A mustard colored dachshund?

[Lucina]

Okay. *takes a deep breath* This one is a long one, I do have a few questions I will ask at the end of this post. So if you're strapped for time, or find me to be boring, I take no offence, just scroll down and read over the questions if you're up for trying to answer some questions I have. I don't remember as much as I did two days ago, and I really kick myself for not writing it completely out sooner. Now, my first lucid dream happened on Monday(05-08-06). I was up until 4am on Sunday night and my brother-in-law wakes me up at 9am to watch Hannah because he has to leave for Vernon to go work all week. Our morning routine starts and there is nothing out of the ordinary happens; I am extremely tired but that's about it. We go downstairs after breakfast and I lay there watching her television shows with her, slipping in and out of sleep. I forced myself to stay awake longer and I decide I will nap with her. Well, 11:30 comes rolling around and we go to have a nap together. I give her a kiss goodnight and roll over. I listen to Hannah(my niece) talk to herself. I close my eyes(I fall sleep and this is where the dream begins) and then all of a sudden my girlfriend jumps on the bed and tells me to get up. Hannah and I sit up slightly. This isn't strange to me because we were planning on spending the remainder of the week together at my house. I assume she found a ride and we have a brief discussion. I hear a boys voice coming from the livingroom and I ask her who that is; she says it's my little brother(he moved to Edmonton with the rest of my younger siblings and mother) so I was very happy to see he had come to British Columbia early for summer vacation. He comes in and I say hello. They leave to go sit in the livingroom. I take my time getting out of bed and I make my way into the livingroom. My girlfriend is sitting on the couch, Bradley is sleeping on the chair and I see Hannah running around. Wait... Hannah was just in bed with me. There is no way she somehow got by me into the livingroom. I remember how extremely confused I felt. I looked over at my girlfriend and I asked her "was Hannah just in here?", I don't remember what her reply was, but I started to get watery eyes thinking I was going crazy. I went back and forth between the rooms and observe both Hannahs. I remember thinking there is no way this could happen. It is then I realize that this is a dream. It makes so much sense because there being two sets of Hannahs is impossible and I remember going to have a nap with her. I of course get very, very excited and I see my sister. I go up to her. "Jeanine! Jeanine, you're not real! You're in my dream, this is a dream." She gives me a strange look. It didn't bug me because I was just estatic that I realized it was a dream. I then go to change my niece(I don't know why I changed her, I knew she was just a character in my dream.I guess my motherly instincts still kick in while I dream) and I thought to myself that since this is a dream, I can control it. I told myself that there is a toy underneath he change table mattress. I lift up the right side and I find this wierd toy. I take it out and put it on the floor. I was very pleased with myself for somehow knowing it was there. I say there is another toy on the other side, and there was. I don't remember some of the details after I changed Hannah, I ended up at someone elses house. There was a mustard colored version of our dog walking around. I scoop him up and I go to a few people and explain to them how this doesn't happen in real life, they are in my dream. I put him down and there is this phonebooth looking thing. I told myself I bet I could change the person who is in there. There was a crowd of people around me and I kept closing the door and opening it, and the person would change. I felt magical. One of the people I changed turned into a naked David Bowie. I remember people were all going "ooOOOOOoo" because he was naked. I leave and my brother-in-law comes in the door and he's holding walmart bags. My sister says "you went to walmart instead of going to work?" and he replied yes. I was happy because that means I get the day off. I leave again and I'm running into people, talking to them. I decide that I want to try to fly, I back up a bit and do a bit of a run. I jump and I end up going up a few feet and then landing. I then started to get frightened because everything seemed so real, so vivid. Not very dream-like at all. I didn't know if I was dreaming, or if it was real. How did I not notice this before? Now, this is what really confuses me. I was able to check to see if I was sleeping. I opened my eyes and looked at my niece and I saw her sleeping. I close my eyes and go back to sleep. I was dreaming again. I ended up doing that one more time, to check to see if she was awake and I was sleeping instead of watching her. On top of that I kept getting confused. The realism of the dream was sort of overwhelming at that point. I kept wanting to check if I was sleeping but I was terrified of opening my eyes incase I wasn't able to get back to sleep. I moved my legs and I could feel them underneath the blanket. I had my eyes closed, but it was like I was still dreaming, but it wasn't vivid or real seeming. It was sort of dark, and almost blurry. I find a girl I know, her name is Janice. We have a hate-love relationship. She is the type of girl where we would could be great lovers(only in a sexual manner) or great enemies. I will say that I am very attracted to this girl(sexually), and since I knew it was a dream, I knew that I could do what I wanted and I wouldn't get in trouble. I tell myself we're going to have sex later(this is not like me at all. I am a very loyal person, and I don't even let myself think about any sexual attraction I have towards anyone because I feel that it is wrong). I took Janice aside and we talked, we ran into another one of those phonebooth looking things and I told her to pick anyone and I would be able to summon them(almost prove to her, even though she wasn't real, that this was a dream). She said David Bowie because she wanted to see him naked. Now that I think about it it I don't know why I didn't ask her why she wanted to see him out of all people, she's a lesbian and isn't interested in men. I closed the door(now, the doors on these phone booth things were wooden, you couldn't see through them. So it's not like I could see them appear) and was told myself in my head David Bowie was going to be there and he was. We went in the booth with him and talked to eachother, people walked by giving us thumbs up for some reason. I was like "ew, no. that's not why I'm in here". So we left and I had found a wierd room with wierd stairs. I go inside and wait for Janice and I'm obviously not going to go into detail, but I'm sure you all know what happened. Now, I remember this part quite vividly. More than any other part in my dream. There are a few other things that happened but I don't remember at what point they happened at. I was by myself, trying to read something. I read it at least 6 times, but it didn't make sense that I was reading it because you couldn't read it. It wasn't words, it was just black scratched and wierd blots and stuff. What the hell was I reading? Another thing that happened was that I wanted to change my location completely. I wanted to go to a place I saw in a Xena episode. I didn't really know how to do it, I thought if I just said "take me here" it would take me there. Well, it didn't. I was still where I was so I gave up on that and went and did something else. I'm really kicking myself right now for not completely writing it out. My lesson is learnt. I have a notebook and pen in my drawer by my bed so I can write them out as soon as I wake up. I wish I could make you understand it better. Now, my questions are these. -How come the realness of my dream didn't frighten me when I first realized what was going on(at the beginning I mean)? -Did I just dream waking up and seeing my neice? I feel like it wasn't a dream, it was real, but is that possible? To wake up and continue lucid dreaming? -This isn't so much of a question, but I want to know if anyone could explain to me the part where I was able to feel my legs move underneath the blankets, but I still remained somewhat dreaming? Was that a dream, too? There are also parts in my dream where I feel like I lost lucidity because I wouldn't have done certain things if I knew I was dreaming. But I can't remember if I knew I was dreaming when I did that. (EDIT: Is it also possible to lucid dream, lose lucidity and then gain it back later?) It was an overwhelming, awesome experience, but at the same time very, very confusing. And me not writing it down completely doesn't help either. So if anyone can help me out that would be great. Either on here, or over PMs. Comments, and questions for me are most definitely welcome. Thank you for your time! ^_^

[The Blue Meanie]

Originally posted by Lucina There is no way she somehow got by me into the livingroom. I remember how extremely confused I felt. I looked over at my girlfriend and I asked her "was Hannah just in here?", I don't remember what her reply was, but I started to get watery eyes thinking I was going crazy. I went back and forth between the rooms and observe both Hannahs. I remember thinking there is no way this could happen. It is then I realize that this is a dream. It makes so much sense because there being two sets of Hannahs is impossible and I remember going to have a nap with her. LOL! This is awesome! Originally posted by Lucina I told myself I bet I could change the person who is in there. There was a crowd of people around me and I kept closing the door and opening it, and the person would change. I felt magical. One of the people I changed turned into a naked David Bowie. I remember people were all going "ooOOOOOoo" because he was naked. LOL!... ewwwwwww! Originally posted by Lucina+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lucina)</div> I took Janice aside and we talked, we ran into another one of those phonebooth looking things and I told her to pick anyone and I would be able to summon them(almost prove to her, even though she wasn't real, that this was a dream). She said David Bowie because she wanted to see him naked. [/b] HAHAHAHAHA!!! Originally posted by Lucina+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lucina)</div> So we left and I had found a wierd room with wierd stairs. I go inside and wait for Janice and I'm obviously not going to go into detail, but I'm sure you all know what happened. Now, I remember this part quite vividly. More than any other part in my dream. [/b] Awwwwwww! Damn. LOL. You're lucky. I NEVER have sex dreams. Well, almost never. I envy those who do. Grrrrr... Originally posted by Lucina I'm really kicking myself right now for not completely writing it out. My lesson is learnt. I have a notebook and pen in my drawer by my bed so I can write them out as soon as I wake up. I wish I could make you understand it better. Yeah... you should DEFINITELY be keeping a Dream Journal, if nothing else. It's pretty much essential if you wana get anywhere LDing. <!--QuoteBegin-Lucina@ How come the realness of my dream didn't frighten me when I first realized what was going on? I've got no idea. All I can say is, WOW, that was one very, VERY detailed dream. I wish I had dreams as long and vivid as that. Wow... <!--QuoteBegin-Lucina Did I just dream waking up and seeing my neice? I feel like it wasn't a dream, it was real, but is that possible? To wake up and continue licid dreaming? It's possible that you "waking up" and seeing your niece was just another dream... a False Awakening. BUT, from what I've read, it's entirely possible and quite common for people to fall back to sleep after waking up from a lucid and "pick up where they left off". So... yeah. I'd say the latter is what happened. Originally posted by Lucina+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lucina)</div> This isn't so much of a question, but I want to know if anyone could explain to me the part where I was able to feel my legs move underneath the blankets, but I still remained somewhat dreaming? Was that a dream, too?[/b] Ohhh... tricky question. My answer would be, you were half-dreaming, half not-dreaming. *shrugs* it's a tricky question. I've had these experiences before, when I've been sort of half-dreaming and half-awake... <!--QuoteBegin-Lucina There are also parts in my dream where I feel like I lost lucidity because I wouldn't have done certain things if I knew I was dreaming. But I can't remember if I knew I was dreaming when I did that. Yeah, losing lucidity is quite easy to do, but, you don't feel yourself losing it, it just slips away, so it's hard to prevent... But yeah. WOW. That's far longer and more detailed than ANY of my dreams... you're very lucky to get such long, vivid and realistic dreams. Are most of your dreams, the non-lucid ones, as vivid and long as this?

[Lucina]

Awwwwwww! Damn. LOL. You're lucky. I NEVER have sex dreams. Well, almost never. I envy those who do. Grrrrr... [/b] Wow, I thought sex dreams were very very common thing. My girlfriend and I always have sex dreams. 1 out of every 5 or 4 dreams I have are usually sex dreams. But yeah. WOW. That's far longer and more detailed than ANY of my dreams... you're very lucky to get such long, vivid and realistic dreams. Are most of your dreams, the non-lucid ones, as vivid and long as this?[/b] o.O Well, I definitely feel lucky. Yeah, I can recall my normal dreams pretty well I guess. Depending on how much sleep I've had. When I have to get up at 6 and I haven't slept long I usually won't remember my dream because I wake up, drag myself downstairs and fall asleep again. There are nights I don't recall any dreams at all. Umm, I've had dreams that were the same length as this one, but I don't have them that often. They can be long, but I did notice how this particular dream was extremely long. It seemed like at lease 45 minutes. Hannah and I slept for about 2 hours. I'm guessing I remembered it so well was because I had a nap. The thing with my dreams is I can remember then usually when I wake up, or later in the day. Something will remind me of a dream I had the night before. I often forget my dreams completely within a few days. Only ones where I felt a lot of emotion, mainly dreams where I am terrified or having sex. Which is why I can recall a lot of sex dreams.

[The Blue Meanie]

Originally posted by Lucina+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lucina)</div> Wow, I thought sex dreams were very very common thing. My girlfriend and I always have sex dreams. 1 out of every 5 or 4 dreams I have are usually sex dreams. [/b] Oh, they are, they are, don't worry. LOL. I just don't get them, for whatever reason. *shrugs*. It's kinda frustrating, actually... LOL... Originally posted by Lucina@ Umm, I've had dreams that were the same length as this one, but I don't have them that often. They can be long, but I did notice how this particular dream was extremely long. It seemed like at lease 45 minutes. Yeah, that sounds about right. During later stages of sleep, REM cycles can last up to an hour... so... yeah... <!--QuoteBegin-Lucina The thing with my dreams is I can remember then usually when I wake up, or later in the day. Something will remind me of a dream I had the night before. I often forget my dreams completely within a few days. Only ones where I felt a lot of emotion, mainly dreams where I am terrified or having sex. Which is why I can recall a lot of sex dreams. Yep... you DEFINITELY need to start keeping a dream journal. Personally, I gotta wake myself up in the middle of the night during my REM cycles to remember my dreams, because I'm a very deep sleeper and I don't get ANYTHING otherwise. But you seem to be quite a light/shallow sleeper... this is good, as far as LDing goes... But yeah... you seem to get very vivid dreams. For me, dreams are usually just a collection of memories about what happened. I don't USUALLY remember "experiencing" them as I would experience real-life... if that makes sense... but ever now and then, ESPECIALLY in my two WILDs, I'm experiencing stuff like in real-life.

[Lucina]

I'll definitely be starting a dream journal. So once I start keeping track, I'll be able to recall them better? I used to have a problem when I was younger when it came to dreaming. I guess because I was young I would mix dreams and real life up all the time. I would be with some of my friends or family and I would bring up what I thought was a memory and they all would look at me wierd because none of them remembered them. My mom would also bring up memories and I would be surprised to find they weren't dreams. Thankfully I've somewhat grown out of that, there are the few occasions, but that's about it.

[Tornado Joe]

Damn, Lucina - that is excellent for your first lucid! Heck, that's probably better than just about any of the ones I have had to date...... BITCH! Anyway, as for your questions most (if not all) can be answered simply by knowing that there are many levels of consciousness that we are pulled through from the state of wakefulness, through sleep, dreaming, and back again. -->Realism of your dream didn't frighten you at first because what was there for you to be scared about? Before you realize you're dreaming everything is "normal" - you are in a weird "acceptance" mode where you just think everything is real and nothing is out of whack. AFTER you realized you were dreaming any fears that you may have had dissappear. You got excited (and as suprised as I am that you were able to stay in the dream) you remained calm enough to carry right along with the dream. -->Feeling your legs and still being engaged in dream could either be your mind simulating the feeling of your legs, or you being awake enough to really feel your legs but mentally be in a state of "daydream". -->The only way to know for sure if seeing your niece in real life or false awakening would have been if someone was there with you and monitoring your sleep (I'd volunteer but with the gas prices these days.... ) Definitely possible to wake upand continue lucid dreaming (after slipping right back to sleep, of course). WILD technique involves slipping directly into a dream AS you fall asleep (without really losing awareness). Difficult to do - but sounds like you may have done it. You just gotta be in that special "zone" of consciousness. Is it also possible to lucid dream, lose lucidity and then gain it back later?) [/b] Why not - in DILDs your lucidity can be cued off by anything that captures your attention and makes you think "hey, that's not right - I must be dreaming!". Dreamsigns. I was by myself, trying to read something. I read it at least 6 times, but it didn't make sense that I was reading it because you couldn't read it. It wasn't words, it was just black scratched and wierd blots and stuff. What the hell was I reading?[/b] Heh, "Hello!... dreamsign!!" -- Definitely use difficulty in reading things and electrical appliances (lights) not operating properly as a hint that you're dreaming. There are also parts in my dream where I feel like I lost lucidity because I wouldn't have done certain things if I knew I was dreaming.[/b] When you feel that lucidity slipping, you gotta get yourself focused on things around you in the dream, either the environmnent or yourself. There are techniques for extending lucididty - rubbing your hands or looking at them and studying the details. Some even say that simply shouting out "increase clarity" helps. Never tried that, though. Rubbing hands really works well for me. This lucid was rich with content... can't wait for the sequel! PS. Feel free to include the R rated material...... at least PG-13

[Aeo]

That is an awesome dream...I wish I could be Lucid for that long! To answer your question -Did I just dream waking up and seeing my neice? I feel like it wasn't a dream, it was real, but is that possible? To wake up and continue lucid dreaming? I think this is completely possible, 'cause on my most recent LD (about a week ago) I was in a deep dream in a strange location then I suddenly woke up. I looked at the clock and saw that I still had a couple more hours to sleep, so I said to myself sub-consciouslly "I want to go Lucid now." And it totally worked! I wasn't even lucid, but I went back into the same dream that I was in, but now I was lucid...it was great! Oh ya...sex dreams are the best