Thread: A penguin?

I just woke from the third dream of a series of closely connected dreams. In the first dream, I was told of a 'monster' or 'dangerous creature' that lived on a frozen river. My companion and I inevidably ended up on this river in the second dream. We heard noises, like some kind of animal was whining. He was quite scared, but I wasn't for some reason. It just didn't feel like a bad situation. He grabbed my arm and tried dragging me away from the river, but I refused to follow him. I explained that something wasn't right about the 'monster'.

The second dream found my companion and I face-to-face with said monster. It turned out to be a small penguin. A penguin?! ... the hell? The poor thing looked so lonely and pathetic. It came right up to me and snuggled against my leg, much like my cat when she knows I have food. It was so different from the evil creature that had been described to us. I wondered why.

The third dream took place in the house of a very nice family, where my companion and I brought the little penguin. The family was not human, though. They were... the only word I can think to describe them best would be Elementals (it's the D&D geek in me talking). They seemed comfortable and well adjusted, which made me think that they were actual residents of the Dreaming. They promised to take good care of the penguin, and I knew the penguin would be right at home there (they're house was made of ice with watery floors and stone walls). My companion and I were asked to stay as the family's guests for a while, and we obliged. We were shown a beautiful, crystalline world of ice and eternal winter and we met a very kind, peaceful and serene people that inhabited the world. We told them that we were dreamers and they seemed absolutely fascinated by that.

At the dream's end, I cuddled the little penguin in my arms. I had grown rather fond of the little animal, and he seemed to be quite attached to me as well. Like a puppy. I was sad because we were leaving him behind, but happy because I knew he would be loved and well taken care of. My companion and I said our goodbyes and thank yous to the family and the other beings we had met and left that world. I woke up shortly after.

All in all, it was a pleasant experience, and I was grateful to have seen a beautiful new world and a friendly people. My question, silly as it may sound, is: What the hell? A penguin? I mean... where did that come from? Was the penguin truly a penguin, or was it a creature that my mind could only transelate as 'penguin'?

Interesting...

Penguins and ducks are kind of pitiful little creatures, they just waddle around and look cute. Everyone just feels sorry for them and likes them(except for those that shoot at them!)
Don't forget the penguin that Bugs Bunny was trying to take to the North Pole! You remember, the one that would cry ice-cubes when it was sad..

Pinguin..mabey there was a monster in the first place..mabey the pinquin was a crying spirit everybody was afraid of because they tought his cries were monstrous sounds. But you believed diffirent and felt that the spirit wasnt that bad, and mabey that made the monster transform in a cute cuddly piguin! ^_^ Because he felt at least somebody didnt think he was a evil beast. He might feel at home with the "elementals" then if they are astral beings to.

I never thought of it that way, but it makes sense. Our minds tend to associate familiar images to unfamiliar things--especially in the Dreaming. Maybe it's the same for other beings, too? Maybe they really did see the penguin as a monster. If some alien creature were to make a home on our world, I'm sure the general populace of Earth would think it was a monster.

I'm glad we could find a suitable home for him, though. Poor thing was so sad and lonely when we found it.

Seeker: I remember those cartoons. I used to love Looney Toons when I was little.

This is off topic, but that it one HOT avi you have there!

That is soo cute. A little depressed penguin coming up to you for love and affection and stuff.

It's like a dream I read about. A guy kept having a nightmare of somebody chasing him, so eventually he managed to turn around to see what was chasing him. A woman. He asked what she was, and she said he was her fear, before disappearing.

Hey, it's alot better to have a penguin than have a great big 10 foot monster that's got 15 eyes, maggots crawling out of it's mouth, bloodsuckers on each one of it's twenty-nine hands, and a huge breath problem.

I used to have dreams of being chased by giant, nasty creatures (complete with bad breath) when I was very little. A cute and cuddly penguin is much better, indeed.

Seeker: Thanks! Tabasa rules! I just finished my own sketch of her (and her two kittens of course). Whenever I finish it, I'll put it up on my DA site.

I'll be watching! If she is anything like Ellifayne, she is going to rock!

That isn't a lucid dream...

:Shaking of fists jihad style:

Who said that wasnt a lucid dream?

As stated on the main page, lucid dreaming is dreaming while being aware you are dreaming.[/b]

cmmon asif I dont know that..let me put ti this way then..

Who said she wasnt aware she was dreaming?

Not to put words in her mouth or anything, but I think Lost Soul usually dreams lucidly. Just because you chose not to control or manipulate it doesn't mean it's not lucid.

I was about to say, ever considered the fact its natural to some people to become lucid everyday? So we dont even mention anymore we are? And also, what seeker said.

First of all Lost Soul- IM glad you decided to stay!
2nd-nice avatar

i know its off topic, but its good to see you. oh! penguins are cool too!

Today, everything was fine. Until roundabout, quarter to nine, I suddenly found myself in a bind. Was it something I said? Something I read an manifested that's getting you down.[/b]

Thank you. I'm glad I stayed too.

Seeker and Lucius pretty much hit it on the head. My dreams are lucid about 95% of the time. I've been doing it since I was a little girl, even though I was too young to understand what it was. As I grew up, I realized that there were names for such things, and that I wasn't alone in my awareness.

We told them that we were dreamers and they seemed absolutely fascinated by that. [/b]

I thought, if anything, this would get the point across that I was describing a lucid dream. I guess I was mistaken. But regardless, does a dream truly have to be lucid to write about it here?

*extreme envy toward Lost Soul*

*sung to the oscar meier weiner song* -> Oh I wish I were a natural lucid dreamer!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The naturals, i cant say im not jealous.
But seeker, when you and I, and all the other NON naturals have LD's, and we have worked on it, dont you get that great refreshing feeling in the morning, like I DID IT! and it was worth the work?
AND I DONT GET THIS FEELING WHEN I HAVE STUPID TESTS TO STUDY FOR. AHHHHHHHH

Have you ever tried to step in my shoes?!
Have you ever tried to balance on that beam?!
And if you ever tried to step in my shoes,
They’d never be quite as soft as they seemed.
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Originally posted by Lowercase Society
The naturals, i cant say im not jealous.
But seeker, when you and I, and all the other NON naturals have LD's, and we have worked on it, dont you get that great refreshing feeling in the morning, like I DID IT! and it was worth the work?
AND I DONT GET THIS FEELING WHEN I HAVE STUPID TESTS TO STUDY FOR. AHHHHHHHH

Of course it's worth it. Guess I'm just lazy. I am also envious of people that can draw, and play musical instruments well.
Guess I'll have to be content with my engineering talents and let the artist worry about beauty and all that!

aww, well if its any conselation, i think your cool! and you must be a good father.

Have you ever tried to step in my shoes?!
Have you ever tried to balance on that beam?!
And if you ever tried to step in my shoes,
They’d never be quite as soft as they seemed.
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Originally posted by Lowercase Society
aww, well if its any conselation, i think your cool! and you must be a good father.

Hope that wasn't sarcasm on your part

not at all, i realize that i do use ALOT of sarcasm, but that was the truth. you a great guy.

Call it 'womens intuition', but I think I'm on to something here.
Temporaryism has been the 'Black Plague' and the 'Jesus' of our age.[/b]

Did you read my dream that i posted about a week ago?

It involved a penguin, maybe this has something to do with it...

Well we are both in Maine... are you sending dream penguins my way?

Theres a penguine on the tele....
A what?
A penguin!
Well wassit doin there?
Standin!







BOOM




sorry had to...



Yeah Seeker, no worries! =) You rock! :bravo: