Stepping Into F2oC

[TheJza]

I have been faithfully trying to phase every morning since the end of May. I have been having a dry spell recently - no lucid dreams and just a few MABA experiences. I think the problem is in my rundown, since I always either drift off as I try to create a scene or I try too hard and my eyes and other muscles become tense.

This morning I tried passively trying to stay conscious and get my body to fall asleep, and I got to the semi-familiar point where things that I imagine "stick" a little longer and start to evolve without my full attention. For example, there was one instance where I perceived that I had a ball in my hand and I was throwing it off of a wall and it was coming back to me. It started to take on a life of its own and then I thought "am I doing it?" and I snapped back.

When I am having experiences like the one above, the scene is more of a "perception" rather than me seeing anything in detail (like a lucid dream). It's almost like it is a "shadow" area since I don't actually see anything but I know things are going on.

I know there is a FAQ about not being able to see when APing, but this is a little different because I am in a half-way state where I am not fully awake, but not fully dreaming, either.

I think I may ditch the rundown and focus on some established WILD induction techniques, since I believe Frank said that what we are trying to do is create a highly lucid dream experience (to get into F2oC) anyway. I figure from there I could try the phasing to F3oC and, if it is a WILD, I should have my full wits about me to not fall into an unconscious dream.