Odd Occurance transitioning between DEILDs (Loading Screen Like)

So last night I had a very odd experience between several DEILDs. Basically what would happen is every time I exited a DEILD I would see what resembled a loading screen. (like for selecting a game save of something) This would appear as I became conscious or returning to my bed, and remain in my vision until I entered my next lucid dream.

I made a quick mock up of roughly what this looked like:

http://www.yargnit.com/download/dreamloading.png

Quite an odd experience, no?

As you can see from the image is was sorted into an almost spreadsheet like fashion, listing the dreams from my DEILDs as they happened along with a brief identifier text, and a time that I assume was the duration. (Obviously my numbers are just fabricated, but that's basically how it looked)

The strangest thing was after laying for several seconds with this screen, a loading type icon would appear beside one of the rows, signaling that I was transitioning into another lucid dream, which I would do a few seconds later. This happened probably 9 or 10 times total, with the screen (which was 8 rows high) starting empty except for one, and eventually filling, before actually beginning to display a scroll bar along the right side during the last couple instances.

The effect this had on my lucid dreams was rather different as well. Because of seeing this screen, followed by the loading icon before fading into my next dream, not only did I instantly become lucid as the dream began, but I actually was aware as the dream was forming, watching it slowly materialize from black after my 'loading screen' vanished. (And then as I woke from the dream the screen would reappear, followed by the loading icon several seconds later, and finally another dream would form.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? Also curious on the thoughts of some of the more experienced lucid dreamers here about the significance or meaning of this. (Sadly I didn't try to manipulate the loading screen to actually select specific dreams, I was aware of being awake while the screen was present, and trying to be careful to avoid doing something that would prevent another successful DEILD after, but it's on my list to try)

Thoughts? Am I crazy? Too much time on the computer? Lol.

Its never happened to me like that but i have had some menu screens appear sometimes in dreams before i make things happen.

I would think it is your brain trying to make sense of what is happening and since you are oriented towards computers, this "loading screen" makes it easiest.

That's pretty interesting...

This is pretty fascinating. I'm assuming you must play a lot of video games? So your mind would process the wait through the HI in between LDs, as a loading screen. Really all that was, was Hypnagogic Imagery. But it seems like a really cool way to remember all your lucids by seeing that loading screen between each one. I might actually try that and see if I can get something like that to work, though I assume that it just happened naturally for you because you are used to dealing with such things. I don't play too many games that have loading screens that look like that.

I've seen an iPhone lock screen being unlocked during a DEILD.

LOL, that is some crazy vision you have there. I usually see nothing but sparkles. I guess you must play a lot of video games.

iPhone screen would be awesome LRT... lol.

Now if only I could print screen the image out of my head I could actually makue use of it to remember my dreams... if only.

That's pretty awesome. Lol, probably caused by spending lots of time on the computer. The closest HI I've had to this was a screen saver, so that when the dream started I was looking at a computer screen.

Just last night i had something like this

While i was DEILDing it was like a Dial menu to choose between either Cool People or Anime. I chose Cool People and then entered the dream

hmm

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Originally Posted by yumester

Just last night i had something like this

While i was DEILDing it was like a Dial menu to choose between either Cool People or Anime. I chose Cool People and then entered the dream

hmm

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Lol, that's an interesting dial.

I think you chose the wrong option though. ^^

That is cool. But I've never had that happen to me. Although once I was locked out of one of my own lucid dreams. Everything with black except for random numbers that would appear every second.

Hm... I tend to pass through a dark place when I portal somewhere. Everything is black except for a few swirly coloured lights...

Kind of like the Assassin's Creed loading screen, only inverted.

Yeah, I'd say we use the computer/play video games too much. :D