LukeSid

Kept off the Xbox yesterday, had 2 glasses of chianti and things picked up again.

1.00 AM I dropped off some time after 12.00 AM so this dream was probably in delta sleep (I've had early ones before) A dark dream...and I half-expected that. I precondition for about an hour before retiring (generally muttering to Ed...or just myself most of the time, judging by his usual output) One thing I opined was that there were perhaps "dark forces" sometimes thwarting my attempts.

"Don't put dark forces" in my dream I whispered...yes I know it sounds foolish, but how can an old man, sitting in a darkened room, talking to himself, sound otherwise?

I'm hiding in a maze of (windows?) I go around cleaning these windows off and I can hear shouts of encouragement from outside...but also some menacing sounds. Suddenly, something behind me jumps on me and pins me to the ground. It's heavy and I can't move at first...then I fight back. I have one of its arms between my teeth and threaten to bite it off if he doesn't stop (I think it was another human)

Ed's gone from Ed-B-DeMille to Ed Eisenstein. This dream is loaded with symbolism...even I can see it. The maze is my attempts at lucidity and I'm "clearing windows" and trying to progress, the shouts of encouragement may be people wanting me to succeed (who cares but me?) The assailant is the "dark force" hampering me and I'm fighting back...and people think I'm cheesy...Are dreams really that easy to read?

6.30 AM I think I only grabbed part of a longish dream. There was a Jewish woman (how do I know and why was she?) I loved her but I sensed her feelings for me weren't quite as deep. I sense that there was some sort of pursuit going on earlier but I only got a very faint hint. I would have liked to know more of this dream because Ed seemed to use less of his normal "sledgehammer" technique.

But the rest has presumably gone forever, back to Ed's editing suite...to be recycled into his next "epic."

7.50 A short dreamlet. Sitting with a group of my betters...and they seem to be treating me as an equal! An Arnie lookalike (but not a soundalike) says in unaccented English something about teachers delaying the opening of school by one more day. I said "They're fucking useless" (look...I don't write this dialogue!) and they thought that was profound and funny????

Well...I must go...I've got thousands more windows to wash.