firstly let me say when i was just a little boy and my friends used to say "isn't it funny when you're dreaming and you know you are!", i always used to say they were lying and it's impossible! how wrong i was!!!!!

when i first heard of lucid dreaming i was interested in it and obviously thought it would be cool to do it but never bothered doing practices, although i did consider it.

not too long ago i had my first experience with lucid dreaming, although it didnt go as i would've liked.
during a dream i became aware that i was dreaming but i woke up. afterwards i remember lying on the living room floor trying to go to sleep so i could start lucid dreaming again- but then i woke up!!!!!

my alarm clock is always set for about 7 in the morning, but being a student, i usually get up about 5 hours later.

this morning i remember the awful noise of the alarm clock slowly entering my awareness, so i stopped it and went back to bed.

i dreamt that i was walking down the road and i seen a dog as big as a lion in front of me chewing a basketball. its owner wasnt with it so i was very cautious, and stayed back instead of walking past it.

someone on a bike cycled past and the dog started chasing him. then it turned on me. it bit me on the arm, but it didn't hurt, it was like a "play" bite (if you have a dog you'll know what i mean).

that's when i became aware i was dreaming.


the dog let go and was standing in front of me waiting for me to chase him (just as my dog does when he's playing). as he waited, i was thinking about the dream. i could feel my weight on the soles of my feet, the light breeze blowing past, and could smell the dog's breath. this convinced me that i was dreaming and not simply "imagining". i also contemplated what possible meaning the dream could have, as everything seemed symbolic, i.e. huge dog chewing basketball blocking my path (i play a lot of bball).

i dont know whether it was the dog's bite or the realisation of the symbolic nature of the events that made me think i might be dreaming however.


then i started to wonder what i should do to the dog as it stood in front of me. i was about to give it one big superman punch to the face when it ran away. i chased it for a while, but then became disinterested because i decided to walk to a shop nearby (the dream took place in a familiar location).

when i got to the shop (when i was outside and could see it) people appeared, going about their life. they appeared in the same way people tend to do on grand theft auto games.

as i crossed the road i became aware of a strange sound i was making, which i then realised was me snoring. i then woke up, feeling kinda annoyed because i always thought i never snored.