lucid

I find myself looking at a one story purple structure and instantly know I’m dreaming. I turn to my right and notice another one story structure with the front wall missing as well as a pointed roof. There’s a DC sleeping inside of it. I want to increase my awareness as well as dream vividness so I emphatically say “focus” while ramping up my awareness with intensity. I look at the ground and engage awareness – the dream becomes a bit more vivid. I decide to sit for a moment and meditate, keeping my gaze on the floor. I get up after a few seconds and head toward the second structure. I decide to ignore it and leave the sleeping DC alone. I fly down the area between the two structures. There is a bit of light in the scene, resembling the period jut before dawn. I consider finding other DCs but I feel this would dbe a distraction and resolve to continue with dream goals. I fly upward and ahead toward a three to four story darker structure and reflect on how much better my control of flying has gotten over the years. I think back to flying being one of the phases of dream yoga. I fly toward a top tory window, but don’t go through. I see an area to my left that opens into a field. There appears to be a fence approaching, somewhat resembling an apartment complex I used to live in. I continue to fly over the fence and the dream begins darker and I am concerned about losing lucidity. I consider turning around. As the vision fades, I resolve to hold onto awareness, and I’m feeling confident. I reflect on a dream from several days ago where during this phase I imagined swimming through clouds. I start doing swimming motions with my arms, yet with very wide swings and I think back to an LD article discussing these wide swings for awareness. The dream begins to fade. Then there is a massive explosion of white bright light with an incredibly loud noise going along which is more high pithed than low. I wonder what it is with amazement and wonder if it has to do with the clear light mind. The dream then dissolves into a void state, and I maintain awareness for a moment. I find myself awake some time after.

I find myself on a balcony in what appears to be a city and I’m lucid instantly. I take in the view. It’s nighttime in a dim twilight type area. There’s a rail to my right running down the edge of a walkway, with a drop of roughly 10 feet on the other side. I’m a bit excited, but quickly temper the emotion with relative ease. I’m feeling happy about getting lucid The dream is not as stable and vivid as I would like, so I increase my resolve to strengthen stability and vividness. I shout “focus” to myself and raise my awareness, staring at the rails. I remember back to a dream yoga book, and decide to stare at a smaller area with less visuals. I direct my awareness to the ground and ramp up my awareness. The vividness increases as well as my awareness and the walkway comes into view along the with porous surface and rough, rock-hewn texture. There I a green tinge to it. I look up and begin walking down the walkway to my left. I end up in a dene forested area after the walkway descends a bit. The dream loses a bit of vividness I think to dream goals and reflect on finding my dream sanctuary. I begin carving through the forest and soon discover a cave forward and to my right. There’s a waterfall blocking it and all of a sudden I feel like the dream may fade. I make an attempt to increase awareness and it continues. I push through this waterfall area and end up in a cave which extends quite far and is lit well. In the back theres several columns of tikis with an intense blue glow around the eyes, mouths, and general carvings around them as well. I decide to sit and meditate for a moment to increase vividness. After only a few seconds I get up and decide this doesn’t feel quite like the sanctuary, although I incubated torches at one point and possibly tikis. I fly down into the cave and make a right. I enter what appears to be almost a mix of a recording studio and a classroom area. There’s a bird perched recording something into a mic- it has a silly playful feel to it. I ask where I can find my dream sanctuary, and if it’s possible to establish one above. The brid directs me above. I enter to another area to the right which looks very industrial with the option of two metal doors. I feel the left is the correct one but decide to go right as it was more natural movement wise. I second guess before going through and head through the left. I end up in a metropolis of sorts with what appear to be apartment buildings in the night raising roughly 10-15 stories with a slope to the outside. I wonder if this may become a persistent dream realm. I figure my sanctuary may be set up above me. I notice a mountain side and figure a cave may be above it. I reflect on a possible interpretation: that the dream aspect is somewhat more important than the material, thus located ‘above’ the metropolis. I fly above the building and end up in an area which is enclosed by a large net before reaching the mountain side. I eventually cut through and reach the cave entrance. The dream starts to fade and right as I make my way toward a cave high on the mountainside, I wake up.

I find myself on a couch and get the feeling I may be in a dream. I will myself to move over to the edge and begin sliding. I say “I’m lucid” several time and find myself standing up easily. I’m in what appears to be a hotel room at night. There’s a long dreser to the left and a very large bed to the right with ruffled covers which are pulled back slightly and large ruffled pillows as well. I take a few steps, considering finding a DC, but decide not to get distracted and instead focus on dream goals. I consider finding my dream sanctuary. I look up attempting to raise my awareness and say “focus” several times. I think to a Trevor Hall song, but decide to ignore it as it brings up a silly frame of mind with the lyrics. I reflect on my dream sanctuary goal. I look up and notice a large amalgamation of blankets which looks almost like a throne. There’s a conical top that appears almost like a canopy portion. The dream soon fades.

I'm on the couch where I slept. I'm on my belly and I'm wondering if it's real life or a dream, in a half-coherent sort of manner. I continue to slide forward off the pillow and over the back edge of the couch. I figure I'll test if I'll go forward more, and if I do, I must be dreaming. I reach halfway, then two-thirds, and I become lucid. I'm start going diagonally down, then stand up. I find myself in Serrano, next to the cabinet against the wall. I walk over toward the kitchen area and consider some dream goals. I decide to search for my guardian angel. I look in front of me with some expectation, imagining with some visualization what it would look like. Nothing happens. I head toward the fridge and decide to get some chocolate! I find some dark chocolate in the usual spot in the drawer. I once again try to imagine finding my guardian angel to speak to, yet nothing materializes. I figure if I head to the front and possibly outside, the dream will reveal it. I begin heading in that direction, but the dream soon fades.

I'm in a car with family and something feels off. I climb into the back seat, and they're stating emphatically for me to stay put. I glimpse at my hand and catch four...possibly five fingers... but don't really scrutinize as I get the sense something isn't right. I'm dreaming! With the realization I ignore the DCs and step out of the car. I take in the scene - we're situated on a rocky landscape with gray rocks surfacing the area we're on. I see a structure out in the distance on what appears to be a cliffside. The dream soon fades and I wake.

I'm in the central area of serrano and hearing the running of what sounds like a motor (probably a chiller in real life). Out of the corner of my eye I imagine a glass container - almost like a fish tank of sorts - on a table in the corner. When I turn, it's in fact a printer as well as a sewing machine, which resembles my mom's sewing machine in NJ, on the table in the corner. I keep my gaze on this table and scrutinize the two machines. It doesn't make sense that the sewing machine would be in the corner. I feel like a hear my cold plunge, and this should be my cold plunge...right?. This doesn't make sense. I begin to pull my hand in front of me, but without even needing to really observe it, I realize: oh - It's a dream! I become lucid and take in the scenery of this central area of my home in the dream. The dream isn't fully clear and stable, and at this moment I'm truly wanting a clear and stable dream. I really push my awareness hard, tapping into a state as though I was pushing my awareness hard in a session of zazen. I continue to ramp up my awareness with focus, and say "aware". The dream buildings in vividness and stability. I get the feeling that there's somehting messy on my hand. I realize I don't need to wash my hand since it's a dream, but it kind of annoys me (like it would in waking life!) and figure hey, why not wash it off quick. I head to the sink which looks strikingly similar to how it would look in real life. Even the layout of the kitchen is almost identical. I wash my hands and then dry them with the cloth on the drainboard - almost identical to real life. I then think to work on some dream goals! First, I want to ask the dream what my spiritual path is. I ask, yet no answer once again. I then decide to try to head to my dream sanctuary. I spontaneously get the idea to pull out my laptop and go on google chrome and see what happens if I search it. But first, I see the fridge a think about grabbing a piece of dark chocolate while I work on this. I expect to find some in the area where I keep it in waking life, and sure enough, I find the same exact double-sealed plastic bag of ChocZero that I had there a couple days prior. I don't feel like meticulously unzipping the bag, so I try to just rip it open and poor the chips into my hands while loading the computer - no luck. I start typing "dream sanctuary" into the google search, yet the letters keep getting scrambled as I type. I try to produce the words accurately and keep needing to backspace and retype. I eventually come pretty close, and the computer loads the image of what appears to be woods. I turn to my right and notice a dark bunched up figure at the top of the stairs, almost like a bunched up blanket but I can't tell 100%. It sparks a bit of fear- in a nightmarish type of way- but I get intense with my approach to it. I stick out my hand with courage and intensity and do somewhat of a 'force pull' - however it doesn't work. I then do a 'force-crush' instinctively, yet it doesn't seem to have much of an effect. I return to glance at the screen and decide to head outside to try to find this area. I turn to my right and see the same figure and once again try both techniques in a 'force' type of way, yet no effect. I begin to hear voices of roughly two people in the house and they seem to be approaching the room. I want to avoid it, so I head to the front entrance, which opens in both directions just before the main door, and I head outside. The front of the house looks almost like a manor, which a red brick staircase leading downward. I fly down this area and the red brick continues onto the front walkway. I make my way into a wooded area as the sunlight streams through. I take in the beautiful sight of the tress and continue my flight forward. I soon see a tall fence with two guard just on the other side. I fly into the fence and scale up it. I then fly over and take in the view of a large field with a large brick building which appears to be a school behind it. A bunch of students are playing some sort of sport which seems like it may be soccer. I spot a teen picking on a much younger student, and suddenly get the impulse to protect the young student. I punch the older one if the face, then in the body, then proceed to throw him about one hundred hard and into the side of the building. I immediately get the thought/feeling that I shouldn't have done that. Although it's a dream, it's still going to have some kind of karmic trace (thinking back to a podcast I'd heard the day prior). I immediately fly to the DC dropping down from the wall, catch him, and do a sort of 'lay-on-hands' to fully heal him. I then guide him down to the ground. I begin flying away and the dream begins to fade. I then wake up.

I'm in an inside area which resembles the central area of Serrano. My awareness begins to raise on it's own and I begin to realize I'm in a dream and become lucid. I float toward the glass doors in front of me and float outside. There's an area outside with a lot of plants/foliage around and a body of water in the middle which a appears to be a pool with another section adjoined to it. I have the thought of raising awareness and consider asking the dream to ramp up clarity. I decide against this and resolve to simply use my own ability to increase awareness. I take in the scene and float around a bit. I make my way back inside after 30 seconds or so and take in the visuals of the inside area. There's what appears to be a kitchen with a larger island in the middle which is lighter in color. There is a another room connected in an open concept. The dream soon fades.

I'm in the front of the house in M street and get a sense that something is a bit off - that it's not quite waking reality. I begin to jump a few times and eventually lift off and become lucid. I fly toward the front of the house and head outside and take in the snowy scene. I fly up a bit higher and notice three younger males walking to the right, toward the neighbor's house. I turn around toward the house and head to the second story. I see a figure of my mom's face peer through a window. I avoid it and fly to the right of the house. I sense that my brother is inside the room in front of me, yet continue to fly around the corner. I make my way to the side of the house and descend. The ground then carves out to reveal the entire side of the house with the basement section revealed. I dip down into this area, yet ascend once again, raiding to the second story. I see a charicature version of my dream self in this area. I see the figure through the large window against revealing the bedroom which takes up the majority of the side wall. The 'dream me' appears to be sleeping yet with eyes mostly open. He/Me then points to an area behind me, then points again emphatically with eyes going wider. I ask if I should head in that direction and it appears to be affirmed by the figure's gesture. I turn and fly in that direction, assuming the dream goal of my dream sanctuary may be found in that direction. I notice that there is foliage, mostly just bushes which are all very light in color - almost white. I head fly in this direction and the dream begins to lose a bit of its stability. As the dream becomes whiter, it appears almost as though I'm flying through clouds. Figuring that the dream may fade, I imagine that I'm flying through clouds to the sanctuary and make close to swimming movements with my arms. Gradually I come back to waking reality.

I have a dream where I'm draving down a three lane highway and I'm about to crash. I have a false awakening on my couch and I'm super grateful that I'm alive and it was jus a dream. Then I realize I'm dreaming! With the realization I shoot out of my dream body in another body which is glowing with light. I am up about 7 feet in the air and a loud celestial song of sorts plays. I lower back to the floor, standing, and my dream eyes are closed. I feel that if I open them too rapidly, it'll stir me awake in real life. I take a few steps forward, then begin opening them slowly and see the blinds covering the windows. I then feel as though I am waking, and have a false awakening. The dream then transitions to a period of a dream in the same room.

I am in a building with multiple levels and corridors and am attempting to reach a room in the corner of the top floor. I become aware that I'm dreaming, and understand that I can simply fly through all of the walls, toward the room. I begin flying through the walls, but the dream becomes blurry and I realize I'm risking losing it's stability and my lucidity. I stop for a moment and think back to a dream goal. I ask the dream: "what is a source of my happiness?". The face of a younger boy appears in the dream with a small smile and says "Dragons". The dream fades right after.

I head outside and see some workers. I look at my hands and realize I'm dreaming. I'm in the front of M Street, looking at the large tree in the front. I continue through the grass at nighttime, and appreciate the dim light over the scene. I head toward the tree and gaze at it's massive, texture trunk. I phase into the tree, and realize I'm standing inside it's core. I intuitively feel this is a teleportation area, so I imagine myself transitioning somewhere new, then phase back out through the bark of the tree. I begin feeling the outer bark of the tree, and appreciate the rich texture. The dream fades.

I find myself in the front of M street at night walking toward a tree in the front with crimson leaves. I continue toward the street and gaze across at the mansion across the road. I decide to fly in this direction and explore the dreamscape. Bright lights are coming through the second story windows in yellow hues. I continue to head forward. I ask the dream casually to last for an hour, expecting it with calmness. I remain calm and keep ground into the dream. I enter the house and it transitions into a gym with many people on elipticals. I fly around a bit then exit through the back. I progress through a series of outdoor areas during mid-day. In each area, there is typically one mystical looking tree with a different theme. I am very interested in climbing each one and observing the protrusions from the trunk. I wonder if I can find any artifacts in the trees. In one area, the surface of the bark is covered in dragon heads with open mouths that serve has grips. The bark is a white dull color, and the tree has a mystic quality. I imagine what might be at the top and climb. Eventually I descend and head to the next area. I explore the outdoor setting and view another mystic tree. At the top of another tree is a powerful enemy who I decide not to fight. I descend to another outdoor space, and attempt to cast a massive fireball out of my hands. No visuals appear, so I continue to fly through the scene.

I'm in the back area of M Street looking at an amazing sunrise, filling the sky with pink hues. The back of a school bus is positioned in the clouds. I turn toward the house and walk up the back steps and begin jumping.I suddenly realize I'm dreaming as I progress to resist gravitaty, and float toward the windows. i remind myself that there's no laws, and I can just imagine/will myself to fly.I get up to the second story balcony and grab on. I enter and begin walking through the room, feeling everything intently. I walk to the front of the house and continue around the stairs and into the back area. I consider what I should do in the dream and decide against dream goals as I just want to have fun an explore. I turn to the right and head into the kitchen and search through the fridge. I grab some peas and eat some of the container, but it's very watery. There's several boxes of Chinese food, and I grab one white box, open it and look at the small green leaves insides. The dream begins to fade and I wake uip.

1. I'm exiting a dream and have a thought that If I were in a dream I'd realize I was dreaming. The understanding I'm in a dream hits me and I become lucid. There are no visuals and everything is a dark blur. Visuals kick in all of a sudden and I'm in the front of the house on M street, in the grass in the middle of the night. The night time atmosphere is very peaceful and I'm looking toward the exapanse of grass as well as the tree to my right. I consider going to the left to the area I went to in a previous lucid, an area which contains the Growing Red Tree of Life, but decide to go in a new direction. I walk a short distance in the grass and come upon a bush with dim yet shining spiked leaves. I keep repeating "I'm dreaming, I'm dreaming..Focus Focus". I continue rubbing hands and making sure I'm grounded. I shout to the dream: "What is my greatest joy?" yet there is no response. I continue in the front yard for a bit. The visuals cut out and I place my hands on the ground. I think of a Xanous lucid where he stabilized a great lucid by making out with the sidewalk. I bend down and kiss the dream floor which has no visuals. I stay a bit longer in the void then enter a vivid non lucid for a short period.

I enter an intebetween state and have thoughts which question how I would know if I were dreaming

I soon find myself in the kitchen area in Via San and become lucid spontaneously. I think I could go for some dream goals, but realize I could explore the front and grab some cacao slabs before I head out. I grab some big bags of cacao and begin making a trip to the front doors. There's a greening hue glowing through the double glass doors to my left in the middle of the night. I turn and continue to the front door. I decide against fading through the glass and make it more difficult by phasing on an angle through the thick non-transparent wall. I pop out in the front and consider going to my left toward a tree. I decide instead on heading right since I've never been there in a lucid. I decide against flying. I think about stabilization and turn to a small tree to my right with big yellow and black sunflowers growing off of the branches. I reach out and feel the vivid texture and smell the full fragrance and am intrigued. I continue on and consider trying some of the chocolate. I walk a bit further in the grass, yet the dream fades, and I keep reminding myself I'm dreaming as I rub hands. the dream soon fades.

[COLOR="#000080"]I realize I'm dreaming spontaneously within a void state. I stay in the blackness for a short period, and think back to a podcast about Astral Projection. I decide I need to head back to my body and project. I enter a slightly different state of awareness, and separate from what I perceive as a sleeping body. I appear in an area - which appears to be via san - with green couches. I walk up appreciatin the realism and feel the texture of the couches for a bit to stabilize.[COLOR="#000080"] The dream soon fades

I'm staring at the sliding glass door on M Street, and I suddenly realize I'm in a dream. I continue to look at the vividness of the glass doors as I gaze into the backyard. I decide to phase through, and glide through the glass effortlessly. I walk out onto the patio outside and look all around at the details. It's mid-day and there's sunlight in the backyard. I look around at some of the bushes in front of me, and take in all the shapes and tiers. I consider walking ahead, but I feel I've gone into this area in too many LDs. I look right to the small garden and fence and decide against flying up to the right as I've gone in that direction before to. I decide to try to teleport by diving through the tan concrete right below me. I look down and dive right into the concrete, yet the dream goes into a void as soon as I do so. I continue to wait in this state within vision for a couple minutes reminding myself that the next scene will begin. I maintain awareness, and remain patient. I soon wake up in bed for the day.

I continue through a few corridors and finally reach the top of a staircase at the end. I approach the doors and realize I'm dreaming as I make my way through. There's a few tables to the left of people sitting down to eat at taller tables. I look forward through the glass lining the entire length of the room and stare out to a beach scene with light colored sand and water set back about ten yards from the building. In front of the glass walls, a long bar stands with a few people working behind it preparing drinks. I reflect that I'm in a dream again and remember I can grab anything to eat without worrying about it. I don't get anything, but turn and look to my left and phase through a set of double doors. I enter the next area, and the dream becomes unstable. I continue asking for focus and clairty repeatedly, but the dream fades and I wake.