When i wrote a DJ, i’d have 1-2 LDs a week usually. And I got lazy and stopped a few weeks ago. My dream recall took a hit, but for the last week, i’ve had at least one LD a night. I dont even try, i just know im lucid. I also find it easier to summon up things. Before, I’d attempt to summon somebody/something using several techniques, and all end up with fail and me ragequitting. But now, i just think, and it appears. This isnt the first time i quit my DJ and got more LDs. So I’m stuck asking myself, lolwhy is this? Isnt a DJ supposed to help? And I just wrote a entry about last night in the hope of getting clearer dreams.
Well the DJ mostly helps increase recall and the vividness of your dreams. This in turn makes it easier to spot the dream, hence (in theory) more LD’s. Sometimes getting your mind off of dreaming makes it easier to LD as your SC is able to do it’s own thing. Instead of worrying about it, it allows you to passively observe. If you have decent awareness, you spot the dream. I wouldn’t recommend doing it long term, however, because your dreams will begin to suffer (as mine are right now) and you will begin to lose some of the vividness that makes DS more obvious.
Lucidness and control in dreams require states of mind that are usually different from the ordinary WL attitude. By just letting it happen, you can take advantage of the state that is achieved in dreams quite easily, and use it to have the control you desire.
The DJ is often an aid to your will and determination, but there’s always people who can do without, it’s your personal choice
Sweet dreaming!
