MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin

> I used to keep a Dream Diary pretty regularly, but I haven't for a long time. I've
> found (for keeping a dream diary) it's best to get to bed when you're not dead tired,
> and try not to awaken from an alarm clock (if you awaken too suddenly you might
> forget what you were just dreaming). So it does take some discipline (committing to
> keeping a dream diary), and dedication (getting to bed early enough so you have time
> to wake up and not have to rush around).

Dream diaries definitely help with dream recall which I'm told is the first step to becoming lucid. I did it for a bit and it improved my recall and number of lucid dreams but I'm lazy and lucky enough to have natural lucid dreams so I dont bother any more.

> When I was doing it it seemed like I was more aware of things and had a sharper
> concentration.
>
> I still have them from time to time. Sometimes I notice things (events and objects)
> aren't right or they don't make sense... And there are times I just really notice
> things (regardless if anything weird seems to be going on), looking really closely at
> the details. It feels like my eyes are opening wide. Then things get super sharp and
> there is so much depth... Well, that's what it was like the last few times I went
> lucid. These are dreams where I'm taking in how vivid they are, not so much as
> manipulating things at will.

If you sometimes notice things are not as they should be you are on your way to becoming lucid. The trick is to train yourself to do a reality check in your dream to kick you into becoming lucid.

Regularly pinching your nose and trying to breathe when you are awake gets you into the habit so that you end up doing it in your dreams. You have to do it for quite some time but eventually you start doing it in your dreams and hey presto you can breathe!

Then its a matter of staying lucid which is very difficult, I run around shouting stupid stuff like "I am the lucid master!" (in my dreams not in the real world!) you get some funny looks but it works. Dream characters are funny things as well they tend to look at you like you are mentally retarded when you try to explain to them that you are dreaming. The subconscious is a strange place to visit!

Another time to do the nose pinch is when you wake up, until you do you don't realise that many of the times you think you wake up are in fact false awakenings. Its strange the first time you realise you are dreaming as your surrounding will feel very real.

There is no sin except stupidity.