Thread: Lucid Task for the Month of December 2007

My church leader BC called me into his office to tell me that I had been promoted to the position of national intelligence director. He invited me to stop by the chapel because they were going to be throwing a party in my honor. Just as I was getting ready to go to the party, I got a telephone call from Canadian President Tom Wells. He had several questions for me regarding a joint US / Canadian intelligence operation. I desperately wanted to sound intelligent and impress the Canadian President, but I really had no clue. I hemmed and hawed and finally admitted to him that I had no idea what he was talking about. I said, "Well, to be honest, I was just promoted to this position but I don't have any experience in these kind of things, so I really don't know." President Wells told me to go talk to BC and call him back with some answers. I asked BC the questions (I used to remember what they were but I've forgotten), got some answers, and returned to my office to call President Wells. A female secretary answered, "Hello?". "Is Tom Wells available?" I said. Then I felt stupid for asking about him in such a casual manner. I should have asked for President Wells. She put me on hold for a second, and then he answered the phone "Wells here." I gave him the answers that I had gotten from BC. President Wells thought they were stupid and started to tell me his opinion about how to solve the problem. He thought we should put spies on a plane and send them on a world tour. He said that they should especially pass through Jerusalem and Beirut. He said that by the time they got home, they would have all the information we would need. I thanked President Wells for his time and then returned to the chapel to enjoy my party. When I got there, I found they had started the party without me and all of the food was gone. I went up on the stand behind the pulpit to complain to BC about the food being eaten. He shrugged and said I should have come to the party other. I stalked off in a cloud of anger. As I was exiting the stand, I saw a water glass sitting on the floor. I kicked it and sent it flying across the room. Then as I was walking down the aisle, I came across another table full of glasses. I reached out with my left hand, tipped them all over, and sent them spilling to the floor. None of the glasses broke, which I was surprised at. As I was going past the kitchen, I peeked in to see if there was any food left. The women were doing the dishes, but told me there was still a bowl of cooked shrimp. I entered the kitchen and started to peel and eat shrimp from the bowl. I was enjoying this when I noticed IRL that I was physically aroused. I wondered why in the world I would have a stiffy when I was asleep. I rolled over to get more comfortable and then it dawned on me. I'm Dreaming! I put my attention back on the kitchen and saw the one of the ladies was holding my two year old son. "Hehwoe Dah" he said to me. He was drinking milk out of a strangely shaped cup and was slobbering all over himself. The dream was starting to fade so I said to him "Do you know my dream name?" "Dah, Dah" he said as his voiced slowed, became garbled, and then faded to nothing.

Good job, Dah Dah!

Originally Posted by raklet

The dream was starting to fade so I said to him "Do you know my dream name?" "Dah, Dah" he said as his voiced slowed, became garbled, and then faded to nothing.

That is so sweet!

OK so this is the first time I've been able to remember to do a lucid task. Fortunately I was reading about them a few days ago so it was on my mind. Anyway, heres my experience:

Me and some mates were hanging out in a club, having fun, and all of a sudden shutters went down most of the windows and a dozen FBI cars screeched up to the place and started open firing on some guys down the street from the club. Everyone gets on the ground, but my friend pulls out a gun from no where and starts shooting at the criminals. For a minute I think what the hell is happening!!! But then realise this same thing happened in a dream a few days ago, and the only explanation was I was dreaming. So I became lucid, pulled out a gun from no where and started firing as well

After that, the dream scene started to fade, and I went through a couple of other scenes trying to stay in the dream before I got to the inside of an old castle. I was running with the same friend from before, we were running from some people and threw a switch that opened a door (it was like 2 player prince of persia or something). We run through, look around in a C shape room, go to one of the edges of the room with 2 switch looking things and start moving some blocks on to them so we can continue through the next door. I then turn to my friend and say 'mate you know this is a dream right?' - he doesnt answer. I ask him again and same thing.

I then remember the standard task and ask him 'whats my dream name?' he ignores me, I ask again, and he starts saying 'no, no,no' and shaking his head. Suddenly I start floating away and the dream starts fading. Persistant, I turn around and see a young guy in a wizard robe and ask him. He starts saying no no no' as well. Then a sorceror looking guy appears on the other ledge with white light and magic type stuff swirling around him. I walk up to him calmly and he says 'OPUS MAGNOLTA. Your dream name is OPUS MAGNOLTA. And disappears. I then wake myself up to write it down. I tried to remember the advanced task but couldnt oh well gotta start small!

I'd have to say that is amongst the most important sounding dream names we've heard, OPUS MAGNOLTA! Congratulations!

Yay! I managed the tasks, just like how I said I'd do them! Here - Copy and pasted from me DJ. I can't work quotes.

Winter Fantasys

Type: Lucid Dream
Length: 30-90 seconds
Comment: Yay! Lucid Goal Completed! Thanks for the tip about touch, bro.

I was in some huge, very ornate dining room. I remember Sitting on the only chair, gazing out through the window at the garden. It was all very hazy, as if I were underwater. I remember sound was dulled too, and I could only move very slowly.

Suddenly a cup of tea appeared in my hand. I just accepted it and started to drink. I looked into the cup. A bubble rose up to the surface, then popped. And then another. The cup became warm, and then hot. More bubbles. The pot was boiling. Steam started to rise from it, moving around my face. The tea boiled angrily, moving up to the top of the cup, spitting and hissing, until cracks started to appear in the cup.

Then the cup exploded.

I became lucid. The cup had disappeared, and now I was standing in the doorway to a garden. I remembered to touch things, try and make my dream clearer. It worked - not only did it work, it made my dream completely clear. It was amazing.

I remembered The Lucid Task of the Month. I moved outside onto the lawn. I raised my hand and concentrated on winter. The ground frosted and the temperature plunged. It was freezing. I concentrated harder, and snow started to fall, thick and fast, turning the world around me a clear white. But I wasn't finished. Winter wasn't just cold and snow - it was a time of year. I concentrated again and time sped up. The trees stiffened and cracked, then turned black. Died. The leaves fell into the snow. Around me the plants changed too. A small rat-like animal on the ground became fatter as months of winter fat caught up with it, and a nest in the tree widened and thickened.

And so it went. The sky darkened, the animals changed, but I'm not good with them so I don't have a clue if they changed right. It became winter, real winter.

I decided to make a snowman. Without powers, without lucidity - I just got down on my knees and shifted the snow into place. Soon I had a snowman, with dead branches as its arms and stones for its face.

But I had forgotten to touch anything in a while, or rub my hands together, or anything, and so the dream began to fade.

There was time for another little bit of magic. Again, I just raised my hand. The snowman rose up. It's face moved to make a mouth. It started moving. Just like a real person. It became a person. I stepped forward, and asked it clearly -

"What is my name?" I said. I expected it to say my normal name - surely my subconcious knew. In dreams I'm usually very aware that everything is a product of my mind.

Sure enough, it answered with my real name. Then it laughed, a happy little tinkling sound. And then the snow rose up. The dream became hazy, and endeed in a sheet of white.

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There's no date because I can't remember it. One or two days ago.

That's a great winter scene, A Humble Sinner--but too bad about the name! Surely you get surprised sometimes in dreams?

Oh, sometimes I get suprised, even in lucid dreams. But if I have a preconcieved, subconcious idea about how something will happen, it usually happens. It sucks usually, but it's useful when creating things because it helps conjure them up properly.

The best sort of thing for me to do is something completely random. There was a Task of the Month a while back - walk over a bridge to the city in the DV picture. That's great because I'll have no idea what it will be like. Unfortunately I didn't manage to do that one.

I half expected my name to be something to do with straw - That theme has followed on into my recent lucids and dreams. I've had nightmares about scarecrows beating me to death and driving me into an insane psychological reality to deal with it.

Um...so, .

Originally Posted by A Humble Sinner

A small rat-like animal on the ground became fatter as months of winter fat caught up with it, and a nest in the tree widened and thickened.

Wow.. I'm impressed with the details of your dream.

Not many people would have the animals getting fatter, etc. Most just have the leaves falling off the trees, have snow coming down and the temperature drop.

Great job!

Thanks Clarity! Lately I've had some really clear, well controlled lucid dreams - I think it's the positive impact of me finally starting a Dream Journal.

However, some of them haven't been that good - Lately I've had a string of nightmares, my worst yet, ever. I remember them really, really clearly - to be honest, I don't think I'll be forgetting them at all. I remember every detail of them. They've been really bad - like the scarecrow scene I mentioned.

I'm glad the dream journal is helping but sorry to hear about your nightmares.
Unfortunately it seems that the dreams we DON'T want to remember are always the ones we recall so vividly.

Yeah, you're right. But these ones...whoa. I've had nightmares before, but never as clear. Unbelievable.

Wow. I just started reading some of the attepmts and achievements. Raklet, that dream was so sweet!

A Lucid Dream
Monday/December/10/2007
Lucid Dream # 57 of 2007
Reality check induced Lucidity
Basic Lucid Task Accomplished

I was having an adventure dream about trying to rescue some people that were being held captive in some building. Eventually there is a point where I'm climbing the side of the building trying to get people out of an upper level window. I get one person out, then decide I should get him out of here before trying for others. There is a large grassy parking lot (Just an open field really) and I have a van parked somewhere. I bring the person to my van then start going back for others.

On the way back to the building, I randomly start thinking about whether or not I'm dreaming. I think, Hmm, this is an unfamiliar place. And this is kind of an abnormal thing I'm doing. I decide to do a reality check. I pinch my nose and I can breath!
Fully Lucid now, I look around in amazement at how real everything is. It's a little windy, and I just stand there for a moment enjoying the way the wind feels, and trying to decide what I want to do next.

Then I remember the Lucid Task. There are plenty of people in the parking area. they are all dressed strange. They are wearing old fashioned Amish style clothing. But they are all raggedy looking like they are homeless people are something. I walk up to the closest person to me. (Which is a woman) I ask her if she can tell me my dream name.
She says, "your dream name is Ruth" "Ruth!" I reply. " Can't you give me a better dream name that Ruth?" "No" she says, then she walks away.

Annoyed now, I'm determined to find a better dream name. I see another Woman.
"Excuse me, Can I ask you a question?" She walks over to me. feeling a little mischievous now, I ask her if I can do something sexual with her. She simply says "no" then starts to walk away. (I was hoping for a little more interesting reaction.)
I grab her arm and turn her back to me. I say, "I have a better question though, really.
"What is my dream name?" She says," I don't know." then walks away.

I walk around asking everyone. they either say they don't know, or they have no idea what I'm talking about. I see a little boy on a red tricycle. I squat down next to him. when he looks over at me, he is so startled that he falls over backwards, tricycle and all.
I laugh and move on.

I think about my next task I had in mind. I want to go hunting for these aware DC's I've been hearing of. And see what their all about. I look around at everyone. No one seems different, or hostile, or remarkable in any way. Other than the fact that they all seem very real. Nobody has tried to touch me. But I have touched quite a few of them trying to get their attention.

I see another lady. I ask her if she knows what my dream name is. She says " your dream name is, She says my real name!" "That's not my dream name! that's my real name.!" "How do you know my real name anyway?" She just walks away. Now I'm feeling like I'm just wasting my Lucid. Though it is entertaining pestering these DC's

I ask a couple more times with no results before I wake up. So I guess my dream name is Ruth.

Originally Posted by Caradon

. So I guess my dream name is Ruth.

LOL.. Johnny Cash sang about "a boy named Sue" and we've got a male dreamer named "Ruth"!

Congrats on completing the task Caradon!!

(Now if we can just get you to quit scaring little kids on trikes)

Thanks Clairity.

I didn't mean to scare that kid! It was funny though.

Originally Posted by Caradon

I ask a couple more times with no results before I wake up. So I guess my dream name is Ruth.

Now I don't feel so bad about being named Tyler.

Originally Posted by Moonbeam

Now I don't feel so bad about being named Tyler.

I think my dream name was influenced by reading your journal!

decided as i went to bed extremely tired last night that it was a perfect time for a lucid, so read a bit of stuff on the forums before sleeping. used MILD while initially sleeping and woke up about 3.5 hours in. using VILD managed to have my second lucid dream:

basic task:
"....at this stage me and * decide to get out of there. we end up going to some sort of concert. there are alot of very attractive people around. we are sitting in the back left. i dont seem to be very interested in whatever the concert or show was about. i think it might have been a singing thing. as we are watching the show, i decide now would be a good time to complete the basic lucid task of the month. i turn to the person beside me and ask him what my dream name is by asking "yo, whats my dream name", however he doesnt want to reply. i then turn to *, who is sitting on my lap and ask her "whats my dream name" and she says "yo", which kinda frustrates me. so i ask again "are you sure thats my dream name" and she says "yes". at this point, i want a new name. i remember reading about how a dream name could be just something you were thinking about (hence, yo), so i try thinking of MYSELF as fizban (another alias i use) and then attempting to ask another DC in the row in front of us the question again. however at this point some confusion breaks out to my left. i never get to ask the question."

i guess im Yo...

later on in that dream:

advanced task:
"...somehow creating a riot against their diner. i dont stick around with her too long, i decide that i also want to complete the advanced lucid task of the month, so i end up at a beach (why a beach? i couldve probably done it right where i was) and attempt to bring on winter. i find myself on an ice block speeding across the water and everything i touch turns into more ice (kinda like ice-man). it then starts snowing alot. an insane amount. it seems like it could be an ice-age and i see glaciers building up around me. it looks like one of those play-do machines where someone is pushing up too much white play-do from below. i know im on a flat surface but somehow it seems like there is about to be an avalanche with all the accumulated snow. i can hear the wind howling, i feel like im in the arctic. then all of a sudden i wake up (or think i do, it turns out to be a false awakening). ...."

Well I haven't posted, or visited in a while, so I figured I would attempt both tasks to see what would happen.

In the dream, I was in someone's house and walking around. Seemed like a friendly place. Once lucid I began stabilizing the environment, then set out to find someone to ask what my name was.

I found a little boy, probably about 10 years old and I asked him what my name was. He looked stumped at first, then responded "Phil". (my real name is Brad) Then in a really twisted dream turn of events he fell back into the wall, which had multiple shelves and everything came smashing down on him... Poor little guy.

Luckily, I've trained myself not to care about dream characters much, so I was able to continue rather easily. Having a pretty stable lucid state, I decided to do the advanced task. I walked over to a window of the house and looked outside. It was a normal summer / fall day. I then tried to make it snow and get really cold. The snow actually came easily, and there was a lot of it. It started mounting up on the ground like it normally would in winter. I would say about 6 inches fell overall.

Then to make the leaves fall off the trees. Since I was inside, I couldn't touch a leaf directly, so I looked through the window at one specific leaf. I then decided to apply a higher force of gravity to that one leaf. It eventually got tugged off the tree. I then had to apply this to a larger area to get more leaves to fall. I did this by pretty much pointing my finger at the area i wanted the leaves to fall, and did the same trick. It worked. I wasn't able to clear them all at once, but was able to do it in small batches.

I then tried to make it go back to summer and sunny again, but this proved more difficult than making it snow. The snowy conditions really wanted to stay. I had to look up at the sky to find a small spot of blue in the sky and then with my fingers, tried to stretch it out to cover the rest of the sky. It took several attempts and I'm not sure I fully got it back to sunny, but it was a fun attempt.

It's great to read all of these successes...you're all so very good!

This wasn't a success in the least, but I'd call it a step in the right direction and wanted to share...

From last night:

12/11/07 Tues Night, Wed 12/12/07 Late Morning nap

Lucid Task of December....attempt

-I dreamed I was in a residential neighborhood in a parking lot. All around were trees, lining the lot and a modern looking strip mall in front of me. It was nighttime. A good number of kids from my old high school were there as well as some old gym teachers. One of the P.E teachers was telling the kids that they were going to play a game. The object of the game was to drive around the parking lot as people lit gasoline on fire and threw it at the cars. They were all very excited. I was supposed to be in the game too but fell flat on my face while trying to pick up a laptop I happened to be carrying (IRL I have no laptop) and a bunch of other goodies like pens and pencils and things that took forever to pick up. I was holding up the game and was awfully embarassed. As I tried to get to my "game car" on the other side of the parking lot, I could feel people's eyes burning into me and the air felt like a thick mush...much like wading through water as I tried to run. The scene changed and I was immediately lucid, located in an underground, dingy yellow bathroom. I was not fully aware but I knew thing would not hurt me. I peaked out from the stall I was huddled in and noticed Pickle (my dog's) head sticking out from the stall...It seemed normal that she was here. I said to myself, "Hey, I know I'm dreaming, let's get to it!" and my level of lucidity raised fully...utterly aware it was all in my head. As I exited the bathroom, I saw that I was in a lbryinth of underground hallways and passages. Strangely enough, they all had the same carpeting as my basement IRL. These hallway "versions" of my basement each had doors. I'd be walking down one of the halls, open the door, look around expecting something eerie to pop out of one of the dusty crawlspaces, but nothing. I soon thought of a member I wanted to conjure but got caught up in thought of the tasks and began to yell, "What is my dream name" "Yo!" "Ahhh...what's my dream name...anyone?" I did this at the top of my lungs as I strolled the hallways exploring every sideroom that each seemed to be identical (similar ot the furnace room in my house). Each time I yelled (I recall this happening to someone else) the dream "particles" shook...the very essence of the dream was vibrating. After some time of doing the same, still wandering these labyrinths that strangely resembled my basement, I encountered a garage. I opened a door at the end of one of these long hallways and it led to a steep, concrete ramp. At the end, I could see daylight. I climbed to the top, blinded by the light and feeling the dream fading. I covered my eyes and felt the ground, trying to regain control of this most rare, vivid lucid dream and soon I did. The scenery reminded of an old lucid dream I once had...perfectly crystal clear...perfectly lucid, and I was fully able to appreciate my minds ability to genrate all of this. It looked to be the beggining of autumm. There were some brown leaves, but also some bright green ones. I was still lying on my stomach, at the top of the ram leading down to the garage..looking out into the "mall"'s parking lot. As cold as it looked, I felt (I love "feeling" in my dreams) a warm breeze on my face. I still had the basic task in mind and looked for any DC's to ask. A pickup truck came up the hill (the one road leading to this mall seemed to slope greatly as it got close) and I resolved to ask whoever got out of it "what is my dream name"? A man, about 5' 11" or 6' 0" got out of the truck, parked not so far off and immediately appeared in the garage, below me (remember, I was at the top of the ram). He ignored me, but I got his attention saying, "Hey, can I ask you somethin?'" He made a clever remark though I don't recall what and soon I said, catching him before he wandered into the dark labyrynths "What is my dream name?" He looked at me, smiled quickly while walking off and said "Dream On"...length=7-10 minutes
This seemed to come out of the blue and I jumped into action...hope to have better luck next time.

Ok , so I finished the basic task this morning. I'm going to write down all my dreams in my DJ, but over here I'll just post the task bit.

This was a WILD, done around 11ish am.

Like in nearly all of my LD's, I found myself suddenly in a random place. In this case it was a huge jungle. It was pretty hard for me not to wake up, I kept on seeing glimpses of my real bed and room. I saw a whole bunch of DC's prowling around. I remember seeing a lion. I wasn't scared or anything, which is a surprise. The lion was a talking lion, and it didn't seem too happy about something, but somehow I knew it wouldn't do anything to me. I walked around for a bit, then a DC approached me. It was a middle aged man, before he was walking around barking commands at everyone. After he came to me, I suddenly remembered the task, so I asked him, "What's my name?" He says, "Mufasa" () I was pretty amused but slightly disappointed. This name was probably influenced by the damn lion. After this I woke up, WILDed again, and went into another place. The rest of this is in my DJ.

I'll attempt the advanced task soon.

Yay, I finally had my first really good lucid dream, and let me tell you, I actually did really well.

I'm in my room, with my mother, father, brother, and me. we are all just sitting there, doing nothing. They were literally sitting still, so I could tell that something was weird. I decided to do a reality check (open my eyes wide, and if they still feel closed I'm dreaming) and I could tell I was dreaming. I remembered the tasks of the month. Oddly enough, I only remembered the dream name one, not the winter one. However, I asked my dad (in the dream) what my dream name is. He replied back with my phone number. I guess that was my dream name, then. If it wasn't, then I forgot to ask again. Oh well. Then, I told my mom "look at this, it's really cool!" I made lightning shoot out of my hands. While my parents were in the middle of the applause, my brother woke me up (in real life) at about one in the morning just to tell me that there was a new South Park on tomorrow. -_-

None the less, it was a pretty fun dream.

Originally Posted by Astroman129

Yay, I finally had my first really good lucid dream, and let me tell you, I actually did really well.

I'm in my room, with my mother, father, brother, and me. we are all just sitting there, doing nothing. They were literally sitting still, so I could tell that something was weird. I decided to do a reality check (open my eyes wide, and if they still feel closed I'm dreaming) and I could tell I was dreaming. I remembered the tasks of the month. Oddly enough, I only remembered the dream name one, not the winter one. However, I asked my dad (in the dream) what my dream name is. He replied back with my phone number. I guess that was my dream name, then. If it wasn't, then I forgot to ask again. Oh well. Then, I told my mom "look at this, it's really cool!" I made lightning shoot out of my hands. While my parents were in the middle of the applause, my brother woke me up (in real life) at about one in the morning just to tell me that there was a new South Park on tomorrow. -_-

None the less, it was a pretty fun dream.

Success or not? So whats your dream name/phone number? (wink wink) haha

Eww, not transparent badges *vomit*