Thread: Task of the Month for June 2012

Doing these as soon my English and psychology exams are out of the way >__<

Yay! I got the basic task this morning! Not once, but twice. ...and found fOrceez hanging out on the other side of a mirror.

Spoiler for Relevant Section:

I look at the fancy copper trimmed mirror and I do not see my reflection. I immediately become lucid and jump into the mirror.

Once on the other side of the mirror, I am standing in an old musty root cellar. The walls are covered with sagging wooden shelves which are full of old dusty wine bottles. There is a single light bulb hanging by its wires in the middle of the ceiling. I walk over and pick up a bottle and I struggle for a second to read the label. I try to pull out the cork, then I reach in my pocket and pull out a cork remover. The wine smells like pungent cheese but it tastes like water. I take a second taste and the flavor slightly develops a sweet rose wine flavor which fades quickly.

Thinking that my lucidity is fading with the flavor, I look up at my surroundings and see that the root cellar has changed into a dungeon. There are rusty chains and shackles hanging on the walls and there are torches on posts sticking out of the floor. I walk over to the wall and feel one of the chains. The rust is gritty and the metal is very cold. There are thick sheets of cobwebs covering all of the walls. When I pull the chain away from the wall, another mirror is revealed. I see my reflection for a split second, then I decide not to get stuck in the mirror. I pull the chains away and take a step back, then jump into the mirror.

On the other side of the mirror, I find myself standing in a small dark bedroom. There is a small dim lamp on a table next to an open window. The curtains are hanging out of the window, blowing in the wind. The bed and dresser are antique Victorian style and there is scratchy music playing from an antique phonograph in the corner. The hardwood floor is dusty and creaks as I walk. I stop and look at a painting on the wall of an old farm scene when I hear someone cough. I look over to see that fOrceez is sitting on a chair next to the phonograph, reading a book.

Link to full DJ entry.

Damn, I wish I knew about this earlier. (I don't frequent the boards much)
I almost completed the basic task without knowledge of it being TOM but I only put my arm through a mirror before stopping. >_>

I just saw this thread. I actually did this on the 3rd without knowing it was a task of the month. Does that still count =P

I'll be trying the train one next time I become lucid. I need to have goals for my LDs and this is a good motivation =)

Spoiler for Mirror:

Soon after I found myself falling into my dream. I became very excited because of how much I have been struggling the past couple days. I felt myself waking up and I quickly attempted to stabilize. My stabilization worked and I found myself in a black void. I closed my dream eyes and began visualizing my room. After visualizing I opened my eyes and found myself right where I envisioned. I was quite surprised and began walking around my house. After exploring I walked back into the room that my GF was in and she began talking to me while she was sleeping. I got the feeling she was trying to convince me this was a dream so I sprinted through the door and went into the bathroom.
At this point I began thinking about what I had planned for my next dream. I wanted to use the bathroom mirror to teleport into a land that would begin all of my dreams. I remember staring in the mirror and having a surprisingly vivid image of myself staring back at me. After observing the image I pushed my arms into the mirror. My arms went through the mirror like water. I began visualizing a wooded scene where I wanted to begin my dream. After thinking about trees and sunlight and buildings I pushed my way through the mirror and found myself placed in a valley surrounded by trees.

I quickly took in my surroundings and turned to my right and there I found a old building with a wooden door covered in vines. I walked over to the door and tried to visualize a new area inside. Upon opening the door I found myself in a room with a dirt floor, in the center of the room there was a small door. I walked over to it, opened it and there was about two inches of dug up earth below it. I turned away from the door and noticed there were no walls behind me.

I walked outside the building and noticed quite a few abandoned homes that had missing walls and some that were complete with damaged air conditioners in the windows. As I walked down the path I noticed a playground on the right side of the path. There were 3 dream characters playing on a swing set. As I approached them I said "This is a dream, you are within my dream" They tried to tell me this wasn't a dream and I replied by saying "If this was reality would I do this?" and I followed by ripping off all of my clothing. I do not recall how the dream scene ended but soon after I found myself back within my room.

At this point I was unsure if I was inside a dream. I walked into my bathroom and pressed hard on the mirror. My finger pushed slightly into the mirror and I recall thinking how crafty my mind was trying to make me think I was dreaming again. As I pushed my finger through the mirror I noticed my dog running over to me. I began floating and pushed myself into the next room. I recall interacting with my dog and shortly after I woke up.

link to DJ entry

Bah! I had a lucid this morning and for some reason thought the ToTM was to play with fireflies! Needless to say the dream was pretty fun, but totally missed the goal

Originally Posted by Dark_Merlin

Bah! I had a lucid this morning and for some reason thought the ToTM was to play with fireflies! Needless to say the dream was pretty fun, but totally missed the goal

That sounds like a great TOTM idea to me. It does sound like a lot of fun!

Maybe Merlins trying to tell us something. Playing with butterflies, even in your dreams?

lol Merlin

you know, my boyfriend used to put firefiles in his mouth and chew them a bit, then show his sisters the glowy goo on his tongue and freak them out with it. Haha.. love that man.

I'm aiming for the mirror task with all my might! YARRR!!

At the end of my afternoon nap dream on 13 JUN 2012 I was briefly eating an apple while I was inside of a European train, but it wasn't my specific intent to be dreaming about being in or on a train that afternoon.

Originally Posted by fOrceez

Maybe Merlins trying to tell us something. Playing with butterflies, even in your dreams?

Er..

!=

Haaahaaa! I didn't want to correct him.

Which is just as well because your way is funnier.

Hmph.

Basic Task woohoo!

Spoiler for it's hella-long, sorry:

...so I knew it was a dream! First thing I did was get out of bed, and TOTM immediately popped into my mind. Mirror time (I was so excited). I went to the hall bathroom, pitch black and the light switch didn't work (ffffuuuuuuu). Neither did clapping, shouting, gnawing hacking biting breaking burning (/LOTR). So I crawled up on the sink, opened the glass cover of the lights, beat the shit out of the lights until they came on, replaced the cover, and got back down. Nothing like a little lucid brute force . I looked in the mirror.. it looked like me but the hair was wrong. Anyway, I just pushed my head through the glass, and there was quick moment of feeling like I was sticking my head through a membrane of water, then I could see. My head and torso pushed through the membrane and appeared on the 2nd story balcony of a loft apartment, overlooking a restaurant by the ocean. I remember the rails on the balcony were unusual, they were the first thing I saw and noted. Anyway, there were 4 people sitting at the outside table of the restaurant. I yelled at them "Hey, where am I?" One lady yelled back at bit rudely "This is the FLORIDA KEYS!" I thought it was pretty cool, but kinda uninteresting. It was a cloudy day, and looked more like a dirtyish city than some tropical islands. So I popped back out of the mirror (I never went fully through).

I saw my reflection again, and was excited because I succeeded AND because I was still lucid and hadn't woken up yet! I went back through the mirror again, only partially again, half expecting to see the same scene, half hoping it would be different. The front half of my body passed through the mirror again, and this time appeared inside a building. It was some kind of animal rescue or vet for exotic birds. There were no cages, just giant glass rooms. The place looked like it was funded pretty well, all clean and spacious. There were parrots and cockatiels and cockatoos, and birds of every color of the rainbow. And it sounded like I was in a rainforest with all the bird sounds. Some didn't fly, and just kinda walked around. I guess they were rescues who'd had their wings clipped. I'm not much of a bird person, so I left again.

I think this is where I woke up and went back to sleep. Hard to remember, I may have in between the other 2 experiences too. I know I woke up and went back to sleep at least 2 more times, because I remember getting out of bed and thinking "YES I'm still DEILDing" a couple more times. I'm just fuzzy on the order, sorry about that. I had more luck with bathroom lights from here on though. I remember walking down the hall, and the bathroom door was closed. But I could see light peeking under the door. Thank you subconscious. I opened the door, plenty of light, and looked in the mirror. I noticed 2 cats I used to have were sitting on the bathroom sink, Henunu and Gepiepe. I gave them a few pats, then returned to the mirror. I pushed my head through and saw a really pretty creek that reminded me of the Guadalupe River, with lots of Cypress trees. And it was a beautiful, cool sunny day. I wanted to go all the way through and explore, but then I noticed the water. It was all green and murky, and looked too deep for the creek size. I said "HELL no" and popped back out. Then I thought, "Chicken." So I went back in, only partially (I have to remark at how easy it was to pass through the glass each time.. I had expected some resistance, but it was just like liquid. More thick than water, kind of like a gel), and I saw the same scene. I looked down, and I was right over the bank, and there were rocks below. So I picked up some rocks and threw them at the water to see if anything creepy would stir. I didn't notice anything, so I went completely through for the first time. I picked up the largest rock and carried it with me, just in case hehe. I just walked along the bank, and looked at the ground and the remarkable cypress roots, avoiding the water. Then I woke up.

Again, hard to remember the exact order, but I remember going through 3 more times. I peeked through the mirror and found myself looking at the back of some chairs in a restaurant. It looked like teatime... oooo fancy! So I went through and sat at a table with 3 other women. They were passing around a menu and ordering tea sandwiches. I was the last one to get the menu, and before I could place my order, the first lady grabbed it out of my hands! Obnoxious looking rich blonde bitch. She said "Oh I'd like to go ahead and place my order for tomorrow as well." I yanked it right back out of her hands and said "Give me that back!" Then I just kinda looked at her for a minute, and she looked down. I said "This is stupid." And I got up and went to the bathroom, specifically with looking for a mirror in mind. There were several mirrors in the pretty little restaurant bathroom. I took the smallest one off the wall, it was just a thin rectangular mirror, trying to figure out how I was going to get through it. Then I heard a voice on the other side of the bathroom.. it was a lady sitting in a chair. She said "That bigger mirror would probably be better." Haha. So right. So I went through that one and found myself back on that 2nd story loft again, overlooking that restaurant again. The same rude lady was at the same table with her same friends, and she saw me and said "Yes, it's still the Florida Keys." And I screamed back at her "YEHAAAW!! THE FLORIDA FUCKING KEYS, HELL YEAHHHH!!" and came back out of the mirror.

I went in one last time, from that same mirror I think, and came out in the most boring looking residential area I had ever seen. I thought, meh, why not. I walked around but the place seemed deserted. I went inside one house and didn't' see anyone. I started getting randy of course.. tis a side effect of lucidity for me I'm afraid. But since I was alone, I decided that I wanted to really see what my anatomy looked like when it changed to male parts. I won't go into detail, but I was looking in a full length mirror in one of the bedrooms, and I saw an awful lot. Finally a guy showed up a bit later and we had sex but I woke up half way through.

The End, shit.

Eh... So I was ambitious and it was my second lucid dream attempt.

I need to declare that I had thoughts of cheating for the ToTM, it's either my rebellious nature or OCD. I even had a non-lucid today where after finishing recording my dreams on DV, I went on to the ToTM thread and tried to weave a story about how I got through the mirror. If I was disqualified for my attempt, I wouldn't be too upset.

I managed to become semi-lucid afterwards.

Spoiler for Walking through the Mirror:

I looked at the mirror and instinctively I know I am in a dream. I didn't do any reality checks to make sure. I stared at the mirror and it looked normal but I felt there was some mysterious energy in it. During the day I have been reminding myself of the ToTM over and over again so without a second thought, I advanced through the mirror. Things happened within a split second and I got passed the mirror with no troubles, it dissolved for me to pass. The sink in front of the mirror didn't hinder me either.

In contrast to the bright toilet, the other side of the mirror was a little dim and the walls and floors were brownish and rusty. It seemed like the whole area was made of metal but it was not a flat piece of metal. Metal poles were criss-crossing the floor, allowing light at the bottom to shine into the area. There was a rusty metal door just a few steps in front of me.

Suddenly, I lost my gravity and I was floating back into the mirror again. I floated back really quickly and before I can even struggle, I was looking at the same piece of mirror again while trying to hold my hand against the wall to minimise my floating.

While I was staring at the mirror, I had thoughts of summoning people and I had fears of something I don't want appearing in the mirror. I started fearing the mirror and I closed my eyes to pass through the mirror. It seemed like the passing through mirror attempt failed and I had a bad feeling if I reopened my eyes, I would be back in the real world.

After a while of consideration, I decided to open my eyes. Considering I have sort of attempted the ToTM and the place was getting a little scary.

Link to Dream Journal

Edit: I need to declare I was lucid when I attempted the ToTM, I just had a non-lucid about cheating for the ToTM so I was feeling guilty.

Originally Posted by Carrot

I need to declare that I had thoughts of cheating for the ToTM, it's either my rebellious nature or OCD. I even had a non-lucid today where after finishing recording my dreams on DV, I went on to the ToTM thread and tried to weave a story about how I got through the mirror.

But why? Ambition shouldn't put so much pressure on you as to cheat. Especially on TOTM.. it's supposed to be a challenge to help YOU succeed. I mean, it's not like you win a million dollars for completing a task

Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

But why? Ambition shouldn't put so much pressure on you as to cheat. Especially on TOTM.. it's supposed to be a challenge to help YOU succeed. I mean, it's not like you win a million dollars for completing a task

No idea what's with that thought. But it only stayed as a thought. I did managed to get a lucid after that though, that lasted for a while because I was still unstable.

I had an LD last night through a WILD. So there I was, spawned inside my room and told myself: "The Basic TotM is my first priority". So I went into my parents' room and saw this large mirror. I stared at my own reflection for a few seconds and happily told myself: "Ah yes, that badge is be mine". I went outside of the house and flew up towards the heavens, expecting that I will receive an award in DV.

Morning came and I finally realized: I was supposed to WALK into the mirror, not stare at it

Originally Posted by Carrot

Eh... So I was ambitious and it was my second lucid dream attempt.

I need to declare that I had thoughts of cheating for the ToTM, it's either my rebellious nature or OCD. I even had a non-lucid today where after finishing recording my dreams on DV, I went on to the ToTM thread and tried to weave a story about how I got through the mirror. If I was disqualified for my attempt, I wouldn't be too upset.

I managed to become semi-lucid afterwards.

Spoiler for Walking through the Mirror:

I looked at the mirror and instinctively I know I am in a dream. I didn't do any reality checks to make sure. I stared at the mirror and it looked normal but I felt there was some mysterious energy in it. During the day I have been reminding myself of the ToTM over and over again so without a second thought, I advanced through the mirror. Things happened within a split second and I got passed the mirror with no troubles, it dissolved for me to pass. The sink in front of the mirror didn't hinder me either.

In contrast to the bright toilet, the other side of the mirror was a little dim and the walls and floors were brownish and rusty. It seemed like the whole area was made of metal but it was not a flat piece of metal. Metal poles were criss-crossing the floor, allowing light at the bottom to shine into the area. There was a rusty metal door just a few steps in front of me.

Suddenly, I lost my gravity and I was floating back into the mirror again. I floated back really quickly and before I can even struggle, I was looking at the same piece of mirror again while trying to hold my hand against the wall to minimise my floating.

While I was staring at the mirror, I had thoughts of summoning people and I had fears of something I don't want appearing in the mirror. I started fearing the mirror and I closed my eyes to pass through the mirror. It seemed like the passing through mirror attempt failed and I had a bad feeling if I reopened my eyes, I would be back in the real world.

After a while of consideration, I decided to open my eyes. Considering I have sort of attempted the ToTM and the place was getting a little scary.

Link to Dream Journal

Edit: I need to declare I was lucid when I attempted the ToTM, I just had a non-lucid about cheating for the ToTM so I was feeling guilty.

'Daw, you are guilty for a thing you thought.

Come here, you.

I was so convinced I had done it last night.

I was in a dream where one of my loose friends had taken me somewhere, but we got separated. We were parked at a gas station that bordered a fairly busy road.
I don't know if it was the same dream or another, but I looked outside of my door and noticed that the road I was on would change when I opened the door. So I went outside, looked down the street, and past the fence at the end of my cul-de-sac was the road that I recognized! I watched a car drive right through the fence, and somewhere along the way, I loosely accepted that it was a dream, but I didn't grasp the implications of it. Instead, I was bent on doing what I had gone with her to do. Suddenly there were a lot of fences between the cul-de-sac and the road. Each one was progressively weirder and taller, until there was one about 60 feet tall that was a cross wire gate covered in old vines and ivy. As I was jumping over them (something I had read about on here) I thought to myself "Oh, the lucid ToTM was to jump really high over an obstacle and create a shortcut! Looks like I'll finally get another one!"

Nope. I did, however, learn to control my jumping and even to bounce as if I was on a trampoline and gaining height.

So this is actually the second time I've gone through a mirror. The first time, which was a while back, I emerged in this snowy, mountainous place, and there was this one person in a cloak there. But anyway, this time, I became lucid, and after failing at attempts to make somone appear, I decided to fly out of my window. As soon as I did, I remembered the task, because they are somewhat similar, and I did one of those airplane turn-arounds, and I headed or the bathroom. I fly full-speed into the mirror at the end of the room, and I went into a mirrored version of my bathroom, and now I was going the opposite way, towards a mirror on the other side of the room! So now, I am flying at like mach 3 in my bathroom, going through the mirrors. I can feel them encase me as I go past them. Eventually, I'm going too fast, and I wake up. Of all things in a dream, I would have never expected to actually go "into" the mirror like that, as opposed to emerging somewhere completely new. Weird.

Ahh I had a lucid last night and I felt a strange drawing to the bathroom and even studied myself in the mirror, but I forgot the ToTM

I've been aiming at beating the advanced task and getting close but not quite. I've had trains show up in my dreams for the past few nights, but haven't gotten lucid. One was a really slow-moving train, and the second time I was riding in the train. I'll just cross my fingers and hope that the third time's the charm!

It just irritates me that autosuggestion works so well for for me when it comes to dream content, but not so much for achieving lucidity.

Originally Posted by Thena

It just irritates me that autosuggestion works so well for for me when it comes to dream content, but not so much for achieving lucidity.

That's very interesting. I mean, I guess I have had the occasional non-lucid based on something someone said, but very few and far between. What is your usual induction method of choice, if I may ask?

^^I typically use MILD, sometimes combined with dream incubation if there's something specific I want to accomplish. It usually works for me when I have time to visualize a bit before falling asleep, but lately I seem to be dropping off the moment my head hits the pillow.