Thread: Googaloo's DJ

3rd Day since attempting LDing

Well, this is my third day of attempting LDing and I still have a lot of time and practice to go. I think I'll be able do this faster than most. I keep seemingly getting help from my subconscious. I'd get like blatant advice to look at a mirror or something else to suggest that I'm dreaming but unfortunately my conscious still needs some work!

Funny side note though! My wife, who is not even trying but has listened to me over and over about it has already had 2 semi-lucids! She told herself in a dream "I think I need to look at my hands" Haha!!!

So I just woke from a nap where I tried to MILD but no success. All I really remember is that I was with some police officers and we were talking about how the city needs to be cleaned up. I know there's more but I forgot it as I was on the couch and away from my notebook by my bed. ALTHOUGH, I vaguely, VAGUELY remember THINKING about dreaming in my dream. It's progress!

I was in the passenger side of a car, my wife driving and we were listening to the radio. They made a mistake on the radio and tried to cover it up. I made a joke about it then my wife pulled into a trailer park to drop me off at some mysterious trailer. I saw an old friend who was walking very stiff and with long strides. Seemed very weird, almost zombie-like (a common occurance) and then we got to the trailer. It got dark and I could just feel it was going to be a nightmare and I said "Hey, this is a nightmare!" I did a RC but it was too dark to see the results. Just as I kinda saw my finger go through my palm, I started waking up.

Blast.. I spefically remember waking from a dream, remembering a good chunk of it but then fell asleep as I was trying to recall it. I'm pretty sure I decided not to write it down and just try to remember it. Of course, it didn't work!

All I remember from it is that Peter Griffin was in it from Family Guy.

Wow, I think I started about a week ago and already 2 lucids! I've been pretty dedicated though. But this one I didn't wake up immediately after I figured it out... Matter of fact, I don't really remembering "waking up." As far back as I could remember in the dream, I was lucid... hmm...

I was at a school with my wife and an old buddy from high school. I just remember wanting to fly but it felt like my mind wasn't ready yet. Almost it would be to hard to render it or something just yet. So I casually floated to the tops of the schools roofs with my wife and friend. I never questioned once whether they were real or not. I assumed they were real. After that we saw a couple walking and I knew they weren't real. So as they turned a corner, I manifested a T-rex (kind of a sickly T-rex for some reason) and it went after them around the corner. We went out onto this large lawn and I asked my friend what I should do. And my friend said "Well, didn't you want to meet people who you look up to and gain stronger enlightenment?" (Which is one of my dream goals) and just before a response, I woke.

2ND LUCID!!!

Blast my subconcious! This is the 2nd time trying to FILD (both were not a STRONG emphasis on it) but I decided to take a nap and try to do it. I decided I wasn't tired enough to start FILD so I layed there and accidentally fell into a dream Whoops! I dreamt about something I don't remember and then had my first false awakening! I remembered my first dream and thought, "Man, I should have known that was a dream and I really need to remember to FILD" but then doing a RC I realized I was dreaming. As soon as I realized. The world around started to melt and I started to get lost in a warp of some sort and I accepted it because for some reason I thought it was going to take me into another dream or something. It didn't. Of course, I woke. But I am on my way!

2ND LUCID!

I was trying to FILD for a nap and I think I waited too long to start. I didn't feel tired enough to start moving my fingers and accidentally slipped into a dream! Whoops! So I had a brief dream and then I had a false awakening (my first ever false awakening) and I remembered the previous dream. I was kinda kicking myself in the butt and I decided to do an RC. I tried the hand and really don't remember the results. I tried to block my breathing and it seemed like I could vaguely breath. So I'm dreaming! Just then the world around started to melt and I started going into something like a spinning warp. I went right along with it thinking I was going to go into a better dream but no... It was me waking up! XD

I've been reading about FILDing and wanted to try it out since it really seemed like it would work for me and I think it did. I tried it last night but no luck. I took a nap today and tried it out. I thought I waited too long to get sleepy and went right into a dream. I had a false awakening (my first!) and was disappointed. I tried an RC out of habit and BAM! "I'm dreaming" No sooner had I said this that my world started melting away and I started going into a spinning warp of sorts. I thought it was going to enhance my dream for some reason so I went along with it but realized that it was really just waking me up Oh well! It's progress!

Woah... I didn't think all those others posted.

Two lucids in one day! The same day as the nap, that night I tried the FILD technique again and got one! I really wish I wrote it down but I figured lucid dreams would be easier to remember.. Well... Not really... I vaguely remember staying in the dream longer although it was still pretty hazy. I think I was in my room and I rubbed my hands to stay in but then I got booted out!

The other non-lucid dream I had was that I went to some restaurant with my kid and a kid my wife watches. I was supposed to meet her there I think but only a couple of "friends" (whom I don't really know in RL) were there. I had brought a couple of really big salamanders in a ziplock bag I found just for kicks and they had almost died in the bag. I showed it to my (what seemed like punk rock guys and a gal with black hair) friends. All of a sudden one of them ate the snout of the salamander. They dared the black hair girl to do the same and she ended up (not enjoying it!) eating the entire salamander! I was shocked! Then I woke.

Hmm.. I think I was coming close to WILDing last night. I read a post not too long ago about not worrying so much about your body, just make sure you're relaxed and imagine yourself in motion as opposed to staring into nothingness which turns in imagery eventually. Well, I did just that and I really felt myself getting closer. Then I thought to myself as I was feeling the vibrations and the different feelings that was described in WILDing technique posts "Man, this takes forever!" I guess I'll just try this one day out of the week but I don't think I am going to focus on it too much. But at least, I believe I'm getting closer! But from here on out I am going to try the FILD technique and mostly focus on dream recall.. I didn't have that down packed as I thought I did. So here's a non-lucid I had last night.

I was in a theater about to watch a computer animated movie (like Pixar would make) and I was with my brother and a friend. The couple in front of us got into a conversation on religion and my brother was pointing out some big mistakes in their comments and I was a bit embarrassed and called my brother out on it. Then of course, the lady in front of us made a sideways remark about him being a jerk. As the movie started, we saw a snowy, wintry scene with a bunch of kids preparing for a sleigh race. For some reason (I guess he worked on the movie) the friend started narrating the movie and describing a snobby rich kid who had certain techniques to win including a cloth that he used as a rubber band to sling shot him down the slope. Suddenly, I turned into the rich kid/bully and I was going down the slope when I ran into a horse carriage and was bouncing around the inside of it, hitting the hard seats and such and ever other bounce, I would hit a very soft bouncy ball that was attached to me. It was supposed to be like my air bag. For some reason it was all in slow motion and every time I landed on the EXTREMELY soft ball, I would revel in it's comfort. It was very comfortable and actually enjoyable. Woke.

Had a dream involving a school and my wife teaching little children. For some reason she was trying to get me to teach a lesson but I had a lesson to teach in my own class? Then somehow she reminded me that it was not until tomorrow or something. Next thing I know we're both climbing over these really large, semi-jagged rocks in a small creek. There were very large pirahna that would keep trying to snap at us but we weren't the least bit freaked out by them for some reason. Woke.

Kinda had a semi-lucid last night. I had another one of those "I know I can do anything I want in this state" but I never thought "I am dreaming."

I knew I could teleport so I tried a few times to teleport to my parents and it was harder than I imagined. Eventually, I did teleport into my parents house in a bedroom. I feared that I couldn't teleport back but then I woke my mom out. I didn't want to freak her out so I hid in the bathroom. For some reason my mom was sleeping with my kid in the same bed as if he wouldn't sleep otherwise and my dad was in another bedroom.

My mom went into the bedroom and saw me but didn't really care. She seemed half-awake. When I went into the spare bedroom with her, we saw that there were like a hundred drawers all stacked on one another and she mentioned that my dad was still cleaning it all up. Woke.

Yikes. Pretty grotesque dream I had from the little that I remember. I was pretty out of it while dreaming last night as how extremely tired I was. All I really remember is this old dog that my parents have. It was on the verge of dying and my dad was trying to "assist" the dogs transition into the next life. But it wasn't going smoothly at all. His tactic included burying pins and needlys into and around it's mouth. Ugg.. He would insert one and I would make him stop as the dog obviously didn't like it. The dog never died as far as I remember. Just got really close to it.

I am back and ready to do some more dreaming! It's been awhile since I last tried lucid dreaming. Filming, work and writing pushed me out of it for awhile but I suddenly had a renewed interest in the subject. I've only had a few DILD's but I decided to start WILDing right out the gate as these seem to have more power in control and consistency.

I just started on my dream journal again and had only vague recollections of my dreams. It's interesting as of late, my dreams seem to be sporadic. I just from scene to scene. I wonder if there is a cause for this... hmm...

I have only bits and pieces but I remember a group of guys fighting over an iPad and then breaking it in the process. I remember seeing lights from a UFO outside my door. I do remember the layout of the house for some strange reason.

I wrote more in my handwritten DJ but don't have it with me. Oh well.. Onwards and upwards to dream clarity and lucidity!

I can't trust myself! LOL

I set my alarm about 4 1/2 hours in and when I woke, I thought to myself "Huh... I don't REALLY remember a dream so I must not be in REM.. I am going back to sleep! I am not going to try to WILD!" I need to get back to the basics and force myself to get up, get some water and try to really WILD.

I did attempt to WILD somewhat but without getting up and I think I felt my body getting heavier but I rolled over and almost immediately fell asleep. Oh well! Tonight, we'll try again.

I did have a dream, however. Strange dream that started in a cafeteria and I must have been a lot younger. We were getting our food, I was piling it on my tray and we were joking about something. One of the kids was nervous for some reason and trying not to make eye contact with anyone. Then I was at some other place, grown up (I compare it to Hawaii) but I was in the back of a trailer being pulled by a truck with some other guys, one of which was Johnny Depp. I could care less about the man (He was kind of a weirdo/jerk but he was there). Matter of fact, he had previously picked up a girl, took her to his room and as we were driving around, we saw her walking back home. Depp made her walk home! Not even a taxi?! What a jerk! LOL

So we picked her up and gave her a ride. Then we came across a street party where everyone was doing a synchronous dance to a jazz song. One older man about 60's-70's was had these really cool birth marks on his face, much like Deadpools mask. It was awesome. Wake.

Ok, last night I got out of bed and attempted a WILD! I can trust myself again! LOL

I went to bed at around 10:30 and set my alarm for 3:30, giving me 5 hours of sleep. Interesting side note, I seemed to have been dreaming around 12:30 as my wife came to bed at that time, woke me up and I recalled a fuzzy dream... hmm...

So after I woke, I wrote in my dream journal and got a drink of water. After about 5 minutes I was in bed again and laying on my side, attempted to WILD. I think I was slowly moving into SP as my body started becoming "detached" (best way I can put it) and becoming numb. I started moving toward the next stage (I was counting in my head and I reached about 130 saying "I am dreaming" every 10 counts or so) but then... my kid started waking and making noise in the other room and my wife was rolling around in the bed... DANGIT!!

The dream I recorded, I was walking on the side of a road (my friend having gone back to get his car) and trying to watch videos on my phone. The scene changed as there was a co-worker of mine (police officer, though in RL he is not a police officer) who got upset about something and was being arrested. In the squad car, he shot two holes in the car's roof then shot himself in the head? He was alright in the next scene as another co-worker (in RL) were going to look for him (guess he escaped?) and we knew we could find him at the shooting range. We were on the way over there in a car when he appeared in the car (we all acted naturally, of course) and then the joke was made "We wouldn't be in this mess if someone bought American candy!" in which I shouted a reply "Baklava!"

A common dream sign seems to be comedic timing as if in a movie. Though it may not necessarily be funny in RL, in the dream, it's perfect timing as you would see in a film. Interesting...

Oh well... But I think I am making progress.

Don't remember much. Just that I was working in my garden and I was replanting this full size leaf with roots... weird... Not much more than this... I was too tired to write more in my journal... Darn my tiredness!

I've decided I need to focus on the dream recall before I expect any real results with lucid dreaming. My previous attempts almost 2 years ago afforded me a lucid dream within a few days but I was much more dedicated and the thought of dreaming was constantly on my mind. I wasn't as busy either but I am still determined. I forget to check my reality and need to get back into the habit of RC's.

I decided until my dream recall improves, I will try to focus on FILD's instead of WILDS as I had success with those for awhile.

I recorded two dreams last night. One in length and the other was a short blip (at least from what I remember)

The first, I was in a temple. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and we have temples for worship. This temple was nothing like the actual ones. This was almost similar to what I imagine an ancient temple from the Old Testament might be. It was dark with little lighting from candles, torches etc and mostly stone and rock. I remember seeing a couple of guys approaching me (oddly enough, wearing modern clothing) and at first I thought they were friendly. Turns out, they were not. They were there to vandalize the temple and when they approached, they wanted to fight. Soon afterwards, a group of Saints (very bulky and strong) came and escorted them out.

We went to another section of the temple. It was a huge room with little to no furniture, just a cement floor. The walls in the room were one big circle with large windows stretching from your waist to the ceiling. The temple must have been built against a lake as the windows were have submerged in a lake and you could see marine life outside. In the center of the room was a light display from the ceiling shining to the floor. It was a replication of how light will reflect from water, somewhat abstract-like. (Side note: A few days ago, I watched Iron Man 2 which shows a party which they have these very same type of lights that indeed shown on the floor)

Unfortunately, the vandalism extended to this room as well. There were glow-in-the-dark spray paint and chalk writings all over the room. I wish I could remember what they said. Walking along the circular wall with the large windows, I was watching the marine life (ocean life rather than what you would find in a lake) and a speaker or narrator explained that the lake was man-made just for the temple. I remember seeing a few sea-turtles and then some other animal (I don't remember what kind of animal) came and tried to eat a baby turtle, tearing it's head from it's body.

I turned to leave and saw this grotesque monster come into the room. It reminded my of the aliens in "District 9" but turned inside-out with it's peculiar looking organs on the outside of it's body. It was against me, I knew that much. My kid or someone else's kid was wanting some kind of pamphlets or papers and the only way to get to them was to put your foot into a contraption that applied the paper to the bottom of your foot, then you would pull it out. I did this a few times and handed the paper to the kid, still attached to my foot. The monster would watch this and was next to me the entire time. Woke.

The Second Dream

All I remember I was helping some kid to fight a computer controlled character in a street fighter game. As the kid control his character's flight in the air, I would use a Wii Remote-like device to shoot at the other character's head. Woke.

Was out of town and didn't bring my dream journal but oh well...

The dream I had last night I remember in small fragments. I was in my home (That looked nothing like my home) and someone had broken in. I grabbed my shotgun (which I have in RL, looked exactly the same) and went out to find them. I found a bunch of small kids, like 4 and held them until the cops came. I eventually found another kid in the backyard. They were very rude and didn't believe that the cops were coming. When the cops finally came, they got nervous....

I remember another dream as well... I was in a backyard similar to another house I used to live in several years ago and I was with a film critic who's blog I follow... I don't remember the conversation but there was some kind of interaction with the neighbors... That's all I remember.

I waited too long to write this but I remember in the dream my wife had told me that someone we knew wanted to go to the movies with me. I remember thinking it was strange and it wasn't until I was there that this guy had a crush on me, hence why he wanted to go to the movies. This is fine but certainly awkward. As we were walking past the snack counter, apparently I was trying to sneak in some Reeces Pieces and had hid them under my arm. I saw that there were some Reeses Whoppers and I really wanted those so I went to the line and bought them.

My only memory after that was the friend I was with suddenly had tiny hands that were flat and made of a strange substance. Someone commented that they were a metal of some sort and that my friend was actually a transport/spaceship for a small little alien. I remember a small alien (Like in MIB) had crawled up his nose. My friend (Or space ship apparently) started flying toward the sky, rocketing from the souls of his shoes. Woke.

It wasn't anything spectacular, in fact as soon as I realized I was lucid, I woke but it's nice to see the progress.

So here's the dream in little detail...

I was on the sidewalk where what seemed like my old hometown Casa Grande, riding this REALLY tiny, somewhat thick skateboard the size of a shoe. It was actually pretty fun and I was really good at it.

Some other things might have happened on the way but I eventually came across my dog, Buddy, and started to pet him. He must have had a sore since every time I tried to pet him near his neck, he flinched and rolled over. On closer inspection, I noticed it had two ticks imbedded between his fur. The biggest grape-sized one was clear. At this point I became lucid but not excited. I don't think it's in my character

So I did a reality check by pushing my finger through my palm to verify at which point I started feeling my RL body laying on the couch. Woke.