I have to admit I am frustrated with this. When I was a 12 and into this stuff, I had no problem becoming lucid (had no idea that word existed) and dream control. Now for some reason it is harder.

I did what a book told me long time ago about getting very close to your subconscious and expressing your goals. I did this through WILD. I can do WILD with all the jazz but can never walk directly into a dream with it. So I decided to use it to actually get to know me more and get in touch with my deeper, inner self.

I told my subconscious, through those chants everyone talks about--"I will become very aware in my dreams. I will have clear lucidity. I will have dream control." I was focusing so much on it. I then pondered--if I can have that control in my daydreams then I can have that control in my dreams. I will not quit. I will do this.

That night (which was last night) I had a very strange, involved dream. I saw it reflecting some the day. I saw a merry-go-round and me in the dream overcoming my fear of riding it and feeling good that I did not quit...sounding familiar

Then I saw my dream guide (Nina who welcomed me to the board). She was delivering me a message and I told her "You came into my dream to tell me this." I was aware that I was dreaming!! NOT. I was dreaming that I was lucid. In fact, this appears to be the third time now. In my dream, I then gained controlled of it that is I DREAMT that I had dream control. And locked Nina in a box. I then went on a rampage. "I will have power in my dreams. I will have control. Just like I do with my daydreams." Sounds familiar? *smacks forehead* I then went blowing things up, causing fires, and casting cool magic. I heard Nina in the box say--"I can't control this. This isn't my dream." And she smiled.

I know my dream has significance in that it is showing me that I am indeed obsessed with trying all of this out and wanting to achieve yet not one stinkin minute did I do a reality check. My mind was oblivious to it all just flowing with the dream. Apparently, my subconsious heard what I was chanting and it was reflected yet no action of the chants took true form. Can anyone help me?