To some people this is a vaguely interesting thread.

**GestaltAlteration** · 05-02-2008 01:35 PM

I've been having a lot of lucids as of late. Unfortunately I rarely have the audacity to write them down. Here is one I had last night. It was very interesting and also my first attempt at calling my dream guide-- which succeeded. Unfortunately some of the details are hazy, but let's see what I manage to get down.

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5-01-2008

It started with me inside a room that I supposed was my room, despite it being dramatically different (dream sign). Looking ahead there was a bricked wall, an oaken door and a television set on a stand to the right of the door. To the right and left were white barren walls and behind a glass wall with a sliding door. The glass viewed outside and, as it was night, there wasn't much to see. In the center of the room was a bed atop the wood floor. I sat on the bed and, having supposidly just purchased a classic NES, played a variation of Mario. My younger cousins, Stephen (age 13) and David (9), were outside playing airsoft. I felt guilty staying inside but decided to remain. Then my brother Kyle (23) came in and wanted to play. I said one moment and then he proceeded to wrestle with me, nearly choking me to death. Repeatedly I told him to stop, began cursing, and once I finally got free of his grasp I stormed over and plucked out the NES plug so no one could play it. Kyle then left without comment.

I settled in to go to bed. Somehow the NES got re-plugged and I went to sleep with only the TV light on, a mario game playing in the background. Going to sleep I had a "dream" of me in a dark barren playground swinging on a swing set alone. As I swung higher and higher I began to fear for my safety (going over the top bar). Then I thought to myself, "it doesn't matter, I should just go lucid and do what I want." I did just that, swinging so high up that I saw myself above a large city filled with myriad lights. I jumped off and landed in this alleyway. I thought for a moment, considering what 'new' thing I should try in a dream. Dream guides came to mind. I called out with a resounding voice, "dream guide, come here!". Then a man materialized. He was seven feet tall, donning a glimmering silver and aqua armor, his hair long and blue covering one eye. (The Phoenix, for Helm players in the arcane arena). I asked his name, and he answered in a deep voice. (I forgot the name now, unfortunately. It was Hazem, or something). I asked him how I could increase my vividness as everything around was grainy and nearly pitch black. He told me to stand up to the nearest wall. I obeyed, seeing a concrete wall with many pours. As I looked he gave me instructions much like a school teacher. "Focus in on it. Take in all the details. That's good, now try looking away." It helped but slightly. I then asked him more things, but it's all forgotten now.

I had a false awakening on my bed in the NES room. My mom was trying to wake me up, but I was supposidly trapped in my body and couldn't respond in any way (sleep paralysis). Mentally I then fought myself to conclude weather or not I was still in a dream, and decided I had to communicate to my mom or lose the chance of going wherever it was I was supposed to be going. With all my efforts I couldn't speak and eventually gave up. I then woke up.