Would an app reminding RCs and progress recording help?

A few says ago i was reminded of Lucid Dreaming when i was reading somebody web page of stuff. He posted his experience with flying and flapping his arms, mentioning it was silly, but it worked. That night i had an LD.

When i woke up i felt absolutely great. It was my first LD in a long time, and the first that lasted long enough to do something. That got me thinking, why did i have the LD? I wasn’t doing any RCs through the day, nor consciously any LDIT (Lucid Dream Induction Technique), i just noticed my watch had strange characters and made the realization.

I decided, rightly or wrongly, it was because i was thinking about it: I read it, i wanted it, i dreamt it. That lead me to the next step, making myself more aware by thinking about it more. I chose RCs and a DJ. Perhaps half-hearted attempts, but it hasn’t worked yet.

With all that in mind, i want to go a step further. A reminder to do RCs, and a record of what i have tried. Not just type it in somewhere, because once logged, it doesn’t mean anything to me anymore! Almost, inching toward a goal by recording points or progress.

For the RCs, i was thinking a firefox addon would work well (seems to be the dominant browser of the (very small sample of) people who downloaded at my avatar) which could popup a reminder every x hours (random) to do an RC and optionally require a typed in answer (to force yet another).

For the record, create a webpage to record progress, successes, failures, times tried, and so on, showing an overview of what i have tried, so i could see where i am standing, graphically.

The reason for expressing this here, is mostly to get it out of my head (writing/typing is an excellent method for that) but also to ask for others to comment on it. I am new at this; i haven’t even made it past my two weeks yet (i spent time on another board for a few days as well though), and i might be letting my excitement, eagerness, and newness cloud my judgement.

So, my question is, do you think to go as far as having a plugin or webpage is overkill for the average nascent LDer? Or, hmm…, do you feel it is likely that it would even help?

I am not necessarily suggesting i would go forward with the idea even if it is a good one. I’m just trying to get to “step two” in my head. That is, now that i have an idea, determine if it is a good one. (Step three would be: find out if it has already been done.)

Hey chacham, weclome to the forum. :content:
From what I read, I’d say it would work…but I don’t recommend making a webpage, it seems to me a little overboard. I encourage you to find a lucid dreaming buddy, either on the fourms or IRL to share your progress reports. Also, you should still continue the habit of RCing yourself, just don’t rely too much on technology, because I don’t think you dream of using your internet all the time right? RCs are best done by yourself, because it’s you that tells yourself to RC, not the computer.

If you don’t agree with me, then go on and try it. The idea is nice, but seems a little overboard. It seems you’re very eagered to have more LDs, maybe you should tone done a little. Wanting to much, doesn’t help. :tongue: Afterall, you said you’re new right? And not past the 2 week mark. For some people, it takes them a month or even months to get their first one. Look at you! You already had a few. So I’d say you’re doing a pretty swell job right now.
Goodluck with everything. :content:

Try drawing an A in your hand. It stands for Awake, and everytime you notice it, do an RC.

And welcome to ld4all :happy:

Thanx for the replies.

The website idea has been fermented in my head. It’s not just a website inasmuch as a fancy dream journal, including attempts with an overview. As i am reading Jung and realizing what dreams are made of, identifying with archetypes, collective unconscious characters, or repressed energies making their its appearance, and how, is important to me. As i am going to sleep and trying to meet someone, going down into the dark whether i want to or not, and meeting her, tells me she is my anima, which would explain quite a bit. But i want an easy way to see it in all my dreams, to pull them together into one image. Put overly simply, i want a DJ with tags per component.

Lucid dreaming is just one aspect. There’s Active Imagination (thanx whomever brought it to my attention), directed dreaming (going to sleep thinking about something), and NDs. All these are elements of the unconscious. Even LDs are, just we may not realize it. :smile:

The FF plugin, i like your comment; it may become a crutch and actually stop my own RCs. Conversely, i feel, it may also act as a trainer, helping me do it myself, kind of like when i wake up a minute before my alarm goes off.

I’m beginning to work on some projects (continuation relying nearly exclusively on interest of others) and setting up some forums for them. Though i have taken them off-site because i think i am going out of the bounds of this board.

I appreciate the comment. It’s gotten me thinking.