Everyone says "visualize reality checks" in some WILD methods but no one says if I should visualize them as "proving I am not in a dream" or "proving I am in a dream". So, for example, if I visualize breathing with pinched nose, should I visualize that I can breathe with pinched nose or that I cannot breathe with pinched nose?
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Thank you for answer. One of the source is really from this website. For example, here "Visualize a detailed but simple scene including a reality check".
I'm not entirely sure who is saying this, as I've certainly not seen it, but it's really not very helpful, especially if they are not clarifying what the visualization should be! (in other words, if you see people sharing this, they are probably making things up as they go along and shouldn't be trusted as a reliable source). I certainly wouldn't suggest visualizing reality checks during most WILD induction techniques. The only technique I share that includes a visualized reality check is "Dream Walker", which is very specifically a digital clock test. In this instance you visualize a "holding pattern", so you imagine the clock saying 88:88. This way you have three potential results: stable (waking), 88:88 (visualized), unstable (dreaming) - but this is designed to focus prospective memory on remembering the goal of performing an upcoming reality test once a dream forms, rather than investing too much effort into the results of the visualized reality test. I can't imagine any other technique would benefit from an imagined reality test, but if you really must do this, then visualizing the result telling you you're dreaming would likely be the most beneficial (as that is the desired outcome) - but I cannot see how this could be achieved with the nose pinch test, as that is a physical-conditions test. In short, if you are seeing people sharing this without specifying what to do, and not explaining why it is necessary, you can almost certainly rule them out as a reliable source.