Thread: Yoshi's WILD Technique...

I think I fell asleep while trying it.

Ah, that happens from time to time. Don't get discouraged just keep trying. Remember, you need to keep your mind active enough to where you don't lose consciousness, but not so active that you can't fall asleep. Falling asleep is key, but you want to do so while staying conscious.

If I am comfortable on my back and don't feel the need to move. Will not doing the position change affect this method?

Nah, that is fine. If you are nice and comfortable, you can go ahead and stay in that same position.

What is Reverse Blinking?

wow, that actors technique is exactly what I did to get my first lucid.all day I told my lucid dreamer friend that I was going to lucid dream that night for sure, like I had a hunch or something and was going to do it that night.I just new it. so I got up to WBTB and had a my first successful WILD.

Originally Posted by Spyguy

What is Reverse Blinking?

Reverse Blinking is where you have your eyes closed and blink them open and closed every so often. So, its name describes it exactly. Its just blinking in the opposite manner of normal blinking. People use this to relax their bodies for the WILDing process. It can help you relax as well as make you sleepy. I'm not exactly sure how or why it works, but I have used it occasionally and it helps a bit. You can give it a shot if you like and see if it works for you.

Originally Posted by SoulClaw

wow, that actors technique is exactly what I did to get my first lucid.all day I told my lucid dreamer friend that I was going to lucid dream that night for sure, like I had a hunch or something and was going to do it that night.I just new it. so I got up to WBTB and had a my first successful WILD.

Yeah, that actor's technique can really work well if you are able to truly get into the right frame of mind. I like it a lot and it has helped me become lucid numerous times. Very nice success story and thanks for sharing!

When I tried to hit SP for a WBTB last night I hit SP 3 times and failed each time. I don't know what I did wrong. When I hit SP (I know I hit it because of the HI, and I couldn't move) Are there any other ways of transferring to the Dreamworld because I didn't see 'a full dream scene' and I was just laying in SP for a good amount of time. Help please!

Well, the dream scene will eventually form around you. As long as you continue to fall asleep. Once you get into SP, just relax and casually observe any HI/HH you may get. What I mean by casually observe it, see the HI, but don't think too much about it or analyze it. Just let it come and go as it pleases. Continue to stay calm and relaxed and allow yourself to finish falling asleep. Try not to think, "Oh I'm about to enter a dream!" or "I wonder how long this will last?" or "When will the dream scene form?" or something similar. Just lay there and act as if nothing strange is happening.

cool

I've found entering sleep paralysis rather easy when I wake up in the morning. I can get in SP in about two minutes. I'm enough tired to let my body fall asleep, though enough awake to mantain high levels of awareness.
Today I could barely move my arm, almost felt my whole body paralised, it was a matter of a minute. I stood there for four-five minutes without experiencing any sounds or imagery.
Then, the paralysis slowly took off... Everything became normal.

Pretty happy I made it to SP again.
Do you know if WILDing in the morning, around 8-9 AM, is productive?

Yeah, WILDing in the mornings is a good strategy. The further along you are in the sleep cycle, the longer your REM periods will last. The only trouble may be falling asleep. If you have already slept an entire cycle of sleep, you may have trouble transitioning (falling asleep) once you get into SP. It sounds like you were tired enough though. I definitely suggest you keep practicing in the morning. Try to get a little further along in the SP process with each attempt. Congrats on your progress and just keep working at it !

I tried this method out last night, and I think I got pretty close (I hope ) - I got as far as a very heavy feeling in my arms and legs, with a tingling sensation, along with quite a lot of hypnagogic imagery. Only got that far though, nothing else happened. How close was I and what was I doing wrong?

You got up to the point where SP was setting in. It may not have fully set in yet, but you were close to that point. The only thing left to do, is to finish falling asleep. While the hypnagogic imagery and tingling sensations are going on, make sure you don't focus on them. Just act as if nothing unusual is happening and continue to relax. Don't forget the you need t fall asleep in order to enter a dream. Just observe all the hallucinations in a passive manner and you should be able to keep your consciousness as you transition into the dream state. You got pretty close, just keep practicing! Congrats on your progress and just try to get a little further along in the process with each attempt . Good luck to you!

Originally Posted by KingYoshi

You got up to the point where SP was setting in. It may not have fully set in yet, but you were close to that point. The only thing left to do, is to finish falling asleep. While the hypnagogic imagery and tingling sensations are going on, make sure you don't focus on them. Just act as if nothing unusual is happening and continue to relax. Don't forget the you need t fall asleep in order to enter a dream. Just observe all the hallucinations in a passive manner and you should be able to keep your consciousness as you transition into the dream state. You got pretty close, just keep practicing! Congrats on your progress and just try to get a little further along in the process with each attempt . Good luck to you!

What kind of hallucianations are they?
Does it differ from the person and things said person has seen?
During all this is the world sort of being "made" for you technically?

Can't wait to try this but so many questions :O

I tried this last night and about 5-10 minutes in I started feeling like I needed to change positions so naturally, I did but throughout this whole process I couldn't keep from SWALLOWING I tried to keep it in moderation but its a little difficult.

When I rolled over onto my side (slowly and calmly, not opening my eyes) I felt the movements were "distant" or kind of muffled and I felt a tad numb and heavy.

After maybe half an hour or less I fell asleep.

Is this progress or are these normal for people who don't move for long periods of time in bed?

Edit: Also I forgot to mention, at first when I tried to move my body didn't really want to like it was "frozen" was I entering SP or did my body naturally not want to move because I really wanted SP

Wow I tried with the moving part last night and I instantly felt like something changed with my body. I fell asleep before anything could happen though xD But a really good technique Yoshi!

Awesome and thank you ! Hopefully next time you'll be able to hang on to your consciousness a bit longer and experience full blown SP. Good luck to you!

I can easily reach sleep paralysis in the morning, I have a pair of problems though.

First, despite my eyes closed, they blink. Sometimes I can see the black eyelid void becoming clearer in the corners, but when I blink they reset to black.
Second, I don't see any hallucinations or hear any sounds, therefore I can't transition in a dream. I remain in sleep paralysis too much time without "falling asleep".

Just try not to even worry/think about the blinking. It may reset the void, but that won't have any negative effects on the process unless you start worrying/thinking too much about it. Just ignore them and act as if you had never blinked in the first place. Sometimes in SP, you won't get a lot of hallucinations. I have went through SP without sound, as well as without many visuals. Once you feel sleep paralysis, you basically just submit to it. Just allow it to overtake your entire body and do whatever it wants. Allow it to completely consume you. It may take several tries before you are able to get the transition going. Just don't give up. Remember, once you hit SP, you just have to fall asleep.

I tried this, and with help from the flex freezing and reverse blinking, I got farther than I ever have before. Just a little longer and I would've become lucid, but I heard my brother say something and it woke me up...
Thanks for the tips, KingYoshi!

Originally Posted by H202

What kind of hallucianations are they?
Does it differ from the person and things said person has seen?
During all this is the world sort of being "made" for you technically?

Can't wait to try this but so many questions :O

In SP you can feel any type of hallucination. Some common ones are flashing lights/colors, increased heart rate, voices, static-like noise/white noise, vibrations, random sense of dread/fear, etc. These are just a few, but you can experience just about anything. The type of hallucinations will vary from dreamer to dreamer. SP is at least a little different each time you get into.

As SP sets in, you are starting to fall asleep. During the transition you finish falling asleep and this is when the full dream scene forms. HH/HI is like dreaming before you are fully asleep.

Originally Posted by H202

I tried this last night and about 5-10 minutes in I started feeling like I needed to change positions so naturally, I did but throughout this whole process I couldn't keep from SWALLOWING I tried to keep it in moderation but its a little difficult.

When I rolled over onto my side (slowly and calmly, not opening my eyes) I felt the movements were "distant" or kind of muffled and I felt a tad numb and heavy.

After maybe half an hour or less I fell asleep.

Is this progress or are these normal for people who don't move for long periods of time in bed?

Edit: Also I forgot to mention, at first when I tried to move my body didn't really want to like it was "frozen" was I entering SP or did my body naturally not want to move because I really wanted SP

Once you get that real heavy feeling, you are close to the point where SP sets in. It is definitely progress. The key thing here, is you are gaining experience. Nothing helps more with WILDing than practice and experience. Just keep at it and try to get a little further along each time out. I'm entirely sure if SP was starting to set in or not, but that frozen feeling was probably just a very deep sense of relaxation. Either way, this is good and it is the first hurdle when WILDing. So congrats on purposely getting yourself into deep relaxation. Next up is getting SP to start setting in. You are very close to that. Good luck to you and just keep working at it!

Originally Posted by Electronium

I tried this, and with help from the flex freezing and reverse blinking, I got farther than I ever have before. Just a little longer and I would've become lucid, but I heard my brother say something and it woke me up...
Thanks for the tips, KingYoshi!

Awesome! Just keep practicing and hopefully next time you won't get interrupted . Congrats on your progress. I really like reverse blinking. I tried to WILD this morning when I woke up, but I just could get back to sleep. I felt that I had woke myself up too much. I did reverse blinking for about 10 minutes and soon felt so tired, I couldn't even open my eyes to blink . I proceeded to have a successful WILD. RB is awesome!

Thank you for the clarification Yoshi. It gives me alot of confidence.

Also quick curiosity question once your in your "dream world" do you move like you normal would? (with the exception of pyschics being wierd)

Yeah, if the dream is stable, you will move like you do in waking life...most of the time. Anything is possible, so you can run faster, jump higher, fly, etc. The dream world is so extraordinary, anything could happen in there. It is really up to you.

Haven't ever had a purposeful lucid, but is got me close. I think I got to paralysis before turning, my body tingled all over and I started seeing black jellyfish. But for some reason my eyelids kept wanting to open and eventually they did on accident. I think it was a good first attempt though.