Thread: Sara's journey to lucidity

Wow! What a night! And I was there!

Originally Posted by Sara

I tried to convince them they were dreaming as well.

Why do we always try that?

Originally Posted by Sara

I woke up in my old bed, with Moonbeam next to me. "Ahhh, Moonbeam! Listen, I just had a great lucid!" I started telling her what I'd just done. I was really excited (btw, I spoke in English to her).

That's a good idea! But maybe in a dream I could understand.

Originally Posted by Sara

I continued talking to Moonbeam, but in Dutch now. Quickly realised my mistake and continued in English. I didn't know the word for salto ('somersault'), so MB finished my sentence. I was happy she understood me. And then I woke up for real. Wow, that was a disappointment!

And I did!

Originally Posted by Sara

Kissing Moonbeam
MB looked very pretty, she had semi-long dark brown straight hair and a happy smile on her face.

I love you, you can kiss me anytime.

Originally Posted by Sara

Then I had the feeling something wasn't quite right about this situation. I plugged my nose and could breath. Instantly lucid again. I said "Moonbeam, look, this is a dream again! We can do whatever we want" and then I kissed her (don't ask why it was just a small kiss, no full blown lesbian acts, LOL).

I don't hold you responsible for any dreams that you have about me, especially when you dream how pretty and young I am.

Originally Posted by Sara

I wanted to fly away, but couldn't take off. So I pulled myself up via my pants and hovered just above the ground.

Good job!

Originally Posted by Sara

Never felt powerful like that in a dream.

Good job!

[quote=Sara;738590]
When we walked out, I realised I had forgotten to take advantage of 'eating all you can get' but the only food there was, were some dried plums. Well, they tasted much better than the M&Ms! All juicy and full of flavour. [/quote[

Prunes...better than M&M's....

Originally Posted by Sara

We headed to a wall with a very small tap. It had water from the Old Faithfull which you could drink. Around the tap were video screens with information. On a brass plate was written that you should make a donation of $ 2,49 after drinking the water. I thought 'well, with the cheap dollar, it's not a big amount in Euros'.

That's still a lot for a drink of water!

Originally Posted by Sara

I went there and saw a very skinny brown goat. He looked sad and sort of telepathically spoke to me. I looked down and saw his legs were chopped off just below the knee, YUCK! I looked for the owner, who looked rather ignorant/disinterested about the goat. I got angry at him, but then he threw an axe at me. It landed in the bonnet? of a fancy blue car (hehe, more damage!) I wanted to pull it out and swing it back at him, but it got really stuck in the car.

No wonder that poor goat had his legs cut off, with such a violent owner.

Originally Posted by Sara

Shooting electricity from my hands
I left through a corridor and started practicing shooting electricity from my fingertips. Instead of pointing at something, I decide to start small: holding my index fingers close together and make a small blue spark appear between them. I can gradually hold them further apart, till about 50 cm. (1,5 foot) 2 people are following me now, they look a bit like Maya and her brother (Heroes season 2) but I don't recognise them as such.

Don't tell me!! I haven't seen it yet. That's cool tho.

Originally Posted by Sara

And then it's finally time to wake up for real at 7:15.
OMFG, this was my longest night ever, I've done so much, it felt like several days. But I was very well rested. So, ehm, I can understand if you don't read all of it. And now I just feel stupid for not even attempting one of Nothin7's tasks

Wow! That was amazing! Don't feel bad, you got a lot done!!

Amazing! I've been working towards having a night like that, for the last three years!

It's cool you got Lucid in an elevator, That's always fun. Not even sure why I think that lol.

Originally Posted by mark

crap sara you are a legend!

well, what can I say... I'm on a roll again I guess. And you inspired me to do many RCs during the day, which certainly helped!

shame about not being able to eat the M&Ms and even being able to do the hand stands. Its mad how much our confidence effects our dreams.

Jep, things don't automatically go well in a lucid even though you know it's just a dream...

Cool that you got to see moonbeam to!

Yeah, I was happy to see her in my dreams.

Did it really hurt when you fell into that tree? thats not nice.

Well, if you can get wet from the rain, you can feel pain from cactus needles in your skin But the pain was only as long as I saw them in my skin, it disappeared after I removed them.

It appears you confidence in these dreams seem to be down. You seem to have alot of trouble flying rescently, its probably best not to think to much about doing it and just do it kind of like that quote from the matrix "dont think you are, know you are"

I completely agree. But you cannot fool your mind! You really have to be convinced that you can. Just saying 'I know I can' is not enough.
I practise imaginary flying during the day (down from the stairs, visualise myself taking off) but that's not enough. I suppose, just like with the TK and electrical shocks, I have to start really small and 'foolproof'.

he he I am beginning to find you destrustion ofthe dream environment massivly amusing ha ha . lol at the cute comment and brilliant you managed to kick some arse in your dream

Haha, I don't know where it comes from. I'm not violent IRL
Maybe it's some kind of frustration that needs to come out

ah I would so love to be there in a dream! although I cant say I would like to see that goat poor thing sounds like a very sad scene

I assumed you would have liked that indeed. Well, there's always a chance for you of visiting Old Faithfull in your dreams. But for me, the goats were more interesting than this big natural fountain

ah that is brilliant I love the way you took that blokes attention away from his girl ha ha thats just cool lol

I didn't even mean to! I just wanted to see the effect of 'buzzing' someones mind

great idea to, what did it feel like ?

No feeling, just the image of a blue electrical power. And just 1 'wire' of electricity. No wild lightning yet. I hope to increase my power next time, so I can shoot lightning towards something. Maybe I can even light a bulb with it

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

Wow! What a night! And I was there!

Indeed, longest night I've ever experienced. Seemed even longer than when I would have stayed awake all night.

[/quote] [/color]Why do we always try that? [/quote]
No idea
But the responses are funny

That's a good idea! But maybe in a dream I could understand.

And I did!

Yeah, you could understand dutch in my dream. You have hidden talents

I love you, you can kiss me anytime.

I don't hold you responsible for any dreams that you have about me, especially when you dream how pretty and young I am.

thank you, I love you too!
Hope to see you again, we can go on a man-hunt together next time
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Prunes...better than M&M's....

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I'm sorry, Prunes WITH taste are better than M&Ms without, but IRL, I'd know what to choose

That's still a lot for a drink of water!

Yeah, it is. But see, it was also for charity since the water was free and you could 'choose' to make a donation. But if you donate, make it big

Don't tell me!! I haven't seen it yet. That's cool tho.

I won't, season 2 is great as well!
New abilities and stuff.
Too bad it's only 11 episodes, I've finished them already

Wow! That was amazing! Don't feel bad, you got a lot done!!

Thanks
But I'm still a bit bothered by doing only 'fun stuff' in my dreams, no meaningful things. Well, with more lucids, this will probably change.

Originally Posted by Caradon

Amazing! I've been working towards having a night like that, for the last three years!

It was a complete surprise for me too. A very welcome surprise

It's cool you got Lucid in an elevator, That's always fun. Not even sure why I think that lol.

Well, a falling elevator was scary! And for a while, I didn't know how to get out of it. I should have rocketed it into the air

Dreams on 20 March 2008 - Beginning of Spring

Only 1 week left to 'daylight savings time'. I envy you guys in USA who have early DST this year!

Horse exam
I'm doing exam for a certain level of horsemanship. It's done in a quiz format. In the meanwhile, I'm busy with my phone (can't get any signal) and am waiting for an SMS from my boyfriend.

Money in the swimming pool
I'm swimming in a tropical indoor swimming pool with my little brother (I don't have one IRL, only a sis). The water is shallow and I see coins on the bottom. (like you often see in public fountains). I pick up a few 50 and 20 cent coins. My brother sees what I'm doing and starts looking for money too. Then I find a 2 euro piece. Wow, this is going to pay back for our entrance fee, I think. We look further and both have a hand full of coins.

Ignoring ex
I'm working in a cubicle/cabin. A very small one (more like a long desk with walls between people). I have a big pile of books next to my chair. My ex sits in the cabin on the left. I want to bring him something, but he refuses to talk to me. I feel a bit sad that he doesn't even want to see me, so I switch places with a girl on the right. I move all my books and the pile is much smaller than it was before.

Flying and checking reality of places
I get lucid (don't know from what) and am outside, just somewhere unimportant. I want to see if the environment looks like it does IRL. I look on Google Maps to find a place I want to check. I zoom in on Amsterdam and then on a neighboring city. This is called 'Oldenzaal' (which is on the other side of Holland ) I zoom in to an area that looks familiar, all the way till I find myself on about that spot. I recognise part of the environment. I'm on a school ground, with many teenagers around. They can't see me flying, so I walk away casually. Behind a fence, I dive forward and float just inches above the ground. This works well and I gradually increase height until I can fly over the trees. I don't care now that people see me.

The environment doesn't look like I remember it, so here's my proof: we do not visit real life places in our dreams

I land near a playground with several small kids (age 6-7). Some of them run away scared, but I get to talk to 1 little guy. Time for some questions about the meaning of life... but what can this young guy possibly tell me.
'Are you smart?' I ask him. He nods. He leans against a fence as I ask him 'tell me the name of a person'. And in my mind, I repeat 'Oma Dini, Oma Dini' (=grandma Dini). To my surprise, the kids starts making sounds oooaaa iiii, ooowwaa iinniiii, until it sounds like Oma Dini. Wow, how nice, I can influence little kid's minds

I leave the kid alone as I see a stone carving in the wall. It has the shape of a sun, with an open mouth and it represents my friend S. I walk over to 'her' and ask 'what is the meaning of small animals that often appear in my dreams?'. No answer. I repeat my question, cause I know it was talking before, but no reply Well, I guess I have to find another DC for asking deeper questions

Re-starting my 'evaluation' of lucids again, to keep track of any progress.

Lucidity: high
Control: medium
Abilities: flying (medium), telepathy/mind control (low)
Time lucid: about 10 mins

RCs during the day: a lot on stairs/elevators. Some in the car, on reading about lucidity. None on horses...
Should RC on money as well, cause finding money is a typical dream sign for me (doesn't happen often though)

Originally Posted by Sara

Thanks
But I'm still a bit bothered by doing only 'fun stuff' in my dreams, no meaningful things. Well, with more lucids, this will probably change.

You know that used to really bother me too. I think over time I've gotten enough "meaningful" things that I don't worry about it as much. Or else I've just gotten used to the fact that I'm hedonist.


And you got lucid again already! Good job!

Originally Posted by Sara

The environment doesn't look like I remember it, so here's my proof: we do not visit real life places in our dreams

See, you already did something important--disproving astral projection! Oh yea I forgot to tell you; you didn't dream me right either. The day before I had chopped off all of my hair, and I already dyed the top part blond.

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

You know that used to really bother me too. I think over time I've gotten enough "meaningful" things that I don't worry about it as much. Or else I've just gotten used to the fact that I'm hedonist.

Oh, I can live with that also

See, you already did something important--disproving astral projection!

Yes, very important
Yesterday I tried to prove from the dreamworld to the real world (smashing things) and now the other way around. Google maps worked pretty well in dreams though. Ideal way for transporting yourself somewhere!
Ahhh, I need to remember that! Next time I'm going to USA

Oh yea I forgot to tell you; you didn't dream me right either. The day before I had chopped off all of my hair, and I already dyed the top part blond.

Ohh, well, then I got the color of your hair wrong
But the rest was correct, right

Originally Posted by Sara

Ohh, well, then I got the color of your hair wrong
But the rest was correct, right

Oh yes, yes, everything else was exactly like me! I guess that's why I didn't notice the little hair thing at first.

Originally Posted by Sara

Horse exam

another exam eh? still atleast it didnt seem like a bad one

Originally Posted by Sara

Money in the swimming pool

he he there is something good about finding money ha ha. It is mad in dreams when we have siblings which we dont in real life, did you feel close to him?

Originally Posted by Sara

Flying and checking reality of places

he he nice one on the idea of disproving Astral projection, I have noticed how things are just different in dreams from real life.

As you know I am a fan of asking those deeper questions in dreams (atleast when I remember lol) I am looking forward to any answers you get from them.


Good to see you keeping an evaluation again

Great questioning. I'd love to meet an old sage in my dreams. But perhaps a young child can also provide "truth"?

Originally Posted by Sara

Thanks
But I'm still a bit bothered by doing only 'fun stuff' in my dreams, no meaningful things. Well, with more lucids, this will probably change.

But who says having fun isn't meaningful? You can learn a lot in the spirit of having fun.

Personaly for me, if it wasn't for the fun, I would never have the motivation to get Lucid at all. Everything else comes second.

Nice job on those last two Lucids, they were entertaining.

Originally Posted by raklet

What more can I say?

Ahhh, it's OK

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

Lol. I love how you do that - fly around by pulling yourself up by your pants. I'd like to try that, some time, if I can ever think of it while dreaming.

Hehe, it's not really effective, but quite funny if it works

That's a very important lesson, and I'm glad you learned it now. Lol.

Ah, so dreams do contain practical lessons, even when I just try to have fun

Awesome dream. Looks like you're getting pretty good at those superpowers of yours.

I'm trying
And your dreams are very inspirational for me!

LOL. Now THAT would have sucked. Haha. I can just imagine how you felt when he confirmed that he knew what you two were doing, the previous night. Lol. You should have kicked his as for being such a "minute-man" and having a wet dream before the two of you even got started.

You're right, I should have!
But in that dream, I was more afraid of him telling everyone what we did...

Originally Posted by Caradon

But who says having fun isn't meaningful? You can learn a lot in the spirit of having fun.

Personaly for me, if it wasn't for the fun, I would never have the motivation to get Lucid at all. Everything else comes second.

You're right, Caradon, there's nothing wrong with fun
And that IS the biggest motivation for me as well.

Nice job on those last two Lucids, they were entertaining.

Thanks

Dreams on 24 March 2008

Again no lucid (3 failed WILD attempts, I set the alarm for them, but I was too tired to focus on anything) but a bunch of very typical dreams.

Packing car for holiday
My parents are planning to go on holiday with me. As usual, I'm late with packing my stuff and forget a many things.
Then I'm in the car with my mum. She's tired and I bring her somewhere.

Horseplay in France
Yeah, finally my WHITE horse is in my dreams
We're in France in the indoor arena and are playing together. I have him run after me, but I can't run fast enough that he canters, so he keeps trotting. I reward him with cookies. The instructor walks in to see what we are doing. I want to try a special trick, but my horse is not paying too much attention. It's OK, I love him anyways and we continue with some easy games.

Half an hour on the toilet
I'm at my parents house, watching TV with my sister. I pay a visit to the toilet, but somehow 'it' does not want to come out. I sit on the toilet for what seems like half an hour. The door is open and I can hear the TV.
When I look to my left, there is an opening under the wall. IRL I'd expect my sisters room to be on the other side, but now there is a kind of 'secret room'. We've never noticed this cause it used to be dark, but now there's light in this room. It feels strange, to discover something in a house I've lived in for 18 years and never noticed...
I go back to my sister in the TV-room, but again I feel that I need to pee.

I wake up with the urgent need of going to the bathroom IRL

Secretly turning him on
I'm in a kind of reception hall, that is also like a shopping mall. There's not many people around. I stand next to a cough, my boyfriend is sitting in front of me. I slowly run my hand over his leg, teasing him with soft pressure of my fingertips. He whispers 'don't do that, that turns me on!'. We're in a public environment with some friends/family around us. I don't intend to quit, but keep touching him. I can feel his arousal in my own body and enjoy it. Then he gets up. I see my sister hugging her boyfriend. Well, now I've got permission to hug mine I put my hands under his shirt and enjoy the warm feeling, but he doesn't want to hug me back. Well, I didn't really care about that


Killing the guy and then have sex with him
In a room, there is an 'evil' guy who needs to be killed. He doesn't know what I intend to do. He looks a bit like sylar, but also like my nasty ex (both good reasons for killing, by the way). I approach him and act nice to him, then suddenly stab him with a wooden stake (no, he was no vampire). He reacts surprised and asks me why I did that. I come up with a stupid excuses, then stab him right through the heart. Only a little blood flows out.

He asks me if we can have sex. I know he's bleeding to death now, so I agree. It can never last that long and it's the least I can offer him. I was already sitting on the bed at this point, so I drop backwards on the bed. Within seconds (and without even undressing) he enters me and I'm surprised by how good this feels. I also think how strange it is that he can have an erection with blood flowing out of his heart. His blood pressure can never be high enough

Well, it only lasts a minute or so and when it starts feeling really good, I feel he's loosing consciousness.

*scene shift*
I got up and the guy has disappeared. Something tells me he didn't die at all. Maybe he had some superpower to heal himself, but then why didn't we finish the sex...

Ieeehhh, wasps!
I'm walking in an industrial zone, where part is still a building site. I climb over some fences and know this is the shortest way home. I'm pretty agile, so the climbing is easy. When I'm at the last fence, 5 wasps circle around me. I know it's 5, even though I only see 4 (numbers numbers...) I try to swoosh them away, by waving with a blue cap I just had on my head. They keep creeping up on me, landing on my arm. And I know they will sting me if I let them sit for too long. It feels really annoying and they won't go away.

I get to the house (my grandma's house) and close the door. Only 1 wasp has followed me inside. I look for a device to kill flies and know there should be one around. But I only see these wide, flat spoons used for cooking. Well, maybe that works too...

Some interpretation or notes of often occurring dream-events

Well, that last dream was probably induced by Cusp... I've had dreams about insects more often. Usually when there is some smaller or bigger real life tasks bothering me. Tasks I don't like to finish (like writing a report, calling the tax office for something, just annoying tasks).

My grandma's house is featured a lot in my dreams, as is my parents house. This is the second time my parents house has a secret room. I wonder what that means. Does it refer to discovering something about my parents? Yesterday I realised how well my mum and dad go together and that I was thankful they never had an argument in front of us (when we were kids).

Playing with my white horse was mostly PDP, plus some dreaming about this summer, when I'll be back in France.

Packing for holiday and forgetting stuff is also the second time this week. Hmm, maybe some PDP: I forgot my keys yesterday when I got back from the stable. That meant an extra HOUR on my motoped just to retrieve them (grrrr). But it happens TOO often lately. I'm wondering what it means...

Originally Posted by Sara

Packing car for holiday

he he I can just imagine that! such a panicking feeling lol

Originally Posted by Sara

Half an hour on the toilet

ha ha thats a funny one! interesting with the secret room wounder what it means, maybe it does have something to do with discovering something about your parents

Originally Posted by Sara

Secretly turning him on

Killing the guy and then have sex with him

ha ha so much for stopping the sex dreams eh

lol at the killing the guy one thats a funny one he he

Originally Posted by Sara

Originally Posted by Sara

Ieeehhh, wasps!

I dont like that!

I would have been freaking the hell out! I envy your bravery when it comes to wasps lol

Originally Posted by Sara

Half an hour on the toilet

I hate those "I gotta pee" dreams! I don't know about you but I'm always so afraid I'm going to pee the bed ones of these days, lol. Hasn't happened though, thank god!

Originally Posted by Sara

Killing the guy and then have sex with him

This gives a new meaning to having sex with your ex one last time... hehe

Originally Posted by Sara

Horseplay in France

Originally Posted by Sara

Half an hour on the toilet

Originally Posted by Sara

Secretly turning him on

Originally Posted by Sara

Killing the guy and then have sex with him

...

Originally Posted by Sara

Ieeehhh, wasps!

AHAA! So The Cusp's wasps have invaded your dreams as well! He must be stopped! lol.

Originally Posted by Sara

Killing the guy and then have sex with him
In a room, there is an 'evil' guy who needs to be killed. He doesn't know what I intend to do. He looks a bit like sylar, but also like my nasty ex [COLOR=Green](both good reasons for killing, by the way).[COLOR=Black] I approach him and act nice to him, then suddenly stab him with a wooden stake (no, he was no vampire). He reacts surprised and asks me why I did that. I come up with a stupid excuses, then stab him right through the heart. Only a little blood flows out.

He asks me if we can have sex. I know he's bleeding to death now, so I agree.

I like the way that man thinks. Heh. If you gotta go...go with a smile!

Originally Posted by Sara

*scene shift*
I got up and the guy has disappeared. Something tells me he didn't die at all.

Hehe. Owned.