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VILD
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Rated
yellow.
There have been anecdotes from several
people of this working on the
ld4all.com
forums. |
VILD
stands for “Visual Induction of Lucid
Dreams”, or sometimes, “Visually
Induced Lucid Dream”. This technique has
been perfected by Peter Harrison, known as Pedro
on the
forums at ld4all.com (http://ld4all.com/forum/).
You may wish to read
the main thread
about the technique (http://ld4all.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4789).
The version described here has been adapted
slightly.
First, make sure you're relaxed. You can use the
relaxing technique mentioned in the description
of the WILD technique. You can also imagine your
brain emptying out and becoming sleepier. If you
have a hard time falling asleep quickly, it
should help to read a book (preferably about
lucid dreaming) for a while before you go to
sleep, until you feel very sleepy.
Now, you need to visualise a dream which you had
prepared earlier. Here's an example of a
prepared dream:
I am in a red room with one door. A friend next
to me asks me to show them what a reality check
is. I do my reality checks (which show that I am
dreaming), tell them that I am dreaming, and
head towards the door.
Make sure you know exactly what the dream would
be like, such as which friend, the exact words
they say, and which reality checks you do.
Reality checks that require no props, such as
books or clocks, are recommended. Visualise this
dream slowly three times, to make sure that you
know every detail. Then, start going full-on and
visualise the dream over and over. You should
visualise the dream as though you are looking
through your own eyes, not from a third-person
perspective. If you find your thoughts drifting,
ignore them and continue to visualise the dream
continuously. You will need patience for this —
don't just give up if you think it won't work.
When you actually dream this, you will not
notice the difference — until you do your
reality checks! Continue with the dream as you
incubated it (e.g., remember to thank your
friend!) before continuing through the door.
“I tried to visualise the dream until I fell
asleep, but I just stayed awake. What went
wrong?”
If visualising keeps you awake, the VILD
technique is not the technique for you! You
should use a different technique.
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