Well for starters, the finger counting and the finger through the palm RC’s failed. I ended up trying to pull my finger off and that brought some sensation into my dream body.
I also tried the “ultimate test” jumping through a brick wall. However, the moment before impact a doubt crossed my mind, “What if…” and boinc, I bounced of the wall like a rubber ball and crashed on the floor.
The first half of the dream was actually quite boring, because I was lost in a seemingly endless maze of brick-walled hallways.
The second half was the exciting part! I came out into what looked like a huge trainstation or an airport. White marble floors, glass ceiling and walls, bright light, blue sky, and a whole bunch of people hurrying about on their own bussiness.
Funnily, I forgot about my “Lucid To do” list, and did the first thing that came into mind: Slow time. Quite easy actually, imagine it and bang everyone’s crawling at the speed of the snail, but not for longer than a couple of seconds.
The dream lasted for what felt like 1 or 2 minutes (Which is incredibly long for me). And I began loosing lucidity towards the end and woke up shortly. Needless to say I couldn’t go back to sleep after that.
I want back!!!
You must stay awake in mind…perhaps lay on back. You must clear your mind completely, dont think on anything else otherwise your mind will wander and you will fall asleep. Put your WHOLE concentration on it. Thats all.
Hmm… isn’t that ‘something’ you hear in your ears when in complete silence the blood flowing through the vessels in the ear ? That would be a start.
I remember, as a kid I always thought there was something wrong with my ears when I was in complete silence and heard that flowing sound. I described it as ‘the sound the phone makes before you pressed any number, but a lot quieter’ (I was referring to the standard home-phone).
Well, from what I had experienced until now in my (rather unsuccessful) WILD attempts, concerning sound (HS), I sometimes, after having lost some awareness thus being deep into thoughts, hear an orchestra playing a wonderful classical piece (not from RL). As I realize I’m actually vividly hearing it, I instantly snap out of it and it all fades away.
I once read a post in which a natural LD-er explained how they simply laid down (anywhere) and kept focusing on one sound, for example TV, radio (etc.). In less than a minute they would drift off into a LD and wake up shortly after that (they actually said 20 seconds) stating that they actually have had a full length LD of even a whole day.
Unfortunately I can’t find that post anymore, and as far as this goes, concerning my experiences with this type of WILD, I honestly say there’s none (except of what I wrote in the 3rd paragraph).
Hmm… I wasn’t referring to your experiences, as I don’t know them. Still, when do you start to hear that sound ? A few minutes after laying down or right away ?
I tried this type of WILD too, but um… I couldn’t keep myself awake. . I’ll try it again, see if I’ll get somewhere with it.
I meant that if its sound of blood flowing through the vessels in the ear, then
it wont probably help you.
I can hear it anytime i concentrate on it. Its like breathing. (i should add this sentence as my signature)
And the best is ,that i can have LD anytime i want, because of that sound.
BTW i cling to this type of opinion:
" It is just an effect caused by your brain is trying to change mode, from listening to the ambient sound, to listening to the sound of dreamland, which is not real sound but just electrical charge inputed to the part of the brain to create a sensation of hearing."
Alright! Another dip into dreamland. Tonight i have come very close to a LD, but lost my awareness in the very last moment. I ended up having a ND, in which I was stuck in SP So I had a WIND (Wake-Induced-Normal-Dream) This tech sure works for me, second time I got very close in the last week.
Nice, how do you do this? I find during the day I can never just lie down and concentrate hard enough on the sound to amplify it. I usually only can right after waking up.
I think i hear it but mines is more of a high pitched ringing as opposed to the White noise like one mentioned earlier .
Anyway really excited to give this a try