Thread: Personal Lucid Task Club

I went lucid last night. Almost immediately I tried my personal dream goal--to enter my worst and recurring childhood nightmare. I couldn't do it. I flew instead. I know I can fly.

I believe it is all about confidence. If anyone has any ideas, I'm very open. Last night was my chance.

Well Rman, The demon appears by a portal that is a ring of ashes. You could try transporting there the same way! Make or find a ring of ashes and use it as a portal to your own basement where the demon would follow you.

A lot of people talk about difficulty with flying and I think I have a tip that can really help.

I have always been a really good flier, but suddenly flying became difficult for me. I could get up in the air but I would eventually glide back down to the ground like a paper airplane. So I got myself some help! Now if I ever have any trouble, I rub my hands together and when I take them apart, my palms are glowing white, they are boosters just like Iron mans! It is shocking how easy this is! It increases speed, increases agility, and is available whenever you need it!

Originally Posted by RebelSeven

Well Rman, The demon appears by a portal that is a ring of ashes. You could try transporting there the same way! Make or find a ring of ashes and use it as a portal to your own basement where the demon would follow you.

That would be nice if I could (that is not to say that I can't!). Last night I drew a circle around myself, but no ashes appeared. I realized I should have made a ring for the demon to appear. I tried, but it didn't really work either.

You made me remember in your other response that I actually did rub my hands together. It was something I have read on DV. I kind of felt it. It didn't really work or not work. I just started flying because I couldn't get into my nightmare.

I jump up and start flying easily. I stay heavy a lot. I can't get to high, but I am pretty good at it, but I couldn't make fireballs appear either. It is like I know that it is something that I'm trying to do that shouldn't be able to happen...as if flying is so normal, right?

Thanks for you input though. I always appreciate someone taking an interest, especially to help.

I think I'll try to fly to my old house and walk down into the basement. Then it might happen.

Originally Posted by Kekkaishi13

Thanks, I will need it with my lucid controlling luck. I did have a lucid, only fragments though, I was in the right direction. I'm getting more magical/myth dreams. So close! I'm deciding to give myself multi goals, giving me a higher chance to remember one of them when lucid.
1. the keyblade thing.
2. Use magic
3. Shape shift into a pixie( I want to see what it would be like being that small!) Then kill someone.
4. Ask a dc where I could find my DG or ask a dc to help me in dream control.
Does that seem good enough? I have bigger options now and a variety. If I get one down, I will have three more to do!

I understand why you want to have multiple goals. I used to want to control my own magic or powers, but now I think having a DG help me with dream control is a good idea. I believe that sometimes the suggestion needs to come from a different dream character. Then you won't believe that "you" are trying something that "you" made up. If someone else suggests it, you might believe it is true, and the confidence it offers will be what you really need.

Originally Posted by Rman

I went lucid last night. Almost immediately I tried my personal dream goal--to enter my worst and recurring childhood nightmare. I couldn't do it. I flew instead. I know I can fly.

I believe it is all about confidence. If anyone has any ideas, I'm very open. Last night was my chance.

Yeah, I know how you feel. I WILDed last night and didn't get around to my goal either. I went through a trap door in the floor, intending it to be a tropical island on the other side. There was a lot of sunlit grass, and I knelt down and felt it to try and stabilize the dream, intending that I would be surrounded by rainforest when I stood up. But the dream dissolved anyway.

So I guess I'll keep trying.

Maybe I will just try flying to my destination as well, although I would really like to learn how to change my surroundings.

Originally Posted by Perlinfalcon

Yeah, I know how you feel. I WILDed last night and didn't get around to my goal either. I went through a trap door in the floor, intending it to be a tropical island on the other side. There was a lot of sunlit grass, and I knelt down and felt it to try and stabilize the dream, intending that I would be surrounded by rainforest when I stood up. But the dream dissolved anyway.

So I guess I'll keep trying.

Maybe I will just try flying to my destination as well, although I would really like to learn how to change my surroundings.

I was discussing this with someone else today. I want to have someone else in my dream tell me how to conjure my powers. It won't feel like I came up with the answer of how to do it. Then I may have the confidence.

Other than that, I think practice may work. Continue intending, and couple that with thoughts during the day, and creating actions that mimic your desire. I am confident that I can work it out.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by Rman

That would be nice if I could (that is not to say that I can't!). Last night I drew a circle around myself, but no ashes appeared. I realized I should have made a ring for the demon to appear. I tried, but it didn't really work either.

I think I'll try to fly to my old house and walk down into the basement. Then it might happen.

It would be weird if you would succeed in teleporting via ash circle and the first thing you would see is young yous terrified face while he turnes around and runs up the staircase. Then you would look down and see that you´re a demon. You would run after him to calm him down, but that just scare him more. Then he would disapear and you´d understand what you just did.

Anyways, I think going to you´re old house is a good idea. Good luck.

An update from me.
I had a 'Layer Zero' lucid experience last night. In it I was on my driveway and was thinking about my task to fly. I knew I wanted to get it achieved as soon as possible, but instead of realizing it was a dream that I was currently in, I thought "Hmm, I'd better put some practise in." I began to practise flying so I'd be good at it when the time came.
How did I miss that one?

Originally Posted by MrIrony

It would be weird if you would succeed in teleporting via ash circle and the first thing you would see is young yous terrified face while he turnes around and runs up the staircase. Then you would look down and see that you´re a demon. You would run after him to calm him down, but that just scare him more. Then he would disapear and you´d understand what you just did.

Anyways, I think going to you´re old house is a good idea. Good luck.

That's great! That would be so funny if that happened. Of course, now we've been talking about it, it just might.

Today 01:51 PMWell now what?
An update from me.
I had a 'Layer Zero' lucid experience last night. In it I was on my driveway and was thinking about my task to fly. I knew I wanted to get it achieved as soon as possible, but instead of realizing it was a dream that I was currently in, I thought "Hmm, I'd better put some practise in." I began to practise flying so I'd be good at it when the time came.
How did I miss that one?

Good one!

So now an update from me.

I tried flying to the island last night. I got just above the trees, lost the dream for a second, then found myself shooting into space. As I looked back down at the earth, it became a blue beach ball I was holding. I focused on a brown spot on the ball, hoping to make myself believe it was the island far below me. For I second I thought I was standing on a beach, then it turned out I was just drawing the scenery with a pencil in a sketchbook. I got sidetracked arguing with my DC sister and lost lucidity.

What's with the scenery turning into objects in my hands? That's kind of frustrating. The dream was pretty early in the night, so it wasn't too vivid anyway. I'm just longing for one of those magical vivid lucids I have had in the past where everything feels so ultra real.

Oh well. I did manage the basic task of the month during the dream, anyway.

For everyone having trouble with magic or flying I have another tip.

Day-dream! Play make-believe!

Don't leave it all up for your subconscious to figure out. Find some time to have an imagination like you use to have as a kid (even if it is in your room with your door locked and the blinds closed). Really imagine yourself shooting fireballs, feel the energy build up in your hands, shoot imaginary monsters flying around, save a princess (or prince in my case ) remember when we didn't care if it was possible or not? Remember when you would play and you would "see" the world you were creating? Like in a dream?

Remember, nothing is difficult in a dream, you don't even have to believe you can do something, playing make-believe in dream is good enough.

Originally Posted by MrIrony

It would be weird if...

Anyways, I think going to you´re old house is a good idea. Good luck.

LOL! Thanks MrIrony. I think I will just look for my old house.

Originally Posted by RebelSeven

For everyone having trouble with magic or flying I have another tip.

Day-dream! Play make-believe!

Don't leave it all up for your subconscious to figure out. Find some time to have an imagination like you use to have as a kid (even if it is in your room with your door locked and the blinds closed). Really imagine yourself shooting fireballs, feel the energy build up in your hands, shoot imaginary monsters flying around, save a princess (or prince in my case ) remember when we didn't care if it was possible or not? Remember when you would play and you would "see" the world you were creating? Like in a dream?

Remember, nothing is difficult in a dream, you don't even have to believe you can do something, playing make-believe in dream is good enough.

Yes. I here what you are saying. Intent, practice, play, imagine. It is all a matter of putting your dream goals into your conscious mind. These things visit you in your dreams. I will play as you recommend.

I have one question. Are you saying that if I'm in a lucid dream, I should just pretend I'm completing a goal without too much concern for my success? This would relieve my mind of fear of failure, or lack of confidence; I would simply play. I know this kind of practice can lead to future success. I've experience the increase in skill level with another goal; but am I right that you are saying to just play practice in a lucid?

Kind of. What I'm suggesting is to treat the lucid like your imagination. When you were little I'm sure you built a fort either in your house or outside. Was it just a pile of pillows and a blanket? Was it just a ladder up to a wooden platform in a tree? Or was it a high security reinforced base that only secret agents could enter? When you looked at it, you wanted to see the highly fortified professional safe house...so you did

In that moment both realities were the truth

If I pointed at my computer right now and said "BAM!" it wouldn't explode. But I could imagine it exploded and dive under the desk to avoid debris and then start firing at the undercover agents who were coming to steal the files from my now destroyed laptop, but they throw gas canisters in and I can't see so I use the cover to grab my jet pack and zoom out the window, narrowly avoiding the fighter jet planes they had waiting for me on the roof.

The creation and experience of a lucid dream is purely an act of imagination, something to play with, not to beat into submission. Because it's not hard! You need no practice what-so-ever to imagine you have a bazooka and that you are taking out giant robots. When you think of your lucid dreams as simply an extension of your imagination and NOT another form of strange reality that you have to "figure out" than everything becomes easier.

Often, I even find myself making the sound effects as I shoot energy balls or fly

Originally Posted by RebelSeven

Kind of. What I'm suggesting is to treat the lucid like your imagination. When you were little I'm sure you built a fort either in your house or outside. Was it just a pile of pillows and a blanket? Was it just a ladder up to a wooden platform in a tree? Or was it a high security reinforced base that only secret agents could enter? When you looked at it, you wanted to see the highly fortified professional safe house...so you did

In that moment both realities were the truth

If I pointed at my computer right now and said "BAM!" it wouldn't explode. But I could imagine it exploded and dive under the desk to avoid debris and then start firing at the undercover agents who were coming to steal the files from my now destroyed laptop, but they throw gas canisters in and I can't see so I use the cover to grab my jet pack and zoom out the window, narrowly avoiding the fighter jet planes they had waiting for me on the roof.

The creation and experience of a lucid dream is purely an act of imagination, something to play with, not to beat into submission. Because it's not hard! You need no practice what-so-ever to imagine you have a bazooka and that you are taking out giant robots. When you think of your lucid dreams as simply an extension of your imagination and NOT another form of strange reality that you have to "figure out" than everything becomes easier.

Often, I even find myself making the sound effects as I shoot energy balls or fly

Yes, I agree that my fort "was real" and I chose to view it as the super reinforced one. I did play care free imagining the impossible as simply what was happening. I also understand that it must be easy; I will not beat my lucid into submission.

My question is, are you suggesting that if I can't make the ring of ashes appear and become red hot as I wish, then should I just pretend...while I'm in my dream, that it appears. If it doesn't appear, no big deal. Just pretend and have fun with it. I could then pretend that the demon appears in the circle of embers, and then pretend that he's reaching to grab me, and then run away as I did when I was a kid.

I do understand that I need to pretend in real life. I actually recreated part of it last night. I built a fire and made the circle and took pictures of it. I interacted with my goal. I acted on my intention. I actually had a dream of fire last night because of it. These steps, even if just imagining and playing, help get one to their goal.

As for being in a dream, if I'm having trouble, you are saying to just pretend and have fun rather than having to deal with failure...right?

Thanks

I want to talk to a DC, but preferably my dream guide cause I haven't met him or her yet.

Originally Posted by RebelSeven

If I pointed at my computer right now and said "BAM!" it wouldn't explode. But I could imagine it exploded and dive under the desk to avoid debris and then start firing at the undercover agents who were coming to steal the files from my now destroyed laptop, but they throw gas canisters in and I can't see so I use the cover to grab my jet pack and zoom out the window, narrowly avoiding the fighter jet planes they had waiting for me on the roof.

Excatly what I did. Good times. Thanks for the advice.

Originally Posted by RebelSeven

For everyone having trouble with magic or flying I have another tip.

Day-dream! Play make-believe!

Don't leave it all up for your subconscious to figure out. Find some time to have an imagination like you use to have as a kid (even if it is in your room with your door locked and the blinds closed). Really imagine yourself shooting fireballs, feel the energy build up in your hands, shoot imaginary monsters flying around, save a princess (or prince in my case ) remember when we didn't care if it was possible or not? Remember when you would play and you would "see" the world you were creating? Like in a dream?

Remember, nothing is difficult in a dream, you don't even have to believe you can do something, playing make-believe in dream is good enough.

Last night a DC told me to pretend with my Dream Goal. I pretended I was shooting fireballs from my hands. Later in the dream, the DC pointed me towards my daughter. She had a lighted ball which represented a fireball to help me pretend with a decent visual.

Pretty cool.

I could then pretend that the demon appears in the circle of embers, and then pretend that he's reaching to grab me, and then run away as I did when I was a kid.

This is better than nothing, but the goal is that by pretending it, it will actually happen in the dream, if you are expecting it not to happen because you are consciously pretending then it's counter productive.

Make-believe is a better word, your making yourself believe it. Pretending in the real world is to "re-activate" the imagination, pretending in the dream makes it actually happen. You are hitting an important point though, in that you should not fear failure.

Life is all about the journey right?

Excatly what I did. Good times. Thanks for the advice.

awesome, little kids don't get all the fun! What happened in your daring escape?

Last night a DC told me to pretend with my Dream Goal. I pretended I was shooting fireballs from my hands. Later in the dream, the DC pointed me towards my daughter. She had a lighted ball which represented a fireball to help me pretend with a decent visual.

Pretty cool.

Lol, you have a very literal mind. See, you focused on the fact that it was pretending, and not real. So you ended up playing with a lighted ball instead of shooting fireballs. Keep it up though

You obviously care a lot about this, I can tell you are actually hearing me! I have no doubt you will eventually reach your goal, we just have to control your expectations in-dream, and your imagination can help with that.

You guys, I had my first lucid dream in like six months, out of nowhere! I just checked my phone in my dream and realized I was dreaming. I tried to remember my dream goals that I had written down. I was supposed to try and find my DG, but instead I ended up doing something else I had written down: calling myself to try and ask my subconscious questions. Well, it wouldn't work, so instead I looked at my dream-version friend Alyssa and said, "hey, you're a projection of my subconscious, right? So I can just ask you questions!" She nodded and I took out a pack of tarot cards and tried to get my answers from them, but she didn't even look at the card and answered my question very robotically and scientifically, so I figured I didn't even need the cards.

Then I asked her what major I should go for. She said she didn't know. I urged her to think about it and she said Forensic Science. I was like Forensic Science? Are you kidding me? You have to understand that I am not a science/math person. I'm a literary girl, myself, so I just kind of quit asking questions.

Sigh. I'm lucky to even recall one dream per 3 weeks. Let alone have LDs.

Just to let you know that I haven't forgotten this thread.

Originally Posted by JussiKala

Sigh. I'm lucky to even recall one dream per 3 weeks. Let alone have LDs.

Just to let you know that I haven't forgotten this thread.

Sorry about that JussiKala. I have heard B vitamins may help with that. Maybe it only helps with having them; I don't know. It couldn't hurt though.

I would try some type of exertion. Heavy exercise, Laughter, a new experience, or something like that. Also, make believe. That is what I'm doing to try to have a lucid. I believe these things should help with dream recall as well. That is just a guess though.

Good luck!

I've been having some recall issues as well, only a few fragments a night. I had a lucid last week, but I never remember to stabilize, so it was pretty short. I started to fly, flapping my arms as wings but I didn't change into a bird at all. It's funny that you mention the pretending thing, rebelseven, I always pretend in real life how I want my lucids to play out. Good thing no one's walked in on me while I do that though

Anyway, I have high hopes for this summer. I can concentrate more on lucid dreaming without school getting in the way.

Originally Posted by ohmeej

You guys, I had my first lucid dream in like six months, out of nowhere! I just checked my phone in my dream and realized I was dreaming. I tried to remember my dream goals that I had written down. I was supposed to try and find my DG, but instead I ended up doing something else I had written down: calling myself to try and ask my subconscious questions. Well, it wouldn't work, so instead I looked at my dream-version friend Alyssa and said, "hey, you're a projection of my subconscious, right? So I can just ask you questions!" She nodded and I took out a pack of tarot cards and tried to get my answers from them, but she didn't even look at the card and answered my question very robotically and scientifically, so I figured I didn't even need the cards.

Then I asked her what major I should go for. She said she didn't know. I urged her to think about it and she said Forensic Science. I was like Forensic Science? Are you kidding me? You have to understand that I am not a science/math person. I'm a literary girl, myself, so I just kind of quit asking questions.

Good try ohmeej! Not quite what you intended to do, but you're getting close. I called myself on the phone once. It was a very interesting experience.

JussiKala

Sigh. I'm lucky to even recall one dream per 3 weeks. Let alone have LDs.

Just to let you know that I haven't forgotten this thread.

Thanks for checking in.

I can understand your pain. Are you writing down everything you can remember in the morning? Even little fragments? Sometimes I don't feel like that is worth it, but the more little pieces I write down, the more I remember. That's what I had to do to get out of my last dry spell.

I've been having some recall issues as well, only a few fragments a night. I had a lucid last week, but I never remember to stabilize, so it was pretty short. I started to fly, flapping my arms as wings but I didn't change into a bird at all.

Good try! You'll get it soon. Like you were saying, just imagine it in detail during the day. It will be interesting to see how you do it. I already compulsively imagine turning into a bird every day. I wonder how much trouble I will have when I actually try it in a dream.

And there you have it! Post 100! Thanks everyone for keeping this thread happening!