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Using cueing technologies without affirming a personal intention of appropriate reaction to the signals: this is crucial to cue effectiveness. Working in pairs during the first hours of nighttime sleep, even though REM sleep occurs infrequently during them, and at that for only short periods of time. While working in pairs, the helper giving an active practitioner too strong a signal. Signals should be kept discreet to prevent waking the sleeper. Employing an amateur hypnotist to increase the frequency of dream consciousness. The use of hypnotic suggestion on a practitioner who is not susceptible to hypnosis. Using physiological signals on a daily basis and thus causing physical discomfort versus getting enjoyment out of the practice. The belief that chemical substances are the normal path to dissociative experiences. Acting on this belief is equivalent to drug abuse. EXERCISES Questions
1. Are techniques based on breathing be considered nonautonomous methods of entering the phase? 2. Which non-autonomous and non-chemical means allow phase entrance after the first attempts? 3. Why is it still not possible to create a device that causes phase entry? 4. Are cueing technologies beneficial to overcoming difficulties with conscious awakening? 5. What happens if a practitioner uses cueing technologies for seven days in a row? 6. Can cueing technologies make use of light signals? 7. Can feasting on peanuts before sleep help the process of phase entry? 8. Will putting a tight rubber band around an ankle promote phase entry?