Thread: Chrysalis' Workbook

Dreamsigns:
Music
Fire

Reality Checks:
Nose Plugging
Checking Digital Clocks

Techniques Used:
None, but the only lucid dream that I've had was a DILD. I plan on trying a combination of WBTB and MILD tonight.

Goals:
[] Stabilize a lucid dream.
[] Have a WILD.
[] Fly.
[] Summon a person.
[] Control water.
[] Have an epic sword fight with someone.
[] Cause some music to play (ex. turning on a radio, using songs as background music, etc).
[] Eat some food.

Welcome to DVA Chrysalis! I think it's cool how many members (myself included) want to try dream food. It really is an interesting experience.

Anyway, thank you for joining the Intro Class, and I look forward to working with you.

Welcome to the class!

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

Welcome to DVA Chrysalis! I think it's cool how many members (myself included) want to try dream food. It really is an interesting experience.

Haha I'm noticing this as well. Hopefully when the other students try it, they don't have my issue of the plate jumping from my hand.

Dreams
(Despite going to bed at 5AM, I actually recalled my dream pretty well)
I entered my school so that I could say "farewell" to my classmates. The first thing that I noticed, however, was that almost all the signs had the word "shit" on them. I asked my teachers why, and they said that they had rid the school of children who weren't older than 13 (my school had students of all ages, but the classes were obviously separate). I'm then at my house playing a game on my Xbox 360 that was released in two parts and had a humorous name. It involved going to other worlds by traveling through portals and solving puzzles.

New Dreamsigns
My school
My house

Reality Checks
I've been using the two reality checks that I mentioned in the OP.

Well done on the recall and dream signs!

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

The first thing that I noticed, however, was that almost all the signs had the word "shit" on them.

Notes
I tried a combination of WBTB and MILD this morning. It didn't work, but I had a couple of dreams that I recalled (both being game-related).

Dreams
I have two fragments:
1. I was playing a game where I was fighting against some of the characters from the Touhou series (Japanese bullet hell games). Once I finished all of the battles, everything changed to look like the game Eversion (freeware platforming game). I eventually gave up because demonic hands kept killing me.
2. I was playing a game that looked like a cross between the Final Fantasy and Tales series. I was fighting the final boss, who was a queen that constantly gained power throughout the match and was changing her appearance every time she powered up. She ended up becoming a troll for some reason. :/ There was also a "Darkness Resistance" stat which not only shielded my party from certain attacks, it also made them less likely to attack each other.

New Dreamsigns
Video Games

Reality Checks
Every time I woke up, I performed the same RCs that I've always been doing. I've been doing them sporadically in the past few hours.

So sorry the induction attempts failed, but good job on the recall and additional dream sign.

Better luck tonight. Keep up those RCs and you're sure to have another DILD.

Your workbook is looking good, Chrysalis! Others could take a good clue from you!

Dream food can be satisfying, but it doesn't always taste right.

Dreams
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to recall any dreams from last night. :<

Reality Checks
I've still been performing my reality checks whenever something off has occurred. I've added a few reality checks related to my hands (ex. trying to see if my finger will go through my palms)

I like hand RCs, especially for when I'm in public.

Chrysalis, how are you finding awareness? Have you been practicing that more during this class? Has your dream recall improved?

(I hate my internet connection.)

(I didn't recall anything from June 7)

June 8
It was the last day of school (again), and a few of my classmates and I were taken to a lake where we could swim for a few hours. That's it... except for the fact that there was a small horse that decided to become evil. It never did anything and eventually got stuck on the top of a ladder that was missing a few steps.

June 9
I was going... somewhere and I was travelling in a mine cart with a few other DCs. The cart descended into a cave and the tracks started to resemble a roller coaster. 5 seconds after exiting that cave, it descended into another one which looked very demonic. I wasn't scared, though. Actually, I started rambling on about how I could become a millionaire by selling the horn-shaped rocks in the cave. I closed my eyes and imagined my possible future, but a DC tapped me on my shoulder and alerted my that we had already left the cave.

June 10
I don't recall anything besides seeing a former classmate who I haven't seen for around a year IRL.

(I didn't recall anything from June 11 and 12)

June 13
This was weird. I was in a classroom, and the teacher was holding a mug fulled with beer. He said that it was shaken enough, the foam would turn into cake. He shook it as much as he could, and in the end, the whole room was filled with foam. There was no cake and everyone was pissed off.

Reality Checks
I've been doing the same ones that I've always been doing. Nothing odd has happened recently, though.

Lesson 2 Homework
I'll keep trying to have a DILD, but I might attempt a WILD one night and see how that goes.

Originally Posted by Caenis

Chrysalis, how are you finding awareness? Have you been practicing that more during this class? Has your dream recall improved?

As noted above, my recall likes to stop working at times. I'll try to practice my awareness more.

That's a shame, Chrysalis. Have you tried anything to increase your recall? What's your sleep schedule like?

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

June 13
This was weird. I was in a classroom, and the teacher was holding a mug fulled with beer. He said that it was shaken enough, the foam would turn into cake. He shook it as much as he could, and in the end, the whole room was filled with foam. There was no cake and everyone was pissed off.

The cake was a lie. >.>

Good work, Chrysalis. Let us know how the WILD turns out if you try it. Have you looked at the different WILD tutorials and picked a favorite yet? Don't stop doing the RCs though, keep going!

Bluh. I'm considering dropping out of this class for now. Due to what's happening in real life, I've had to go to sleep at times like 3 AM which fucked up my dream recall. I've also wanted to update but couldn't because of my damn internet connection.

Well, here's some fragments anyways.

June 19
I was taking a monorail(?) to escape my town since there was an explosion waiting to happen. My mom was taking some time to let me access her bank account so I could have some money while I was gone. Then somebody called a random DC out since she was a criminal. I woke up shortly after.

June 20
I was helping this guy get to this award ceremony for video edits. Getting there meant that we had to run through traffic and going on a bunch of amusement park rides. When we got there, he got the best prize of all, but it was a stone statue of a trophy that looks like a giant and ripped it off some mountain.

Reality Checks
It's been the same as always.

Thankfully, my sleeping at late times should stop now and I should be able to update daily now. If not, I'll just sign up for next month's classes.

Aww well, I understand if life is interfering right now with your quest for lucidity. Just so you know, this class is now user-paced, so you can pick back up when ever your ready, or when your internet connection is better, or whatever. Your workbook and journal will stay right where they are until you get back.

Good job with consistency and thinking about dreaming even though you may not have alot of time. I need to do that. My dreaming goes south whenever I am a bit stressed.

I had four fragments last night, but the one I'll mention stands out the most.

I was in my bedroom listening to this song. It was ending, but I noticed that some extra lines were added. I walked into my bathroom, asked myself if I was dreaming, and performed a nose plug. It worked, and my vision immediately blurs and I have a bit of trouble standing up, but I felt glad that I became lucid again. I open a drawer so I could get a phone that I could summon someone with. There wasn't one in there (this was probably my fault as I was trying to summon someone ASAP), but I got a container of deodorant and held it against my ear. Nothing happened so I put it back. I then run towards my bedroom door and open it with the hope that someone was behind it. There was nobody there. I think I gave up afterwards since I don't recall anything after that.

...should I count this as a lucid dream even though I didn't do anything other than perform a successful reality check?

Haha @ the deodorant phone. Yes, that was a lucid. You realized you were dreaming and began attempting different tasks. Even if the tasks themselves failed (trying to summon someone), the fact remains you became aware that you were dreaming. Now you just need more dream control.

Hey, guys! I'd like to join this class again!

During the past few months, I haven't been practicing my dream recall for a variety of reasons, but I plan on starting again tonight.

September 16
I was taking a look at a few books in a library when I suddenly got involved in a fight that was taking place between two magical girls. I don't remember anything else aside from the fact that it felt like my dream lasted for 5-7 hours. O__o

Hey Chrysalis! Welcome back!