I have no idea what happened. I woke up at 6 in the morning, went back to sleep at about 7:00am, woke up at about 7:35am.
The dream was nothing special. I don't think it's important that I include the dream itself here (I don't have much time to type). I'll post the full version in my dream journal when I have time.
It was towards the end of the dream. All of a sudden, I realized I could think about anything I wanted. My vision got very clear, and the sound was almost perfect. The only thing that I can remember lacking now that I look back on it is the sense of touch. When someone touched me or when I touched something, I didn't feel anything. There was only vision and sound.
At first, all I could think was "It's real! Hey, I'm dreaming and I know it. I can see everything. About friggin time. The crystals helped. Where -are- the crystals right now?"
Then, when the first rush of thought was over, I noticed that I wasn't moving. I tried to step forward. Then I became aware of my body. My real body, that is. I could feel myself laying in bed with my left hand folded under me. At the same time, I was still fully aware of the dream. As soon as I tried to move, I felt my left wrist move under me (the wrist of my real body), almost twitching. I stopped trying to move for fear of being pulled out of the dream. Eventually, the dream progressed on its own and I moved automatically.
The point of view kept changing. I either saw the dream through my own eyes or saw it as a movie playing out in front of me, my 'character' moving around. The dream never lost its clarity.
The dream didn't last long after that. Only a few events happened, but it seemed like a long time. Maybe it's because I was thinking and aware of the dream at that time. Countless thoughts passed through my mind, so maybe that's why I felt as if the dream lasted for some time.
When I was waking up, it felt...calmer...than it usually does when I awake. I just kind of felt my focus/consciousness/whatever.. slip back into my body. Usually when I wake up, I get this jolt of being ripped out of the dream. This time it was smooth and I almost didn't notice the transaction.
The thing that frustrates me is that now that I look back, it seems like just a regular dream, not a lucid dream. If I hadn't picked up my notebook and recorded what happened right after I woke up, when the feeling was still fresh, I would've forgotten all about it by now and considered it to be just another average dream.
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Uh there was another dream about an hour after that one (I went to bed at 3am last night, so I was sleepy this morning). It felt as if I became lucid in that one just when I was waking up.
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Now, for all those who saw me mention crystals and are curious/bored enough to still wonder about what I meant, here's an explanation:
I'm Wiccan and I finally found two stores for wiccans, witches, people who practice psionics, etc., in Fremantle. I bought some crystals from the store. Most of them centered around dreams. I decided to start off with getting to know just two of the crystals for now, so I programmed a Kyanite crystal to help me remember my dreams, and a Fluorite crystal to help me achieve lucidity. I noticed that since I started using the crystals and keeping them close to me when I slept, my dream recall improved and I could remember more details in my dreams.
Anyway, for those of you who want a few more details about these 2 crystals, here are their descriptions:
Kyanite
Chakra: Crown, Third Eye, Throat.
Astrological Sign: Taurus, Libra, Aries.
Stimulates communication and psychic awareness. Balances yin-yang energies. Automatically aligns all the chakras. Calming and tranquilising. Promotes clarity - assists in dispelling conusion in emotional, spiritual, and intellectual issues. Transforms negative thought patterns. Good for enhancing sleep and for dream recall and understanding. Excellent for meditation - helps to relax and clear the mind. Does not accumulate or retain negatie energies - never needs clearing or cleaning.
Fluorite
-Focus-
Promotes intuition, understanding, and comprehension. Heps to bring order to chaos, promoting stability. Good stone for teeth and bones. Good for balancing, relating to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual self. A stone for the 3rd eye, allowing the rational use of information received intuitively.
