Hi there everybody! I just joined the forum a few days ago, because I frequently have unique dream-state experiences, and would like to share them so as to understand them better, and I would love to participate in the community on this forum.

So last night I realized I was dreaming (usually happens once or twice a week now, proud of this number ) and used my special method for forcing full lucidity and detail in my environment. Every time I do this I get a little better at it. I've also just last night fully mastered the art of flying. I usually would be wobbly and found flying hard to control or maintain but this time I seemed to have the greatest amount of control I've ever had. Since I felt, this time, like I was competent enough to explore the LD state further, I decided I would finally meet my spirit guide. So I flew to where I knew I needed to go for this, which ended up being this "tree of knowledge" with a female caretaker or "oracle" of sorts beneath it. The tree seemed to me to be significant, not simply a creation of my imagination. At first it looked as though there was a book hanging from every branch and twig, and I understood that this tree contained knowledge of many, many things. I approached the lady under the tree and I asked her where my spirit guide was because I wanted to meet him/her. Her response was very clear in my mind right after I heard it but unfortunately I took maybe two or three minutes too long after waking to write it down, and so it's not clear ver batum. But what she said was nearly this: "Your spirit guide tried to take over your house, so he is banned. You cannot see him." At the time I interpreted "house" to mean my body. I'm really unhappy that my first serious attempt to meet my spirit guide has led to a dead end. I'm very determined and won't stop trying, but please, those of you who are open to the idea of spirit guides, could you help me to understand what this could mean? Is it possible that this woman has lied to me? What could it mean that my guide tried to take over or control my house (body)? What authority could ban a guide from making contact with me? Anyone else have any experiences of spirit guide stuff in LD's? Also, has anyone ever heard of a "tree of knowledge" before? This dream was very bizarre, and if it helps, it didn't feel like the most physical "real-world" realm. Things were a little more conceptual and impression-based than some of the pure sensory, sequential, stable LD's I've had of real places.