@@LucidDreamPortal Hi again. I have a question, national institutes of health claims that we can dream in NREM sleep. What do you think of that? I thought it was only REM sleep that has dream(s). And it is not just them that claim this.
Something interesting happened to me this morning. I had a false awakening - I dreamt I got up and started writing in my dream journal about a dream I just had. I had great difficulty trying to write about this dream (which I really had). What I wrote, looked funny and did not make sense. More like gibberish. A few weeks ago I dreamt I was walking in the city and saw this streetname Chatham Road just before I woke up and it looked exactly like it does in reality. So maybe in dreams one or even two words are legible but not sentences. Thank you for another great video. By the way, none of the above was lucid.
This is really synchronicity! Thank you so much for reminding me. For several weeks I 've been having bad dream recall, due to bad sleeping habits. And I really miss my dreams and chances for having lucid dreams. So I decided to but some extra effort in dream journaling. And then you come up with this great video! Thank you, Daniel!
thanks a bunch for this one ! This video is amazing, and the people in the comments are sharing some really awesome advice, I am going to watch this a few times to get a better jist and to flip on the switch of enjoyment for my dream journaling.
Using a voice recorder really helps me. I can speak everything into it quickly and immediately, before it fades away, which can happen before I can get up and start writing it all down.
I keep falling back into using the notes app in my phone. I should get back to doing it physically, even if it feels slower. Doing it in a physical book also encourages me to make sketches of dream bits, sometimes.
I think this probably one of the best videos you've done. It's concise, well-organized, well-expressed -- and covers pretty much all the essential points and questions someone might have about keeping a dream journaling with a view towards developing lucid dreaming skills.
So, uh, I've been on this adventure for about 3 and a half years now and I've never really had a dream jounal. The reason behind this is because what I found "fun" became "clinical" when I tried to keep everything uniform, keep the formatting of the pages consistent, try and get every small thing into perfect detail, get the ordering of the dream right, etc. It became stressful to the point where I would push it off and off until I was writing down multiple days worth of dreams in the late afternoon. Maybe I'm a perfectionist but I haven't been able to find something yet that fits me. Or maybe I'm a bit too lazy, I honestly don't know. I will disagree with you on one point towards the end however. Even though I haven't been dream journaling, I've still stayed with the topic far longer than a "tourist" would. I don't know if that's just because I find the subject interesting or if I'm just stubborn enough to stay with something (or, let's be real, a mixture of both), but I'm still here, actively engaging in the subject and doing my training. Granted, I know I'm severely limiting myself through not dream journaling, but I would agree that most people drop aren't cut out for the topic if they don't dream journal (or perhaps I'm trying to save my ego, I don't know). This was a thought provoking video that I'll probably need to watch a few times before I pick up a pen and start journaling. I think the hardest part is the start due to fear of "not doing it right", which I'm glad you covered. Hopefully I'll start dream journaling soon! PS - when you talked about dream journaling being like talking to the dream version of yourself, I remembered that I vaguely created an alternative version of my sona/avatar based on dreams and the subconscious - I kinda want to draw her again!
You don't need to keep a dream journal but I guess not everyone can do the same techniques like me so it's interesting to see what others say. Tho I can understand a dream journal is useful for making new powers since my last project took 5 lucid dreams just to make the force work from star wars.
It's easy to become frustrated when you are writing down the events in your dream and think "This is so strange, I should have noticed that I was dreaming". But I try to stay motivated. After all, it's the strange things that make the dreams interesting.
I might have a few tips to help some struggling oneironauts along. Of course, I am not a dream researcher, so if any of you (or Daniel) have any feedback, feel free to comment! 1. I would say that always using a voice recorder could have benefits over writing down the dream immediately. That way, you have to always use memory recall when transcribing the recording at a later part of the day, which could train the brain to recall more details. It also helps with a busy morning schedule. 2. For people who want to write down their dreams with pen, but also want to have the privacy technology can give, I would recommend an iPad with stylus to write down dreams. That way, you still physically write down dreams, but have the benefit of the security of technology in the sense of encryption and the option for a lock. An e-ink tablet could be a low-light option as well here, since the blue light of a tablet/iPad might interfere with sleep if done during the night. Hope this might help some people!
im in a household where i cant safely use a physical journal. perhaps once im faster in cipher, but thats slow going. i often end up writing my dreams twice-over on my phone anyhow, with the first shorthand writing and the second narrative style. i keep my phone on night-mode and at maximum darkness, so theres no need to turn on lights, either. i watched a video of yours last night, mentioning that you should be writing about Yourself, why you do what you do in the dream. ive done that for my dreams this morning, and ive noticed two things already. the first, that i now write in 1st person present, as opposed to 1st person past. the 1st person present is also how i write fiction, interestingly. the second, i can now reimagine my emotions quite a bit more vividly.
i need better handwriting but i also sketch the most important (or most visualy memorable) scenes of that certain dream. i also after written the whole dream (i remembered from the first go) a Dream Title, mostly about two or three scenes and write them always in english even though the dreams themselves are written in my language of dutch (belgium). the reason i do english titles si because it makes the dreams like short stories and i remember the dreams via sketches and titling. also putting in the date and also the intensity of the dream. from 0 wich is Did Not Remembered to 5 is normal dreams, but 5 is realy vivid. 6 and higher is Lucid Dreaming. my most dreams are a 2 or 3 and some nightmares and vivid dreams are 4 or 5. most of my lucid dreams are 6's and sometimes a 7. love this video by the way
Hi Daniel. Love your content. I keep a dream journal, spend 20 minutes writing down my dreams. And I do SAT, Mild. In my dreams, whenever I realized that I am dreaming, I wake up immediately. Any tips to overcome this issue?
If you're reasonably new to this, I'd not worry too much, this is normal and just reflects the learning curve. Generally it tends to resolve itself in time. The latest short on the channel explains why this happens
I like this video, im almost at day 100 of continuous journaling, which for me with my shit attention span is very hard. And only now im finally starting to enjoy it (probabaly becuase its a habit now and im not fighting agianst my lazy brain lol) And I must say that it's becuase of this channel that I pushed through! Edit: also I read your E-book it's awsome
The dream journal is easily the most important thing for lucid dreaming (besides effort of course) in my opinion I like to think of Sherlock Holmes saying "I cannot make bricks without clay" and this data is the clay
I feel like even whispering into a voice recorder might wake my wife, so I might just have to go into the next room to do it, if I feel the need to make "notes" in the middle of the night like that. Hopefully it wouldn't wake me up too much. Sometimes the "pegging" technique has worked for me in such situations.
There are pens with built in lights, for writing in the dark. And I knew at least one person who cobbled together his own using a red LED (to avoid the "blue light" effect disrupting his sleep cycle).
Recently I got a lucid dream (2 days ago) and since then I couldn't sleep well despite not changing much in my habits, I am pretty sure I am still overly excited over the lucid dream and my mind needs to relax from the high excitement since it wants to catch the next dream to have that high adrenaline all over again, it is hard now for dream recall let alone lucid dreaming (I don't remember any dream), but im not quitting lucid dreaming just yet, and keeping my reality tests high and dream journaling (even if it's a fake dream) on momentum
Daniel you finally showed up in my dream last night!! And I did not do a reality check 😫 I know l know, I’m mad at me too lol. But honestly I feel like the dream version of you should have told me to do one so whose fault is it really? 🤨 Jk I know it’s mine haha but here’s what happened: I work as a security guard overnight and spend my shift sitting in the security car keeping watch over the clients house. It’s incredibly creepy, it’s more of a mansion than a house, all the lights are on even though no one actually lives there they just own it. And there’s a pentagram on the outside. 😳It’s a wonder I was even able to fall asleep really😂 But I did, and I had the car off but the security lights were on. Even though I was falling asleep I was really Worried that I’d sleep too long and the car would die because of the lights being on. I had a false awakening that I woke up and that’s exactly what happened, I noticed the security lights weren’t on anymore and when I tried to turn the car on and it had died in my sleep so I had to call my boss to come give it a jump. Only when my boss arrived it was YOU! My dream self did not think this was out of place at all, we got the car situation sorted and you left. That’s when I woke up and quickly turned the car on so it wouldn’t die irl too🤣 and then dream journaled the experience while thoroughly scolding myself the whole time for not doing a reality check
Great video! Thanks for continuing to upload weekly. I have an unrelated question: I'm considering paying for a tuition session. Is there a specific age restriction? I tried checking your website, but I couldn't find any information.
In my dream there was an extremely protective Red Devil in a human form with a red vest, red rectangle sunglasses and red hair, who was guarding me against two men who have in the past been in recurring nightmares because those men hurt me. And the devil was smiling daggers at them and protecting me. It felt like he turned what could have been another nightmare into a moment of protection and empowerment instead. When we woke up we missed him, and were extremely thankful for him protecting us in the dream. I feel greatful for the protection that he gave us.❤
