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    The Kangarant

    by , 01-13-2013 at 04:29 AM (978 Views)
    I'm glad to be in a patch of more peaceful, relaxed lucids that are geared toward exploration. These are usually among my favorites and tend to provide more opportunity for completing tasks. (Not that I was successful completing anything in this dream, of course, but theoretically...)

    Color legend: Non-dream Dream Lucid

    Lucid #56: The Kangarant

    I'm in a small prop plane flying over a high, snowy mountain range. There are two other guys in the plane with me, both in their 20s. There are no seats -- everyone is standing. Nobody appears to be piloting the aircraft.

    The plane barrels toward a mountain peak, and I shout, "Agggh, watch out!!" But the plane clears the peak (though just barely) and the two guys high five. They look at me like they don't get why I'm being such a baby.

    "Where are we?" I ask. One of the guys ponders this for a moment and says, "California."
    California? "No way," I think, and become lucid.

    The plane goes into a hard, sickening turn to the right and starts losing altitude. My two companions think this is great, but I want off. I phase my left hand through one of the plane's windows. After a brief pause, the rest of my body follows and I'm flying outside in the clouds, the plane buzzing off into the distance.

    I'm descending pretty rapidly but I feel like I'm in control. Unexpectedly, I pass by a gray-haired man who's dressed in an Army Service Uniform. He looks extremely high-ranking, almost certainly a general. He's staying still while I'm moving so I whoosh right by him. He's muttering something as I fly by, but I can't make it out.

    My descent slows and I land in an airfield. Some planes are taxiing on runways while others are refueling. There's even a rocket set up nearby! It looks vaguely like a Saturn V but it's way too small.

    Stranger still are the animals roaming everywhere across this airfield. Each has at least one human handler. I spot camels for sure, and several other types that I can't remember. But the animal that really grabs my attention is something that I can only describe as the cross between a kangaroo and an elephant. (Kangarant? Eleroo?)

    This animal is about 30-feet tall, gray-skinned like an elephant, but with the powerful hind legs and dainty forelimbs of a kangaroo. It has a marsupial pouch but its head has tusks and a modest trunk. The head is elephant-like, but sleeker and longer than an elephant's. I watch this beast in fascination for a while. A handler on a raised platform is passing it some kind of hay to eat. The kangarant munches away, passive and content.

    I start thinking about tasks and I fly past the airfield to see what's out there. I come to a beach where several vendors have stalls set up. I decide that this is Australia and that I should do the Australia Task of the Year. I remember something about Mel Gibson.
    Actual task: ("Hitch a ride on a sea turtle, dolphin, or humpback whale and explore the Great Barrier Reef. Bite a great white shark and don't die. ") I decide that since I don't know what I'm doing I had better try something else. I decide to figure out some kind of way to travel to the Colosseum and have my gladiator battle.

    I convince myself that a time machine will appear behind me. I turn around, shouting, "Time machine!" This fails to do anything but make me feel stupid.

    A girl who looks like she's about nine walks up to me. I think she's perhaps Philippina. I ask, "Can you show me the way to the time machine?"

    She nods, looking a little cross with me. "But I'm not a girl! I'm a boy!" She glares at me, waiting for me to make this right. I don't really know how to respond, since she can apparently read my mind (and I still think she's a girl.)

    "Sorry...?" I offer, and this seems to satisfy her. She starts running inland across a nearby road and I follow. We've only gone a short distance when
    I wake up.

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    Comments

    1. The Sandman's Avatar
      He's muttering something as I fly by...
      Nice description. I'm going to have to use that. My DC's are always muttering!

      But the animal that really grabs my attention is something that I can only describe as the cross between a kangaroo and an elephant. (Kangarant? Eleroo?)
      Awesome!

      I decide that this is Australia and that I should do the Australia Task of the Year. I remember something about Mel Gibson. Actual task: ("Hitch a ride on a sea turtle, dolphin, or humpback whale and explore the Great Barrier Reef. Bite a great white shark and don't die. ") I decide that since I don't know what I'm doing I had better try something else.
      Classic!

      I decide that since I don't know what I'm doing I had better try something else. I decide to figure out some kind of way to travel to the Colosseum and have my gladiator battle.
      Good. Much safer than biting a shark.

      I convince myself that a time machine will appear behind me. I turn around, shouting, "Time machine!" This fails to do anything but make me feel stupid.
      I'm sorry this didn't work. I think shouting "Time machine" is a great way to impose your will on a dream. Unfortunately, it is also a way to feel stupid! LOL!

      She nods, looking a little cross with me. "But I'm not a girl! I'm a boy!" She glares at me, waiting for me to make this right.
      Your dream seems full of mix-ups.

      I don't really know how to respond, since she can apparently read my mind (and I still think she's a girl.)
      Sounds like a pickle!

      Great dream Canis!
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    2. Xanous's Avatar
      Nooooooooo you woke up too soon!
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    3. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Hey, thanks so much for the great comments, Sandman! I really appreciate it!

      Nice description. I'm going to have to use that. My DC's are always muttering!
      Yes, and usually when I most want to hear what they're saying. I guess even subconsciouses need a way to cop out.

      I'm sorry this didn't work. I think shouting "Time machine" is a great way to impose your will on a dream. Unfortunately, it is also a way to feel stupid! LOL!
      Heh heh, I think so too! In my experience, this works more often than not. Failures are usually self-imposed, I find. You know, sort of pulling your punch and not following through with absolute, specific belief that the time machine's going to be there, exactly what it'll look like, etc.

      And yes great method for feeling stupid, LOL. But ya can't be afraid of doing something stupid and get very far in lucid dreaming, IMO.

      Great dream Canis!
      Thanks again, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
    4. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      @Xanous - I know!! I honestly don't know what caused the wake-up. No real concern or violent shocks. Just sorta... woke up.

      I can tell myself that maybe the REM cycle just ended, but you do always wonder whether there was something you could have done. Should I have stabilized, touched the scenery more, etc.? You never really get the full answer to questions like these until you have a whole lot of LDs.
    5. The Sandman's Avatar
      I always want to know what DC's are saying, or what writing says, and so forth. I think the parts I miss would be more interesting than the parts I caught.

      I guess we need to just take the good with the bad and keep dreaming.
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