Iadr's WILD Technique

[iadr]

Hey iadr, it's been a long time...too long. Your WILD techniques look impressive and I will cetainly be using some of your excellent visulization suggestions. In fact I'm gonna print the tutorial and add it to my hard copy file collection of lucid dream info. Great to see you are still working hard at getting lucid.

Nice to hear from you Solid Air, and thanks! Good luck with your visualizations, and let us know if you discover any additional ones. These are just some basic visualizations that a person can use for starters.  I've got to start concentrating more on these myself again as I've gotten out of the groove lately from being out of town so much.

One thing I've noticed with practicing this is that repetitive things seem to work best for me, and if there is a sound associated that is good too.  Like, imagining clapping hands, and I began to hear the noise. 

Yes, repetitive things do help like clapping hands, climbing up a ladder, going down multiple slides, etc.

[chrisal2000]

Hello Everybody
I am fairly new to LD, and I appreciate all of the tips that have been posted. Currently I have gotten a break from school, and I've spent the past five days practicing. All of the days I was unsuccessful, which resulted in frustrating insomnia. I slept for 4-5 hours, then woke up to attempt WILD'S. However, I could not enter a wild nor fall asleep normally. Today I actually laid in bed for 6 hours (after the initial wake up) attempting to WILD. I am a little frustrated with myself, but I will keep on trying.
Do you have any suggestions for dealing with insomnia?
I am unsure if active visualizations overstimulate my brain causing me to become overly awake, or if it is just a matter of inexperience. Tonight I am going to attempt to listen  to a lucid dream induction audio recording. I am also going to attempt a more passive technique such as counting, and stating "I am dreaming" (this is a WILD technique in LeBerge's book).
Thank you again and have a great day,
Chris

[chrisal2000]

Thank you Iadr for your response!

[chrisal2000]

Hi Iadr,
After I had my first very DILD  (which lasted about 2 seconds because I woke up) last night, I attempted to do a WILD, but failed. I feel the visualization forced provoked extra awareness and alertness.
I was wondering if you believe imagining these things - the roller coaster scenario etc. but only the auditory aspect of it could be beneficial. I think I might have an easier time simply imagining the sounds, and not over-activate my brain. Have you ever tried something like this? Maybe the auditory cues will softly trigger the visual cues in a more subtle way.
-I will give it a shot on my next attempt.
Thank you
-Chris

[iadr]

Hi Iadr,
After I had my first very DILD  (which lasted about 2 seconds because I woke up) last night, I attempted to do a WILD, but failed. I feel the visualization forced provoked extra awareness and alertness.
I was wondering if you believe imagining these things - the roller coaster scenario etc. but only the auditory aspect of it could be beneficial. I think I might have an easier time simply imagining the sounds, and not over-activate my brain. Have you ever tried something like this? Maybe the auditory cues will softly trigger the visual cues in a more subtle way.

Congratulations on your first DILD chrisal2000
Although I've never tried just the auditory it might work for you.  Using as many senses as possible when trying to enter a WILD is usually beneficial as it helps in getting into the scene. In your case though, since too much visualization wakes you up too much, the auditory might be the best approach.  The trick to entering a WILD is to bypass the conscious mind so that the subconscious can take over and start providing the images, so anything you can do that will distract your conscious mind and put it into an altered or trance state should work. Too much or too powerful visualizations in your case seems to be keeping your conscious mind too active for your subconscious to take over.

[Sunshine]

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[chrisal2000]

Thank you very much!
You guys are extremely helpful, and I really appreciate your time.
I've begun studying for final exams, so I won't practice WILD until next week. I'll post my results with the auditory techniques.
Thank you again!
-Chris

[pj]

Hey, Chris!  Congratulations on getting there.  Now you know you can do it, and you know for yourself that the experience really can happen.

Good luck with the finals.  Looking forward to what comes next for you!