I did not, I just slip into it - can't really say why though.
I think I unconsciously slip into my subconscious. It's sadly happening a lot less frequently now.
But I have to say, it's very fun.
Although I can still without problem wake up with something I learned ages ago and then go back into it and be in that state.So by that I mean that I can wake up from a dream then jack back in and continue it, although not as vivid.
Last edited by Xenocide; 05-16-2013 at 05:05 PM.
That's something I'd rather be vague at, I can't say that I have "mastered" it.
And giving anything near exact to what I've reached now is impossible since I can't remember when it started.
I guess it kind of started when I was in 4th grade or something? I also had very vivid dreams as a kid.
Although, if you sleep a lot, like me you can probably "master" slipping back in pretty easily.
If you "practice" remembering as much as you can from your dream when you wake up and during the course of the day try to remember as much as possible.
Then I guess, "analyze" it. So that when you are able to remember a more substantial amount you can probably try to "slip" back in by closing your eyes, thinking yourself back into it and from there on you can create your own imagery until you (very individual) likely fall asleep again and then you should be fully aware of the fact that you are dreaming and have near or complete control of your dream.
Additional information, you can always have a "token" to show you that you are dreaming.
When I was younger I used to play a lot of playstation, and out of boredom I cheated a lot.
So in my dreams I suddenly had a controller in my hand (signifying that I'm asleep as I would never have a controller outside of the house, and it was wireless - in that day and age that was not yet invented on consoles), and I started typing in a code for my brain that I could fly.
So if you train yourself to have some sort of beacon of control somehow that could also make it more easy for you to get started.
If you're still sticking with me on this, you could start right away by trying to go back to sleep once you wake up.
I sleep an additional 4 - 6 hours if I can each day (I'm out of work) because I don't have anything else to do, and dreaming is fun.
You can also try if you are dreaming something you don't like to get out of it.
i.e. My trick:
if I close my eyes in a dream I don't like and then look upright diagonal I kind of get a "pop" (trapped air most likely under the eyelid) causing me to wake up.
Hope this helps, fuck you if you didn't remotely read this, I'm trying to help.
Cheers.
Last edited by Xenocide; 05-16-2013 at 05:17 PM.
One more thing you could do in order to try and get more consciousness into your dreams is to, when you are trying to fall asleep.
Try to be as aware of your surroundings as you possibly can, I can and have been able to for a long time - to respond to people if they ask me shit when I'm sleeping.
And I'm very well aware that I am sleeping, which I call twilight state, as I'm sleeping but still awake.
So about 90% of the time I know if something is changing in my near vicinity. It's hard to explain, I should probably call it sound and air density.
Like, if you drop a quarter into a glass of water that is already full to that point that it will burst if you put anything else in there.
If that made any sense at all.
It is not weird at all actually, the human brain is extraordinary.