The Noob Thread

[Silence Dogood]

I am a complete "Noob". Just today, I bought a 250-tablet bottle of Vitamin B6, to help converting Trytophan (sp?) to Serotonin, in hopes of increasing focus and attention. That aside -- How can I attain lucid dreams? I am on a quest to gain complete control over my consciousness. I've read general tutorials (keeping dream journals, interrupting REM sleep [WILD I believe?], taking supplements), but I want you to tell me how you would begin becoming lucid, from experience. I want this to become a thread for everyone to read, experiment, and judge the best way to become lucid. Thank you in advance for any input, and I'll continue to contribute to this thread with my personal results. Silence

[nitsuJ]

I'd say attempt some WBTB's or MILD's out of the 4 you've listed in the polls. Or you could try a WILD, WILDs for some beginners is hard though, I think.

[erik212]

Don't use drugs. Do it the real way first. Start with a dream journal, then work on reality checks. Then go form DILD, WBTB.

[Silence Dogood]

So are you saying to stop the B6, or to not experiment with any others?

[Robot_Butler]

Silence I think WBTB is a must. If you really want your WILD or MILD to work reliably, you should include WBTB with it. You don't have to stay up for hours. Sometimes only a couple minutes is enough. Never underestimate the WBTB/ MILD combo. I've had success with B6. I find it keeps me more alert when I take it during a WBTB. This can be a good thing or a bad thing. When I am super tired and worried I will fall back to sleep too quickly, it helps me stay alert. When I am already pretty alert, it can keep me from being able to fall back to sleep.

[ninja9578]

I also voted MILD/WBTB. CAT is effective, but takes a long time to prepare for. WILD is difficult if you've never had a lucid dream before. Here is an overview of all common induction techniques.