For new lucid dreamers, my advice is to not expect results quickly and to focus on reality checks. It's alright if you have a few off days where you forget, don't beat yourself up, just pick up where you left off and keep at it. Also, I find a good time to reality check is first thing in the morning as it will allow you to take full advantage of false awakenings which happen far more than you might recall.
Hello dave i have a problem nothing unusual happens with me so will reality checks still work if i just ask my self seriously if im dreaming and do the reality check?
@Moviesda Reality checks plus keeping a dream journal is all it takes.. If you're keen to have your first lucid dream, just do the reality checks as often as you can. Set a big number of alarms during the day and check every time they ring. Also check spontaneously without alarm, and think as often as you can about everything that surrounds you. Is it normal? Could it be a dream? The reality check that's working the best for me is pinching my nose and breathing through it.
I love the idea with the coins. Not only is it a good way to add consequences to your practice, but it's also a great way to train yourself to remain mindful throughout the day and make it a habit to do so. Everytime you feel the coins in your pocket, you will be reminded that you want to continue remaining vigilant. Very creative idea. The tip about adding the visual element to your DJ was also very helpful. I have tried drawing scenes from my dreams before, but gave up quickly because they all looked awful lol. I like the alternative of using pictures from magazines or adding the visual element in some other way that doesn't require drawing. Very refreshing video!
my tips with lucid dreams is that every time I usually have lucid dreams, I wake up for a split second and go right back to the same dream, except this time when I go back I am fully aware that I am dreaming and it is very cool.
I liked the "magic" items idea. I use to have a bat plush 🦇 next to me in bed, which I call Oscar(childhood plush). When I wake up, I usually ask Oscar if he is okay, or how his sleep was. Sometimes he answers back! (obviously this happens during false awakenings) Sweet dreams to everyone! Don't forget to Perform a Reality Check
I am not a lucid dreamer - yet - but I love my dream world en have a mindset that is characterized by inquisition and wonderment. I recently started EMDR therapy as well because of CPTSD. I was thrilled hearing about your dragonhead walking stick. I'll lay my Flitwick magical wand within reach for sure !! (Yes, I'm a fervent Potterhead). Last but certainly not least, before seeing this video, I made the intention of drawing/painting striking dream scenes, as I love being creative. Making a spatial map is another brilliant idea; thank you so much !! 👌🙏
The consequences tip is a great one, I've found that even using some fairly small consequence works well - used to good effect to get myself adding daily entries to my dream journal
@@ΦίλιπποςΖαχόπουλος I'd read about the idea applied more generally around a year or so ago in a book called The Power of Bad by John Tierney and Roy Baumeister, worth a read
hello Daniel love. i am writing this comment to thank you for helping me have my first lucid dream. From the past 3 years i was always into lucid dreaming and watched lucid dreaming tutorials from channels like explore lucid dreaming and it never worked out. A few months back i stumbled upon your channel and i knew it was the only legit one out there. Last night i watched your videos and when i slept i got my first actual lucid dream. It was very short and i didnt do much but i am happy that it happend. Thank you for helping me
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I'm so excited for the consequences tip! I still haven't had a lucid dream yet but for other things I have found rewards and consequences help me to start or stop habits, like how I stopped biting my fingernails by giving up something I liked that day when I did it. This is a really good idea and I'm excited to renew my efforts, thanks!
5) I really need to start drawing my dreams more often, if only for myself … For some reason, I struggle with that a lot. It's like, I remember the dream, I remember many details, but when I try to draw them, it just doesn't seem to work. I'm beginning to suspect that the dimensions in my dreams are wonky, the locations never make sense. But I should try to at least draw my dream characters. 4) Oh, good idea! I'll start to look for things I can incorporate when I write in my dream journal. I actually had a dream last night in which a few friends of mine and I watched Babylon 5 with James Bray, because he hadn't seen it yet. (Please, don't ask if I did a reality test…) I guess I should start looking for my Babylon 5 DVDs and/or ask James if he has seen it. Or maybe read his LD book. 3) I have a few props in my bedroom, like a medallion or some fancy coins. And I've painted a series of little paintings in the hopes of using them as portkeys in my dreams. But the frustrating thing is, they show up in my dreams, but I don't get lucid! I'm just like: "Oh yeah, I've been meaning to use these in a lucid dream! I hope I'll have a dream with them soon." 2) Great idea. 1) After the first three lucid dreams, the fourth and fifth happened pretty quickly, but at the moment, nothing goes. I'm trying to work on my awareness, using your circle technique, among other things. I think that's what needs the most work.
im trying to get lucid for 2 weeks now. Im doing my daily reality checks and writing every dream down in a dram journal. Still had no lucid dream so far, but ill keep on trying💪🏻
Don't give up man you will surely get a dream. I got my first lucid dream after one month. Also as you are in this channel you will surely see progress. Believe me this is the best channel for lucid dream you can find on youtube.
I agree with the mindset one when I tried doing lucid dreams with methods I would fail so eventually I stopped and I got a lucid dream randomly without doing any methods and that's what brought me back in lucid dreaming
Last night, I had my first real DILD based lucid dream, where I remembered who I was and where I could do anything. Normally when I get a lucid dream, I don't remember any details about me, I don't know where I live or where I work, nothing in my normal dream I have alternative life, where I live in a house which is different at different times, I can't even remember anything. This was the first time I remember everything, including where I am sleeping and it is a dream, I picked up a paper and I could feel it, I thought if it is just my imagination I wouldn't be able to feel the paper but I could feel it, I picked up a pen and I could feel it. Then I tore the paper and I could hear it and feel it... wow... it was simply amazing. Then I thought of flying, then I thought I better float (which is common for me to do when I'm in a dream). I did that and got too excited and woke up. What I realized is key to a lucid dream is to make sure you don't get excited, I get WILD but I have too much control in it and things are not really very automatic or random. I like DILD but till now my DILD were, I can't remember who I am or where I am, in my this dream I knew I was sleeping on the bed but I didn't feel anything on the bed, I could only feel what the things in my dream.
I can confirm mindset without overdoing techniques is really important! For a while, I wasn't having DILDs, but lately I've been taking a break (not doing techniques) as I'm currently adjusting my circadian rhythm and I've been getting DILDs pretty much every other day recently. With my recent experiences, it seems like having the right mindset without putting in too much effort (after having put in effort before) seems to help, especially since I've been lucid dreaming accidentally throughout most of my life. I've probably been overdoing it a little before, so that could play a role in the results from taking a break.
I like what Daniel said in a recent livestream. He said that this is a subject you need to "relax into" and I think that's a great way of putting it. If you start out by simply trying to make your dreams be a bigger part of your life, the rest of the practice will fall into place
@@connerlee6494 I agree! You'd be surprised what's possible when just relaxing and allowing it to occur not just with this, but life in general. I've had a lot of funny life bloopers just being myself and I've learned to love that. I often forget one of my favorite parts of lucid dreaming is having a zen mentality and that's why I've been struggling lately compared to before; forgetting that! By the way, how did Daniel find your comment so quickly? I just happen to see a notification while waiting to update my system and I think he hearted it in less than a minute it was posted! You guys must've had what I call timing irony and saw this around the same time. That's another example of something that happens to me a lot when just allowing it to occur unexpectedly.
I love the idea of dream props. I could probably put to good use all the crazy books on ritual Magik I have at home. Seem a really fun project. Thanks Daniel.
Let me know how you get along. Dream props have transformed how I look at items (for example you'll notice a statue of Hypnos the god of sleep in the back of recent videos, he's become a useful and immediate source of advice within dreams).
Mapping my dream seems like it could be tricky sometimes given how inconsistent some of my dreams are Though it definitely would be interesting to see what would come about if I tried
Hey, you should definitely subscribe to the channel and watch through the other videos, as this has been covered several times - but I would recommend no more than twice a week.
These tips are very helpful! I will definitely start including drawings in my dream journal and using a reward basis for reality checks and dream recall. However - what do I do if, in my dreams I still only recognise my dreaming props as ornamental? My brain doesn't make the connection that they are actually useable in dreams!
I have a question about the props. So I'm thinking of making my own Necronomicon. Forbidden words, rituals, knowledge. The thing is I'm "using it in the waking life", I mean I will have to make it, write it, come up with all the stuff and I'll have to read it to memorise what's in it. Reading books in dreams and all. 😂 Could it still work? Thinking of inventing a lore, with it's own deamons and gods, dark powers and stuff. Magical words that will summon different kind of things, open portals... Everything written in a very mysterious way with warnings all over it "Only use in a dream" "Never summon Lillith into your waking world" Maybe I get other props and write about their functions in the book. Thing is, I would use it in waķig life but won't say out the words loud or perform any rituals. I'm so into this I'll try it out no matter what .😅 But would really like to hear your opinion on this, and maybe you have a tip or two?❤
Hi RainisaurusRox! Firstly, thank you so much for your kind support, it really means a lot! I think what you're trying to do should work absolutely fine. It's always handy to keep props and waking life somewhat separate so that you don't build limiting expectations, but from what you've said it seems you've found a clever workaround for that. The most important thing to bear in mind, is that dream control is almost always about confidence, expectation and belief - so as long as you genuinely believe the prop will work as you'd like in the dream world, then it absolutely will. On that note, maybe don't call it a prop, and instead call it a "tool" this way, you're not using language that might limit your belief. I hope that all makes sense!
@@LucidDreamPortal Makes perfect sense, thank you 👏. I will share the outcome here ✌️. Keep up the great work ❤️ Edit: Yeah, I think the word tool works better in this case. 🛠
What has made me lucid in dreams before is the presence of fear and me generally not having nightmares, so I question dreams that invoke fear. I then often become aware of my power as the dreamer and shift things, confront the fear and dissolve it. Sometimes its hard when fear sneaks in through the back door and pretends to be another feeling or reason why its legit. When I`m already in the middle of playing the victim in a dream, its harder to snap out of it than it is when it just starts. Always question fear, awake and asleep.
Great tip! For a few years I've been having nightmares almost every day. In fact, this was the reason I tried to starter lucid dreaming again after years. Maybe this tip can help me to make this nightmares lucid dreams. I'll try to think of a system mixing the reward/punishment with this fear tip! Any tip about this, it how to make this in practice would be highly appreciated 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼!
BTW many times I have nightmares I become aware that I'm dreaming but I just find me myself powerless (or in the best cases barely having control over the dreams and the best I can do is do everything again to try to "win" this time. A great problem is that I have the same problem in my waking life. I was diagnosed some illnesses some time ago she my life changed overnight and I just can't do much to change that she obviously that's a big part of the constant nightmares. Before when I dreamt being chased by zombies it in silent hill, usually I found power to change things cause in my waking life wasn't so powerless but now that I live full of frustration I can't get things working. Obviously I should talk this in therapy but you'd will be appreciated
A normal introduction today? A normal one?! RC time! I used to actually sketch small bits from my dreams back when I first got into lucid dreaming (early 2019). I would like to say it lasted a good while, but, it only lasted 3 days for both drawing and writing down my dreams. I think that it was due to the "rule" where I had to sketch and that coupled with high school, it basically killed that attempt at a dream journal (also, might have just been lazy, bad habits are hard to break). I should probably draw my dreams more, but, I have realized in the dreams I have written down, I do describe the scene pretty well. It's a decent substitute, but, drawing may help even better. I do integrate my dreams into waking life, if only the "tip of the iceberg". I do often reach out to my friends if they are in my dreams (or if they are dreams that stick out to me) and sometimes we have discussions about them. As for clothing, I would rather not walk around anywhere in cosplay unless I knew I was alone. To remedy this, I do have hair ties that are different colors and whenever I am a different person in my dreams and I wake up "in character", I do put in their corresponding hair tie in (since I am typically the same different people in my dreams). Consequences require a lot of self control in order to work. I do forget to do reality checks at one of my biggest dream signs, so, a system may be needed to fix this, but, it requires work. I know as a fact that I get hyper focused on something for a few days and when I slip up (cough cough, dream journaling), I'm no longer focused on it. If I did implement a system, I don't know how long it would last due to me thinking that a day of skipping it won't do anything bad (though I know it's not the case). A reward system may be better. Thanks for the helpful video! I do need to make/get some props as I found that tip very fun! The last tip I need to implement ASAP since I've been zoning out a lot more recently. Also, was it a trap since you said that we should reflect more on our thoughts/the world and most times I do a moderate dive into my own opinions in these comments?
I feel like no one talks about this but when you write in your dream journal write in the present tense because it puts you in the moment I dont have any scientific proof though.
I am going to start doing the coin reality check. I have so many panhandlers around here I can’t help but be motivated and aware. Also, can iOS users do Super Thanks? Can’t find the button here.
If imagine you should be able to, it's a reasonable new feature so perhaps is only available in certain locations or certain versions of the app. it's always impossible to know with RUclips! (On my app you can scroll the icons, and it's hidden to the right)
Any tips on how to map your dreams if locations are more fluid? As in you’ll have recurring large scale location like a shopping mall or the like, where the main landmarks are the same to the point where it’s recognizable, but stores and locations within it are completely randomized and you find stuff as you come across it.
Do you have any tips or videos on staying interested/ staying motivated? I know I want to keep lucid dreaming... But I'm gonna be honest here and say that I'm very lazy and it's hard for me to put a lot of effort in.
I have a question, with all of the information on the topic it can be quite a daunting task. I first found the subject a few years ago and I don't really remember how I started, but I want to introduce my friend to lucid dreaming, do you have any videos or books that are a good starting point?
I have certain dream signs, but don't recognize them until I wake up from the dream. When I wake up and review the dream in my mind, I think "oh yeah, that was one of the signs that I was in a dream." I have had a couple of lucid dreams in which I changed what was happening to an outcome I desired, but I can't do it on a regular basis. 🤔
reporting here...after a dry spell from may to now i had a lucid dream (only a few seconds when i was basically between the dream and being fully awake) and at least my mind worked as it should for once since i recognized that i was in a dream through a monologue in the dream when i was annoyed at something it went along these lines "i wouldn't have to bear all of this if i was in a dream (then the realization comes) OH WAIT I AM SLEEPING I AM INA DREAM" then a few moments later with just enough to barely think what to do i have to wake up because it was a metter of seconds before being fully awake
im not down with punishing myself and forcing a sense of duty upon myself; a lot of research shows punishment and reward prevents deep motivation and endless anecdotal evidence shows how social emotional growth is inhibited from the likes. But I like the idea of neutral consequences that create a physical confirmation of the days practice, especially combined with the bedside talisman tip
Hey daniel, I keep having these fake lucid dreams where I realize I'm dreaming but don't get lucid. I've had 14 of them in one year, the last one was 2 days ago. What should I do?
What helps me see if I’m dreaming is I’ll look at something with letters or numbers look away and if I look back and it’s changed I’m dreaming. And for whatever reason when I smoke weed I can’t dream period.
In my dream tonight I remember saying to myself that i am dreaming but nothing happened it just went to a different dream and I wasn’t lucid what should I do?
Last night i lucid dreamed and I asked said that I am dreaming and I knew I was but nothing happened it just felt like a normal dream because I didn’t awaken in my dream what do I do?
I woke up early one morning to go to the toilet and when I tried turning on the lights they wouldn't work.Boom! I then realized it was a lucid dream. I flew out of the window and had a bit of fun before waking up
I WISH my brain responded to rewards and consequences with lucid dreams. The only consistent factor for me is lots of sleep and especially sleeping in a couple of hours later than I usually do.
I got a tip. Keep in mind that I have never had a lucid dream before. First focus on mastering semi-lucid dreams. Dreams your consciousness is there but you don’t fully understand that it is a dream. Once you master that, you can try lucid dreaming.
My trick for lucid dreams is buy a ring and every day time to time flick the ring on air and catch it. When ur dreaming u do it and it doesent come down u now u dreaming. Anothet is to check clocks every hour, when u dream clocks doesnt work same as normaly!
After about a month of trying, I had my first lucid dream last night. All planning went out the window. I immediately thought I was in a dream, since things seemed kind of dreamy or surreal. Without realizing it, I had come up with a novel reality check on the spot. I had a piece of paper in my hand. I stared at the paper and there was a faint red oval at the top left, like a typing cursor. I was able to make a stick man appear in the cursor, as if I typed it. I didn't have any dream control, but I wasn't concerned about it, and mostly just explored the dream. I tried flying, and was able to do it, but it took a lot of energy and concentration to maintain, and I couldn't sustain it for more than a few seconds. I tried flying again, being pulled by some motorcycle handlebars, which I was revving through different gears to maintain flight. It was pretty effective, but still took a lot of concentration. It was a very cool experience. Vivid, but also laid back. Seemed to last about 20 minutes, which was much more than I was expecting. Thanks for all your videos. They helped a lot!
I think I'd rather not wear the clothes tomorrow that I dreamed of last night. It was a yellow, red, green, blue Christmas sweater with reindeer and it was bare-bump.
Why would you want to avoid looking in the mirrors? Have you been listening to those channels and websites that spread the misinformation that mirrors are "bad" in lucid dreams? There aren't at all. If you see anyone saying that, you know your can immediately ignore anything else they say, as they don't understand the subject at all, and are foolish enough to share myths.
if you are in a crazy dream, and you wake up, go right back to sleep without moving or getting out of bed and tell yourself to go back to the same dream. do not set an alarm or anything. hope it helps
For new lucid dreamers, my advice is to not expect results quickly and to focus on reality checks. It's alright if you have a few off days where you forget, don't beat yourself up, just pick up where you left off and keep at it. Also, I find a good time to reality check is first thing in the morning as it will allow you to take full advantage of false awakenings which happen far more than you might recall.
P.s, I suggest joining the Lucid Guide forum and taking advantage of the wealth of knowledge within the community.
Hello dave i have a problem nothing unusual happens with me so will reality checks still work if i just ask my self seriously if im dreaming and do the reality check?
Only afew days off? 😂😂😂
@Moviesda Reality checks plus keeping a dream journal is all it takes.. If you're keen to have your first lucid dream, just do the reality checks as often as you can. Set a big number of alarms during the day and check every time they ring. Also check spontaneously without alarm, and think as often as you can about everything that surrounds you. Is it normal? Could it be a dream? The reality check that's working the best for me is pinching my nose and breathing through it.
I love the idea with the coins. Not only is it a good way to add consequences to your practice, but it's also a great way to train yourself to remain mindful throughout the day and make it a habit to do so. Everytime you feel the coins in your pocket, you will be reminded that you want to continue remaining vigilant. Very creative idea. The tip about adding the visual element to your DJ was also very helpful. I have tried drawing scenes from my dreams before, but gave up quickly because they all looked awful lol. I like the alternative of using pictures from magazines or adding the visual element in some other way that doesn't require drawing. Very refreshing video!
my tips with lucid dreams is that every time I usually have lucid dreams, I wake up for a split second and go right back to the same dream, except this time when I go back I am fully aware that I am dreaming and it is very cool.
Nice! I've been lucid dreaming avidly for 12 years and your channel is one of the few places where I get new or relevant information or ideas for LDs
I liked the "magic" items idea.
I use to have a bat plush 🦇 next to me in bed, which I call Oscar(childhood plush). When I wake up, I usually ask Oscar if he is okay, or how his sleep was. Sometimes he answers back! (obviously this happens during false awakenings)
Sweet dreams to everyone!
Don't forget to Perform a Reality Check
Tell Oscar I said hi :D
@@trevordunklee8057 thank you. I was cued to do a reality check thanks to you. Oscar says "hello dreamer" to you
I am not a lucid dreamer - yet - but I love my dream world en have a mindset that is characterized by inquisition and wonderment. I recently started EMDR therapy as well because of CPTSD. I was thrilled hearing about your dragonhead walking stick. I'll lay my Flitwick magical wand within reach for sure !! (Yes, I'm a fervent Potterhead). Last but certainly not least, before seeing this video, I made the intention of drawing/painting striking dream scenes, as I love being creative. Making a spatial map is another brilliant idea; thank you so much !! 👌🙏
The consequences tip is a great one, I've found that even using some fairly small consequence works well - used to good effect to get myself adding daily entries to my dream journal
Since when did you knew about it?
@@ΦίλιπποςΖαχόπουλος I'd read about the idea applied more generally around a year or so ago in a book called The Power of Bad by John Tierney and Roy Baumeister, worth a read
hello Daniel love. i am writing this comment to thank you for helping me have my first lucid dream. From the past 3 years i was always into lucid dreaming and watched lucid dreaming tutorials from channels like explore lucid dreaming and it never worked out. A few months back i stumbled upon your channel and i knew it was the only legit one out there. Last night i watched your videos and when i slept i got my first actual lucid dream. It was very short and i didnt do much but i am happy that it happend. Thank you for helping me
Dear Daniel, thank you for your enthusiasm and knowledge.
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0.3% downvotes is pretty good going, bud : ) P.s, these are some excellent tips that I hadn't seen covered previously, thanks!
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I'm so excited for the consequences tip! I still haven't had a lucid dream yet but for other things I have found rewards and consequences help me to start or stop habits, like how I stopped biting my fingernails by giving up something I liked that day when I did it. This is a really good idea and I'm excited to renew my efforts, thanks!
Glad to be of help, remember to report back and let us know how you get along!
I was bitting my fingernails while reading you comment 😂
@@daizys_6484 😅Time to reality check!
5) I really need to start drawing my dreams more often, if only for myself … For some reason, I struggle with that a lot. It's like, I remember the dream, I remember many details, but when I try to draw them, it just doesn't seem to work. I'm beginning to suspect that the dimensions in my dreams are wonky, the locations never make sense. But I should try to at least draw my dream characters.
4) Oh, good idea! I'll start to look for things I can incorporate when I write in my dream journal. I actually had a dream last night in which a few friends of mine and I watched Babylon 5 with James Bray, because he hadn't seen it yet. (Please, don't ask if I did a reality test…) I guess I should start looking for my Babylon 5 DVDs and/or ask James if he has seen it. Or maybe read his LD book.
3) I have a few props in my bedroom, like a medallion or some fancy coins. And I've painted a series of little paintings in the hopes of using them as portkeys in my dreams. But the frustrating thing is, they show up in my dreams, but I don't get lucid! I'm just like: "Oh yeah, I've been meaning to use these in a lucid dream! I hope I'll have a dream with them soon."
2) Great idea.
1) After the first three lucid dreams, the fourth and fifth happened pretty quickly, but at the moment, nothing goes. I'm trying to work on my awareness, using your circle technique, among other things. I think that's what needs the most work.
im trying to get lucid for 2 weeks now. Im doing my daily reality checks and writing every dream down in a dram journal. Still had no lucid dream so far, but ill keep on trying💪🏻
Don't give up man you will surely get a dream. I got my first lucid dream after one month. Also as you are in this channel you will surely see progress. Believe me this is the best channel for lucid dream you can find on youtube.
Great videos like this are why this should be the go to channel for lucid dreaming! (And any other subjects you are inspired to cover)
Easily the best lucid dreaming channel out there. Good job man!
my tips for who want to learn more about lucid dreaming, watch all videos of this man ❤ and join this channel.
Legend!
3:56 thanks!! I have had issues with false awakenings :D
Thank you for the tips! Consequenses tip goes immediately to use.
I agree with the mindset one when I tried doing lucid dreams with methods I would fail so eventually I stopped and I got a lucid dream randomly without doing any methods and that's what brought me back in lucid dreaming
Great tips. I definitely needed to hear them!
Last night, I had my first real DILD based lucid dream, where I remembered who I was and where I could do anything.
Normally when I get a lucid dream, I don't remember any details about me, I don't know where I live or where I work, nothing in my normal dream I have alternative life, where I live in a house which is different at different times, I can't even remember anything.
This was the first time I remember everything, including where I am sleeping and it is a dream, I picked up a paper and I could feel it, I thought if it is just my imagination I wouldn't be able to feel the paper but I could feel it, I picked up a pen and I could feel it.
Then I tore the paper and I could hear it and feel it... wow... it was simply amazing.
Then I thought of flying, then I thought I better float (which is common for me to do when I'm in a dream).
I did that and got too excited and woke up.
What I realized is key to a lucid dream is to make sure you don't get excited, I get WILD but I have too much control in it and things are not really very automatic or random.
I like DILD but till now my DILD were, I can't remember who I am or where I am, in my this dream I knew I was sleeping on the bed but I didn't feel anything on the bed, I could only feel what the things in my dream.
Wow that was interesting and easy to understand😀😀 great video I love your tips👍👍
The techno music in the beginning plus your sunglasses made me think of the matrix and you’re Morpheus or Neo. That song was definitely a banger!
I can confirm mindset without overdoing techniques is really important! For a while, I wasn't having DILDs, but lately I've been taking a break (not doing techniques) as I'm currently adjusting my circadian rhythm and I've been getting DILDs pretty much every other day recently. With my recent experiences, it seems like having the right mindset without putting in too much effort (after having put in effort before) seems to help, especially since I've been lucid dreaming accidentally throughout most of my life. I've probably been overdoing it a little before, so that could play a role in the results from taking a break.
I like what Daniel said in a recent livestream. He said that this is a subject you need to "relax into" and I think that's a great way of putting it. If you start out by simply trying to make your dreams be a bigger part of your life, the rest of the practice will fall into place
@@connerlee6494 I agree! You'd be surprised what's possible when just relaxing and allowing it to occur not just with this, but life in general. I've had a lot of funny life bloopers just being myself and I've learned to love that. I often forget one of my favorite parts of lucid dreaming is having a zen mentality and that's why I've been struggling lately compared to before; forgetting that!
By the way, how did Daniel find your comment so quickly? I just happen to see a notification while waiting to update my system and I think he hearted it in less than a minute it was posted! You guys must've had what I call timing irony and saw this around the same time. That's another example of something that happens to me a lot when just allowing it to occur unexpectedly.
Fun video, as always! Thanks, Daniel!
What an amazing video Daniel thanks for making us engaged in this wonderful topic of lucid dreaming
Ps. I got my fifth lucid dream today
Thanks Vishwesh! And congratulations, that's wonderful progress, keep up the good work!
Taaank you for making amazing lucid dream videos!
Much needs, many thank s
thank you for all the tips , especially number 1 and actually spotting the difference around you is more fun than to try NORISILD
I love the idea of dream props. I could probably put to good use all the crazy books on ritual Magik I have at home. Seem a really fun project. Thanks Daniel.
Let me know how you get along. Dream props have transformed how I look at items (for example you'll notice a statue of Hypnos the god of sleep in the back of recent videos, he's become a useful and immediate source of advice within dreams).
That's awesome! It also make me excited to go at flea markets to look for cool staff
I love these videos, they help so much! Thank you 🙏
You're very welcome - thanks for saying, and stick around as there are many more to come!
Will do!
This is a really interesting list! Thank you so much. I especially love the first three tips that you present in the video.
And yes… I, too, am a pot-art-o.
Mapping my dream seems like it could be tricky sometimes given how inconsistent some of my dreams are
Though it definitely would be interesting to see what would come about if I tried
Nothing better than a new LDP video while doing a WBTB attempt! Thank you very much. There is still hope for a yummy chocolate bar tomorrow
Update: yummy yummy
i been thinking of making up my own techniques to help me lucid dream
Not just great tips but great comments section too!
Always love a new upload!
Love that intro music. Great video!
Awesome as always! 🤙
Can we get a Norris/Cosmotron storm in the comments?
Okay
The tips were novel, yet great 👍👍👍...
I have a question, how often should a person try wbtb technique
Hey, you should definitely subscribe to the channel and watch through the other videos, as this has been covered several times - but I would recommend no more than twice a week.
I was about watch my morning videos of the special forces stories, but I like better your morning lucid dreaming videos 😁
These tips are very helpful! I will definitely start including drawings in my dream journal and using a reward basis for reality checks and dream recall. However - what do I do if, in my dreams I still only recognise my dreaming props as ornamental? My brain doesn't make the connection that they are actually useable in dreams!
I have a question about the props. So I'm thinking of making my own Necronomicon. Forbidden words, rituals, knowledge.
The thing is I'm "using it in the waking life", I mean I will have to make it, write it, come up with all the stuff and I'll have to read it to memorise what's in it. Reading books in dreams and all. 😂
Could it still work?
Thinking of inventing a lore, with it's own deamons and gods, dark powers and stuff.
Magical words that will summon different kind of things, open portals...
Everything written in a very mysterious way with warnings all over it
"Only use in a dream"
"Never summon Lillith into your waking world"
Maybe I get other props and write about their functions in the book.
Thing is, I would use it in waķig life but won't say out the words loud or perform any rituals.
I'm so into this I'll try it out no matter what .😅
But would really like to hear your opinion on this, and maybe you have a tip or two?❤
Hi RainisaurusRox!
Firstly, thank you so much for your kind support, it really means a lot!
I think what you're trying to do should work absolutely fine. It's always handy to keep props and waking life somewhat separate so that you don't build limiting expectations, but from what you've said it seems you've found a clever workaround for that.
The most important thing to bear in mind, is that dream control is almost always about confidence, expectation and belief - so as long as you genuinely believe the prop will work as you'd like in the dream world, then it absolutely will.
On that note, maybe don't call it a prop, and instead call it a "tool" this way, you're not using language that might limit your belief.
I hope that all makes sense!
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Makes perfect sense, thank you 👏. I will share the outcome here ✌️.
Keep up the great work ❤️
Edit: Yeah, I think the word tool works better in this case. 🛠
Thanks!
Somehow I missed this, thank you so much Twaddle!!
Fab as always ❤️
What has made me lucid in dreams before is the presence of fear and me generally not having nightmares, so I question dreams that invoke fear. I then often become aware of my power as the dreamer and shift things, confront the fear and dissolve it. Sometimes its hard when fear sneaks in through the back door and pretends to be another feeling or reason why its legit. When I`m already in the middle of playing the victim in a dream, its harder to snap out of it than it is when it just starts. Always question fear, awake and asleep.
Great tip! For a few years I've been having nightmares almost every day. In fact, this was the reason I tried to starter lucid dreaming again after years. Maybe this tip can help me to make this nightmares lucid dreams. I'll try to think of a system mixing the reward/punishment with this fear tip!
Any tip about this, it how to make this in practice would be highly appreciated 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼!
BTW many times I have nightmares I become aware that I'm dreaming but I just find me myself powerless (or in the best cases barely having control over the dreams and the best I can do is do everything again to try to "win" this time.
A great problem is that I have the same problem in my waking life. I was diagnosed some illnesses some time ago she my life changed overnight and I just can't do much to change that she obviously that's a big part of the constant nightmares.
Before when I dreamt being chased by zombies it in silent hill, usually I found power to change things cause in my waking life wasn't so powerless but now that I live full of frustration I can't get things working.
Obviously I should talk this in therapy but you'd will be appreciated
A normal introduction today? A normal one?! RC time!
I used to actually sketch small bits from my dreams back when I first got into lucid dreaming (early 2019). I would like to say it lasted a good while, but, it only lasted 3 days for both drawing and writing down my dreams. I think that it was due to the "rule" where I had to sketch and that coupled with high school, it basically killed that attempt at a dream journal (also, might have just been lazy, bad habits are hard to break). I should probably draw my dreams more, but, I have realized in the dreams I have written down, I do describe the scene pretty well. It's a decent substitute, but, drawing may help even better.
I do integrate my dreams into waking life, if only the "tip of the iceberg". I do often reach out to my friends if they are in my dreams (or if they are dreams that stick out to me) and sometimes we have discussions about them. As for clothing, I would rather not walk around anywhere in cosplay unless I knew I was alone. To remedy this, I do have hair ties that are different colors and whenever I am a different person in my dreams and I wake up "in character", I do put in their corresponding hair tie in (since I am typically the same different people in my dreams).
Consequences require a lot of self control in order to work. I do forget to do reality checks at one of my biggest dream signs, so, a system may be needed to fix this, but, it requires work. I know as a fact that I get hyper focused on something for a few days and when I slip up (cough cough, dream journaling), I'm no longer focused on it. If I did implement a system, I don't know how long it would last due to me thinking that a day of skipping it won't do anything bad (though I know it's not the case). A reward system may be better.
Thanks for the helpful video! I do need to make/get some props as I found that tip very fun! The last tip I need to implement ASAP since I've been zoning out a lot more recently. Also, was it a trap since you said that we should reflect more on our thoughts/the world and most times I do a moderate dive into my own opinions in these comments?
where do you get all these information?
40 years as a lucid dreamer, 25 years of research and teaching, and from dedicating my life to working in this field as a professional.
I feel like no one talks about this but when you write in your dream journal write in the present tense because it puts you in the moment I dont have any scientific proof though.
I am going to start doing the coin reality check. I have so many panhandlers around here I can’t help but be motivated and aware. Also, can iOS users do Super Thanks? Can’t find the button here.
If imagine you should be able to, it's a reasonable new feature so perhaps is only available in certain locations or certain versions of the app. it's always impossible to know with RUclips! (On my app you can scroll the icons, and it's hidden to the right)
Any tips on how to map your dreams if locations are more fluid? As in you’ll have recurring large scale location like a shopping mall or the like, where the main landmarks are the same to the point where it’s recognizable, but stores and locations within it are completely randomized and you find stuff as you come across it.
Do you have any tips or videos on staying interested/ staying motivated? I know I want to keep lucid dreaming... But I'm gonna be honest here and say that I'm very lazy and it's hard for me to put a lot of effort in.
Powerful
I have a question, with all of the information on the topic it can be quite a daunting task. I first found the subject a few years ago and I don't really remember how I started, but I want to introduce my friend to lucid dreaming, do you have any videos or books that are a good starting point?
You could suggest this channel, or my book "Are You Dreaming?". Links should be in the video description.
Very attractive video
I have certain dream signs, but don't recognize them until I wake up from the dream. When I wake up and review the dream in my mind, I think "oh yeah, that was one of the signs that I was in a dream." I have had a couple of lucid dreams in which I changed what was happening to an outcome I desired, but I can't do it on a regular basis. 🤔
reporting here...after a dry spell from may to now i had a lucid dream (only a few seconds when i was basically between the dream and being fully awake) and at least my mind worked as it should for once since i recognized that i was in a dream through a monologue in the dream when i was annoyed at something it went along these lines "i wouldn't have to bear all of this if i was in a dream (then the realization comes) OH WAIT I AM SLEEPING I AM INA DREAM" then a few moments later with just enough to barely think what to do i have to wake up because it was a metter of seconds before being fully awake
im not down with punishing myself and forcing a sense of duty upon myself; a lot of research shows punishment and reward prevents deep motivation and endless anecdotal evidence shows how social emotional growth is inhibited from the likes. But I like the idea of neutral consequences that create a physical confirmation of the days practice, especially combined with the bedside talisman tip
Hey daniel, I keep having these fake lucid dreams where I realize I'm dreaming but don't get lucid. I've had 14 of them in one year, the last one was 2 days ago. What should I do?
Stick figures it is then😂 umm I should see if Amazon has a time machine 🤔 love the coin idea!
What helps me see if I’m dreaming is I’ll look at something with letters or numbers look away and if I look back and it’s changed I’m dreaming. And for whatever reason when I smoke weed I can’t dream period.
In my dream tonight I remember saying to myself that i am dreaming but nothing happened it just went to a different dream and I wasn’t lucid what should I do?
Last night i lucid dreamed and I asked said that I am dreaming and I knew I was but nothing happened it just felt like a normal dream because I didn’t awaken in my dream what do I do?
I woke up early one morning to go to the toilet and when I tried turning on the lights they wouldn't work.Boom! I then realized it was a lucid dream. I flew out of the window and had a bit of fun before waking up
Love the thumbnail
Norris smegs around among us.
If Been doing wake back to bed for two weeks now I can lucid dream just not control it very well
I WISH my brain responded to rewards and consequences with lucid dreams. The only consistent factor for me is lots of sleep and especially sleeping in a couple of hours later than I usually do.
Am I dreaming?
Possibly…
I got a tip. Keep in mind that I have never had a lucid dream before. First focus on mastering semi-lucid dreams. Dreams your consciousness is there but you don’t fully understand that it is a dream. Once you master that, you can try lucid dreaming.
The way i know I'm starting to fall asleep is that I can see and look around in my room but my eyes are closed
Yes! I try and use this to transition straight into lucid dreaming with the WBTB technique.
My trick for lucid dreams is buy a ring and every day time to time flick the ring on air and catch it. When ur dreaming u do it and it doesent come down u now u dreaming. Anothet is to check clocks every hour, when u dream clocks doesnt work same as normaly!
After about a month of trying, I had my first lucid dream last night. All planning went out the window. I immediately thought I was in a dream, since things seemed kind of dreamy or surreal. Without realizing it, I had come up with a novel reality check on the spot. I had a piece of paper in my hand. I stared at the paper and there was a faint red oval at the top left, like a typing cursor. I was able to make a stick man appear in the cursor, as if I typed it. I didn't have any dream control, but I wasn't concerned about it, and mostly just explored the dream. I tried flying, and was able to do it, but it took a lot of energy and concentration to maintain, and I couldn't sustain it for more than a few seconds. I tried flying again, being pulled by some motorcycle handlebars, which I was revving through different gears to maintain flight. It was pretty effective, but still took a lot of concentration. It was a very cool experience. Vivid, but also laid back. Seemed to last about 20 minutes, which was much more than I was expecting. Thanks for all your videos. They helped a lot!
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I will draw the zombie apocalypse and my hand getting bitten by a zombie as I was trying to defend myself with a sciccors
5:56 ott a forint!
I think I'd rather not wear the clothes tomorrow that I dreamed of last night. It was a yellow, red, green, blue Christmas sweater with reindeer and it was bare-bump.
Haha, maybe some exceptions should be made!
When u lucid dream how can u drive cars without looking in the mirrors
Why would you want to avoid looking in the mirrors? Have you been listening to those channels and websites that spread the misinformation that mirrors are "bad" in lucid dreams? There aren't at all. If you see anyone saying that, you know your can immediately ignore anything else they say, as they don't understand the subject at all, and are foolish enough to share myths.
I could recommend y’all using AI to turn your dream in image if you don’t know how draw
Lucid dreams are cool but they should add a story mode
Can u tech me a method how to lucid dream plss im traing for atleast a year and it isnt working pls
There are about 250 videos on this channel which will teach you how to lucid dream - start by rewatching the content on this channel :)
if you are in a crazy dream, and you wake up, go right back to sleep without moving or getting out of bed and tell yourself to go back to the same dream. do not set an alarm or anything. hope it helps
5 expert lucid dreaming tips! Number 3 will make you say "oh wow that's cool"
How often do you have lucid dreams?
Exactly the same amount of times as a Piano teacher plays the piano.
Don’t know if it was the intent but the blonde chick made me do a reality check 😬
cough cough not to flex but im really good at sketching cough cough :)
im gonna go share this channel, Brb :D
Thanks!
Than you so much Dutch Zen! You are wonderful, and genuinely one of reasons this channel is able to continue!
You’re welcome. It sucks I can’t catch the livestream as they happen but at least I can help the channel.