My FOOLPROOF Lucid Dreaming Method!
I've been lucid dreaming for ~4 years. Not consistently, but just this year I found a method/technique that works every time!
Quick warning, lucid dreaming, similar to shifting in this case, is personal. What works for me might not work for you so please don't send me deaththreats because this method didn't work for you. I just felt like sharing because this could help someone out there lucid dream for the first time or even shift for the first time.
(long-ish post ahead lmao sorry)
This is more of a compilation of things that worked for me over the years kinda just put into one method. This is a variation of MILD (Mnemonic Induction of Lucid Dreams) which is one of the few techniques proved by science created by researcher Stephen LaBerge. It utilises intention and memory. There is an original method, but that involves a lot of trial and error as well as other steps that I deem unnecessary. But if you want to research the original technique, there are multiple books created by that researcher that you could read to understand the method.
I'll also link at the end all the original posts that inspired this method.
Why lucid dream? Other than the fact that it's so fun to do, you can find out so many things about yourself. You're literally standing in a projection created by your subconscious mind. Who wouldn't want to explore? Other than that you could also (obviously) shift realities through your lucid dreams, enter the void, meditate, etc.
Final disclaimer, MILD may need more consistency than other methods. Don't be discouraged if it doesn't "work" for you the first time. A really great analogy I heard from this post on reddit was to imagine your intention to lucid dream that night like any other intention. Imagine you intended to bring a pack of gum with you one day before work and ended up forgetting. If you forgot it, you wouldn't scream and cry and crash out and say you can never bring gum with you ever and give up and never think about doing it again. You'd simply set a stronger intention to bring it the next day. Eventually you'll end up remembering to bring that pack of gum. The same way you'll eventually remember you're in a dream.
The point is — don't be discouraged by one or two nights without "results". Remember, time isn't real. Eventually you'll do this enough times that you'll no longer forget and it'll become a habit for you to remember.
Step 1: Intention.
Mnemonic induction of lucid dreams essentially just uses something called "prospective memory". This is your ability to remember to do things in the future. If you already suck at remembering to do things, it really doesn't matter at all (I suck at this). As long as you set a strong intention.
What I find helps is saying things with emphasis like: I will have lucid dreams tonight.
What you say exactly doesn't matter, as long as you get the intention across. You can do this throughout the day, as you fall asleep, etc.
Step 2: Decide what you want to dream about.
MILDs are referred to as a DILD(Dream induced lucid dreams). This means you realise you're dreaming during the dream. Most reccomend during this step to remember another dream you had and use that, but if you don't remember any dreams that's fine too!
Just use any dream scene you'd like. Your bedroom, a random Pinterest photo, a scene from your favourite movie, etc! Another thing is to just let your mind wander and naturally daydream and use whatever scene pops up into your head.
Step 3: Play the scene in your head, imagining yourself becoming lucid, WITH EMOTION.
What this means is basically just imagine yourself becoming lucid in that scene of your choice. You could look at your fingers, do a reality check, fly around, decide to shift, etc.
The most crucial thing is emotionally charging this imagined scenario. Your brain flags anything you think about with emotion as important. This means you're more likely to dream about it! Don't you notice whenever your stressing about something the day or night before, you end up having a dream/nightmare about that exact scenario? Now you just get to use this to your advantage and dream about whatever you want!
Example: You imagine being in your bedroom and notice you're dreaming. You do a reality check, affirm you're dreaming, and go flying out your window. Imagine the sensation of flying, how you'd feel, how exciting it would be. Just feel all the emotions you would've felt.
Step 4: Repeat.
Just repeat your dream scenario as many times as you think is okay. I personally do 3 loops minimum or more depending on how focused I am that night, but experiment and find what works for you!
For example, if I'm able to go through 3 loops without losing focus too much and getting lost in my own thoughts, I'll just accept that and go to sleep. But if I got distracted multiple times I'll add an extra fourth just to be safe.
You can also play imagine this during the day, this might boost your chances and help you remember to lucid dream more.
Step 5: Go to sleep.
That's it! After you fall asleep, you should find yourself either dreaming about your exact scenario, or something similar. This will allow you to realise you're dreaming much easier.
Optional steps:
Meditation: This may increase your dream clarity, and allow your mind to be clearer in your lucid dreams.
Dream Journaling: Every lucid dreamer reccomends this, and it's for a reason. Dream Journaling improves dream recall. You can literally lucid dream from just dream journaling.
WBTB (Wake Back To Bed): This is the least optional out of the three IN MY VERY HUMBLE EXPERIENCE. It's very much a game changer.
WBTB just means waking up during one of your REM periods during the night which allows you to lucid dream easier because dreams occur during your REM period. All you have to do is wake up ~6 hrs after you sleep, and do this method after that. An indicator that you woke up during REM is remembering a dream you woke up from just that moment. If you don't, don't stress too much about it though. You could still be in REM. Everyone is different, so it might take some experimenting to find out when you are in your REM stage of sleep.
You could set an alarm, or wake up without one. Most people reccomend the second but it really doesn't matter. All you have to do is set an intention to wake up a certain time and your body will recognise when that is and wake up itself.
TL;DR
Optional-ish step: Wake up 4-6 hours after you fall asleep.
Step 1: Intention
Step 2: Decide what you want to dream about.
Step 3: Imagine that dream scene and you becoming lucid in it, WITH EMOTION.
Step 4: Repeat that 3+ times.
Step 5: Roll over and fall asleep.
That's it!
It's that simple, and it doesn't fail to get me lucid dreams whenever.
Sources:
Naiya's MILD tutorial
Tiger's MILD Tutorial
Thank you for reading!


















