Thread: Lucid Task for the Month of October 2007

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

Congrats on the task, iadr.

Has that cuckoo clock ever actually helped you? I never could get an external noise (beeping watches, etc.) to do anything other than occasionally wake me up.

It does count if you do the task ahead of time--benefits of being in the club--so congrats on that too!

Thanks Moonbeam!

I believe the cuckoo clocks help, because many times they have woken me up during dreams and helped me remember the dreams, although this time it was really a deterrent, so I turned the volume down to low on all of them now.

You might try sending Thomas an email about the question you had in the other thread by clicking on the Contact section at the bottom of his home page and sending him an email from there, because I just got an answer back in one day after sending an email that way.

I am not sure if this counts or not. Here I go:

I am in the spare bedroom of my house with JG, MT and CW, classmates I had been working with the previous day on a science project. The day before, JG and CW had been fighting for control. In the dream, I was given a quest to build a faerie wand and they were to help me. However, each time I completed a step, another one was added. We began to get frustrated, and JG and CW began to fight. MT went to play on the computer, and I stood there, watching. Eventually, the arguing stopped and we began to have a proper discussion.

"I remember," I began, "earlier in this dream, when the textbooks were just ordinary textbooks, not magical spellbooks!" (They resembled my science textbooks. The group was for a science project). Suddenly, I had an odd notion to do a RC, so I plugged my nose and breathed through it.

((Note: I usually wake up seconds after becoming lucid. I do not know why, I just do.))

I am in my bed, but lucid. While lying down, I quickly do a nose RC to confirm that I am dreaming. I sit up in my bed, and set my mind to do the advanced task. I figure I need light to see my reflection, so I point my hand at my lightswitch and bellow, "Lights, on!"

At that second, I dearly think, "Gosh, this better me a dream or I'm going to be yelled at for making such a racket so early in the morning" (My clock read 3:00am in the dream. Its digital, if that means anything.)

Anyway, the light does not turn on, and that makes me mad. "Lights, ON!" I shout again. Nothing happens. So then I actually stand up and flick the switch down. (Actually, if I did that, the lights should have been on in the first place. But whatever). Nothing happens. I give up on the lights and approach the mirror. I have no reflection. I put my hand on the glass, and immedietly wake up in my bed.

After doing a RC, I realise it is not a dream anymore. It is 3:00am, so I write the dream in my dream journal.


Does this count? (I wouldn't think so, but it doesn't hurt to try. I've been trying to have a LD all month now.)

Kyhaar...I'd have to say that was close, but no cigar. I know how you feel. It was still a nice lucid, and you rememebered to try the task, so that's good.

Don't give up!

WooHoo! Badges up to date!

I feel like that hunchback in 300... I know everything possible to be in your little club but I'm just not good enough! lol

Originally Posted by Citizen

I feel like that hunchback in 300... I know everything possible to be in your little club but I'm just not good enough! lol

What was funny is he really could have done what they did; they all just kind of fought randomly anyway. Don't feel bad, I couldn't do it either.

Anyway, I think Seeker mixed up the tasks, because according to my calculations 8 people did the basic task, while 25 did the advanced. I think 3 people did both tasks. One person did the basic but somehow got gold wings instead of silver. If someone wants to check my figures, feel free.

I know we still have another day--I'll check again tomorrow to see if we have a rush on haunted houses tonight.

I love reading the dreams of the 'task of the month' and I hope I can post in this section one fine day...

Have any of you seen the GOOGLE image for today?? (www.google.com)

Is someone going to start the new tradition of making an ending post making a list of all the people who completed the Basic and Advanced Tasks?

I think it would be fun to see just how many people actually did them each month. And to compare which ones were completed by a lot of people..and which ones proved more difficult.

And perhaps we can even make a list of people who made the attempt and got half way but who didn't quite get it done. Unless that's too hard to determine.

Good idea...

Originally Posted by Twoshadows

Is someone going to start the new tradition of making an ending post making a list of all the people who completed the Basic and Advanced Tasks?

I think it would be fun to see just how many people actually did them each month. And to compare which ones were completed by a lot of people..and which ones proved more difficult.

And perhaps we can even make a list of people who made the attempt and got half way but who didn't quite get it done. Unless that's too hard to determine.

I like this idea a lot. It would probably be helpful if somebody volunteered to take on that responsibility. Otherwise, there's nothing stopping somebody (anybody!) from just doing it without all the formalities.

This was Moonbeam's idea. So if she wants to do it, that would be great.

I just wanted to make sure that it's going to be done since it was such a good idea.

I had so spare time so I decided to make the list... Here it is! (it's in alphabetical order)

Advanced Task Completed::
Adam
A Humble Sinner
Altasi
DeadDollKitty
dreamscaper22
iadr
Jamalkk
KuRoSaKi
lostification
Lunalight
Menthol
Mes Tarrant
MisterHyde
ninja9578
Oneironaut
pj
Psylis
QwinsepiaSquared
reality check!
Robot_Butler
Serith
Wolfie
Xox


Basic Task Completed:
Brendan13
dreamscaper22
iadr
Graysong
Kayjee
Kordan
Lunalight
nayrki
ninja9578
slayer
The Bear
Twoshadows


***If you do not see yourself on the list, and you have completed one or both task, Reply and I'll update it***

I am a new member, as of Oct. 30th. However, I did manage to complete the "mirror" task the morning of Halloween. I was dissapointed with my reflection's reply, but here it is:

I awoke after sleeping for 3 hours and realized I had not had an LD. So I got up for a few minutes, had some chocolate, and went back to bed determined to attain lucididty. I drifted off to sleep, in a MILD sort of thing, but every time I realized I was now dreaming I would wake up! It took me four tries before I managed to stay asleep long enough to attempt the tasks for October. I created a large mirror and looked at my reflection. My reflection seemed a bit hazy, but I decided it would be good enough. I reached into the mirror and touched my reflection's hand. Then my reflection stepped out. I held onto my hand. I could feel my body wanting to wake up, so I focused on the texture and temperature of my hand in order to stay asleep. When I was firmly back in my dream I asked myself "Why do we dream?" My reflection said (of all things!!) "Because you're not bunnies." I was so dissapointed with the answer that I awoke before I could find a haunted house.

Originally Posted by Jamalkk

I had so spare time so I decided to make the list... Here it is! (it's in alphabetical order)

Good job; I knew I probably counted wrong. Thanks for doing that (you officially have the job! ). It is interesting to see how many people actually accomplish each task, when we start out thinking one is going to be much harder than the other.

I credit even my unsuccessful attempt at the advanced task with finally looking into a mirror while lucid--I've been trying to do that ever since I started! I think having it as a task took away some mind-block which was preventing me from doing it. I still didn't do it well--I'll add this to my list of tasks to keep on trying.

Originally Posted by seeker28

I asked myself "Why do we dream?" My reflection said (of all things!!) "Because you're not bunnies." I was so dissapointed with the answer that I awoke before I could find a haunted house.

Good job, seeker28--in right under the wire! I'm sure that answer has some deep meaning...um, let's see--Burned up, are you around here anywhere? We need your help!

So should I do this for every month?

Originally Posted by Jamalkk

So should I do this for every month?

Sure, that would be great--until you get tired of it! Thanks.

K, I'm cool with it... Gives me some involvement

maybe could be good if the list of succesfull lucid-task dreamers would be on first page and would be updated every few days. that just a proposal, I´m totaly new here.
So hallo EVERYBODY! This is my first post on this great site (the best I´ve ever found). I´m not new in lucid dreaming, but I had a few years of break. So I hope that I join this amazing andventure flow soon

Originally Posted by TrakTaneT

I´m totaly new here.
So hallo EVERYBODY! This is my first post on this great site (the best I´ve ever found). I´m not new in lucid dreaming, but I had a few years of break. So I hope that I join this amazing andventure flow soon

Welcome to Dream Views! Thanks for the kind words.

You might want to post an intro in the newbie section, especially considering you are experienced.

Enjoy the community!

That list sounds like a good idea TrakTaneT!

Welcome to Dream Views!