Introduction :) +question
Posted: 19 Dec 2011 10:59
(Question located at the end of post)
Goodmorning everyone
I'm Stefan, 28 years, live in Denmark. Last night I decided to dedicate myself to becoming a lucid dreamer. I know it's possible, because I will never forget that one night I had my first (and only) accidental lucid dream back some 10 or so years ago (I dreamt that I fell asleep and realized I was dreaming. I had maybe 20 minutes of very stable, half-aware lucid fun).
I'm quite spiritual, knowing hypnosis and some meditation. So far, I have never had an abundance of selfesteem, and have often found myself abbandoning attempts at spiritual lifestyles, mainly because I forget how to see and appreciate the subtle gratifications of early practice. Lucid Dreaming seems different to me - ofcourse there is no more instant gratification to this than others, but I find it much more difficult not to feel the changes when you realize something new. Gratification has more impact. I am also greatful of my past experience, proving to me just how real this is.
This morning I had the first success in the line of successes: Waking up and recalling a dream that I would have forgotten completely had I not asked my subc. "What did I dream?". Recalling dreams on command is a powerful tool. (through hypnosis, I allready know how to communicate with my subc. while awake, although it is isen't always easy. Lucid Dreaming would be the ultimate lack of distractions, and I feel that this point in my life is perfect and ideal for finally learning this skill).
I failed to make introductions short
I'm very happy to have found this community and I'm looking foreward to learning and in turn help others in the time to come.
QUESTION - When writing your dream journal, how should I deal with chronology/timeline (I recalled the end of my dream first, then earlier sections came to mind. I wanted to write the journal in the right sequence, but I was affraid I'd forget a few things (or recall even earlier sections), so I just started at the end. It just felt mixed up writing backwards. How should I deal with this?
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Sincerely
Stefan
Goodmorning everyone

I'm Stefan, 28 years, live in Denmark. Last night I decided to dedicate myself to becoming a lucid dreamer. I know it's possible, because I will never forget that one night I had my first (and only) accidental lucid dream back some 10 or so years ago (I dreamt that I fell asleep and realized I was dreaming. I had maybe 20 minutes of very stable, half-aware lucid fun).
I'm quite spiritual, knowing hypnosis and some meditation. So far, I have never had an abundance of selfesteem, and have often found myself abbandoning attempts at spiritual lifestyles, mainly because I forget how to see and appreciate the subtle gratifications of early practice. Lucid Dreaming seems different to me - ofcourse there is no more instant gratification to this than others, but I find it much more difficult not to feel the changes when you realize something new. Gratification has more impact. I am also greatful of my past experience, proving to me just how real this is.
This morning I had the first success in the line of successes: Waking up and recalling a dream that I would have forgotten completely had I not asked my subc. "What did I dream?". Recalling dreams on command is a powerful tool. (through hypnosis, I allready know how to communicate with my subc. while awake, although it is isen't always easy. Lucid Dreaming would be the ultimate lack of distractions, and I feel that this point in my life is perfect and ideal for finally learning this skill).
I failed to make introductions short

QUESTION - When writing your dream journal, how should I deal with chronology/timeline (I recalled the end of my dream first, then earlier sections came to mind. I wanted to write the journal in the right sequence, but I was affraid I'd forget a few things (or recall even earlier sections), so I just started at the end. It just felt mixed up writing backwards. How should I deal with this?

Sincerely
Stefan