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WBTB, and naps are both very good times. I have WILDed using this technique before sleep once, but it took me along the lines of two hours to do it. For a WBTB, I suggest trying this after about 5 or 6 hours of sleep. For a nap, I suggest napping 1-5 hours after waking in the morning. My personal favorite time to WILD is during naps, but WBTB works well too. Good Luck to you!1
Ok, Thanks. Should be able to have a nice nap tomorrow. I'll post my results as soon as anything interesting happens.
Results: Damn Phone screwed my up again. :mad:
I used this tutorial along with reverse blinking and after doing a WBTB at 6:45AM I had an great lucid dream. Its in my dream journal for anyone intersted. I managed to accomplish 2 of my goals.
Thanks for the guide!
I tried this and the furthest I got was my body felt numb and slightly tingley. Couldn't really get past that state then I eventually just fell asleep normally. Its hard for me to let my thoughts wander because my mind naturally thinks about one thing at a time and I end up falling asleep, so I need to force myself to think about other things... any advice?
Yeah, if you have a difficult time allowing your mind to wonder, you can always substitute a different style here and alter this method. You could replace the "let your mind wonder" with "breath counting" or something else. Take slow deep breaths and think the following, "(breath)...1, I'm dreaming...(breath)...2, I'm dreaming...(breath)...3, I'm dreaming... and so on. You can also throw a mantra in here if you wish. Just remember, WILDing isn't an exact science. Any method can be altered to your preferences. Don't be afraid to throw in any alterations that you feel may help. "Different strokes for different folks!" :P Good Luck to you all!
Exactly what worked for me earlier along with reverse blinking (as I've said). Except I said "I am lucid" and it worked. I wasn't completely lucid, but I was lucid enough to question reality and check my watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by KingYoshi
gonna try this for a nap now, and based on analyzing my very close fail yesterday I know it will work this time :biggrin:
lol I think i'm gonna try this tonight. I'm so desperate for a lucid.
I've tried this a lot but no matter what it seems impossible for me to even get to SP even though I'm relaxed and doing that
any ideas for figuring out when it's been 7-10 minutes?
It doesn't need to be exact so just take a guess
yea but normally my guesses are way too little or WAY too much.
Just move when your feeling the urge to move, if its too long or too short, it shouldn't make to huge of a difference.
it probably does when the difference is 5 minutes too early or 20 minutes too late, which are the usual cases. But whatever, I'll just go about guessing again.
This is genius, but i have one question. When you do this method, do you have to wake up at about 4am, so wbtb method before trying this? Or can you do it when you normally go to sleep? like 10am or something.
Well it's always better to do a Wbtb, otherwise you aren't going into REM, or at best are going into a very short REM cycle
is this just for people who know how to lucid dream, i'm a beginner never had one before, is there much chance of this happening first time?
I irregularly had lucid dreams every so often before I joined the forum. I used this technique and it worked for me after a few days. I then customized it to work for me and it does wonders. I recommend reverse blinking for newbies.Quote:
Originally Posted by PassedReality
Reverse Blinking? :/ soz if I seem thick lol I'm really new to this :)
My bad, I'll send you a PM.
The minutes are just an estimated time. I suggest laying there for a while and once you get a strong urge to move, then perform the position change. I have changed position anywhere from 2-20 minutes and had success. I'm sure you could wait much longer if you wanted to. Make sure you don't worry/focus on the "time" to change too much or you will fail.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xedan
Like any other WILD technique, it will work as you first fall asleep, but it may take a long time to achieve success. Plus, your REM cycle is much shorter toward the beginning of sleep than after several hours of sleep. I suggest using this method during the day (naps) or with WBTB for best results.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucidness
It is very possible for this method to work your first time, but like any other WILD technique, practice and experience helps alot. This method is for anyone (experts and beginners alike), but don't get discouraged if you don't have early success, especially if your a beginner.Quote:
Originally Posted by PassedReality
Well, good luck to you all!
Thanks Yoshi, I have a good feeling about your technique :) but I can only try it at night :( would it work at night instead of waking up and going back to bed?
It is best if used with WBTB or during day time naps, but it can work before sleep. If you find that it isn't working well for you before sleep, you can try getting inadequate sleep the night before (a few hours less sleep then you normally get). This can cause REM rebound which can increase your chances with WILDing before sleep. Good Luck to you!Quote:
Originally Posted by PassedReality
Ima try this tonight and update you tomorrow if it works. Here's hoping :biggrin:
Will try tonight.