Hello everybody!
I know about lucid dreaming and dream yoga for some time, but only during the pandemics I took it seriously. I installed an app in my phone with dream jornal and RC alarm. I do RC 10 to 15 times a day, I am remembering and writting at least one dream a day. I do many techniques, I was successful with DILD and WILD. I have been meditating for 14 years.
I started in september, I had 3 lucid dreams, October 5, November 2, December 1... Since December 10th I did not have a single lucid dream.
Has this happened to someone?
Hi there, and welcome to the forum! I'll share some of my thoughts on the contents of your post -- but please remember that no one has all the right answers for you specifically :-)
First of all, well done for having a lucid dream so quickly after really starting focusing on your practices! It usually takes quite a bit of time, dedication and effort to have "regular" lucid dreams.
Regarding your current "lull" in lucidity, yes, this is absolutely normal, and will most definitely happen every now and then to virtually every single lucid dreamer out there (unless you have an extremely unusual brain chemistry). Lucid dreaming depends on so many factors, biologically and psychologically, and there are some factors we simply have little or no control over. So don't worry, this is both normal and to be expected!
Just in case anyone else is reading this, I feel like adding these points:
- WILD and DILD aren't techniques in themselves, but rather the two types of lucid dream -- so you would perform a technique to achieve either a DILD or a WILD.
- I'd strongly advise not to rely on an app, an alarm, or any kind of external reminder for remembering to perform reality checks. For your reality checks to help you achieve lucidity in the long run, you need to train your prospective memory -- you need to teach yourself to remind yourself to perform a reality test, if that makes sense. Most of the time, there won't be an alarm to remind you to perform a reality check in dreamland, so if you learn to rely on your own memory rather than an alarm, you'll likely end up having a lot more lucid dreams than if you don't!
First of all thank you so much for the comment. Sometimes Lucid Dream can be a very lonely path. Most People do not even know that lucid dream is possible.
I know that the chemistry and little things can intefere, and each individual is different, but when I read that my experince happens with other people gives me confort.
Thinking about what you said, I live in Brazil and they ended with our day light saving last summer (now it is summer). So 4:30 in the mourning is becoming very bright, and My room faces east.(I go to bed around 23h) I use one of those airplane sleeping masks. When I do WBTB if I spend too much time waked or lay on my back I cannot sleep more.
I will try to buy a better sleeping mask and sleep earlier.
Anyway, I really thank you!
@kikorangi 8 Back before I knew better and still using a lucid reminder on my phone, I actually had quite a few occurrences in my dreams where my dream phone would ask me if I'm dreaming. This actually helped me become lucid a few times. I agree that it's best not to use an artificial reminder, but SOMETIMES it's possible for these artificial reminders to infiltrate your dreams and help you out. I thought it was funny when this happened. It's nice to have a little extra help in your dreams when your memory fails lol
@Marcelo Braga It's my pleasure, and thank you for your kind words! Yes, a high-quality sleep mask is definitely a worthwile investment when it comes to lucid dreaming. Good luck! 😊
@Conner Edgar That's very interesting! I'm a little envious. It would be nice to have that happen, haha! I have yet to experience anything like that.