Immediate Dreamsign Review
This is something I've been developing for the past couple of weeks, and it's been amazingly helpful to me for getting grounded in a dream.
Background: Over the course of a month or so, I had kicked myself many times in the morning after missing my most obvious dreamsigns. They were happening EVERY night, and I was missing them. Typically, I was dreaming of traveling by bus, problems with the ticket times, last second packing with clothes everywhere, and big houses with confusing layouts. Four giant dreamsigns for me, and I was missing them over and over again.
Finally one night during just such a dream, I broke through. It was such a relief that the first thing I did was think about the whole problem while in the lucid state. I thought about the signs, what I had just missed, what finally worked, and the past month of frustration. Going through this in my head had the immediate effect of strengthening my hold on the dream and providing a lot more clarity and tangibility.
Better yet, this technique is having the added benefit of improving the triggering effect of my dream signs in general. It's sort of like a post-game review -- the earlier you do it, the more you learn from it.
So next time you find yourself suddenly lucid, ask yourself the following questions:
1. What specifically just triggered my lucidity?
2. Was it one of my main dreamsigns?
3. If not, should it be considered one?
4. What dreamsigns did I miss before this one?
It is this last one that I find most interesting to ponder. I found myself saying "wow... I can't believe I missed that whole packing clothes thing!" In my opinion, the best time to think about lucid dreaming is during a lucid dream.
I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts on this. Give it a try and let me know if you find it useful.
