Changing Stability Technique and then some

Quest for Lucidity
1

Recently ive been using looking at my hands more and more as a ‘reality check’, coupled with my observance of my surroundings and on dreamfeeling that seems to be like half the surroundings. Before, hand-rc would never work for me, but for some reason now it helps a little.

Perhaps different methods of RC (hand, watch, book, etc) can have their effectiveness to the individual improved upon through use? Perhaps there is a placebo factor here, maybe related to use-frequency?

On the other hand, it seems that observance of my surroundings and on dreamfeeling is becoming less effective. The majority of my LD’s these days are WILD’s, which is different than before when there were more DILDs, and that may have to do w/ stability technique effectiveness. Perhaps because its a WILD, that effectiveness of stability tech is lessened, because the dream hasnt had the chance to pick up, for dreamfeeling to develop, before lucidity?

This difference between WILD and DILD can be seen in my DJ, but thats only my own experiences, and theres not much there anyways. I must point out though that in one WILD that despite doing stability tech to its fullest, being at the same level of awareness as in my DILD’s (for the first time in a WILD too) that still the dream faded. This led me to consider the possibility that WILDs are a lot more ‘shaky’ and prone to end quickly. It makes sense, but before i jump to conclusions i would like the input of others. :content:

Feel free to speak of stability technique in general as well, what you use for it, or your thoughts on its existence, even. :smile:

2

I try to stablize my LDs by being tactile. I like to feel the ground beneath me, or the textures of objects that are near.

I think I have 1 method that I use out of instinct. I just throw myself into the dream and “play along” like I am not lucid. I try to follow the original path as if I’m still dreaming normally. I do this in most of my LDs, and it’s very entertaining . . . and usually much longer. :smile:

3

Lately I think I have only been getting WILDs because I usually get lucid from the beginning of the dream. But they seem to fade quite fast even if I fight the fading by focusing on something. When my LDs start to fade it’s like I’m having trouble keeping my eyes open and everything starts getting blurry. And as long as I can keep my eyes open I can usually stay in the dream.

I think this happens because my body is closer to waking up than in DILDs. And I guess that with practice it might get easyer to stay in the dream even if my body want’s to wake up, or atleast I hope so. All my LDs lately have been shorter than 1 minute.

I have been thinking about doing WBTB earlier in the hopes of getting longer LDs. I usually do it after about 6 hours and then it usually takes 1 to 1.5 hours before I get a LD.

4

Yeah thats how many of my WILDs are. In my other lucid dreams, i use stability technique to extend/save them. I do this by focusing on something in detail, and by sort-of clearing my mind of all thoughts related to waking, etc. However, this technique doesnt work as well in my WILDs. Its like whatever i try to focus on, somehow evades my focus even though i am staring right at it. Its hard to describe, but hey, thats the best ive described it yet… :smile:

I too have that hope that with practice, (or experience), that the WILDs will naturally get longer or i develop some sort of technique. Not being an expert, i wouldnt know which one it turns out to be though it may differ from person to person, perhaps something else entirely. I have some ideas - but they are based on too little experience to draw conclusions from. :bored:

DreamAddict, thats pretty interesting because i sometimes use that kind of stuff to sort of ‘start’ my WILDs. Its a good way to get out of the darkness, like imagine the feel of carpet below my feet as i get out into a From-Bed-WILD, and then feel it. From there i open my eyes, or if im lucky the rest fills in, like i’ll see my room faintly but know im lucid, then do whatever. :cool:

Hmm, my observing-hand thing could be an instinct too. Strange how it is becoming effective while before it was not…

I must say, DreamAddict, that this idea is, frankly, BRILLIANT! Im even laughing a bit, because of how much it makes sense! By trying to follow the original path, you acknowledge that part of the brain (or dream, sub-c, whatever) that wants ND…put short, the result is a compromise between lucidity and non-lucidity, with a gained length in LD. It appeals to me on a personal level because that way, youre closer to the messages the sub-c was to convey in ND form. This is based on a worry of mine that dreams in which you become lucid, where you go off doing something totally different, that you miss the original sub-c message. I dont know if thats how it is, but id rather be safe than sorry in this case. Of course, if it was important the sub-c would probably repress lucidity or just present in a later LD or something, but then again i am rambling OT. Again, i must say, absolutely brilliant! wanders off mumbling to self excitedly hehe :smile:

I hope i remember to do that in my next LD, in fact, oooh i got it planned. A Intent-based-dream-turned-ld-and-then-played-along-with-while-lucid. Sounds perfect, probably quite far-fetched, but hey im a dreamer. :cool:

Thanks!

5

Wow thanks! :content:

I use this a lot. I’ve had many lucid dreams that I feel like a time traveler. I sometimes become lucid in a dream that is placed in and filled with people from my past. I would tell a few DCs that I was time traveling from the future instead of lucid. I remember doing this during a LD where I didn’t want other DCs to know I was dreaming, and I have used it since.

6

Woa me too! Except for me, i always feel like i am seeing the future… Considering my recent interests, i wish that i could ‘travel’ :cool: to places filled with people from my own past, instead. But i digress. Thats pretty cool that you could trick your DC’s like that. :smile: Nice technique!