Thread: Task of the Year for 2013

Hey DV! I haven't been around in a while but yesterday I had a surgery to extract my wisdom teeth. It was the first surgery I was to experience and I was incredibly curious as to what would happen to my mind under anesthesia. I thought it was be incredible to have a lucid dream during this time and made it my goal! I came onto DV to see if anybody else had a lucid dream while on anesthesia and eventually got side tracked into finding my favorite topics: task of the month and task of the year. I clicked the task of the year and read through them. I decided to pick the Angel Falls dream. Here is my experience.

As I was lying in the surgical chair, I told my nurses that I was going to try to have a lucid dream. I asked them if it was possible, and they said most people forget their dreams while on anesthesia. They gave me some N20 (laughing gas) and I was feeling pretty ridiculous. I tried to focus my mind on a picture of Angel Falls I looked up before my surgery. My mind started to escape me when they injected the anesthesia, but I was able to hold the picture in my mind. When I fell asleep, I was flying towards Angel Falls. I was well below the clouds and decided that it was time for me to raise my altitude. As I flew through the clouds, I could see and hear the rushing water falling what looked like 1,000 meters down. As I flew closer to the falls, I could see nothing but clouds below me. When I reached the tip, I stood on top of a rock that looked like a book and decided to rest my legs before jumping off this magical spot. When I felt ready, I took a deep breath, and with a flying start, jumped off of the waterfall. The rush was ridiculous. I could feel the mist of water brushing against my face, I could see the waterfall almost perfectly still as we fell the same speed down this enormous cliff. The fall lasted for about 10 seconds in my perspective, but I could feel my brain slowing down certain parts of it so I could enjoy the full experience. When I slammed into the water below, I awoke gently in a recovery room, with my mouth numbed and my wisdom teeth gone. It was truly an incredible dream. Although it was short, it was probably my favorite task that I've ever completed.

Originally Posted by Ollie

As I was lying in the surgical chair, I told my nurses that I was going to try to have a lucid dream. I asked them if it was possible, and they said most people forget their dreams while on anesthesia. They gave me some N20 (laughing gas) and I was feeling pretty ridiculous. I tried to focus my mind on a picture of Angel Falls I looked up before my surgery. My mind started to escape me when they injected the anesthesia, but I was able to hold the picture in my mind. When I fell asleep, I was flying towards Angel Falls.
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When I slammed into the water below, I awoke gently in a recovery room, with my mouth numbed and my wisdom teeth gone. It was truly an incredible dream. Although it was short, it was probably my favorite task that I've ever completed.

What a great post, Ollie! I thoroughly enjoyed reading about your trip over Angel Falls! Sounds like an amazing dream. Makes me want to get my own dive over Angel Falls accomplished!

You know, the question of whether it was possible to lucid dream while under anesthesia has been a question that comes up periodically on the forums and there's never been any settled answer. Very cool to hear a personal account, especially such a striking one.

Nice job. Hopefully you'll get to do the rest of these without anesthesia!

Awesome dream Ollie. Nice to see someone come back even if I don't know them.

You have quite a few LDs. Did you start in June of last year or just find DV at that point?

Dream under anesthesia, time dilation...quite an experience Ollie! You're the first person going through a LD under surgery that I've read about, quite impressive

Originally Posted by zoth00

Dream under anesthesia, time dilation...quite an experience Ollie! You're the first person going through a LD under surgery that I've read about, quite impressive

I second that! Seriously amazing feat there Ollie

i am exited to try this! one thing... can i use modern day swords in the first one? (not guns and ranged weapons, obviously.) or any melee weapon? or does it have to be what they have on thier shelves?

Originally Posted by Tradl3s

i am exited to try this! one thing... can i use modern day swords in the first one? (not guns and ranged weapons, obviously.) or any melee weapon? or does it have to be what they have on thier shelves?

The task is to fight a gladiator or animal in the Colosseum. I'm pretty sure what powers or weapons you use are up to you. I think I used a magic crossbow to complete that task. Use whatever you like.

Neeto. i'll use a bow and arrow. (explosive and chemical gas tip)

My first attempt at TOTY. To sum it up, tried to go to Angel Falls by swimming forward through a wall, ended up in the middle of a lotus pond lake imposed on my room, my room took over, and I lost lucidity. Still, I am enthusiastic about it. I am thinking that trying for TOTY will help me develop a skill I need to work on – changing the scene. Looking forward to trying more of these tasks.

Here the entry: The Lotus Pond

Do you have to do the task specified exactly? (Ride Sphinx to Pyramid, Ride marine animal to Great Barrier Reef). Is it enough to go to the Sphinx/Pyrics or Great Barrier Reef?

Originally Posted by PennyRoyal

Do you have to do the task specified exactly? (Ride Sphinx to Pyramid, Ride marine animal to Great Barrier Reef). Is it enough to go to the Sphinx/Pyrics or Great Barrier Reef?

Unfortunately, these tasks are supposed to be more difficult than the TOTM. So yep, you gotta ride them

Right on, wanted to be sure before I started taking a crack at them

Fair enough... you know to be honest, they intimidate the hell out of me. Especially the underwater one.

I tried to teleport to Angel Falls with the 'spinning' technique I've been meaning to try from EWLD. I thought I started to hear the roar of the falls at first, but quickly learned it was the fan in my room and woke up

At the rate I'm having LDs this year I don't think I can do these...but who knows? But the real question is do we have to go back to the 30s for the sphinx one? It's nose got blown off in WWII!!!!

Originally Posted by ineverwakeup97

But the real question is do we have to go back to the 30s for the sphinx one? It's nose got blown off in WWII!!!!

Really? I heard it was either Muhammad Sa'im al-Dahr or Napoleon who done it.

Oh that's my bad. It was Muhammed. I think I mixed up stories, but I'm pretty sure something important in Egypt got wrecked in WWII

I made two failed attempts at the Angel Falls task this morning!

First, I tried to fly there with my son:

As we fly high enough to look over the tops of the surrounding buildings, I see that the entire city rest atop a huge mesa that rises high above an ocean. At the edge of the mesa I see a waterfall -- Angel Falls!

The Falls are a long way off, so I focus on flying faster and faster. We get up some good speed, but the dream is starting to feel thin and insubstantial. All I can think to do is speed up, but I'm not fast enough. We're still about a quarter mile away from the falls when I feel the sensation (real or imagined) of my eyeballs moving around and I'm awake.

Full dream: Sandwiches for Skeptics - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

In the second LD, I threw myself into the void and fell past the falls with lots of sound and touch, but no sight. (This was awesome but doesn't count.)

I allow myself just a moment to imagine that the top of Angel Falls is right behind me. Then I fling myself backwards as if I'm jumping off of a cliff, imagining myself going over the falls. There's a weird moment where I'm stuck upside down, my head sort of embedded in the sidewalk. After a couple of awkward seconds like this, I wind up in the void.

I rub my hands together, then imagine that I'm falling along the falls. Almost immediately I feel the spray of water against my face and arms. I point myself facefirst at the ground, arms tight to my sides. Air rushes past my skin as I gather speed. I feel myself going faster and faster, air filling my mouth.

Full dream: Dive Bomber in Darkness - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

I haven't given up on you, Task of the Year. Never surrender.

I'm still trying! I failed to find Angel Falls, instead finding a huge waterfall with an "Angel Falls" banner over it in a water park. Turned out that it was a ride.

It was a cool ride, though!

Full dream: Water Slide - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

Flew over some hills CanisLucidis style to a small waterfall where I tried to feel the water falling on me as the dream fades.

Dream Hopping

Success with the South America Task of the Year! Finally, finally got to Angel Falls! I cannot tell you how bad I wanted to get this one! Very very happy.

I land close to the waterfall, realize that I'm no longer holding E's hand, and look for him. I want him to come with me, but I won't wait long. I'm too desperate to complete this task! Fortunately he's just behind me. "[E], hurry!" I tell him. "We're going over this waterfall!" He doesn't hesitate, scurrying up to the waterfall and leaping off in a clumsy-looking froggy posture. I plunge over the side, just behind him.

I'm freefalling now, soaked and yelling with excitement. I'm speeding toward a vast, green valley below me. I make no attempt to control my descent, move, or do anything apart from enjoy the sensation of falling through this curtain of water.

Suddenly I hit a pool of water below and instantly enter the void. I can still feel water all around me and for a moment I think about trying to reemerge. But no -- I did what I wanted to do. Time to wake up.

Full dream: Angel Falls - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

WOOOOOOO GREAT JOB CANIS

Failed on the North America "King Kong" task. I hadn't planned for this one in a while and my memory was all scrambled up. I wound up climbing up part of the way, taking an elevator the rest of the way, and then only remembering to transform into King Kong when I was close to the top.

Then I kinda-sorta transformed into a medium-sized, hairless gorilla, fell all the way to the street, and scuffled with some random passerby on street level.

Fun, but very very unsuccessful.

Full dream: http://www.dreamviews.com/blogs/cani...-junior-49103/

#3 try for Angel Falls

I get the weird idea that I will turn this building top into the top of Angel Falls then jump, but I feel the need to have something stable below me to start with. It's a bit like I am sitting on a wobbly chair on top of pile of crap right now.

I look to my left and see that a beautiful river is flowing through the nearby part of neighborhood. There is also a small waterfall in the middle of it, too small, but inspiring enough. I want to go down there, I have no idea how and where I but get and reach to this branch and once again use the tree branch swinging method of moving. I swing forward and land exactly where I wanted to - down where the river is. I start thinking about turning this into Angel Falls. The river starts to change and at some point I find myself right in the middle of it, observing how the now dark water flows down a slope. There are dark rocks as well, and the current is way too fast, so I feel kind of uncomfortable being in the water. Somehow though I am dry and not moving with the current? This is not quite like what it is supposed to be and I concentrate on the landscape to cut off the water and make it flow into an abyss just ahead of me. Despite my efforts the river changes just a bit. I get it, it is just not working right now and I also become tired so give up. The thought quickly flashes that I might try to turn the end of the river flow into a beach, but now lack the mood for that. I begin reviewing other tasks I have memorized but the the dream ends just as I go through them.

I also came across this really sweet scene change tutorial and am posting it here as a reminder to self and also for everybody who is interested in learning how to change the scene, checking out new techs or just reviewing some of the good techs out there.

Changing your dream scene

I made a couple of failed tries for the Australia Task of the Year (Great Barrier Reef ride on a turtle or sea creature of your choice, bite a shark.)

In the first dream, I managed to swim in an ocean that I believed to be the Great Barrier Reef and followed a sea turtle around, but the little sucker was too quick for me. But I was pleased that I had no trouble breathing underwater!
The dream: The Turtle - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

In the second dream, I tried a new form of teleport from the void where I imagined myself falling back into water. Effective, but in an interesting way. I wound up in a completely underwater version of my house!
The dream: Oceanfront Property - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

4.5 months to go. It's getting tight! Looking for another victory over here!