Shelli

It was awesome! But pretty short.

I had no intention of having a lucid dream last night. In fact, I haven't thought about it in quite some time. But last night I woke up to use the bathroom and couldn't get back to sleep even though I was sleepy. I even got out of the bed to check the clock in the kitchen. Afterward I finally fell asleep.

My dream started off kinda crazy. I was in a very tall building falling to my death in a runaway elevator. I threw the brake hoping to stop my descent and the whole thing blew up! Suddenly I'm on the sidewalk looking at the building as the elevator explodes. I turn around to see where I am and notice two buildings that are exactly the same. It's like my dream decided to keep repeating buildings instead of making new ones and I NOTICED.

I started jumping up and down saying "this is a dream!" So I made a minor change to the view in front of me to test it. Then I decided to have sex. Initially there were a few people walking around. Now there were hundreds. I ran threw the crowd looking for someone suitable. Then I woke up.

It was weird and cool.

I was waiting for a dressing room at a crowded thrift store. Several people crowded the area and pushed me to the back of the line. The clerk opened another dressing room area in the storage area. Once inside the room a voice said, "You want to be between 744 and 745 hz (or Mhz). But not 746." 746Hz was too high.

The voice was a clear as a bell and I immediately woke up.

Dream fragment 1: I was standing in a bathroom with a group of people. One guy was obese. We were trying to figure out how everyone could fit into the bath tub. My brother got in. Then everyone else jumped in. I didn't want to take a bath with my brother (LOL). So I left to grab towels.

Dream fragment 2: Sitting in a crowded sports arena with a bunch of tall athletes. There was a small dispute about seats. I thought a guy on my row was a jerk.

Semi-lucid/lucid dream: A guy and I were playing some kind of cat and mouse game with a murderous, female automaton. We chased her then she chased us. At one point she had us trapped in a motel room. The windows were too high and narrow to slide through easily. We were sitting ducks.

The anxiety and fear woke me up. I just laid there wondering how the hell I could fix this dream so it wouldn't bother me later. I've been rereading Frank Kepple and Robert Monroe and thought phasing might help me in my dream situation. While I thought of ways to escape the automaton my dream started again.

I was back in the room with my friend. Only this time I wasn't scared. I forget the details of my first attempt at phasing. But the second attempt involved switching to a higher dimension. That way I could walk through the wall and/or see through it. The automaton would be unaware as she would not be able to perceive it/me.

1. Traveling down an old run down street in the back of a sedan. A guy was giving me a tour of a housing project. The homes were dilapidated and falling apart. Unlivable really. At the end of the development were a few new town homes. They were slowly making the place nice. But it was gonna take a while to accomplish it all.

2. I was shopping in an Italian market/deli. The owner was worried about something so I stopped at the counter to help. She needed assistance getting a shipment of food. she had the money to pay for it. But she was working alone and couldn't be at the register and the loading dock at the same time. So met the delivery man and signed for the shipment.

3. My family and I were living in a run down house with lots of rooms. We began rearranging the furniture to make things look better. Everyone was happy and smiling.

I had a series of three related dreams this morning:

1.) I was standing in a packed gymnasium waiting for a basketball game to begin. There were hardly any empty seats so I stood near an entrance. A tall man stood next to me as we waited. I had the feeling he was there for me and eventually we left together.

2.) The tall man and I drove away in a small 4 door car (Toyota or something). As we approached our destination ( a military base) we noticed a disturbance in the sky. The clouds became angry and dark. Then a twisting cyclone appeared! We were so close to home. But the cyclone kept moving toward us then away. There was an empty building nearby where we finally sought refuge.

While we kept an eye on the weather outside we noticed a small security detail driving around. They were looking for us as we hadn't been accounted for. I sensed we were in trouble. So we his in a big metal box just as the cyclone smashed into the building.

After some time the box was opened. We were surrounded by water and policeman seeking our arrest.

3.) A woman sent me to gather clothes for children who were being chosen for something (felt like a reaping a' la Hunger Games). The child I had to prepare looked a lot like Britney Spears (LOL)! I decided to cut the sleeves off her outfit. That way she'd be disqualified and not face any harm. When the other children arrived to pick up her clothing I held up her tattered things and shrugged.

I had a WILD last night.

I woke up to use the potty around 0530 then went back to bed. Picked up my dream where I left off. I was walking up a city street when I noticed there wasn't much detail to my surroundings. So I stopped the dream....turned 360 degrees to verify that the buildings were really bland. Then I thought, "I've gotta do something about that." Then I changed my clothes and kept walking.

I was aware that I was dreaming and could change things to my liking. Yet I couldn't figure out how to change buildings.
Also, the quality of my dream was different. It felt different. The characters and emotions seemed very real.

Had the nuttiest dreams last night. 2 Fragments and 2 full dreams:

Fragments:
1. Gypsies (I watched an American Gypsy marathon so that explains why my first dream was about them).
2. A girl in a car (think this has to do with helping my mom purchase a new car).

Full Dream:
1. I was some kind of assistant to a woman of wealth in Paris. There were lots of shops and ornate buildings around. I had to take my bosses dog to the vet but it (the dog) was cold and wanted its mommy.

Another assistant convinced me to tell everyone our bosses were in meetings so we could enjoy an extended lunch break.

2. Some guy was really sick...possibly dying. He wanted to smell the clean shaven wrist of Whitney Houston before he died or passed out. I didn't see WH but there was a detached silky smooth scented wrist for him to inhale at the end of the dream.

I tried SSILD for the 2nd night in a row. Though I have yet to experience lucidity my dreams have taken on a new quality. They're more vivid and full. Extremely realistic. I had two full dreams and a couple of fragments I can't recall:

1. Dream #1 - I was having a conversation with Mitt Romney's mom (though he looked like George Bush). She was really old with white hair. We talked about her long marriage to her husband. How he was sick and can't get around the way he used to. And she spoke about her Mormon faith. Nice lady. Though I'm not sure why I'd dream about her.

2. Dream #2 - My family and I were in the dining room preparing for supper. Everything and everyone looked exactly as they do IRL except my husband. My dream husband was quite large (like a linebacker) and unsmiling. As I pushed myself from the dinner table I notice my huge pregnant tummy! Somehow I knew I was carrying a boy. My hubby and I were happy about the baby but not with each other. There was polite tension that made me feel uneasy around him.

The thing that got me about dream #2 is how real it seemed! I can't stress that enough. It totally felt like it was happening. The action was so mundane and familiar. By the time strange things began to register the dream was over! Unfortunately my son woke me up before the dream naturally ended.

Another dream filled night! I had several fragments and 2 full dreams. No lucids:

Fragments:
1. Reliving the fantastic sweet and sour chicken I made for dinner. It must've popped into my dreams half a dozen times last night.
2. Having a conversation with an alien. I'm pretty sure it was just my mind reliving a chapter I read in Robert Monroe's Far Journey before bed.
3. Mark Zuckerberg saying, "That's not how business is done."

Full Dreams:
1. We were on vacation with another family. It was a dirty little beach town with weather worn buildings and an overcast sky. We had trouble trying to locate our hotel.

2. Maybe it was the same dream....I dunno...but we were in a house with the same layout as the one we live in. Only this one was old, weathered and didn't feel familiar. The double doors leading to the deck blew open. Neither my husband nor I could lock it again. I was unhappy about sleeping in a strange place like that and worried about my kids.

No lucids. But I sure had a lot dreams! Five dreams/fragments in total. Which is probably a record for me. There seemed to be a cluster of them in the hour before waking up.

As usual I was woken up separately by my dog and both kids. Which was fine as I'd planned to just sleep and not worry about LD's or AP's. However I had my dream #1 early on (around midnight) about reality star I'm not fond of.

After waking up the first time I fell into dream #2 about a mother getting shot at a graduation ceremony and the ensuing panic among students and faculty. There was a brief discussion about the culprit. And I actually saw a DC's mouth move. - I woke up at the end. But was so bothered by the shooting I imagined a different scenario and ended up in dream #3.

Dream #3 took place in the same auditorium only this time it was full of younger kids. School was letting out and I had equipment to take to my car. It was raining and I had to walk down a slippery hill to get to my car. Kids were playing football with sanitation workers on the hill. Since my trunk was wet I carefully broke my equipment down and placed it in the back seat.

Dream #4 was a fragment about working out. I looked awesome!

Dream #5 was about a woman on Long Island letting her teenage son have an overnight visit with his girlfriend at an Island Resort on "Pia" Island. I looked at her like she had two heads (LOL)!

The last 3 dreams occurred in the last hour of sleep....like a dream chain. Seemed as if each of them lasted a long time. But they had to be just a few minutes long. Not sure why I couldn't remain lucid when the dreams kicked in. One minute I was imagining something and the next I was dreaming. I don't recall any transitions at all!

I was a good girl last night. Placed my notebook and pen beside my bed before lights out. Just having it nearby helps. I remembered three dreams this morning! The first would've been completely lost to me had I not scribbled a keyword down:

1. Dreamt about curlformers. Which makes sense as I was researching them earlier in the day.

2. Another military dream....which I failed to recognize as a dream sign and become lucid! My hubby and I were shocked to learn I had one more year of service.

3. We were living in the home of close family friends when their basement flooded. Somehow we ended up in their bedroom which was located down their.

Recalled 3 dreams this morning:

1. Seemed to be watching a man care for his triplets. Didn't interact with anyone.

2. Watched Beyonce in concert.

3. Military dream (huge dream sign for me). I was in a huge mixed sex barracks the size of an airplane hangar. Everyone was preparing for an event.

Somehow the dream changed into a police action. My partner and I were nervous about presenting the commander with data. We were the only women there. And the men were less than welcoming but not rude.

I was too lazy to write down the first dream I recalled from last night.

The 2nd one entailed a conversation about relationships with a guy named Whip or Willow Whip. something like that.

Two Dream Fragments:

1. Visiting my friend Crystal at her childhood home. She was worried about something and I was helping her.
2. Teaching kids to cook.

Managed to slip into deep relaxation after the alarm sounded this morning. But really need more time to complete a WILD.

Had two dreams this morning:

1. My brother was getting married again. But he was scared shitless. His best friend and I were giving him a pep talk. Never figured out why he was afraid.

2. I was running around the apartment trying to clear up an issue with references for a new job I really wanted. The reference was the last hurdle before the job would be offered to me. But I was afraid the guy would hear something bad and I'd lose the job.

Note: good thing I wrote a sentences about each dream when I woke up. Otherwise they'd be completely forgotten by now. I had to refer to those notes to complete my DJ today.

I think WILD is the induction method for me. Last week I just beat my head on the wall trying to DILD. It seems more natural to slip into the dream from wakefulness than trying to gain lucidity within the dream.