Thread: Personal Lucid Task Club

Welcome!

This is a club where we can come up with our own lucid tasks and keep track of our progress. It will work a bit like the Task of the Month thread, but each person has the freedom to make up their own task and there is no time limit. There won't be any badges, but there will be bragging rights! Permission is not needed to join the club. Just follow these steps:

1. State what task you would like to accomplish within a lucid dream.
2. Post back to this thread with a description of the dream where you accomplished your personal task, or any dreams where you managed to attempt it.
3. Create another task for yourself.

Suggestions:

1. Try to limit yourself to one task at a time. If you want to try more than one task within one dream, you can post more than one task. Just try to keep it to a list of things you can accomplish in one dream.
2. Only post a new task for yourself once you have accomplished the last one. If you really lose interest in your posted task or feel you can't do it, you can change your task. Just try to keep from jumping from task to task without completing any.
3. If someone else posts a task that you are interested in and you want to use it for inspiration, that should be fine, unless the original creator of the task is opposed to it.
4. Choose whatever difficulty level you would like, but try to keep it to something you feel is within your reach.

Good luck! I look forward to seeing everyone's ideas. Hopefully this should help both novice and experienced lucid dreamers with inspiration and motivation.

Since my only lucid dreams after joining this forum has been like 15 - 30 seconds, my task will be to try to increase the time inside a lucid dream.

I once made up part of a song in my dream. I made up the lyric and I made up a tune. It was like, FREE SONG! Subjectively, I think it was awesome. I will have to record it and put up a link some time.

My idea is to come up with any part of a song. I would be so lenient as to say to create at least two lines of a song, poem, or story. The idea here is to come away with some creative writing in your dream.

I love the song I made up because it actually made sense, but I love parts of peoples dreams that don't make sense just as much; therefore, if you come up with anything at all, it will be AWESOME!

This is what I'm going to try again.

I don't have many LDs

Next time I have one, I'll try to count how many fingers I have.

Starting off with something easy.

Kling- good first goal. It is the first step toward any other goals, after all. Let us know how it goes. I know you'll get it soon!

Rman- awesome! That was actually a goal of mine once, too. I have the song to show for it. I would like to record it and share it too sometime. I hope this works for you again. It would be really cool if you were able to record the song you get and share it with us. But it would still be cool to just hear a description of the dream.

Jussi- as simple as your task may seem, it can still be very entertaining. Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Ok, I had wanted to get more responses before I posted my own task, but I want to try it tonight because it might be my only chance this week.

My goal is to visit my own deserted jungle island. Hopefully fly around it. I've not yet succeeded in changing my surroundings, so this is my main challenge at the moment. I'm thinking of trying to use a portal.

Hopefully fly around it.

Are you having troubles flying? If so, here´s a tip: start with something easy, like "swimming" and then while already in the air, switch to something else, if you want to go faster. Works for me.

Anyways here´s my task:
Find my DG.
Tried this a couple of times. First time I found someone who claimed to be my DG, but I think he lied. Not sure though. Second time I got some DCs to lead me there, but I woke up too soon. I hope I find him/her tonight.

Originally Posted by MrIrony

Are you having troubles flying? If so, here´s a tip: start with something easy, like "swimming" and then while already in the air, switch to something else, if you want to go faster. Works for me.

Anyways here´s my task:
Find my DG.

Thanks for the tip on flying. I can fly in my LD's (the rare times I have them), but I get heavy sometimes. I'll take any tip I can get.

I love your task.

I'd like to kill myself in an LD. I know that sounds dumb but slitting my wrists or something... I bet it would look really cool.
In a dream that is.

Originally Posted by Linkelynxy

I'd like to kill myself in an LD. I know that sounds dumb but slitting my wrists or something... I bet it would look really cool.
In a dream that is.

Wouldn't killing yourself in a dream wake yourself up? But if that's what your going for and if that what happens, good luck.

i think its how the dreamer interprets death. I dreamed (non lucid) someone was comming to kill me and some of my friends in a apt we were staying in. i remember having a gun in my hand, seeing the person that wanted to do us harm and then shooting my weapon for whatever reason the gun didnt work but the other guys gun did, when i got shot i braced my self for the pain i was sure to feel instead it felt like my being seperated in to several pieces kind of like the way a plate brakes on the floor then immediately comming back together again. Thats all i can remember what i dont remember is waking up after getting shot. My explaination is that Im not really afraid of death its self cause i know we continue after physical life i have personally experienced this several times and i just knew before i even knew but what i am afraid of is the pain that may come with death.

I think that if you shot yourself in the head or something it would probably wake you up. But since slitting your wrists isn't a very fast way to go... idk really, I'll try it and tell you guys if it worked.

Originally Posted by Linkelynxy

I think that if you shot yourself in the head or something it would probably wake you up. But since slitting your wrists isn't a very fast way to go... idk really, I'll try it and tell you guys if it worked.

Just remember, there are people here who care about you!

MrIrony- good flying tip. I don't really have too much trouble flying, my main goal is to get to the island. Whether I decide to fly around or not we'll see when I get there. But your technique is pretty much exactly what works for me. Lately, my approach is to jump then swim, then once I have some momentum I imagine there is a force pushing my feet. I have trouble getting above tree level, though. Maybe that will be my next task.

Good luck finding your DG. How will you know if it is really him/her? I'm fascinated by the whole DG idea, but have never really looked for mine. It will be interesting to hear what yours has to say.

Linkelynxy- awesome task! Morbid, but awesome. Can't wait to hear how it turns out.

Originally Posted by Linkelynxy

I think that if you shot yourself in the head or something it would probably wake you up. But since slitting your wrists isn't a very fast way to go... idk really, I'll try it and tell you guys if it worked.

Well I've been shot in a dream a couple of times, I just got horrible feelings throughout my whole body before waking up; it really wasn't too pleasant tbh. I guess it would be different in a lucid, also a headshot would probably just wake you. I guess its different for everyone anyway. Do post how it goes for you, I've always been interested in death in dreams.

my big 3 at the moment are:

1 try confirming something that is not just a part of my subconscious (card, shared dream etc)
2 try healing the dream and physical bodies
3 see/draw a map of as many of my recurring dream locations as possible.

im pretty close to at least trying the first 2 but the 3rd is more of a indulgence/luxury item task.. no pressure then...

Originally Posted by whiterain

my big 3 at the moment are:

1 try confirming something that is not just a part of my subconscious (card, shared dream etc)
2 try healing the dream and physical bodies
3 see/draw a map of as many of my recurring dream locations as possible.

im pretty close to at least trying the first 2 but the 3rd is more of a indulgence/luxury item task.. no pressure then...

Well, if you manage to do the first one, that would be very intriguing. Is the idea to put a random card face down somewhere in the room and look at it in a dream? #2 sounds like it would be very personal to you, but if you are willing to share results I am sure it woul be interesting. #3 is very cool. I am always fascinated by dream locations. Any idea what you want to try first out of the three?

02-22-2011 11:06 AMpllplp
Transformation
My current personal goal is to transform myself and see myself. I don't really have any specific person in mind. I am thinking maybe a little kid or something.
I think an animal or creature might be to complex for me, at this time.

Transformation tasks are great! I keep trying to get them to do one for task of the month, but they never do. Good luck!

02-22-2011 08:15 PMbengarmon
i want to have sex in a dream but i want to do it agian another thing i want to do is get super high off weed with lil wayne

Ok, have fun. Probably if you have real life experiences with these things it will help make them more realistic. But we won't ask you about that.

Originally Posted by Perlinfalcon

Well, if you manage to do the first one, that would be very intriguing. Is the idea to put a random card face down somewhere in the room and look at it in a dream? #2 sounds like it would be very personal to you, but if you are willing to share results I am sure it woul be interesting. #3 is very cool. I am always fascinated by dream locations. Any idea what you want to try first out of the three?



Transformation tasks are great! I keep trying to get them to do one for task of the month, but they never do. Good luck!



Ok, have fun. Probably if you have real life experiences with these things it will help make them more realistic. But we won't ask you about that.

depends on how/where i get lucid as to which one ill try really. ill try something like the card trick if i pull off a wild at home, or if its just in a random location ill try the healing.

the odd thing is i was speaking to my bro about his dream locations, and they were just so similar. it was like local parks, london then below london is generic holiday place

ive been revisiting some locations so ive done a bit of task 3 already really. just a great feeling, especially when it reminds you of a past dream that you had completely forgotten. from years ago too sometimes.

i tried a brief bit of healing once, and it seemed to go quite well considering. havent been to the doc in years though so its not too much of an issue hopefully. however anything you can do in a dream to simply make yourself feel even better in reality has to be worth a try right. i think it was nomad or someone who suggested putting autosuggestions in your lucids like trying to get your brain to produce more seratonin etc. i love that idea and am sure the placebo effect is even stronger when backed by the belief of the lucid state.

i think really with that healing task i just want to get to know how to use the dream body a bit better because i often just feel like a floating head in dreams, whereas getting in touch with the rest of the body is great for stabilising etc or the possibilty of transforming

I can't die in my dreams. If I'm involved in a gun fight, I can jus kept firing as others (while they scream and shout in pain blood everywhere-yuck) while I can jus ignore those bullets who hit me. I know I'm in a dream and that I CAN"T DIE no matter what-feel no pain lol. However still I only fire at others when I do not have a choice (thats when I was surrounded-I don't go around enjoy killing ppl)

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.

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.

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 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.