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WILD, short for Wake Induced Lucid Dream, is one of the main techniques used to induce lucid dreaming. It is based on taking advantage of the state between the waking state and the dream state, so that a dream can begin without lucidity being lost between the two states.

WILD works best when combined with some variation of NILD, or Nap-Induced Lucid Dream, meaning that you would sleep for approximately six hours, but before REM Sleep would have a chance to really kick in, you would wake up (probably by Alarm Clock), walk around a bit, have a glass of water, perform reality checks, and maybe remember and reinforce your intention to lucid dream.

After about fifteen minutes to a half an hour of this, you head back to bed and relax, but don't fall asleep right away, just relax at first. You want to be completely relaxed, and it's best to do it in stages from your legs up, breathing deeply.

After a time (remember not to fall asleep), you will begin to see some vague imagery which will appear before your mind's eye. Observe them as passively and delicately as possible, from start to finish. Eventually they will grow longer and more complex, and will at some point become extended sequences.

It will get to the point where the sequences become so long, detailed and complex, it will be able to qualify as a dream. What you need to do now is passively allow yourself to be drawn into the dream - This is the hardest part. Continue to take the stance of a detached observer. Do not attempt to actively step into the dream. Do not want to be drawn into the dream, because this can cause the imagery to vanish.

So, in summary:

1. Completely Relax, slowly and in segments
2. Observe the hypnagogic imagery, remembering to remain as passive as possible
3. Enter the dream - passively.

Again, the hardest part is step three, because it is easy to lose self-control, and requires a lot of carefulness. Once you do wind up in the dream, the realism of it all may cause you to lose lucidity. The best way to prevent this is to carry with you a resolve to carry out a particular action once you enter the dream.

Good luck, and dream on!

Sources:
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, Dr. Stephen LaBerge

Wild (?), a. [Compar. Wilder (?); superl. Wildest.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of uncertain origin.]

1.

Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.

Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that way.
Shak.

2.

Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey.

The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
Milton.

3.

Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land.

Shak.

4.

Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.

5.

Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy.

What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ?
Shak.

With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven.
Milton.

The wild winds howl.
Addison.

Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
Pope.

6.

Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead.

7.

Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or ewilderment; as, a wild look.

8. Naut.

Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.

Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of other better known or cultivated plants to which they a bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice, wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.

To run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or untamed; to live or grow without culture or training. -- To sow one's wild oats. See under Oat.

Wild allspice. Bot., spicewood. -- Wild balsam apple Bot., an American climbing cucurbitaceous plant (Echinocystis lobata). -- Wild basil Bot., a fragrant labiate herb (Calamintha Clinopodium) common in Europe and America. -- Wild bean Bot., a name of several leguminous plants, mostly species of Phaseolus and Apios. -- Wild bee Zool., any one of numerous species of undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest in a hollow tree or among rocks. -- Wild bergamot. Bot. See under Bergamot. -- Wild boar Zool., the European wild hog (Sus scrofa), from which the common domesticated swine is descended. -- Wild brier Bot., any uncultivated species of brier. See Brier. -- Wild bugloss Bot., an annual rough-leaved plant (Lycopsis arvensis) with small blue flowers. -- Wild camomile Bot., one or more plants of the composite genus Matricaria, much resembling camomile. -- Wild cat. Zool. (a) A European carnivore (Felis catus) somewhat resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and the like. (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx. (c) Naut. A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. Luce. -- Wild celery. Bot. See Tape grass, under Tape. -- Wild cherry. Bot. (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild red cherry is Prunus Pennsylvanica. The wild black cherry is P. serotina, the wood of which is much used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a compact texture. (b) The fruit of various species of Prunus. -- Wild cinnamon. See the Note under Canella. -- Wild comfrey Bot., an American plant (Cynoglossum Virginicum) of the Borage family. It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers. -- Wild cumin Bot., an annual umbelliferous plant (Lag&oe;cia cuminoides) native in the countries about the Mediterranean. -- Wild drake Zool. the mallard. -- Wild elder Bot., an American plant (Aralia hispida) of the Ginseng family. -- Wild fowl Zool. any wild bird, especially any of those considered as game birds. -- Wild goose Zool., any one of several species of undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose (Branta Canadensis), the European bean goose, and the graylag. See Graylag, and Bean goose, under Bean. -- Wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose. Shak. -- Wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in trees, rocks, the like. -- Wild hyacinth. Bot. See Hyacinth, 1 (b). Wild Irishman Bot., a thorny bush (Discaria Toumatou) of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the natives use the spines in tattooing. -- Wild land. (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation. (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated. -- Wild licorice. Bot. See under Licorice. -- Wild mammee Bot., the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a tropical American tree (Rheedia lateriflora); -- so called in the West Indies. -- Wild marjoram Bot., a labiate plant (Origanum vulgare) much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic. -- Wild oat. Bot. (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass (Arrhenatherum avenaceum). (b) See Wild oats, under Oat. -- Wild pieplant Bot., a species of dock (Rumex hymenosepalus) found from Texas to California. Its acid, juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden rhubarb. -- Wild pigeon. Zool. (a) The rock dove. (b) The passenger pigeon. -- Wild pink Bot., an American plant (Silene Pennsylvanica) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly. -- Wild plantain Bot., an arborescent endogenous herb (Heliconia Bihai), much resembling the banana. Its leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies as coverings for packages of merchandise. -- Wild plum. Bot. (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation. (b) The South African prune. See under Prune. -- Wild rice. Bot. See Indian rice, under Rice. -- Wild rosemary Bot., the evergreen shrub Andromeda polifolia. See Marsh rosemary, under Rosemary. -- Wild sage. Bot. See Sagebrush. -- Wild sarsaparilla Bot., a species of ginseng (Aralia nudicaulis) bearing a single long-stalked leaf. -- Wild sensitive plant Bot., either one of two annual leguminous herbs (Cassia Chamaecrista, and C. nictitans), in both of which the leaflets close quickly when the plant is disturbed. -- Wild service.Bot. See Sorb. -- Wild Spaniard Bot., any one of several umbelliferous plants of the genus Aciphylla, natives of New Zealand. The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the plants form an impenetrable thicket. -- Wild turkey. Zool. See 2d Turkey.

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Wild (?), n.

An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa.

then Libya first, of all her moisture drained,
Became a barren waste, a wild of sand.
Addison.

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Wild, adv.

Wildly; as, to talk wild.

Shak.

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