WHOA...was I close to LDing?

Quest for Lucidity
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Hey guys, long time reader, first time poster.

Yesterday I experimented with LDing for the first time. What I did was lie in bed till I got sleepy, then closed my eyes and just focused.

You know the Windows screensaver that has stars flying past the screen? Well that’s what I saw except the stars were red and there were a lot more of them. I kept focusing on this image until a new one formed.

The new one was circular, like I was looking at it through a telescope. I tried to focus in on it, but it just flew away. Eventually I just fell asleep. What was that? It wasn’t a lucid dream because I wasn’t asleep, but it was a spinning image…help…confused… :neutral: Was I close to LDing?

P.S The red flying stars thing…I can see them whenever I focus at any time. Like if I’m sitting in class and close my eyes, I’ll see them after a split second when I start focusing. I can see them right now if I wanted to. Does anyone know what they are? Are they normal?

Thanks

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That sounds alot like HI, Was you doing WILD?

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Yes it does sound like you were close…

Though the only thing i can really recommend (if you were wilding) is concentrate harder (i know crappy advice but really thats all you can really be told :tongue:)

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Yeah with WILD, concentrating is important (Although I think too much may stop you sleeping). In my experience, believing you can do it can also help a lot.

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Yeah I was WILDing…thanks for the advice guys.

But I’m confused…what do I do while I’m having HI? Do I just wait for it to become an LD?

Thanks

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I think it varies from person to person. I’m actually trying to learn this too, as I think I have reached the same stage. :grin: Seeing Vivid HI.

Some people step into the dream, others do nothing until they enter the dream, some try to keep a thought in a separate part of their mind.
And I think there are probably other things people do. I think the only way you can find the one that works for you is to try different ideas. I also think the different WILD based techniques are worth reading. They’s an interesting page in the knowledge base that contains links to information about them under WILD Variants.
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BTW about the red stars, it sounds like HI to me. I used to get swirling colours after a short time of closing my eyes. I think it’s normal. :cool:

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About my HI…it was pretty wierd lol. It was a windmill made out of legos :open_mouth:

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Really :smile:

Mine was in third person :eh: perhaps not so helpful for starting an LD. I suppose in HI anything is possible just like in a dream :cool: