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**Thiada** · 01-21-2008 10:14 PM

Hello all dreamers.

So, i read a little about Lucid Dreaming and I cant stop thinking about how wonderful this must be. I have never had a Lucid dream before, so i was wondering if you could maybe help me a bit.

First:
* How do I "activate" a lucid dream`?
* Is there a special way to fall asleep needed?

Please reply quick, im eager to start!

Thiada

**Vex Kitten** · 01-21-2008 10:20 PM

Hi and welcome to Dream Views.

Here's a link to Seeker's Quick Start Lucid Dream Tutorial in the Tutorials sector of the site.

>> Quick Start <<

I think that should answer your two questions.

Do you dream journal? That's also a great starting point.

**Thiada** · 01-21-2008 10:23 PM

I have a dreamjournal right beside me at the moment, but still empty.

But my question is, is there a good and effective way to fall asleep?
And if there are, could you please describe it?

Thanks
Thiada

**Wavefunction** · 01-21-2008 10:34 PM

Welcome to Dreamviews!

I don't completely understand your question about falling asleep. Are you referring to techniques to induce lucid dreams? If so, you can find them in this forum.

**Thiada** · 01-21-2008 10:36 PM

I mean like, is there something i can do to fall asleep easy?

**Wavefunction** · 01-21-2008 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by Thiada

I mean like, is there something i can do to fall asleep easy?

I find that repeating something to myself, preferably lucid dreaming related, helps me to fall asleep faster. "I will recognize the dream state" would be a good phrase to repeat. You can also visualize a dream where you're lucid.

I usually don't have any problems falling asleep, because I get up early during the weekdays and am dead tired by the end of the day. And on the weekends, I stay up until 2-3AM and then I'm also dead tired.

**Thiada** · 01-22-2008 11:15 AM

Ok, will try, had no luck with lucid dreaming tonight tho

**Adam** · 01-22-2008 11:47 AM

Hey welcome to the forum, good luck with the lucid dreams, have a read through the tutorials, and if there are any questions just ask

Adam.

**Thiada** · 01-22-2008 01:20 PM

hehe, thanks

I do also have a dream journal now, first entry this morning.

Thanks
Thiada

**Cammy** · 01-22-2008 01:59 PM

Hello and welcome.

I found when i first tried, i was trying too hard. It wasn't untill i had gave up trying that i had my first Lucid.

My advice is relax, don't try too hard and don't get too dishearted if they dont come in the first few weeks.

Good luck

**Thiada** · 01-22-2008 02:00 PM

ok, thanks

I'll try for some more days and we'll see what happens.

thanks
Thiada

**Bonsay** · 01-22-2008 02:21 PM

Hi,

Make sure you know how to do a Reality Check. Since you haven't done a RC in a dream before, It would be best to learn them all. Here is a huge list. Actually I haven't heard of some of them before. The common ones used are probably the "check text/clock" or "look at hands/body"...I prefer the "pinch nose and try to breathe" RC

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You could try a simple, basic technique which involves chanting yourself to sleep, thinking "I will do a RC and have a LD" or similar stuff like that. If the thought pops up again when the dream starts, you might get a LD.

Good luck!

**Thiada** · 01-22-2008 02:25 PM

Yeah, reality checks seems good, but how do i know when to use them? i need to be concius (if thats the way its spelled) to realize im dreamin.. Wont I?

Thanks
Thiada

**Bonsay** · 01-22-2008 02:41 PM

Some people rely on doing RCs as much as they can douring the day, making them become a habit, so they would also start doing them in dreams. Others use their dream signs and only do RCs, or think about doing a RC, when they see it. The quick start guide and the link I posted should explain how most people do it. I just do a them when something really confuses me, most of the time I only do them in dreams.

Even if you manage to get a LD without reality checks, they can help you stay lucid, if you start to lose lucidity, or increase clarity inside your dream.

Reality checking is the only link between reality and the dream world you have (if we rule out the natural LDers and some anomalies). Without them I wouldn't have as many LDs as I have now. Just choose a RC you think will work and you'll see if it works sooner or later. In the link, the ones on the top and those that involve your body are most commonly used from my experience.