High Hunter's Wild Dreamworld
Well here we go...I finally decided to post a dream journal on here. I read other people's journals and found them strangely entertaining. Hopefully my crazy dreams will entertain others as well! Enjoy at your own risk. ;)
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009.
A Surprising Climb
It sure is a beautiful, sunny day to be driving around in the mountains of California. My buddy Andy seems worried that the reason why he is driving me all the way out here is because I want to be dropped off alone, with no gear, and survive for a few days on my own. The deeper we get into the mountains, the more worried I get as well. By the time he drops me off, I really wish I had brought at least a hammock, or a tent. It's too late to go back now though, so off I go into the wooded mountains.
With no particular plan, or direction to head to, I simply start walking. The feeling of loneliness grows stronger, until I turn a corner and find a dozen of tourists relaxing in long chairs on a dock by the side of the river. I am amazed to find people, and as comforting as it is to find them, I quickly want to get away from them. I therefore walk past them without paying much attention and head towards the rock cliffs on the other side. I start to rock climb my way up, but by the time I get about 20 feet high, I realize I have about 300 more feet to get up, which is kind of suicide. I then get down and start running until I find a hiking trail that leads up the rocky peak.
On my way up, a beautiful young woman with blonde hair joins me on my ascending quest. We make some small talk and already we seem to have bonded to the point of holding each other's hands. She gives me a very sweet and sincere smile, and I run the other direction to go back on my own. I then meet a young man I knew a few years back, which follows me on my way up the mountain. I am not sure why he is following me, and it kind of bothers me. All of a sudden, we find ourselves atop the peak, only to find a bunch of jets about to take off the runway. I try to snap some pictures of them but a stupid security guard gets in the way and my camera breaks down. I then wake up...
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009.
Animal House
As I climb up the metal stairs of this half built structure, an old friend of mine makes a sudden appearance. It’s Sean, (whom I haven’t seen in years), and he portrays a playful attitude as he grins at me and runs away, hinting me to chase him. After taking a look around, I realize that this building is perfect for playing such a game. It is under construction, and there are no walls or ceilings anywhere. It’s like a vertical maze of stairs and bridges. I decide to play along and try to catch Sean from a different approach. I go back to the lower level and take a different route up. Along the way, I meet another friend of mine, who then decides to join me on my playful quest. We eventually come face to face with Sean and we all laugh. Suddenly Sean is now above us on a higher level and grins at us again, like he did earlier. As I start to plan a way to reach him, I find myself in a bedroom with a pond in it.
I am now sitting on a comfortable bed and my friend Ted is sitting on a chair in front of me. There is a bookshelf to his left and the pond is in front of him and extends to his right as well. On the right side, there are many tropical trees that seem to lead into a deep forest. As I gaze deeper into the forest, I notice a beautiful bobcat emerging from the thick greenery. His ears are short and his body is rather muscular. His fur is thick and orange-brown in color. He has a few black spots scattered around as well. There is also a rock in between Ted and I that is halfway in the water. Ted steps on the rock and shoves his left arm in the water. His right hand rests on the side of the rock as to help him keep balance. As I look at his hand, I quickly notice the tail of a baby rattlesnake right next to his fingers.
“Move your hand!” I shout.
He jerks his left hand out of the water and looks at me confused.
“The other one”, I say. “Move your right hand! There is a rattlesnake next to it!”
He then moves his hand and looks at the snake. We both pay attention to it for a few seconds.
“Yeah it’s a rattlesnake” he says, as the tiny rattle emerges from the water for a second.
The snake then disappears into the pond.
Later, I find myself at home browsing around on my computer. I log onto Dreamviews chat and notice a few people there. I talk to Shift, no-name, Tarsier, and a few others. I then wake up…
Thursday, April 16th, 2009.
High Mind
I look up and see a beautiful summit awaiting us. The rock which we stand on looks as if it were composed of millions of tightly packed grains of sand. Its color is light brown, almost golden, and the sky behind it is perfectly blue. I scan the rock's surface and spot enough holds to make out a safe route to finish the ascent. I lead the way and finally set foot on the high top of this massive rock formation. It is now that I realize how high we actually are, for when I look down at the ground below us, I have a hard time determining if the drop is over a hundred feet or not. It certainly is somewhere around there, though. The landscape below offers an incredible view of distant rolling hills and mountains that remind me of fallen dinosaur fossils. After spending some quality time sitting atop the rock and feeding our senses with incredible natural wonders, we ready ourselves for the descent.
Wow, I had not noticed how steep and dangerous this climb was. The way down looks like sure suicide. Half the holds that were there earlier have been substituted with slick and slippery curved surfaces. The first part of going down actually consists of a half bowl surface that drops straight down into oblivion. My mind becomes very shaky and negative thoughts come rushing in. Naturally, my limbs mirror my state of mind and I find myself barely able to hang onto anything. I am now terrified and am unable to scan any possible routes downwards. Suddenly, a single thought of equanimity passes through my mind and the scenario is reversed. I am reminded to stay calm and that there is but one option: to slowly make my way down and forgetting of the height factor, whatsoever. My body then relaxes as I stretch my left leg down onto a small crack below me. One limb at a time, I make my way down until I reach the end of the bowl. At this point, my left leg is somewhat secure on a tiny ledge, while both of my hands are pushing outwards on the bowl’s sides as to stabilize myself. Yet, this exhausting position leaves me with very little time to act, for my feet start to slide as my arms get more and more tired. I see a good angle to land on about three feet below me and I quickly realize that it is my only chance of survival. I am unable to slowly crawl down to it at this point, so my only option is to completely let go and land exactly on the corner and stabilize. I quickly visualize the scenario and before I know it I find myself standing on that corner already. I quickly make my way down to a safe spot from that point and turn around to spot my friends as they go down as well. After we are all down to safety, we are all extremely stoked to be safe and sound. A powerful feeling rushes over my body, and I feel very proud of my mind for staying strong during this challenge. I then wake up…
Hardcore Lucid Dream Training - Part 1: DILD & MILD
Awareness
* Make mental maps of rooms/places I walk in. Observe everything in the room/place then try to remember it as best I can.
* Then zoom out and look at the big picture. Relate and connect places and rooms to the entire area I’m in, etc.
Dream Goals
* Rubbing hands together and looking at body as to help stabilize the dream.
* Jump high and levitate for a few seconds.
* Inform a Dream Character that I am dreaming to see their reactions.
* Perform a back flip, then a front flip.
* Pick up an instrument and start playing music.
* Jump high enough to actually start flying.
* Teleport or fly into space.
* Surf around the city.
* Plant a palm tree seed and make it grow at high speed.
* Separate the molecules that make up my body.
Dream Journal
* Write in Personal DJ every night, especially dream fragments that I would normally tend to ignore.
* Write epic dreams in Online DJ to boost motivation.
* Read DJ frequently to remember what dreams feel like.
Dream Recall
* Write in and read DJ everyday.
* Go over dream signs daily.
* Upon waking up, stay in bed and go over the dream events backwards to help fully remember the dream.
Dream Signs
* Wilderness (Animals, Deserts, Forests, Mountains, Rocks), Water (Lakes, Ocean), Driving, the Military, Friends & Girls.
* Also, go over dream signs daily to help remembering them well.
* Daily Dream Sign
~ Pick a new daily dream sign everyday and perform a RC every time I notice it while awake to train prospective memory.
Pre-Sleep Preparation
* Relaxation
~ Perform the 61 Point Relaxation Technique.
* Mantras
~ I will notice my dream signs and I will realize I am dreaming.
~ I will perform a reality check when I notice a dream sign.
~ I will remember to stabilize my dream when I realize I am dreaming.
* Visualization
~ Visualize a dream scene or a previous dream with details, emotions, etc.
Reality Checks
* Ask the “Am I dreaming, right now?” question whenever I notice a dream sign or anything unusual or dream like.
* Perform a Memory Check RC.
* Look at hands and push finger through palm RC.
* Perform another RC, such as reading text twice, checking time twice, or trying to influence environment with thoughts.
* Remember to stabilize! (Staying calm, looking at hands, rubbing hands, focusing on senses, etc.)
Wake Back To Bed (WBTB)
* Waking up with an alarm a few hours after going to bed and staying up for a short while.
* Read about lucid dreaming while up before going back to bed, while performing constant reality checks.
* Repeat a few times in the night if needed.
Friday, April 24th, 2009.
Distracted Camping
The sun is setting in the distance. The mountains are beginning to lose their details and slowly start to look like two dimensional black curves above the horizon. The tall blades of grass around me are dancing with the help of the subtle wind. There is also a very impressive rock formation next to me that is shaped exactly like an eagle with its wings spread open. My camp fire is very healthy and as I stare deeper and deeper into it. I can feel the ground below me pulsating with vibrations.
I then notice a young lady with a ranger outfit sitting at a desk in the open field close by. I walk in her direction to ask her a brilliant question.
"Is it OK if I make a fire here?"
She looks at my huge, raging fire behind me, and says "Huh, sure.."
Immediately after this, I see a dark outline of a person walking in our direction. It is a young man who reminds me of an old friend of mine a lot. He starts talking to me and I can't even listen to what he's saying. He finally stops talking for a minute.
"Are you Perfito?" I ask.
"No." he responds, to continue rambling about I don't know what.
After some time, I finally realize that he is talking about a party going on at the moment and that I am missing out on all of the action. He mentions beautiful women there waiting for me and much more. After some quick thinking, I decide that I should check it out.
I instantly find myself at the party and am immediately regretting my decision. I see a few friends, which is cool, but the party is nowhere as cool as the guy made it seem to be. The place where I was camping was much better. I see my friend Brett and talk to him for a few minutes. Then my friend Drew makes an appearance and mentions something about a really good movie I should rent. Again, as he mentions it, I am teleported somewhere new. We are now in a video store. I am trying to find the movie he mentioned but I don't even know what to look for. I finally pick a movie and go outside, where Drew is sitting in my convertible car, talking to our friend Tara. I see our other friend Krista in a car behind us who is waiting for Tara to come back. I jump in the driver seat and see another friend of mine with another guy. They are dressed up like punk rockers which is very unusual. I then wake up...
Sunday, April 26th, 2009.
Don't Let Go!
My two feet are as solid as the massive rock I am standing on. I can feel my heart beating inside my chest as my hands tightly grip my harness. I patiently wait for the perfect opportunity to jump off the cliff. After a few very focused seconds, I feel a perfect wind blow on my back and decide that it is time for take off. Swoooosh! I jump off the rock and fly into the distance with the aid of this amazing paraglider. I can feel the tension of the wind as I maneuver this flying device around. When I pull back, I lose speed and I slightly lose some altitude. When I rotate my body to the left or right, I switch directions quite easily. This is such an exhilarating experience! I am at the peak of excitement as my body freely floats about in the atmosphere.
Below me, a vast forest of giant conifers occupy the terrain. I can also see the huge rock cliff from which I jumped from. There are some people beneath me who are participating in various activities as well. I see a friend of mine who looks as mind blown as I am, and I'm sure he would love to try this. I therefore try to lose some altitude as to safely land back on the rock where he stands. Finally, I set foot on the very top of the rock and stabilize myself. A strong feeling of nostalgia overpowers my mind and I immediately wish to go back up high, in the sky. I then look behind me, and to my surprise, notice my friend fly away on a paraglider as well!
At this point, I see no reason why I should be grounded here on this rock. As soon as the thought arises, my paraglider catches a wave of wind and as if it had a mind of its own, decides to soar some more. I quickly realize that I am not harnessed in anymore, and the higher I get, the harder it is to hang on. I am soon hanging with my thumb, index and middle fingers as the land below becomes smaller and smaller with each passing second. Strangely, I am not afraid at all of this situation. I do realize that if I let go, I will become a human pancake in no time, yet it does not seem to be too critical for some reason. I slowly climb back up inside my harness and clip myself in to safety. I catch up to my friend and we glide away. I then wake up...
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009.
Frosty Chase
"Let's go hiking!" says Andy, as he shuffles through his bag to find an extra sweatshirt to put on before we venture out.
I walk outside and gaze at the bright moon hanging in the dark night sky. The oxygen I exhale is immediately transformed into a thin cloud of smoke that dissipates into the cold air. We exit the house and walk down the wooden stairs to set foot on the crisp snow that is covering the ground. The alley is narrow, crushed in between two rows of houses, and leads directly to the nearby park. It does not take long to get there, for after only a few crunchy steps we find ourselves in the heart of the neighborhood park, where a snow covered jungle gym invites us to climb its frosted metal bars. Andy does not waste a second to start playing around like a child, but I wait for a moment. I wait, because I can feel something... Something that appears to be calling me, something that demands my attention.
I scan the frosty horizon for a sign, but find nothing. After some time investigating the area, I finally let loose and decide to join Andy who is now basically a monkey. Before I can reach the jungle gym, I suddenly hear a noise behind me and quickly turn my head around to see what is going on. To my surprise, a large dog is charging directly at me with a fierce look in his eyes and a set of sharp teeth ready to slice me up. I quickly dash to my left and head for a giant tree standing in the middle of the park. I jump onto the first limb and climb my way up higher while being careful not to slip on the icy branches. The dog also climbs up the tree and attempts to reach me but is unable to get as high as I am. I then wake up...
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009.
Party Time
The people here are merry, as they dance on the silky green blades of grass, and their chatters and laughters echo into the bright blue sky. Some are friends, some mere acquaintances, and some I do not know. It really does not make any difference whether I know them or not though, because I do not feel like talking to any of them anyway. Some come to me and attempt to have a conversation, but it does not feel right and I walk away. I escape their over exaggerated emotions and find myself inside a building. Here, the laughters are even louder, and the emotions even stronger. Now that I feel like I should perhaps make an effort to get along, it feels like people are avoiding me. Fair enough, I think to myself, as I seek a door to let me out of this horrible place.
I walk in front of a table where my friends Darryl and Sasha sit. I make eye contact with Sasha and continue walking, ignoring Darryl.
"Wilding Danny" he mutters.
I turn around to look at him and he starts talking to somebody else.
"Wilding Danny?" I say to him.
He ignores me and keeps on talking to his friends.
"I think so" says Sasha, as she glares back and forth between Darryl and I.
I wonder how they know of my lucid dreaming passion and keep on walking to find an exit.
I finally find a door that lets me get out and get some fresh air. It is night time and I am in the middle of two, or perhaps more, large buildings. I walk around for a bit and walk up some metal stairs. An older homeless man sees me and begins talking to me. We exchange some words for a few seconds.
"I eat anything" he eventually says. "Glass, rocks, metal.."
I am surprised to hear him say this and he seems to enjoy my confused facial expression.
"You could even say I eat mountains" he finally says. I then wake up...
Biking & Rattling
I am cruising down the street with this new bike I just got. A few seconds ago, it was a mountain bike, however it just now morphed into a dirt bike and it is a lot more fun to ride. I'm pretty much in the downtown section of a fairly big town. No sky scrapers or anything, but big buildings all around. I go up and down some stair sets to add some challenge to my fun. I eventually cross ways with another biker. He's on a street bicycle though, and looks like he's some sort of professional athlete with all his gear. We wave at each other and keep on riding.
I then spot my car parked on the side of the road and pull over next to it. There is a bunch of stuff on my back seat and I'm thinking that I need to get my bike inside my car in order to bring both of them back to wherever it is that I would be going. An older gentlemen makes an appearance and begins to make conversation. He is wearing brown and orange rugged clothes and mentions something about being stranded out here. I offer him a ride and move the stuff on my back seat around and manage to fit my bike in there. I drive him around for a bit and he tells me to stop in an alley, where I park my car. We both get out and immediately spot a large brown and orange rattlesnake in the middle of the alley. It is clearly an adult diamondback and it is completely coiled and ready to strike. I tell the man to be careful as he slowly walks around the snake on the right hand side. He approaches the porch of a house while being careful not to get too close to the venom carrying snake. Before I have time to say anything, I notice another rattlesnake right next to his ankle. That one is covered with black and white stripes and strikes at the man's leg as fast as a lightning bolt.
He does not seem to care at all and walks a little farther after getting bit a few more times. I feel awful for him getting bit and offer him to call for help, but he refuses. He says he'll be fine as he begins to struggle walking back and forth down the alley. Both snakes seem to be gone at this point and I start looking for something in my trunk that could help him out. I then see him rest his back against the wall. He seems to be in an incredible amount of pain now and I decide to call for help. As I make the phone call, a large pool of blood suddenly gushes out of him and splatters on the wall. He then falls down on the ground, soaked in blood. I run back to my trunk to get a towel or something, and I finish the phone call. When I run back to him, I see that he cut both of his legs off and his left arm, and there is no more blood, only fresh scars. I tell him I called an ambulance for him.
"Oh, you did?" he says, looking rather indifferent at the situation.
I ask him if he is going to be OK and he assures me that he will be fine. I then wake up...
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009.
Random Town
I am walking in a foreign old town made of very strange architectural tastes. There are random pillars standing in the middle of the dirt roads and buildings with no doors or windows. If I had to take a guess, I would say I am in Asia somewhere. Anyhow, I don't want to be seen by anyone out here, and I decide to dash into the small woods on my right. I crawl around like a tiger on the prowl, sneakily dodging people and stalking my way through the other side. After some ninja fun, I come out of the woods and no longer care if I am seen. In fact, I see some people walking on the side of a rock face and decide to go to them.
As I arrive at the bottom of the cliff, I perceive strange wooden logs horizontally stuck in the rock. They provide a sort of aid to climb, kind of like huge giant steps. However, these steps are for the hands, since you can use the logs to grab onto while you climb the rocks with your feet. I find this to be a very strange and random setup for climbing, but I do appreciate it none the less. Once I finally reach the top I immediately see a large door that leads inside the giant rock. I decide to step inside.
I feel a cold draft as I walk in and realize that I am now standing on a balcony that circles the gigantic room I am in. When I get closer to the edge, I peek down and see a big ice hockey ring, where some people are casually enjoying the game. I try to find a way down while I walk around the porch. I eventually see an old friend of mine, Stephanie, who seems very happy to see me, and the feeling is reciprocal. We begin to talk and I then wake up...