Last night was lucid dream #17! Very short (just over a minute) but high clarity.

The dream felt very stable but unexpectedly blew up when I walked through a doorway. Strangely, this was a doorway out of a glass building through which I could clearly see a street scene, so the next scene should have been all ready to go. (I can still clearly imagine what it looked like.) I had a high-ish heart rate upon waking so found myself unable to DEILD.

While the early ending was a bit of a surprise, this was still great. Vivid detail, a calm mind, and very high awareness. I even remembered that it was later in the morning and I should thus be in a nice, long REM cycle.

This is the actual dream: Doorway Troubles - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

To address the door thing, my plan is to:
  • "Practice" going through doors during my waking LD exercises.
  • Try using RareCola's technique of bringing a DC along with me through a transition as an "anchor".
  • Not get overly concerned. A door is still just a door and a little practice will sort this out.


Of course, these are just the approaches that occur to me. As always. I welcome any additional suggestions or ideas.