Hi Dreamers! Well, if you're here,
it means you're probably looking for the best lucid dreaming technique --
the one that offers you the highest chance of a lucid dream tonight.
Now, in my work as a lucid dreaming tutor, I'm asked this question all the time,
and it's often hard to pick among the very many and wonderful techniques available.
However, there is one that stands above the rest.
Not only is it one of the most consistent and reliable techniques,
but it also allows you to enter what is known
as a Wake Initiated Lucid Dream, or WILD.
These are those dreams where you fall asleep consciously --
in other words, you feel like you've entered a portal to another universe --
and it's called the Dreamwalker technique.
In today's video, I'll be explaining to you how to perform the Dreamwalker technique,
and how to give your lucid dreaming practice a real boost.
So, let's get started.
The Dreamwalker technique is one of the most effective,
flexible and powerful lucid dreaming techniques available,
and suits a wide variety of lucid dreamers.
And while it goes without saying that no lucid dreaming technique
will guarantee you lucid dreams tonight,
Dreamwalker is certainly one of the most promising techniques available --
and when used as part of a well-designed lucid dreaming practice,
it can offer astounding results.
While the Dreamwalker technique is best suited to those who are visual learners,
it can easily be adapted to fit kinaesthetic or auditory learners.
In many ways, it is a "holy grail" technique,
insomuch that when it works,
it can be one of the most powerful and seamless transitions into the dreamworld.
It feels as if you walk through a portal into another universe.
It feels magical.
I invented the Dreamwalker technique with several goals in mind.
It had to be flexible, complete, easy to perform,
effective, and, most importantly, based on sound logic.
The technique is divided into two stages:
the daytime practice and the nighttime practice.
Let's first take a look at what you need to do during the day.
So, during the day, pick a room that is roughly 20 steps from your bed.
For most people this will be the bathroom -- but depending on your
living arrangements, you will need to pick whatever is suitable.
Remember, 20 steps is just an approximation
of the distance required for the technique.
The most important factor is that it must be a route
that you take often through your house,
and one that you know very well.
Not too far, and ideally between 20 to 40 steps.
Whenever you enter this room during the day,
perform a thorough reality check.
Now, I would recommend placing a digital clock in this room
to make the process considerably easier.
Also, whenever you walk from your bedroom to this room --
or vice versa -- pay attention to your surroundings,
and attempt to maintain focused, critical awareness.
Be open to the possibility that you may be dreaming.
And that's the daytime practice. Essentially, you're trying to train your mind
to be aware when you take this journey
between your bedroom and the chosen room.
You're also turning your target room into an area
where you always perform a reality check.
So now, let's move on to the nighttime practice.
During the night, if you wake up and feel there is a high
probability that you will soon re-enter a dream,
or if you are performing the Wake Back to Bed technique
or the Love method, it is an ideal time to perform this technique.
As you lie in bed waiting to return to sleep,
close your eyes and imagine -- in-real time
and with as much detail as possible --
getting out of bed and walking to your chosen room.
It is absolutely vital that you attempt to really engage in this visualisation.
Count the steps. Touch the surroundings with your imagined hands.
Feel the floor beneath your imagined feet.
Hear the sounds of the room.
Focus on whichever sense you find easiest to imagine.
When you arrive in the chosen room,
perform an imagined reality check within the visualisation.
I strongly suggest using a digital clock.
However, any reality check will do,
such as the colour change test.
If you are using the digital clock test,
imagine it showing an impossible time,
such as 88:88.
The reason for doing this is that when the visualisation transitions into a dream,
the clock will become unstable, and show something entirely different --
and you want to be ready to notice this change,
as it will be a sign that you are now dreaming.
Once complete, turn around and repeat the process
as you visualise walking back to your bed.
When you return to your bed, check to see
if you can see your body lying in the bed.
Consider it a very blatant reality check.
And if you do see yourself lying there, you will know you're dreaming!
If not, visualise getting back into bed
and assuming the exact position of your physical body.
This completes one Dreamwalker cycle.
Once completed, start the whole process again.
Continue to engage in this visualisation: walking to the room,
performing the reality check, returning to your bed,
checking for your body, and then getting back into your original position.
This technique relies on detailed visualisation and repetition,
so continue this process until you transition into a dream.
If you find yourself getting bored, or your mind wandering,
simply return your attention back to the visualisation.
Some people find that if they get distracted or bored with the visualisation,
that if they imagine running the route,
this can help them remain focused.
It can also help speed up the transition into the dream.
If all goes well and the conditions are correct,
you should find that at some point during the repeated visualisation --
the continued cycles --
you will realise that the scene is no longer imagined,
and has transitioned into a fully-fledged lucid dream.
The beauty of the Dreamwalker technique
is that it can be attempted at any point in the night
when you wake up and expect to return to dreaming sleep.
It is ideally best used with the Wake Back to Bed technique
or the Love method, but I recommend trying it
whenever you have a chance.
Also, because the route you are imagining is so familiar,
it should be easy for even those who struggle with visualisation.
You can also use the Dreamwalker technique
to aid in remembering your dream goals.
As your lucid dream will inevitably start in your own house,
you can leave a reminder in your target room of your dream goal --
perhaps a photo that reminds you of what you aim to achieve.
Equally, you can leave certain props in this room
that you may want to use in your lucid dream. For example,
you could purchase a small wooden wand
that could be used to aid in dream control.
Just remember: don't use it during the daytime --
otherwise, you will build a negative expectation.
So that's the Dreamwalker technique.
I highly recommend giving it a try.
It can be one of the most effective means for entering a Wake Initiated Lucid Dream.
So that's it for today. If you've enjoyed this video, please remember to like
and leave a comment.
I'm Daniel Love, The Lucid Guide --
and until next time, stay lucid!