SuperOhm

We foster dogs. This morning I had a dream that my Aunt came to visit. For some reason or another, she brought two dogs and a cat. We had to let the dogs out in shifts, because they didn't all get along. We also, for some reason, were fostering a tiger. None of us were afraid of her, but we were afraid that she might injure the dogs. I was also worried because there are currently cases of big cats dieing in my area due to contracting canine distemper. I didn't want the tiger to get sick, and if it were sick, I didn't want it to spread the disease to our other dogs.

Fragment:
I dreamed that I was working at a copy shop (I currently work at a copy shop, but this one was different). I was the only one there, and I was trying to help one customer, but I wasn't familiar with the machines and I couldn't find the right printer from the drop down list. As I struggled with this, the line built up until the whole store was full. I then realized that I was dreaming, and as someone started to complain I made an announcement to the entire store "This message is to inform all our customers, that this is just a dream in my head. None of this is real, none of you need copies, and I'm done." They all started to yell and scream at me for how irresponsible I was being, so I made a mental association to link the concept of fire with the concept of paper before snapping my fingers. All of their hard copies instantly erupted in flames. During the confusion, I walked out, but then woke up. It was after going back to sleep that I had the next dream.

Saving Captain Jack:
I forget how it started, but Captain Jack Harkness (the lead character from the show Torchwood) had been kidnapped and was being dissected. Of course, because he couldn't die, this was a pretty awful thing to do. I was trying to save him. Seemed like there were also aliens who fed on human misery. At first they thought that completely and utterly blocking me out from saving him would provide the most misery. I told them that misery is actually strongest when there's hope, and that they should offer to allow me to see him, but also take that away, as it would provide a better "meal" for them. Both sides understood that we were trying to game the other.

They took me into a big elevator, which turned out to work kind of like a wonkavator, going all over the place. Apparently, it was voice activated. It didn't take long before I realized we weren't going anywhere near where we should be. On the elevator, I ran into a man in a wheelchair. He said he would help me. But for some reason, I didn't trust him. I told him that I needed a handshake before I could know if he could be trusted. He extended his right hand, I extended my left and said "no, with the left hand".

A bit of backstory. In my dreams, I have engineered the left side of my body to absorb, while the right side emmits. I wanted to absorb some of his "energy" to determine if he was indeed a threat. A left handed handshake is essentially and instant "I now know you" in my dreams.

In any case, with the handshake came a sensation like an electric shock. We both recoiled. He exclaimed "WHAT ARE YOU?!!" and rolled back slightly. His human form then began to waver and he started to look more like a realistic version of an ape that Dr Seuss might draw. I tried using telekinesis on him, but it didn't work. It was official, he was fae. For the first time ever, I managed to get some degree of telekinetic purchase on a member of the fae, but I couldn't thrash him about. He was being very confrontational and just wouldn't let up. So I switched gears and decided to use my TK on his eyes, which popped. That was done.

Now to address the aliens. I went over to the panel, told them the address I wanted to go to (which was back where we started), but they pushed a button labeled "lies" which overrode the previous and subsequent commands. I then decided to escape and try to make it back there on my own while they were out. I used my teleportation technique. I closed my eyes, fell backwards, and through the floor. I focused on what was just outside the elevator, and that's where I ended up.

Misses:
I then tried repeatedly to get to Jack, but found that I kept missing. I have to visualize where/when I want to appear, they had been, and would be, doing these sorts of dissections for a while, so I kept showing up at the wrong place and time. It actually seemed like they were prepared for me, like they knew they had a problem with a guy randomly showing up, killing a few guards, and then escaping. I couldn't save him.

Meditation:
I decided then that I needed more control. So I performed the teleportation, except this time I cleared my mind. As I tumbled in this place outside of space and time, I folded my legs into a lotus position, my hands in a prayer position, and I began to meditate. I cleared my mind. Thoughts moved in and out like the passing wind, but my mind became still. I found that the lotus position helped me anchor into the meditation more as the kinesthetic sensations held a small portion of my awareness on my body, and it's odd position. This, combined with the sensation of falling, anchored me very well into this dream meditation.

After meditating for only about 10-15 minutes, I decided that enough was enough. I "landed" in an attack from which I could find no way out. It was very vivid though. I remember feeling the dust and dirt as well as seeing the light streaming through holes in the roof. I decided I would teleport again. But this time I was more lucid, and realized that I didn't have to go save Jack because he was just a DC and not really someone suffering who needed my help.

Sex:
I find the next bit a little unfortunate. It's annoying because it's so common. When my self-esteem and confidence were lower, I had fewer sexual dreams. Now that I've overcome a lot of my anxiety issues, I find that my confidence and subsequently my libido are soaring. This often results in my LDs turning into sex dreams. It's like when I become sufficiently lucid, my brain asks "So, what do you want to do?" and my libido yells "WOMEN!" This was an interesting one, because it involved combining meditation, yoga, and sex. It was fascinating, but ultimately I didn't accomplish anything that I set out to do.

Accomplishments:
That all being said, I did accomplish some awesome stuff this morning.
1. My powers worked on the Fae for the first time.
2. I meditated in my lucid dream again (which is more difficult than I make it sound).

Both of those are pretty big deals.

I had a dream this morning about an old friend, Rinda, who passed away not long ago. I ran into her in what looked like a giant hotel like something a convention would be held at. She reminded me of how she believed in reincarnation and was now done with somewhat of a "cooling period" and was ready to be reborn. Because I'm a lucid dreamer, she asked for my help going around and passing along her final goodbyes. I would hold her hand as we passed through a door, which would take us into a dream of the people she was imagining. I sort of just hung back, keeping the door open, and let her have her moments before we left that room and did it all over again. We must have gone through every door in that building. When it was all said and done, I got a big hug and she said something to the effect of "well, enough waiting around, I'm off to my next adventure" before walking out the front door into the light.

Fragment the first:
Don't remember much. Only that it was pleasant and that I got plenty of deep sleep.

Fragment the second:
Not so great. Involved an intercourse related injury. Became lucid near the end and tried to travel back in time to prevent said injury, woke up instead.

Fragment the third:
Involved lots of scorpions. I'm generally good at staying asleep through nightmare scenarios, but when a scorpion gets in your hair, it tends to activate the lower portions of your brain which cause a complete freak out. Shrugged off the first three without a problem. The fourth was too much and jolted me awake.

I had requested of my subconscious that I just get some good deep sleep. So my dreams last night weren't that vivid. We did manage to have a big 20 person paintball fight. It was pretty cool. First, it was a free for all. When only two people were left standing, that game ended. Those two then became captains of the next game. They picked teams playground style, and we had a rather big wacky war game at that point. Afterwards, we all went out for lunch. It was actually so cool that I might suggest to the roommates that we go do this in the waking world.

There was a meeting of dragons, of which I was part. Apparently a serpent sorcerer managed to get into the mix who attacked several members of this council before fleeing. I and one other dragon pursued them. They were easy enough to track. Soon we came upon some gems, large chunky and brightly colored. They looked kind of like frozen popsicles in their consistency. My partner was distracted by them, but I recognized them as a decoy.

I continued on, bounding on all fours. I became aware that I was a dragon of fire and ice. My scales a pale shimmering grey. I was very lean and sinewy with a long neck and tail. My flesh was cold but my breath was hot, I could feel the warmth of it with each bounding leap. I wasn't flying yet, but I did use my wings to sort of glide as I bounded across the ground. Oh, and all these dragons were about the size of a large house cat.

Then, I could see the serpent. She had transformed into a humanoid form. She ran and jumped. I think we were nearing the edge of what looked like a Japanese shrine as there were steps and large Tori. I bounded up the stairs, took a large leap, soared above them slightly before collapsing my wings to speed towards them like a bullet. I wrapped my arms wings and tail around them, completely enveloping them in my icy grip, coiled my neck around, and through a small opening poured my fiery breath.

I unwound just before hitting the ground, releasing the contents of icy coils. Striking the earth in front of me, and bouncing away a space before coming to a smoldering halt, were the charred remains of a serpent.