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    1. Choline and Valerian Update

      by , 11-07-2012 at 10:54 AM (Voyages of a Skywalker)
      I took 1000mg of valerian root last night and found myself venturing about various locations of my dreamworld. Places I don't remember being in a long time. Going to take 500mg tonight along with a few other things...

      ...Been doing a lot of scoping around the DV forums and this choline stuff keeps popping up. Then I found this thread about peanut butter and the amazing (although slightly inconsistent) results many were getting. So I did some research and found out I just happen to possess three of the highest choline having foods in existence; Flaxseed, soy lecithin and wheat germ. The wheat germ was the big score. 100 mg in half a cup. You might be wondering why I have these odd things. I'm a part-time vegan so I have a lot of weird shit like that.

      Anywhoo. I think I'll take a combo of the three; 1 gram of lecithin, 1 ounce of flax and a tablespoon of wheat germ. Which should pump at least 35-40 mg of choline into my sleeping body.

      Whee!
    2. Mastering Astral Projection 4-5

      by , 10-29-2012 at 09:26 PM (Voyages of a Skywalker)
      October .20th .2012
      MAP 3.25
      "Out in the Cold"
      Keywords: $5 Bill, packed bag, travel.
      I remember having packed a bag. Somewhere in this bag was a $5 bill. I remember thinking about driving but knowing my vision was bad. I was in a place that reminded me of my grade school in the country. Could this be dream school? I consider camping out in the parking lot until morning, but know I would get cold and bored. There is a man around whom I know and is very sympathetic to me.
      Players & Connections: Myself and a familiar DC.
      Event Sequence:

      1. Pack bag
      2. Assess packed bag
      3. Question driving ability
      4. Recognize familiar setting
      5. Analyze possible plan of action

      Symbolism: Money lost in chaos
      Signposts: None recognized
      Questions: Why was I so early to the school? What was I doing there in the first place? Why didn't I just leave as opposed to waiting in the cold?
      Thoughts, feelings, and guesswork: None presently.
      __________________________________________________ _________________________
      October .21st .2012
      MAP 4
      Mantras;
      1. I attract dreams that help me master conscious out-of-body exploration.
      2. I am a spiritual body capable of experiencing dimensions beyond physical existence.
      3. I have the ability to separate from my body, return safely and remember.



      "Floaty Pants & a Hand of Glass"
      Keywords: Waterfront, crowd of people, green grass, chaos near the kitchen.
      I am walking down a path next to a large lake. I feel like I can see the other side of the lake in the far off. There is a man in some sort of hovering circle contraption. He was hovering there and the bottom of the device was a large pair of closed-bottom pants. They were inflated and my dream mind paid close attention to this area, which made me feel that the pants part was keeping him afloat.
      I am at the Caldwell house and I'm near the kitchen and there is chaos. I crash into things, maybe my dream self coping with some external noise. I cut my hand on one of those spiral energy-saving light bulbs that has shattered on the floor. I think I may have fell, hand first, into the bulb while it was on the cold, tile floor. Handsome Caldwell is there by my side, helping me clean the glass out of my would and comforting me. His hand around my shoulder.
      Players & Connections: Myself and S.Caldwell
      Event Sequence:

      1. Walking lake-side.
      2. Notice man hovering in air.
      3. Inspect hovering contraption.
      4. Report findings to random DC's.
      5. Enter Caldwell house.
      6. Time-lapse/chaos
      7. Injure hand.
      8. Inspect injury.
      9. Receive sympathy from DC 1.

      Symbolism: None discovered.
      Signposts: None discovered.
      Questions: What is the significance of the hovering pants device?
      Thoughts, feelings, and guesswork: I find DC 3 attractive in real life. This may have just been a fantasy dream.
      __________________________________________________ __________


      October .26th .2012
      MAP 5
      "Nesting"
      Waiting for an army of bad entities/people. Only a matter of time. Trying to outsmart them. Filling the doorway with pillows and blankets. I remember that I brought them all in a few loads up the stairs at first, to the landing bed. I got the idea mid-task to fill the cubby at the bottom of the steps. So I fill the space with layer after layer of soft squish. At one point I find all of my animals are cuddling on it together. So cute! I remember looking out (possibly with my third eye) and seeing that a horde of bad guys was nearing and it was only a matter of time before they would reach our house. I don't think we were hopeless. The squishy spot below the stairs was some par of an effort to be safe against the horde. If only to make us more comfortable.
      Players & Connections: My animals and the theme of comfort/safety.
      Event Sequence:

      1. Deliver items upstairs.
      2. Get idea.
      3. Build a nest.
      4. Analyze threat
      5. Discover pets in nest.

      Symbolism: Nest/womb of pillows and blankets
      Signposts: ???
      Questions: Why am I the only one handling the situation.
      Thoughts, feelings, and guesswork: I saw a silly video of all these animals cuddled up together in a big dog bed. I'm pretty sure the image of my animals all huddled together was a manifestation of that experience. This dream is also another example of my problem-solving dream awareness. I seem to become lucid when I am needed.

      Updated 10-29-2012 at 09:29 PM by 40320

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    3. Mastering Astral Projection 1-3

      by , 10-29-2012 at 09:37 AM (Voyages of a Skywalker)
      October .18th .2012
      MAP 1
      Mantras;
      1. I attract dreams that help me astrally project.
      NOTE: I have omitted two of the suggested mantras because I think I've got a grasp on their intended goals. They basically drill the dream journaling routine in your brain. I've got that covered.

      "Nuked Blues"

      Keywords: high heels, k**** high school, activities sign-up.
      I am taking a friend upstairs to see Ferguson. When we get to him, I see that he is in bad shape. As if someone stuck him in the microwave. I am surprised and embarrassed at the state of him.
      Players & Connections: A close friend
      Event Sequence:

      1. Up the stairs
      2. Inspect the plant
      3. Question reality
      4. Accepted reality
      5. Embarrassed by failure

      Symbolism: Seemingly literal.
      Signposts: Poor quality reefer.
      Questions: Why was I embarrassed by the state of the plant as opposed to just upset.
      Thoughts, feelings, and guesswork: I prematurely trimmed a tiny piece of Ferguson to test. I used a quick-dry method involving a low powered microwave session. I'm guessing that this dream was telling me that if my plant turns out unimpressive, I can not know if it was my premature trim job, the nature of the plant etc.
      __________________________________________________ __________

      MAP 2 Omitted
      MAP 3

      Mantras;
      1. I am a spirit body, capable of experiencing dimensions beyond this.
      2. I have the ability to separate from my body, return safely and remember.
      "Potluck"
      Keywords: Party, food, embarrassment.
      I find myself at a party. I believe it is at some version of Ken and Suzette's. There are countless dishes of food. Amanda C. and Guy are here. They are together. I think I ask her if she's out of Ashland for good. I'm sitting on the couch eating the plate I've made; mac & cheese, stuffing; a roll shaped like a hot dog bun. I remember being one of the first to eat after the food was set out. I see a funny shaped glass bowl. It has many contours and etched lines. I realize I'm at my dream home when I'm standing outside the living/dining room area. I have a ladle full of some sort of beef stew. I taste the edge. I consider rinsing the ladle off in the theoretical sink. I probably would have just put it back but I sense someone saw me and it's my oldest sister. She is in the room to my left, partially hidden by a white wall partition. She sits in the corner of an over sized, maybe sectional couch. We exchange words. I'm embarrassed that she caught me double dipping and try to laugh it off. She tells me that she will bring me a bowl to put the soup I've touched in.
      Players & Connections: My older sister and overeating.
      Event Sequence:

      1. At gathering
      2. Run into DC 1 and 2.
      3. Question DC 2 concerning real-life events.
      4. Assess and select food.
      5. Sit and eat.
      6. Question ethical behavior.
      7. Sense entity.
      8. Converse with DC 3.

      Symbolism: 1st to eat,
      Signposts: Poor decisions met with shame.
      Questions: What's going on brain?
      Thoughts, feelings, and guesswork: CLASSIFIED

      Updated 10-29-2012 at 10:09 AM by 40320

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    4. Trying too hard :(

      by , 10-16-2012 at 08:49 PM (Voyages of a Skywalker)
      Whenever I start to focus on dreamwork which seems to be about a two year cycle, I find myself trying so hard that the first few days are dreamless. This is frustrating but you'd think I'd learn from the past and have comfort in knowing this dry spell will pass.

      Happy dreaming and bountiful patience to you all!
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    5. Awkward cuddling.

      by , 10-15-2012 at 06:43 AM (Voyages of a Skywalker)
      In the lodge of sorts. In my room I put too much stress on my red curtains. The section comes down. I hold the bar, attempting to fix it but soon come to believe it is a lost cause. A piece is broken/missing. I see a cat who I realize is Nala.

      We come face to face and I begin to remember that she is dead. In my room I am in bed naked and Alexander crawls in next to me also naked. He spoons me and I can feel his smooth skin and th great warmth radiating from it. Suddenly I remember that his sweetheart is just outisde my room. The room with one missing curtain. I mildly panic, worried she can see us. Alexander doesn't seem a bit worried. I spot Kova. I pick her up and take her to the long couch where Alexanders' sweeheart sits. I give her the cat to play with and she seems very pleased.


      Note: Kova is my cat, sister of Nala.
    6. The First Dream I Remember.

      by , 10-13-2012 at 07:30 AM (Voyages of a Skywalker)
      Note: This is the first dream I remember having in my life. I must have been three or four years old.

      I'm in the living room of our first house on twenty-sixth and Alberta in Portland, Oregon. I'm not sure of my age but I can see my skinny little girl legs dangling down from my dad's lap. So I figure I'm three or four. We're in his light blue reclining chair. The sun sheds light on the chair and on me and on dad. I feel safe. Then it is dark. Not completely dark but the dark of a dense cloud covering sun. I am in the lap of Beetleguise. His black and white striped pants in place of my dad's blue jeans.
    7. Untitled

      by , 10-13-2012 at 02:09 AM (Voyages of a Skywalker)
      Cora, Keely and I are working behind the scenes at a university of some sort. In the main area I see Tom Waitts. I joke around with him and he leaves. I think I made him uncomfortable. The girls and I ride a strange elevator up to a hay colored loft area. We talk. I tell them that my uncle rocky invited me to this concert and I haven't even been inside yet. We go back down and I get a bit of vertigo. I sat on my butt for the decent. The university area is a really big and confusing. Cora and I leave and go around the corner. There is a very steep hill. I go for it at a run. I make it almost all the way up when I see car lights and turn a quick right into some major astral wind. The people I passed don't seem to be affected by it. I worry that they're looking at me funny. I do some swimming motions and make it finally. Im any raised, patio of some sort, that borders the main arena/university. There are many iron gates and green shrubs. I find Cora and we are in the hallway. I get the sense that this hallway is for staff only. We are sitting along rounded hallway. The kind that circle an arena. There is a girl next to her, along with various other apparent coworkers. The girl is dark skinned with gray blue and black dreadlocks. She bends Cora's head into her lap and begins to passionately kiss her. At first I am surprised but after a while I am just bored and somewhat anxious. Cora tells me something about her mystery girl, it is something along the lines of " I don't think I can live without her, I'm so grateful to have her in my life." Suddenly unconcerned about someone I need to keep in contact with via cell phone. I reach for my phone and by the time I'm looking at the screen to dial/TEXT it is pouring down soft warm rain. I'm mildly concerned for my phones well being but I soon forget. I am wandering now but have a definite goal in mind. A beautiful woman is around. She looks like Halle Berry and I know that she's kind and powerful. I find my way back to that patio/courtyard. Someone is leading me to a table surrounded by very special people these people are the ones whom this whole production/concert is for. I know that I'm not supposed to be worthy of their presence but whoever is leading the insist that I belong. " How could we possibly begin without you?" They say to me as I take my spot around the table.
      Note: at some Point I find myself and alone lit room and the university I'm talking to an older professor. All of the doorknobs are defective.

      Updated 10-13-2012 at 04:48 AM by 40320

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