Thread: An Epic Task

Take a minute to look at this list.

Sure, its all good and fun to read about doing all these "incredible" things in lucid dreams.
But could anyone ever really do them all?


A more feasible question: could a group of people ever do them all?

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Those were the two questions I found myself asking when writing that thread.
How about me and you answer them?

What I'm suggesting:

Individual members will do whichever tasks they want.
When they complete any task in a lucid dream, they will make a post in this thread that only contains a dreamjournal-esque experience report of said dream (don't talk about any other entries in that post).
Every time someone completes a task, I'll PM a mod to edit the original list, in this format:

(example):

143 ~ Jump off a building

144 ~ Eat a golf ball

145 ~ Learn to breathe underwater

Thats how it looks now, once a person posts in this thread with their experience I'll put a small link to that persons experience beside the task.
So, if I were the one that completed the task of eating a golf ball, it would look like this:

143 ~ Jump off a building

144 ~ Eat a golf ball -- (billy)

145 ~ Learn to breathe underwater

(the link will go directly to your post in this thread)


Why do this?
For one, it'll give you and I inspiration to try and do bigger and better things in our lucid dreams. Secondly, it'll show people that haven't lucid dreamed yet just how possible and incredible having them can be.

Lets do this everyone.
post in this thread both to talk about others experiences/ what your planning to do, and also post in here when you actually complete something.


Have fun with it!

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Just to clarify. Yes, more than one person can do the same task, if that happens I'll just put two links beside it instead of one

Also, feel free to post any failures you have in this topic as well
This should get pretty interesting...

27 ~ summoning a dream guide

A couple days ago... Previous to this post... but i tried it purposely after viewing the task list.
(DILD) I'm walking down the road and I look at some trees... They look slightly off so I do a reality Check ... My thumb goes through my hand and i'm dreaming! I say to myself show me my dream guide and suddenly this tall native American man with traditional (possibly stereotypical) clothing on walks out of the forest. "hello i'm your dream guide" he said in a deep voice.. (after this point my memory is a bit unclear) I walked with him up the street and he was explaining to me that we have 2 lives, one in the dream world one in the waking world. He sounded pretty much like the guy from the Lakota commercials. We turned onto the next street and the scene started to go fuzzy during his speech. As this happened my lucidity started to fade. Soon after i became non-lucid I had a strange dream about rounding up chickens....

Originally Posted by Jamalkk

27 ~ summoning a dream guide

(DILD) I'm walking down the road and I look at some trees... They look slightly off so I do a reality Check ... My thumb goes through my hand and i'm dreaming! I say to myself show me my dream guide and suddenly this tall native american man with traditional (possibly sterotypical) clothing on walks out of the trees. "hello i'm your dream guide" he said in a deep voice.. Soon after i became non-lucid I had a strange dream about rounding up chickens....

Very nice
Although: Lets try to get very detailed in these.

What happened in between him saying "hello" and you losing lucidity?
Try to be as detailed as possible when it comes to the part of the LDs about the tasks.


Of course, thats just a recommendation, you can write it however you want

Another thing: Due to editing restrictions, I'm going to wait until about five experiences get posted, then I'll pm a mod to edit it. (then every time five more get posted I'll pm a mod again, and so forth)

Ok i described how it faded... And a bit about what he said to me.

Originally Posted by Jamalkk

Ok i described how it faded... And a bit about what he said to me.

Much more informative

Wow, what a terrific idea!! Really sucks that you can't edit the post yourself though.

If this were to ever be completed, or at least the majority of the tasks done, would it be possible to post this in the tutorials section for easier access to people?

26 ~ walking through a mirror to the other side

I did this a couple days ago. It was really awkward. I realized I was dreaming after seeing something odd (I don't remember what) so I did an RC to test if i was dreaming. I looked at my watch and the numbers were cahnging really fast and so now I knew I was in a dream so I went into my house and I remembered reading about going through mirrirs so I went into the bathroom, climbed up onto the counter and put my face up to the mirror trying to push it through, it took a couple tries but eventually I was able to slowly push my body into the mirror I went all the way through and I was in my bathroom but there was no door and everything was backwards it was really strange then I climbed back out and continued on with my dream (most of which involved me going through windows just because i can:p)

Originally Posted by rockinred

26 ~ walking through a mirror to the other side

I did this a couple days ago. It was really awkward. I realized I was dreaming after seeing something odd (I don't remember what) so I did an RC to test if i was dreaming. I looked at my watch and the numbers were cahnging really fast and so now I knew I was in a dream so I went into my house and I remembered reading about going through mirrirs so I went into the bathroom, climbed up onto the counter and put my face up to the mirror trying to push it through, it took a couple tries but eventually I was able to slowly push my body into the mirror I went all the way through and I was in my bathroom but there was no door and everything was backwards it was really strange then I climbed back out and continued on with my dream (most of which involved me going through windows just because i can:p)

Very nice

Thats weird: "it was all backwards", must have been a bit trippy


Just to make sure everyone knows:
You can be as detailed as you want when writing these. Indeed, it would be pretty damn awesome if you included every singly minute detail, because then we would be able to experience what you experienced.

For example, it would be perfectly ok to write out a 2000 word explanation of how you stepped into a pool of molten chocolate.
The more details you write, the more its going to make others want to experience what you experienced

83. Breathing underwater

(This is just the ending of a much longer LD in which I did quite a few tasks.)



I took off flying again. I flew outside. I was on the roof of a three story apartment building.

I remember thinking about how I had been talking about how cool it was to just fall backward off things...so I decided to do it again. As I stood at the edge about to fall, I thought, "Now am I really sure I'm dreaming. If I'm not, this will be fatal."

But I was already falling backwards. I didn't fall to the ground level, but just to a balcony on the floor below. I actually landed on a soft couch. I stood up again and was planning to fall backwards again, but I saw a pool down below. I remembered how I had wanted to do a Water Task. This wasn't the ocean, but a pool could be good practice for future water Tasks.

So I dived off the balcony and went straight in the water of the pool. I worked myself to the botton. I started to breath. It was a very strange feeling. It wasn't like I had remembered before when I was breathing underwater just like it was air.

I could kind of feel the unpleasant feeling of water trying to come in through my nose. I had to block my nose breathing off. When I breathed through my mouth it felt like there were bubble appearing right in front of my mouth that I was able to suck in. It made a little bubbly noise as I did so. But it worked, I was able to breathe. And it seemed significant to me that I would be able to breathe like this indefinitely.

I looked around again to see if there was anything interesting at the bottom of the pool. I saw a guy and a dog also laying at the bottom.

I decided to try the Pet Task again with the dog. I started talking to it and asked it to talk to me. But suddenly the guy that was with the dog got mad at me. He said, " He's underwater! And you want him to talk!" --as if it would kill the dog for it to talk underwater. Of course this guy was talking underwater and it wasn't killing him.

I was trying to decide if I was going to debate this with the guy, but then I could feel myself losing the dream. Then I was awake.

Good job shadows

Just one thing though; could you make a new post that only contains this:

83. Breathing underwater

(This is just the ending of a much longer LD in which I did quite a few tasks.)



I took off flying again. I flew outside. I was on the roof of a three story apartment building.

I remember thinking about how I had been talking about how cool it was to just fall backward off things...so I decided to do it again. As I stood at the edge about to fall, I thought, "Now am I really sure I'm dreaming. If I'm not, this will be fatal."

But I was already falling backwards. I didn't fall to the ground level, but just to a balcony on the floor below. I actually landed on a soft couch. I stood up again and was planning to fall backwards again, but I saw a pool down below. I remembered how I had wanted to do a Water Task. This wasn't the ocean, but a pool could be good practice for future water Tasks.

So I dived off the balcony and went straight in the water of the pool. I worked myself to the botton. I started to breath. It was a very strange feeling. It wasn't like I had remembered before when I was breathing underwater just like it was air.

I could kind of feel the unpleasant feeling of water trying to come in through my nose. I had to block my nose breathing off. When I breathed through my mouth it felt like there were bubble appearing right in front of my mouth that I was able to suck in. It made a little bubbly noise as I did so. But it worked, I was able to breathe. And it seemed significant to me that I would be able to breathe like this indefinitely.

I looked around again to see if there was anything interesting at the bottom of the pool. I saw a guy and a dog also laying at the bottom.

I decided to try the Pet Task again with the dog. I started talking to it and asked it to talk to me. But suddenly the guy that was with the dog got mad at me. He said, " He's underwater! And you want him to talk!" --as if it would kill the dog for it to talk underwater. Of course this guy was talking underwater and it wasn't killing him.

I was trying to decide if I was going to debate this with the guy, but then I could feel myself losing the dream. Then I was awake.

That way when someone hits the link in the list they'll only see the dream


Hopefully by doing it that way we'll be able to keep all the experience reports neat and tidy (the person that clicks the link won't even know about this thread, they'll just see your individual post -- like this).

Thanks alot

Originally Posted by BillyBob_001

Good job shadows

Just one thing though; could you make a new post that only contains this:

That way when someone hits the link in the list they'll only see the dream


Hopefully by doing it that way we'll be able to keep all the experience reports neat and tidy (the person that clicks the link won't even know about this thread, they'll just see your individual post -- like this).

Thanks alot

All right...how's that? I fixed them both, I think.

2. Flying into Outer Space

So as I flew I decided that I needed to be in space. And without any effort I was suddenly soaring though the stars. It was so beautiful and incredible.

I thought about how I had always wanted to do that, and I had never been able to do it before. I had read about others doing it and wondered how they managed to do it because it seemed to be a difficult thing to do. And I was so amazed how this just happened naturally for me in this dream.

I also thought about how everything was just too quiet. I wanted to hear a soundtrack. But I wasn’t able to get music going.

I noticed as I flew though the stars, that the stars seemed to be more concentrated above me. It started looking more to me like a flat ceiling. But I decided not to let that bother me too much. This was my first time creating a flight through space, and it was pretty darn good.

I realized that my next goal was to find a space ship. I really wanted to find Darth Vader and confront him. I looked below me and I now saw a white medium sized space craft. It was a dirty white with yellow and black trim. I knew Darth Vader was on that ship.

I flew to it. I knew that it I flew into it fast enough that I would fly right through the sides and end up inside. And I did.

Unfortunately (and this kills me), this is the part of the dream I remember the least. Something happened on that ship, but I have no memory what it was. But I do remember the dream suddenly fading.

I was suddenly back in a house. There was a hallway with a mirror at the end in front of me. I knew I was still in the dream. I also knew that if I ran straight at the mirror, that it would transport me back to space.

So I ran toward the mirror, diving inside, and was again back in space. I saw the same ship in front of me. I flew right at it. But instead of slipping back inside, I hit the outside. This time it was too solid for me to get it. I was very disappointed. Again the dream faded.

Wow shadows the first part of that space flight dream was amazing
I'm definitely going to do that in my next lucid.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by Twoshadows

All right...how's that? I fixed them both, I think.

Perfect

WOW I completed 14 ~ Do stand up comedy!!!!!!!!!!

Excerpt from dream journal:

2ND WILD: Lucid Goal!!

I woke up to tell my brother about the experience... I think he was asleep because he didn't respond... I decided to try another WILD... I'm still not sure if this was an FA. This time sleep paralysis hit me in under 20 seconds!!! I found myself in my school non lucid. I was walking around and then A student informed me that there was a hockey tournament today. He said he'll need my help Icing the hallways... For some reason we had to make the hallways really slippery so the hockey players could skate in between rinks. I went outside and some grade 5 girl who looked my age started hitting on me... I had control but didn't know I was dreaming yet... I hugged her but then told her I can't do anything more cause shes WAY too young. I then spotted something that made me lucid: There were race cars in the school parking lot!! I hopped in one while rubbing my hands and sped off!!! Lucid racing was much like a video game... I love video games... Which is why I raced around for over 20 minutes!!! I soon realized I was wasting my time in my LD so I remembered my personal goal... To do stand up comedy in front of a crowd of comedians (and mostly regular people) So I pulled over into what looked like an abandoned building. I did some passive control to make a stage and an audience... As I walked in I saw Chris rock, Dave Chapelle, and Adam Sandler in the front row!! I got up on stage and people started applauding! "thanks thanks" they all started laughing and it wasn't even funny!!! (I love preforming for crowds so this was the ultimate feeling for me!) I then said "hows everybody doing today??" They all roared with laughter... Unfortunately...My lucidity began to fade... I was still semi Lucid and the comedy club was turning into a gospel... I decided to go with it so I impressed the audience with my gospel singing skills... I woke up soon after.

116 summon something

I realize it has been done already, but it has happened to me twice, both times were great.

1) I was in a large, king-like chamber complete with throne and red carpet and was in need of a hasty ride to Washington state to visit a friend. I thought I would try summoning something instead of flying, and a blue winged eagle with the body of a man appeared and flew me there

2) I was on a large rocky pillar in the middle of a large storm, surrounded by roiling waves and swells. A large sea monster (very Godzilla-esque) appeared, but I had not called it. I could tell it was not friendly, but realizing at that moment that I was dreaming, and had total control over what would happen, I decided instead to reform the monster myself. I reached out my hand and the monster broke into hundreds of smaller versions of itself. Then, I put them back together as a nice monster (the color had shifted too, think a picture and its negative) and it slowly lumbered away

I've breathed underwater many times in LDs, one of the most awesome experiences

Alrighty, this just got me EXTREMELY motivated!!!! I just decided to marry a mermaid(no joke, it's REALLY NOT A JOKE )!!! Ya I know that it wasn't a quest there... But this one is... To have undersea sex that is... Ye get my point, ye landclubbers? Really, this thread is extremely motivating, I'm gonna bookmark it... You are gonna hear of my dreams later!!! Bye for a while.

Ghaerdon.C.Daraarg

As I was skimming through the list, I saw one task "Fight with Cool Weapons, (Ninja Style)" and another "Be a Ninja" were very similar. Can certain tasks be done in one go?

I did #22 - elastic limbs.

I was having a competition dream. We had to finish an obsticle course and be the first to retrieve the glowing blue sphere (it was magic). I was competeing against the entire football team from my High School, my cousin Jerry, and this annoying DC from the previous dream. I was the only girl. I was lucid because I noticed that the obsticle course looked a lot like some parts of the Tomb Raider game. I was climbing and swinging and sliding through the course as fast as I could, but I kept falling behind. But I really wanted that sphere! So, right as the annoying DC was about the grab it I made my arms get all stretchy and I grabbed it first!

I did #37 - bargaining with my subconscious. I did it a few months ago, before I read this thread, but maybe it should still count? Here it is:

I was in a preschool beating up a giant, alive, stuffed grey bunny. I was lucid and decided to kill it, so I ripped its head off. But every time I did it re-grew the head and laughed at me! After a few times I realized I was fighting some part of my self. So I stood up and yelled, "That's it! What are you so mad about? We need to sit down and talk." So I manifested an auditorium and walked inside. In it were about 200 people and creatures, including the giant grey bunny. I walked up to the stage, grabbed a mic and sat down. I asked "what is wrong?" They all started yelling at me at once and I couldn't pick out what they were saying. I kept yelling into the mic, "Shhh! Take turns!" But they just yelled at me. Then this big, muscled, beautiful drag queen in a blue sequined dress sauntered up to me and said, "I'll help you honey." He got them to quiet down. One of them (I don't remember what he looked like) said, "We are mad because you hate us. We are doing our best, but still it isn't good enough, and you keep hateing us." The reason he said this is pretty personal, so I won't explain, but it did make perfect sense. I told them I would stop hateing them, and that I would work hard to be better to myself. I hugged the drag queen and thanked him. Then I woke up so I could write it down.

I've also done #83 - breathe underwater. I do this so much it is a dream sign for me.

I did #122 - turn into the opposite sex when it was one of the tasks of the month.

#138 - talk to a dead relative or friend. I've done this a lot, too. Earlier this week I was LDing that I was at my grandma's house. She was having a party. Both of her dead parents were there. No one but me could see them. I asked my Great Grandma what she did all day in heaven. She said she spent a lot of time watching over her living family. She also said she went to the library a lot. I asked my Great Grandpa why he looked so sad. He said one of his living female decendents was going through a difficult divorce and he was worried about her.

#241 - live as a caveman in a small tribe. The night before I had read a book about cavemen. I realized right away that I was dreaming when I found myself in a smokey cave. It smelled really bad -- like smoke, BO, and rotten meat. It was hard to breathe. I ate some food a cavewoman gave me. It was meat. The outside was burnt, but the inside was raw! I almost freaked out, but remembered it was a dream and I couldn't get sick. I laid down on a pile of furs and fell asleep. When I woke up I was having another dream.

#261 - undersea sex. Okay, in the one dream where I did this it was pretty disapointing. I felt like it was a waste of a lucid.