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Wake-Initiated Lucid Dreaming Is Easier Than You Think (WILD)
WILD has a reputation. People treat it like the advanced move, the thing you graduate to after years of practice. Too hard. Too technical. Definitely not for beginners.
It's really not. WILDs were my backdoor into lucid dreaming, and they get a worse rap than they deserve.

Kristen LaMarca PhD
6 days ago4 min read


Lucid in Wake-to-REM Transitions: WILDs, OBEs, & Astral Projection
One of the most unique aspects of WILDs is the potential to experience what’s called metachoric phenomena during REM sleep. This occurs when

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Oct 13, 20242 min read


Does Lucid Dreaming Cause Derealization or Depersonalization?
Q. I sometimes spontaneously lucid dream. They are usually short-lived, but fun so I want to have more of them. The problem is I've...

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Nov 24, 20216 min read


Break on Through to Wake-Initiated Lucid Dreams
Q. I've been trying so hard to WILD but I get stuck in sleep paralysis and I don’t fall asleep all the way. My body feels like a weight, ...

Kristen LaMarca PhD
Apr 1, 20215 min read
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