have fun and experience stuff which you could only do in a dream and which people could only wish to do.
In my next LD I want too walk down the motorway with the like electric things the geeza had on Iron Man. (When he sliced he F1 car in half)

6. Establish a night-time routine
I leave my DJ open on the right page every night anyway. I'm going to also read my dreams from the night before and read a couple of peoples DJs on DV

Optional:
7.Start a DreamViews Dream Journal - Done
8.Start posting snippets from your dreams in the Dream Snippets Thread to get feedback on your dreams! - Done
9.Start practicing awareness from Lesson III - I'll do that when I reach Lesson III
10.If you notice any recurring elements in your dream journal (aka dream signs), list it in your workbook - My friend who I don't see that much

Do I just move onto Lesson 2 now? Or do I continue lesson 1 for a bit longer?

Hey covlad! Welcome to the class!

Workbook looks good Looking forward to reading more of your progress.

See ya around!

P.S. I think you can move on to the next lesson if you think you're ready

Yeah yeah, I'm ready just need to focus on reality checks abit more though

Your Homework For Lesson II is:

Study up on all of the induction techniques listed here and find one that suits you - MILD is the one which suits me the best I think

Practice your chosen induction technique for at least 2 weeks (although longer is preferred) before changing it to something else or ruling out that it's not working.
Continue to post all of your experiences, even failed ones, into your workbook - I shall focus on MILD for the next two weeks, I'll make sure I post every day how it goes.

Optional:
Discuss your chosen technique with the teachers by posting in your workbook. There are lots of ways to go about each technique, we will be able help you find a method that suits you - My chosen technique is MILD. I will mainly be focusing on this but I will continue to do reality checks and also I want to work on my awareness as well

Choose a second (and possibly third) induction technique that compliments your first - I'll go for DILD as my second and when I'm further down the line I shall start focusing more on either DEILD or WILD not sure yet.

If possible, it is highly advised to include WBTB into your routine - While it is the holidays and also at weekends I do a WBTB kind of. I have like a cover paper round at my local shop, so i go down see if someone has not attended and can't do a paper round, if they haven't turned up I do there paper round however if they have turned up I go back home. Usually everyday I go back home which means I'm awake for about 15 minutes and then I can focus on my technique and go back to sleep. But I will also start doing a WBTB in the night as well though

Originally Posted by covlad96

If possible, it is highly advised to include WBTB into your routine - While it is the holidays and also at weekends I do a WBTB kind of. I have like a cover paper round at my local shop, so i go down see if someone has not attended and can't do a paper round, if they haven't turned up I do there paper round however if they have turned up I go back home. Usually everyday I go back home which means I'm awake for about 15 minutes and then I can focus on my technique and go back to sleep. But I will also start doing a WBTB in the night as well though

Oh that's cool, sounds a little bit like what I do when the kids are in school. I wake up at about 6:45am, feed the kids and dogs and see them off to school, then at about 7:15 I go back to bed and sleep in. I've had alot of lucid dreams that way.

Good job on your workbook, it looks good.

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

I've had alot of lucid dreams that way

I find thats when my most vivid and when I remember most of my dreams as well

Practice your chosen induction technique for at least 2 weeks, continue to post all of your experiences, even failed ones, into your workbook

So here it goes

MILD Day 1

Last night I listened to the 4th podcast. After it finished I done RareColas night time routine. I relaxed by stretches, then done some dream incubation for about 10 - 15 mins. I then continued to say my mantra until I fell asleep. Which was 'tonight I WILL lucid dream' thoroughly meaning it each time I said it. By the time I fell to sleep it was about 12:00

I had two dreams before I woke up at 07:05am. I struggled to remember the first one and the second was just a fragment. I went back to sleep at 07:20 and said mantras till I fell asleep. I also looked at my hands and said next time I see these it will be in a dream. I had two more dreams untill I woke up at 12:20 these were a bit more vivid.

I'm hoping to improve my awareness in these two weeks also

MILD Day 2

I once again done the night time routine same as yesterday. But after the dream incubation I needed the toilet, when i got back it wasn't long before I fell to sleep. So i didn't fit many mantras in. It was about 12:20 when I fell to sleep and I woke up at 6:30 as I was going Alton Towers. My alarm shocked me and I remembered no dreams However I have been doing more reality checks today than I usually do, its becoming more of a habit now

What does "going Alton Towers" mean?

Edit: oh my bad, part of the paper route I think.

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

What does "going Alton Towers" mean?

Edit: oh my bad, part of the paper route I think.

Haha nooo, I should of probably put what it was. Its a theme park in England

MILD Day 3

I done my night time routine again but when I got round to the end of my dream incubation I fell asleep. I went to sleep at 12:30 and woke up at 07:05 as usual. I only recalled a very short fragment when I woke up at 07:05 however I went back to sleep saying my mantra and woke up again at about 09:40. By this time I had recalled 2 more dreams.

Question: When I go to sleep again, which is in the morning I can't say my normal mantra which is 'tonight I WILL lucid dream.' I have been saying 'When I fall to sleep I WILL have a lucid dream,' this feels to long, is there a mantra which I can say which is quick and simple for this time?

Originally Posted by covlad96

Question: When I go to sleep again, which is in the morning I can't say my normal mantra which is 'tonight I WILL lucid dream.' I have been saying 'When I fall to sleep I WILL have a lucid dream,' this feels to long, is there a mantra which I can say which is quick and simple for this time?

You know, I'm really not that experienced with mantras to properly answer your question. Too bad we don't have a MILD class! (yet)

However, it does seem logical that you would want your mantra to be shorter so you can repeat it more, and not get lost in the "to" a" the" etc. But just to be more thorough, I asked some members about mantras in chat just now per your question, and this is what I got:

Spoiler for Short Mantra vs Long Mantra:

[18:29:44] <@OpheliaBlue|Away> Long vs Short Mantras: which is better?
[18:29:47] <Alucinor^XIII> Doesn't sound like a bad idea, actually.
[18:29:52] <dorianmasK> Short
[18:29:54] <dorianmasK> By far
[18:29:59] <@OpheliaBlue|Away> I'm thinking short too
[18:30:01] <Alucinor^XIII> I actually disagree dorianmasK
[18:30:01] <+RareCola> Short obv
[18:30:10] <Alucinor^XIII> Heres my reason for disagreeing
[18:30:14] <@OpheliaBlue|Away> I'm all ears
[18:30:27] <Alucinor^XIII> The short one becomes like repeating a word for me-- it loses its meaning after a while.
[18:30:32] <@OpheliaBlue|Away> (it was per this guy: http://www.dreamviews.com/f151/covla...6/#post1934483 )
[18:30:34] <dorianmasK> The subconscious mind doesn't have a very long attention span. It works with impressions, which are best evoked by keywords
[18:30:36] <Alucinor^XIII> I instead have a basic, two or three sentence mantra
[18:30:55] <Alucinor^XIII> And I focus on its meaning. I dont keep it exact. I each of the sentences have a basic idea behind them, and structure. But I'll change it a bit.
[18:31:01] <Alucinor^XIII> Which requires me to keep the meaning fresh
[18:31:09] <Alucinor^XIII> I feel like the intention is more important than the phrase.
[18:31:11] <dorianmasK> Well I guess it would depend on how well one could solidify the impression
[18:31:23] <Alucinor^XIII> And i, personally, lose the intention if I find myself repeating a 4 word mantra over and over.
[18:33:35] <dorianmasK> The few times I've tried to MILD, I was semi-successful with straight forward intentions
[18:33:52] <dorianmasK> EPIC. LUCID. ADVENTURE. seems to be my fav

Hope that was somewhat helpful.

Thank you Ophelia, yes it was helpful and I think short mantras are the way forward. I'm also interested in practising DEILD after reading Dutchraptors guide. Would I be able to continue to do my MILDs before bed and after my paper round but also attempt DEILDS throughout he night?

MILD Day 4
I done my night time routine again before bed. I had one dream before I woke up. I then went back to sleep saying mantras and I had more vivid dreams and I was becoming more aware in my dreams. I kept noticing things which were weird. Such as when I was playing football I wasn't getting tired and there was people walking in the middle of the road. I can see I am progressing now

I just spent a while writing my dreams up to my dream journal on DV, they were quite long as they more vivid. Then as I went to post them my internet messed up. Then when the page loaded again I lost ALL OF IT! I'm not writing them out again :p

Originally Posted by covlad96

Thank you Ophelia, yes it was helpful and I think short mantras are the way forward. I'm also interested in practising DEILD after reading Dutchraptors guide. Would I be able to continue to do my MILDs before bed and after my paper round but also attempt DEILDS throughout he night?

Absolutely. That's what's cool about MILDs, you can do them anytime in combination with other techniques. I would say this though, there's some speculation about how much or how little you should do in between DEILD dreams. Some people say a little mantra is ok, but most sources I've read say that in between the DEILDs, the only thing on your mind should be self awareness, and incubating the dream you just woke up from and/or about to transition back into. But you can definitely do the MILD before bed. Still, you get to experiement to see what works best for you.

MILD Day 4
I done my night time routine again before bed. I had one dream before I woke up. I then went back to sleep saying mantras and I had more vivid dreams and I was becoming more aware in my dreams. I kept noticing things which were weird. Such as when I was playing football I wasn't getting tired and there was people walking in the middle of the road. I can see I am progressing now

I just spent a while writing my dreams up to my dream journal on DV, they were quite long as they more vivid. Then as I went to post them my internet messed up. Then when the page loaded again I lost ALL OF IT! I'm not writing them out again :p

Oh I hate that. I started writing my dreams in wordpad and constantly hitting save because I have issues with my netbook sometimes too. Good that it's taking you so long to write them out, since that means you remember alot of detail!

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Absolutely. That's what's cool about MILDs, you can do them anytime in combination with other techniques. I would say this though, there's some speculation about how much or how little you should do in between DEILD dreams. Some people say a little mantra is ok, but most sources I've read say that in between the DEILDs, the only thing on your mind should be self awareness, and incubating the dream you just woke up from and/or about to transition back into. But you can definitely do the MILD before bed. Still, you get to experiement to see what works best for you.

Yeah yeah, thats what I'll do. I'll focus on MILD before sleep and when DEILDing focus on the transition back into the dream

MILD Day 5
Throughout the day yesterday I was a bit lazy. I didn't practice much awareness and do many reality checks. I went to sleep at 00:45 and I done a little bit of dream incubation and said mantras before sleep. I had an alarm set at 04:00 to attempt a DEILD but at about 03:15 my brother started non stop coughing for about an hour, meaning I turned that alarm off as he kept me awake for an hour. I got up at 07:05 and then set another alarm at 09:00 to try a DEILD again. Then I was awoken by mum asking if I had been down the shops, which I had. I turned round looked at the time it was 08:59 exactly. The alarm sounded, I turned it off went to sleep normally. So basically my DEILD attempts were a big fail! But I did remember 3 dreams again. Also I will give the WILD and DEILD podcast a listen tonight.

MILD Day 6

Ok, so I practiced awareness through the day. At night I did the dream incubation and mantras. I went to sleep at like 01:00 woke up at 08:15 then went back to sleep at 08:30 waking up at about 12. I remembered two dreams, I struggled to even remember them two dreams. They were more fragments actually. My dreams seem to be getting less vivid and harder to remember. I think I need to re read some tutorials and give the podcast a listen to get myself more motivated for the night. I'm going on holiday tomorrow for 5 days so I will probably keep MILDing until I get back and practicing awareness. Also being on holiday is one of my dreamsigns so thats an extra reason to keep practicing

Nice! MILD is a great technique.

Have you tried drinking some apple juice or eat bananas before bed? I found them very helpful in making my dreams extremely vivid. :3

Keep it up, and have fun on your vacation!

I really hate bananas, but I have done the apple juice before and it worked very well for me.
Iv'e just got back from holiday and my dreams were quite vivid on holiday but I wrote none of my dreams down, I done no awareness, reality checks or MILD practice

But after this break I'm ready to start working hard again to get Lucid dreams

MILD Day 7

Last night I didn't do the night time routine. I just done my Mantras as I was quite tired. I went to sleep at about half 12. Woke up at about 11. Waking up for my paper round at about 5 past 7. I had 2 dreams which were just scattered about everywhere

MILD Day 8

Today I went to sleep at 00:30 and relaxed then done a bit of dream incubation and said my mantra 'tonight I will lucid dream'. I then woke up at quarter past 8 for my paper round. I had recalled one dream by now. I then back to sleep at about quarter to 9. This time I decided to switch my mantra up a bit. Before I started I looked at my hands and said next time I see these I will be in a lucid dream. I then started my mantra which was something along the lines of 'next time I'm asleep I will realise I'm dreaming and do a reality check'. Guess what? I had a LUCID DREAM! I posted it in my dream journal here. It felt quite a long and vivid lucid dream and I then woke up just before half past 10!

Sorry for the late reponse to your workbook, I had a busy weekend. But it looks like you kept up with your stuff and it paid off!! I'll go read it now

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Sorry for the late reponse to your workbook, I had a busy weekend. But it looks like you kept up with your stuff and it paid off!! I'll go read it now

Yeah yeah, its okay And yeah I'm glad I stuck with it and didn't change techinque.

MILD Day 9 & 10

The last two days have been a bit weird for sleeping. Also i haven't been doing much awareness but I should get that back on track today. On Day 9 I recalled 1 dream and then I missed my second dream because I was trying to remember the details with my eyes closed. I then remembered most of the dream however I started writing out the dream in my mind and then it kind of turned into a dream of me writing out a dream. It was weird.

Then last night on Day 10 my mate was round. So I didn't go sleep to 4, then I had a bad sleep. I kept being woken up and that meant I kept forgetting my dream. So i recalled 1 last night. Tomorrow I have an induction day, so my sleeping may also be a bit weird tonight as I haven't stopped up at 7 in ages!

MILD Day 11

I had sixth form induction today. I went to sleep at about 12:30 and slept like a rock until 06:30. I started to do dream incubation but I think I must of fell asleep before the mantra part. When I get back to school I hopefully will keep a normal sleep routine.

Originally Posted by covlad96

MILD Day 11

I had sixth form induction today. I went to sleep at about 12:30 and slept like a rock until 06:30. I started to do dream incubation but I think I must of fell asleep before the mantra part. When I get back to school I hopefully will keep a normal sleep routine.

Might pay to sit up in bed, something slightly less comfortable so that you don't fall asleep while you're practicing the MILD techniques.

Originally Posted by RareCola

Might pay to sit up in bed, something slightly less comfortable so that you don't fall asleep while you're practicing the MILD techniques.

I always think to myself I will do this! But when I get into my bed I get comfy and think 'hmm can't harm lying down' I will do this tonight though

MILD Day 12

Last night I was very tired so I went to sleep at about 11:00. I just went straight with mantras and fell asleep quickly. I didn't recall a dream till 11 the next morning. I thought may as well have another hour, there's always the chance of an LD so I said a mantra and fell asleep. I then had a lucid dream! It was only short but I managed to summon something which I've never successfully done before so I was quite happy about doing that! The dream is here if you wish to read

Awesome!! Good job on not only summoning the bouncy castle, but being able to go in and bounce around in it. Mantras really seem to be the ticket with you.

Want to know something kinda trippy? Related to your 2nd dream, I was in England in 1991 irl, and I went on some carnival rides with some friends. It was the last day of my stay, and I had 6 or 7 gold coins in my pocket (I think they were pounds). I was all excited to buy some icecream with it after the ride, but they all fell out because it went too fast Anyway, your dream totally reminded me of that haha.

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Want to know something kinda trippy? Related to your 2nd dream, I was in England in 1991 irl, and I went on some carnival rides with some friends. It was the last day of my stay, and I had 6 or 7 gold coins in my pocket (I think they were pounds). I was all excited to buy some icecream with it after the ride, but they all fell out because it went too fast Anyway, your dream totally reminded me of that haha.

Hahaha yep, them gold coins would be pounds. I always worry on rides that my phone will fall out, maybe that's why I had a dream about it.

MILD Day 13

I sat up doing dream incubation last night and it worked a lot better than laying down. I will continue doing it this way. I then proceeded to do my mantras. I had about 12 hours sleep and I recalled 2 dreams and 2 dream fragments.