Ouch-- I can’t help but be a bit hurt for the subject title-- And I assure you this isn’t the case.
I try to stress this point-- almost to a severe point, for all those coming to observe CALD:
Clear outlines must be set for the perception of the characters’ existances-- Blurring of your sense of reality is not acceptable. Characters are completely incapable of gaining a physical form-- and thus are on a completely different plane of reality-- They are not of our own reality, and never will be-- this should be clear in your mind while working with CALD.
XD~ So-- Now that I got that done… (sorry, I really needed to stress this so it stopped a bit of confusion for others.)
The characters are either made consciously while you’re awake-- and brought to a level of realism in their mannerisms and actions, or are retrieved DCs from dreams…
The goal is to have them help you go Lucid-- And by extention, convincing yourself to go lucid, since they are completely contained within yourself.
But by taking a third person perspective, this is easier-- and besides that, the characters provide benefits past just the lucid-concept.
I have tutorials up in part one of the thread for both of these~! :3
I can see your concern-- But treating the characters realistically is part of getting their personalities to become independant, and makes it easier to have them automatically follow through with their actions. Think of it as a kind of auto-suggestion :3.
I know my answer wasn’t exactly simple-- but CALD isn’t a simple technique… It’s quite automatic after you figure out how it works, Though ^^~.
While I know the method isn’t right for everyone, it works wonders for some people who try it ^^~ It’s beneficial as long as people keep clear, and strong lines for their sense of reality. :3 Blurring isn’t acceptable-- but this doesn’t seem to be too much of a problem for people who post here-- they all show an understanding that these characters are created by them… And it’s all in good fun ^^~ It’s just like being more involved with a character you make for roleplaying--
So in summary: Make realistic characters, or take DCs from dreams, and have them get you lucid-- by extention, convince your mind to let you become lucid with a help of something you’ve made yourself.
But, CALD isn’t for ‘crazy’ people-- no one here has shown that tendency ^^;~ I admit, though, you have to have a very maluable kind of thinking to get used to it-- or be conditioned to it before (roleplaying or writing stories).
I hope that addressed your concerns @___a If it didn’t, please feel free to post again~!
Tiredly yours… @___a ( and a bit disheartened)
~Tal