samson2908

26.12.2008

Journey to the Underworld (DILD)

NON-DREAM DREAM LUCID




im in a field where theres a battle going on between a group of people im with and some monsters. i dont know what the fighting is about i just know that i need to help my friends. i glance up at a tree and there is a falcon looking down at me. i intuitively know hes there looking out for me. i raise my left arm and he flies down and lands on it. i think im happy hes talons didnt dig in too deep because im not wearing a gauntlet.

my little group is retreating and we get ambushed. my falcon glides towards one of the orcish looking monsters and tries to attack its face. the falcon gets clubbed down to the ground and i run over to rescue it. the monster is standing over the falcon and i "force hold" it in place why i levitate the falcon into my arms. we make our escape.

*jump*

with the falcon on my arm, im alone and walking through the woods again. a dog(forgot the breed) comes up to me and i feel he wants to guide me somewhere. the falcon flies off and i start following the dog through a maze of trees and brambles. after a short while i see a hyena sitting on the edge of the path and my first dog melts back into the woods. as i start following the hyena towards my destination, i see the falcon fly overhead in the direction were heading so i take that as a good sign.

at some point the hyena lays down on the path again and i lasso him trying to get him to come along but he wont budge. out of the body of the hyena, i pull a german shepherd puppy thats attached to the lasso that was around the hyena. i walk over and pick the puppy up and start walking down the path. the pup starts squirming in my arms so i put him down on the ground. by the time i do hes a full sized adult. as soon as that happens my falcon returns to me. i raise my right arm but he wont land on it and i feel a rebuke coming from him. i raise my left arm and he lands a little more forcefully than he did the first time he perched on my arm. abashed, i pet his head and back telling him im sorry. the shepherd leads us along the last bit of the trail in the woods.


we get to the edge of them and the sky is a blackish indigo on the horizon. it looks like an inky fog covering the sky, i perceive it to be some sort of veil. as i stare at the veil, a rocky jagged, shark toothed shaped, spire is growing from the ground. as that one is nearly full height, two more on either side of it are growing as well. my group of friends has returned to me now and we start walking towards this fenced in enclosure. its another maze and the german shepherd guides us through it unerringly.

were out of the maze and looking at a cave entrance. the group starts in and the ceiling is so low that we have to walk hunch backed. it gently slopes downward at first and then turns quite steep, but always heading straight down. theres a light at the end of the tunnel and we step out onto a ledge looking down into a seemingly bottomless pit. were in a circular, water well, type room. there are steps leading down off the right of the platform the descend into the darkness counterclockwise. we travel down the steps into the ever darkening gloom.

after what seems like hours, or maybe only seconds, we emerge into a well lit and empty hallway. there are lights on the walls as well as paintings, all wood floors, and 2 sets of oaken double doors on either side of the hallway. both are closed. at the end of the hallway is another stairwell leading down counterclockwise again. i stare around in wonder and then feel some presence.

something in me clicks and i can see many creatures filtering about. the double doors on the left are now open and i can see all kinds of elves, dwarves, fairies, pixies, and the like having some kind of party. as im looking through the doorway i hear an exasperated female voice behind me say "How can they see us!?". i turn around and see a male and female dwarf sitting at a table in front of the double doors on the right. the male is on the right and the female is on the left.

its hard for me to talk, i have a real bad stutter and it seems like my jaws just dont want to open. haltingly, i tell her i dont know, and explain to her that something just clicked and there everyone was. i end up having to explain it a couple times because of my stutter but she seems calmed by that and just kinda stares at me with mirth in her eyes. she opens the doors shes in front of and i see a bunch of people in an opium den like setting sitting around tables and talking. she explains to me that these are the people that have cheated?(something to that affect) because they took drugs to get here and theyre not allowed any farther.

she closes the door and i turn around to see a huge guy with white hair and a white beard looking at me. he radiates power. as soon as i see him, i lose the dream....



im in that space in between dreams upset that i couldnt hold my focus enough to keep the dream. i calm down and start imagining the woods again and slowly but surely i meld back into the dream.

....im back in the woods at the point where the german shepherd started guiding me. hes there but the falcon and hyena are nowhere to be seen. i follow the shepherd back through the woods and to the maze of chain link fence. i get through that again and start into the mouth of the cave. this time the descent doesnt take long at all and im back in the well like chamber spiraling down the steps.

i get back into the hallway and the female dwarf is sitting there and i go up to her and apologize stutteringly, telling her i lost the dream. she tells me its alright and that shes glad to see that i made it back. i pat her on the leg and we share a smile. out of the corner of my eye i see the white haired man again and i go up and shake his hand and apologize to him as well. he laughs it away and returns my handshake with a firm grip.

just then a group of people and fey people walk out of the double doors on the left. one walks up to the white haired guy and starts to greet him with his name. the white haired man cuts him off politely, saying that im not yet allowed to know his name. the other man nods his head knowingly and we all start walking down the hallway towards the steps. in my thick tongued stutter, i ask the white haired man if im allowed to call on him if i need to. he just gives me a little smile that i took as "what do you think?". the dream is starting to waver again so i start rubbing my hands together to help me to keep focus. it works, but as soon as i start walking down the steps at the end of the hallway i lose the dream again....



im back in the void. this time i picture the hallway with the double doors instead of the woods.



....im back in the hallway looking at the female dwarf again. i apologize again and tell her that i cant stick around because i dont know how long ill be there this time. she nods and i head to the stairs at the end of the hall. i make it down them, all the while rubbing my hands together slowly for focus. at the bottom of the stairs i emerge into a room. there are benches off to the right, desks with people working at them to the left, and a tall wooden bar(like where a judge would sit behind) in front of me.

theres a line of people standing 2 by 2, some i recognize, going into a door at the back right of the room. i see my friend "B" and i go up to and give her a hug. shes standing next to someone already and the other girl just smiles at me and allows me to take her place. were holding hands while waiting in line and talking about my work situation. she tells me that if i havent gotten a call from my union by friday, i should just suck it up and get an $8 an hour job. im a bit offended because that would be an $11 an hour pay cut. she tells me, rightfully, that its better than not working at all. i nod my head and agree with her. still holding hands and about 5 or 6 rows back from the door, the dream slowly fades away...

..EOD..