The big Reality Check Topic

Quest for Lucidity
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yea i did, i call them Reality tests sorry

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I’m happy to say I had my first LD a couple of nights ago, and I believe it was getting into a habit of regular RC’s that did the trick for me.

A few tricks I used in waking life:

  1. Programmed my mobile phone to show “Are you dreaming?” on its screen every time I turned it on. Never thought I’d have a practical use for that feature!

  2. Made a new startup screen for my computer, so that every time it booted up I’d see “This is Windoze! Are you dreaming?”. Obviously this would only be effective for people who use a computer regularly, and know how to change the startup screen. It’s not too complicated. There are tutorials on the Web that explain how to do it.

  3. Stuck a sign on my fridge that says (you guessed it) “Are you dreaming?”. Since I love food, I see this a lot :grin:

Hope these tips help others in getting lucid. I’m looking forward to some more lucid experiences in the near future. I’m sure the simple act of believing you can do it without a doubt makes a difference.

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Congrats on the LD Sparx :happy:
I’m tweaking my computer settings as we speak- good idea for an RC.
Ian

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Thanks Ian :smile: I hope your new startup screen helps. Anything is better than that boring MS logo anyway!

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Wow, good idea for the Startup logo! :happy:

I guess I can let my little secret out early. I’ve been working on a lucid dream desktop theme for Windows. I had startd this project before the new year and forgot about it until recently. It is just a sound theme and all of the sounds are in .wav files. So it should work fine on other operating systems like Mac or Linux.

Some of the sounds are really neat, and some of them are funny. Some are even clips of Dr. Stephen Laberge himself. I wish I could give an estimated release date but I’m a perfectionist and I’m working to get them just right. :wink:

These sounds would be for when you start windows, shutdown, or email notification. I may release a few and then release a full version later.

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Great idea DreamAddict!

:wink:

Jeff

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I think that if you do an RC, you have to make sure you’re right about it. Don’t just like look at your hand and if it seems normal assume you’re not dreaming. Try to remember where you came from, how you got there etc.

Also for me reading is the key. Everything may seem normal but if you look for some words, they almost always will be messed up. Like last LD I had it said my dog’s name on a bottle of shampoo.

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To gain lucidity in my last LD, I looked at my hands. I do this a LOT. Here is what happened (I’m gonna use the quote format thing cuz it looks fun)(NOTE: This is NOT a quote):

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(Warning this is no quote lol :happy: )

Nice MetaKnight4 :wink:
Well done!

Jeff

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Hello, this is posted elswhere but it was locked and ive been directed here.

Ok, so i have two pen marks on my hands, where the thumb meets the wrist, whenever i see them i do an RC, Someone mentioned that they paint one nail for the same reason…but that it wont turn up in a dream.

Whats you expirience with things such as this, or even changes in hair (Cut or color) and maybe Tattoos, i figure taht if i keep this up long enough it will show up in dreams…but what do you all think?

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I have been trying to do RCs with a digital wrist watch now for some time with little success. Can anyone who has been successful with the digital watch lend me the secrets to his/her success. I would greatly appretiate it.


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