I haven’t really fully come so far yet, but I am sure that when I want to (for example) spawn a dream character into my dream, and do the “behind door” trick, I will concentrate on the person, but my mind automatically thinks about very scary things etc, just because you think like “I don’t want something like that to be behind it”
I am not really clear perhaps, sorry, but I just think I will not fully be able to concentrate on things like this.
In half-lucid dreams I had when I was young, I had the same problem. I was alone at home, and I was thinking like, ok I must NOT think of scary things, but then I did think of them by thinking that (still following? )
Anyone has any hints for this?
I’ve also heard you never need to doubt something in a lucid dream, like when you want to spawn an object, you have to ‘know’ that it’ll be there, but, I think on my mind, I will always have a doubt… but isn’t that obvious?
I haven’t gotten far enough to try and spawn anything in my dreams - yet. But here’s a little theory I just came up with:
Let’s say you’re in a fight scene and want to materialize a sword. Instead of thinking “There’ll be a sword when I reach behind me!” Just try to think “I’ll use the sword behind me to block my opponent’s next attack!”
Meaning you’re “announcing” an action to your brain that simply requires the desired object. Try to just act instinctivly as if that object would’ve been there all the time already. I know that just acting by instinct sounds easy for a battle scenario, though I hope I brought the point across in general.
Basically you can narrow it down to “if you tend to think negatively - don’t think too much!” Once the mental image of the person or item you want to summon pops up in your head - reach behind you or open that door. Don’t give negative thoughts the time to form, just think about what you want to do and act quickly.
I hope that helps, but as I said, I didn’t get to try it yet.
I feel like I have to give feedback about that, hoping that it won’t make you think that this is the way it is and that it won’t be working for you either…
I had this theory too, but every time I got to try it, it didn’t work. Once, I wanted to have long hair, so instead of asking for it or looking for a mirror or do anything I would usually do, I just passed my hand behind my ear as if to clear my face from my hair, but I just ended up feeling my usual haircut under my fingers.
Another time, I wanted to pull a gun from behind my back, but instead of “summoning” it like I usually do (a mix between visualization and vocal command), I just reached in my back to shoot quickly, as if it was obvious that it was here. Unfortunately, it wasn’t.
Same thing for making people appear, I tell myself that I have to ask XXXX (whoever I want to see) what the heck he is doing behind that building instead of saying that he IS behind that building, but he wouldn’t be there.
And I could go on and on like that, the fact is that I don’t even try this method anymore and just do the “usual stuff”, which work 90% of the time.
BkM-: Well, as I said, I never got to test it yet. Eventhough it doesn’t work for you, maybe other people, who have more trouble with “usual” methods (which you say work fine for you on the other hand), can have more success with the one I just came up with. Maybe, maybe not, who knows. But it’s definately worth trying everything - especially since there are no consequences once the dream has ended. (Actually, that might be a sweet theory for the Lucid Lab…)
Niborius: You could also try some combinations of shouting out commands, concentrating on the object/ person and my theory of taking it for granted. For example: Say “I summon X!” (Or anything more or less fancy, just follow your own instinct to come up with a good phrase.) and THEN grab behind you or open the door as if it was sure you suceeded in summoning, like I mentioned it before.
But most important: Believe in whatever technique you’re using - but you know that already, of course.
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Once the mental image of the person or item you want to summon pops up in your head - reach behind you or open that door. Don’t give negative thoughts the time to form, just think about what you want to do and act quickly.