Ninja Assassin 4!

I tried MILD last night... It didn't work... I remember finding a slip of paper like netflix only it was white labeled "Ninja Assassin 4" On the bookshelf of my bunkbed. It was in our room. Jenny O'Grady was leaning against dad's bed. Holding another movie slip with a picture of what appears to be Tootsie... Someone else was claiming how it's more appropriate...

ELEMENTS: Yellow, Jenny O'Grady, My room, Movies

Another part... I was in a theater there were 4 posters. The one to the left was tinted blue with a man on it. And I have seen that movie in my dreams before! There were 3 others. A woman was in front of the posters. I ask her about movies she says that the ones to the left and the right are available but only on "Half-Deaf" (That means it is like playing in half sound for Deaf People.) Everything else is sold out. I remember saying "They must be packed!". Luke and a few of his buddies (whom I don't know) are hanging out in the theater lobby. Which is a big room with a 3 person couch in the corner and some other object. Luke sat on the couch. I sat on something else and everyone else stood up...

ELEMENTS: Movies, Blue, Sound, Theater, Luke Britt

So tired...

Well... After I went to bed for my 3rd WILD attempt I fell asleep and I'm still painfully tired... I was only asleep for a max of 4 hours so I didn't complete a one of my memorable REM cycles so I don't have any recordable dreams...

Failed WILD!

Well my WILD failed... Both attempts. I fell asleep at around 3:00AM and Woke up at exactly 7:01AM... I used the restroom hopped online and looked at a WILD tutorial and made sure my eyes were exposed to plenty of light. I go to bed with earplugs in at around 7:25-ish and it is too bright but I continue on... I get pretty numb but I eventually give up... I cover up the window with spare blankets and close the door which made the room comfortably dark for a WILD. I was doing great breath in... Relax... and I repeated "I am going to have a lucid dream. I will go from waking to lucidity" literally countless times! But... I was painfully hungry... I could stand it for a very long time... But eventually... I gave up... I need to eat! So I'm going to eat and go to bed again and try WILDing!

UPDATE: Just ate a HUGE piece of turkey and half a diet pepsi... Here I go again... 11:30...

Good Night! (and plans for it)

Tonight I'm gonna try WBTB then WILD!

Mini-Update

Well... Unsuccessful with the WILD. Near the end Father came in and turned on the light in an attempt to awaken me. I lived with the light for a while but eventually I decided to call it quits. I got fairly numb throughout my body but no sleep paralysis. So far the only lucid induction technique that works for me is WBTB even then it's hard to concentrate. Well practice makes perfect I suppose.

Mini-Update!

Going to go and try the WILD technique with earplugs in sitting up slightly on my back in a dark room... Wish me luck!

Update and Dream Journal Entry Number Two

Well... I didn't do the WBTB technique because I figured "Hey! I could try and WILD all night!" But unfortunately I fell asleep shortly after...

Dream 2: I remember a castle with a lake surrounding it and green hills and trees in the distance and a spinning loading circle in the top right. As the circle spun the world cycled through day and night fast. Little segments of the castle were being removed over time. I specifically remember the left side of the castle had a dragon statue sticking out of it...

ELEMENTS: Castle, Lake, Blue, Forest, Gaming, Dragon

Dream 3 (same night) (Fragments):

Fragment 1: Kid named Brian attempted to beat me up. Maybe he tried to kill me other kids went inside of school or some other building while Brian and I are outside he is hold ing me back beating me. I get a couple good hits in and then I get away.

Fragment 2: There is some kind of talent show going on and there is very long platform sticking out from a ledge in the building kids walk onto the platform and I think someone named Drew did gymnastics he had red hair. I think I was still avoiding brian. I somehow ended up in a car with my mother I asked if I had a black eye where Brian punched me she said yes...

Fragment 3: I end up in some sort of store. My friend Devin who is in college is working there along with someone else. There is some kind of contest going on I think it's trivia or a search the store thing. I ask Devin about the contest he said "I'm not gonna tell ya." and he shook his head with a smile as he said it. There are glass counters much like the ones in arcades that you get your prizes from. There was candy under them and Devin and the other guy were selling the candy. Another friend of mine Caitlin bought 3 or 4 red gum balls from the other guy while I was standing next to Devin. Caitlin bent over and put the gum balls on a small thing that had them roll down a metal track it was like this thing but just the track. I don't know why she did it. Later I decided to buy some candy but not from Devin or the other guy. I bought it from an old guy. At first I wanted some gum balls but I changed my mind and got green sticks that were twisted with gummy stuff in the middle. They were all green even the ones under the counter.

ELEMENTS: Brian Branstetter, Drew Draper, Devin Griggs, Candy, Colorful, Green

That's just about all I remember. Have a great day everyone!

Dream Journal Entry One

Well... No lucid dream tonight, unfortunately... Sorry I didn't post in around 2-4 in the afternoon but since it's thanksgiving I had to spend all day with my family. Not complaining or anything though. And actually... No recordable dream either. I'm going to go to bed at around 12AM and getting up at 5 or so. As you can guess I am attempting the WBTB technique again. Well happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Start of Dream Journal and Introduction to Lucid Dreams

Well I'm not sure what to write right now since I haven't been asleep yet. But I shall explain my plans to try and induce lucidity tonight. Actually, I suppose I will try and define what a "lucid dream" is. Through my research (i.e. Wikipedia).

A lucid dream is a dream in which the sleeper is aware that he or she is dreaming. When the dreamer is lucid, he or she can actively participate in and often manipulate the imaginary experiences in the dream environment. Lucid dreams can seem extremely real and vivid depending on a person's level of self-awareness during the lucid dream.

There are a quite a few ways people have achieved lucid dreams. But here are some of the more common ones.

A dream-initiated lucid dream (DILD) starts as a normal dream, and the dreamer eventually concludes that he or she is dreaming.

A wake-initiated lucid dream (WILD) occurs when the dreamer goes from a normal waking state directly into a dream state with no apparent lapse in consciousness.

A mnemonic-initiated lucid dream (MILD) can happen when the dreamer intentionally affirms to himself or herself that he or she will become lucid during the upcoming sleep. Reaching lucidity can sometimes occur due to dream-signs or spontaneously upon remembrance.

And another is the WBTB (Wake Back To Bed) Technique has actually worked for me on several occasions. And I'm sure you have experienced this without knowing. Here is an example situation: It's your day off and the sun shines through the windows it wakes you up and you are incredibly drowsy. You go to the bathroom and try to watch television or check facebook but too tired you go back to bed and you near instantly go to sleep.

Then somehow you realize you are sleeping... Everything is black... You can control your breathing somewhat and if you live with other people you can shout at them "WAKE ME UP! WAKE ME UP!" And sometimes you hear them responding (Actually they are not really responding and you aren't shouting. Your brain just creates the simulation for you.)

However you CAN wake yourself up. You tense your muscles and try to jerk yourself around and it seems to take an incredible amount of energy. But eventually you jerk yourself awake. What just happened was your brain was active while your body fell asleep . I know sounds crazy right? You were so tired you went into a deep state of relaxation. And if you wish to enter a lucid dream you can use this state to your advantage! If you want to know more about the WBTB technique read this tutorial.

Well now that we've got that all covered I will continue to explain to you what I was going to do tonight... I am planning... To eat... An enormous amount of cheese! Yes, Cheese... I don't know either I just read it somewhere and I conveniently have a half block of cheese in my refrigerator so good night everyone!