Here’s a little trick for those of you trying WILD… Find a (large) spoon, and go to bed holding it in your hand like this…
When you cross the threshold into sleep, your thumb will relax, causing the spoon to fall – slightly bringing you back to awareness. It’s a lot like the old “hold your forearm straight up in the air” trick, but you might find it easier to pull off.
Depending on where you drop the spoon, the effect can be gentle (on the bed), moderate (against your leg), or pronounced (onto the floor). You can also adjust where you hold the spoon so you drop it more/less readily.
I think it will negate my effect of WILD. I loose awareness and then suddenly re-gain it. That will awake me from the going-to-sleep phase. But I guess it works for people who can’t really focus on HI’s, maybe for the first night. Anyways, it’s worth a try, I’ll try it to night and tell you how it went tomorrow!
Heh, I think I read something like this a long time ago. I think I didn’t bother with it back then, but it seems like a neat trick if you get it to work without waking you up as the spoon falls.
Well, it is quite the useful exercise, but of course you can’t WILD while doing this nonetheless, getting used to what falling asleep feels like can be very important fer next time you try a WILD, so you know what you’re going towards when you are falling asleep consciously.
Also, don’t forget that great artists like Dali and Mozart used this method to absorb inspiration from their HI phases
That’s kinda what I said, you have to stop this to WILD but I agree of course, it’s a good way to bring you t the threshold of sleep, especially when going to bed for the first time during the night.
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nonetheless, getting used to what falling asleep feels like can be very important fer next time you try a WILD, so you know what you’re going towards when you are falling asleep consciously.
but I agree of course, it’s a good way to bring you t the threshold of sleep, especially when going to bed for the first time during the night.