Thread: Lucid Task for the Month of April 2008

I got into the ld by wild and then found myself in my room, at this point I did not now if I were dreaming or if I had awakened for real and I thaught that I would be quite embarased to act as if I were dreaming in real life so I thaught of some way to check this. Then I remembered the tsunami task and thaught that, hell, why don't I create on, that will be a sign for sure. I held my hands out and visualized for a second and then I could see it coming from my window. I great flood! I was surprised it had worked but just for a second, then the flood blew my window in and I was swept away. At this point I did the "look-at-your-hands-and-rub-them" trick so that I wouldn't wake up and I didn't. I managed to get on top of the flood and ride it for a bit, as this was not a tsunami though I stopped and tried to create one. At this point I was standing on a streat and to create the tsunami I thaught about it coming round a corner of a large building in front of me. This worked, however when the tsunami came closer I remembered I didn't have a plan for riding it yet and so it smashed into me instead, it's a terribly great thing to be swept away with(and survive of course). I managed to create another one much larger but this one smashed into me too, then I gave up I think and did some other things and so I woke up.
Ah, I was so close to do the second task... however I will try tomorow again, this time I might actually come up with something...

Advanced Task...Accomplished?


I had this dream a few nights ago, while in Spain for my holiday. I went to bed very late and slept very deeply. My dreams were pretty intense, i had 2 dreams that i remebered as soon as i woke up, but i didnt remember my lucid until a few hours later.

Anyway:

I was walking down a market-style street. For whatever reason, i became lucid. I felt all funny and light headed, i knew i was sleeping deeply and had to act fast. I thought about what lucid meant, to try and keep myself from loosing it. Then i remebered the task.

I looked over at the sea, it was about half a mile away. I waved my hand and made a small wave. "No good," so i tried again. This time i made a huge tsunami size wave. But it just sort of sat there, it didnt move. It didnt feel much like a dream, it just felt like i was thinking, or daydreaming.

Just as i thought that, the wave came rushing towards me. I had about 10 seconds to act. I tried to form some sort of surfboard in my hands. It was working but it was taking to long.

I then noticed a surfboard, inbetween me and the fast approaching water. I ran over to grab it. Just as i pulled myself on, i was propelled by the wave for about 5 seconds.

After that i cant remember anything.

Im guessing i wiped out =P


Did i accomplish it?

I hope that no one minds that I keep posting my attempts here. This one too was unsuccessful but I'm just so excited this week to have discovered that I can WILD on command.

I managed to get to SP (I tried to move involuntarily once but couldn't), but unlike natural SP I was not afraid, could not see the room around me, and had no hallucinations. I was a bit afraid that I'd stay in this state indefinitely, staring at the back of my eyelids until I noticed that sometimes it felt like I was moving my limbs even though I could also feel that my limbs weren't moving.

Soon I was standing on the landing at the top of my stairs looking in a mirror. I was happy to have made it to the other side and laughed and watched myself laugh. My face was correct and highly detailed and I knew that I was dreaming this because this was proposed as one of the tasks or something.

I moved to the window in the stairway and looked out at sleeping Anaheim. I passed though the window and started flying in the direction of the ocean. I was amazed at how easy it was because I've never flown before! I realize that I'll have to make the ocean closer than it is in reality if I want to get there in any reasonable time and soon I'm there. But as I look out at the waves I see trees and houses in the shallows. So I decide to imagine the real ocean beyond the houses and I move past the houses. Instead there is a huge canyon and the water is flowing into it in countless waterfalls.

I reset the scene and try to imagine myself in a huge swell. Now I'm standing on the beach during the day. The ocean is rapidly rising and I realize that soon I'll be in the middle of deep water which would be perfect.

Unfortunately I woke after that. I briefly considered going back into the dream, but I was already getting a headache from too much sleep.

I got the basic task this morning. You can read it from my dream journal or you can read the excerpt here.

I jump in the portal and I'm in my room. Since I can't look under my bed because it's raised up I settle on looking in my closet/cupboard thing. I walk over to it and pull open the doors. Inside is some psychedelic tunnel with all these swirling colours, kind of like the tunnel thing in Doctor Who when he travels in time. A hand beckons for me to come in so I step into the closet. I'm sucked into this tunnel and I swirl around and around until I pop out into this room. The room is cartoony, like in Waking Life, except everywhere in this room are swirling colours. I phase through the wall into a hallway, also cartoony and swirling colours.

I fly through the roof and I appear in a new room. I keep trying to escape these rooms but I can't do it. In some of the room there are DC's but I don't talk to them. At one point I yell 'Clarity!' a few times but it doesn't do much. For some reason while I'm trying to escape the hand that beckoned me in starts chasing me. I start flying away from it. I fly through this world of rooms trying to escape the hand. I ask some DC's to help but they just stare blankly at me.

While it's been fun in this closet world I really want to get out of it now. So I concentrate on the swirling colours and raise my hand. I slowly spin my hand around and the colours spin around as well. I keep spinning my hand, gradually getting faster. Eventually what I want started to happen, the colours started to become a cyclone of colours. Once I've got it spinning enough I walk into the cyclone of colours. All around me is colour. I feel the cyclone rise up and out through the roof.

I visualise me being in a party now. I jump out of the cyclone, do a flip and land on the ground, crouching. I'm not in a party, I'm in some endless desert which stretches all around me.

Originally Posted by Dizko

Did i accomplish it?

Yep, I'll find you some wings

Originally Posted by AlexLou

I hope that no one minds that I keep posting my attempts here.

Nope, we like reading your attempts

Originally Posted by Kiza

I got the basic task this morning. You can read it from my dream journal or you can read the excerpt here.

Sweet, I wish there was a tunnel in my closet

I love this tsunami task so much, I've done it 3 times now! I can't get enough! I must really miss surfing.

Here's an excerpt:
....Behind me, water started pouring down the cliffs like a waterfall. It washed the sediment off the stones to reveal their hieroglyphs and runes. The writing started to glow brightly in the moon's light. I had a second to stare in wonder before a gigantic wave crashed over the mountain top. I dove off my perch towards the monster filled ocean below me. The wave caught me from behind, and lifted me even higher into the air. I rode on the crest of the wave as it sped down the mountainside. I saw the monsters in the water far below me twisting and squirming hungrily. I crashed into the mess of tentacles and teeth, knowing I would be ripped apart. The open mouth of a huge black shark sped towards me, and I swam to meet it....

And here's the full dream:
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...431#post765431

Wee! I'm going to do it again when I have a good lucid dream, that is so much fun

On another note: With the resignation of Seeker and Clairity I'm the only one now deciding on who gets badges so I might miss some or have delays of a day. If I miss one just bug me about it and I'll make sure that you get your wings.

I did the basic task and it was horrible. I got lucid and I thought "I can try to ride a tsunami" but I had absolutely no luck, I stayed in my bedroom and didn't summon a tsunami so I thought i'd look under my bed, however in my dream you couldn't see under my bed (it was blocked off by more bed, not just dark. Usually you can see under my bed). So I opened my closet and something attacked me. I say something because it wasn't really an anything if you know what I mean, just an entity that I felt jump at me and even though I knew I was dreaming i'm only human and so I shit myself...then I woke up!

Does that count as completion? I did do the task I suppose but I didn't really see much, just got attacked.

Completed Basic Task this morning... I believe I will pursue the Basic Task once more before the Advanced.

Please, be not taken aback by the length:

Spoiler for Graysong's Dream:

I am recounting this several hours and dreams later, so the details have grown vague.

I recall that I had actually failed to open my closet in the first dream, and I cannot recall being lucid. Following this dream, either my position or my memory seemed to skip around erratically. I bear memory of standing amidst a field of conflict. My position drifted from running across the field in pursuit of cover in a ditch, to a watch tower onlooking the field, and finally to a plane cockpit. This plane crashed into said field, and as it did, I found myself in the pilot's eyes, to the very moment of impact, at which my vision darkened instantly.

Some time passed, or perhaps a dream unremembered. I found myself therein walking about the school of my youth (A reoccurring dreamscape.) This school, as in previous dreams, bore an absurdly magnificent central library, the ceiling of which reached nearly beyond my vision. There were towering stone figures lining the walls in intervals. The center of this construct was a vast field of low shelves, lit by dazzling sunlight from windows on high.

I slowly regained lucidity as I gazed upon these wonders. I reached the point of realization, at which a woman appeared before me, whom I believed to be the keeper of this compendium, and yet, many things greater. I cannot recall the exact dialog that passed, though I am sure it regarded the Task of the Month. I, as usual, had some trouble remembering the specifics.

The Librarian told me of two, one of which happened to be the Basic Task. The latter, I was told, was to look upon a curtain (I struggle to recall anything that could have possibly triggered this dream event.) She, intending to assist me, started to a far end of the Labyrinth, presumably to fetch said curtain. She told me to return after completing my Basic Task.

I did so; turning in the opposite direction, I spread my arms, and found myself in an elegant, rustic bedroom, cast with dark, polished wooding. Within arm's reach was a double-door closet. I pulled one door fully open, and then the other.

I looked into the closet, seeing one relatively similar to my own. It bore the same layout, but seemed much larger. The closet bore typical items (Clothing, the odd box, et cetera). The only oddity was a menagerie of yellow stuffed creatures. My memory does not recall the specifics of their appearance, though they certainly were not of anything I had seen alive.

This task completed, I turned 'round, finding my position once again in the Grand Library. The Librarian had indeed draped a large, royal curtain upon the wall. She gestured to gaze, and so I did.

I saw, within the subtle wrinkles and furls, odd shapes wavering in the light. I believe I witnessed faces briefly forming, looking either upon each other, or into my own eyes. It was not entirely unnerving, however much this might have disturbed my waking mind.

This passage has transpired enough of the reader's time. The dream rambles on for some time afterward, though relatively without event.

I should thank anyone who would read the excerpt, as I fear my own patience might not have weltered it, had the words been of another's.

-Graysong

I completed the basic task!!!!!!!

it is the latest entry in my journal (link in my sig)

I alost rid a tsunami type wave, too bad it was in a normal dream -_-

drmrgrl, sounds like a fun dream.

shotbirds, that sounds scary if you weren't lucid

Basic Task
Last night I did this task. I looked in my closet. I don't know what I was expecting, but I definitely wasn't expecting what I saw! The inside looked sort of like an elevator. It had a blank wooden wall in front, the cieling was a big flat light, and the two side walls were mirrors tat stretched from floor to ceiling. I walked inside. When I turned around, there was no door. Just another blank wall. I didn't really get scared, because I knew I was dreaming, but I got just a little worried. Everything was quiet. I shouted, and was surprised to hear an echo. I pressed my ear to the floor and walls to see if I could hear anything. When I looked around again, I found that my reflection had disappeared! The mirrors still gave the illusion of an infinite hallway in either direction, but I was no longer being reflected. I soon realized that it was a long hallway! I started walking down it. Slowly, at first, but soon I sped up and started running as fast as I could. It felt really strange to be able to run forever through a long hallway. After a short while, the floor started to slant. I couldn't see it slanting, but gravity started pulling me faster and faster. Soon I was falling down and down! a full minute of heart-pounding weightlessness must have passed before I began to see something in front of me. It looked just like myself flying in the opposite direction! We got closer and closer until I crashed through a mirror and landed on the floor of my room, next to my tall mirror that lay shattered. It was very strange.

Yay! I was sad because I didn't get to give out wings yesterday and today looked like it was slow too. I'll get you your wings.

Stefan, what an amazing dream. I've had my fair share of strange mirror experiences, but that tops them all. I can't believe you kept your cool through all that.

I got the basic task done.

4/12: Random Lucid (BASIC TASK)

I was in my basement with my friend Daniel. We were just sitting there. However, I realized the TV was by the stairs. I remembered that it was never there. I did an RC and it worked.

Here, my vision got blurry so I had a hard time. I rubbed my hands and yelled "Increase clarity!" Surprisingly, now my dream was stabilized.

Next, I decided to go upstairs to my room to see what my brother was up to (We have shared the same room for a looong time ) and I found him not there. I said "Hey, this would be a good time to do the basic task."

First, I looked under the bed. I found nothing very important. The biggest thing I found there was probably a beehive. However, all the bees were gone. The rest was just clothing. Then I decided to look in my closet. Nothing except clothing, and a sweater I thought was a monster at first.

Next, I decided to go downstairs to go outside. However, I decided to go into my basement for some reason. My dream died there.

Is there really a beehive under your bed? That would be weird. *Runs to get you wings*

I'm gona try a wild tonight and see if I can do the basic task.

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Yay! I was sad because I didn't get to give out wings yesterday and today looked like it was slow too.

You can give me some wings if you start getting too sad about not giving any out.

HI,
Finally i did a lucid task of the month, i never really remembered to do it in my dreams, until today. And luckily, i knew what the task was, but i could only remember the basic one. Good to have such an easy to remember task.
Here's the dream.

I was with a friend of mine who i haven't seen in a while, we were chasing each other, through streets, over cars, in the forest, finally in a shop. In the shop for some reason we had to walk in a line and do as everybody else. Go up the stairs, go down the stairs backwards, do this, don't do that, etc. Naturally i screwed up and the shop clerk came to me to explain it all again.

While she was talking to me i noticed something funny, i looked closer and noticed that she had no nose. I thought i was dreaming, did the hand rc and wanted to go flying, but the moment i wanted to jump in the air i remembered to do the lucid task of the month. I had to think for a few seconds to remember what it was, and i remembered it was looking in the closet and under your bed. But i was in a shop. So i expected a closet behind me, i turned around and there it was, i looked inside. When i opened the door to the closet it fell off. Inside was nothing special. I turned around and noticed that i was in a bedroom, i looked under the bed, some paper, a plastic ball, again nothing special. So i crawled from under the bed to do something else, but then i woke up.

It wasn't really my bed room, but still, i guess this counts, does it?

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Yep, it counts. I'll go get your wings.

Aww... Vex I am kind of sad that I haven't given out golden wings in a while, but I can't just give you them, here you can have these instead :

Haha.
Better than nothing I suppose.

I completed the Basic Task the night before last, but didn't have the chance to write it here until now.

I was dreaming about arguing with a store clerk about redeeming a gift certificate. I was only semi-lucid. Then I realized I could try the tasks of the month instead. But I couldn't remember them! I thought one might have something to do with rocks, but that didn't seem right, so I woke myself up.

I woke up just long enough to remember the Basic Task. I decided to WILD so I wouldn't forget the task. I let my body relax and my mind wander loosely. Suddenly I felt gentle rocking, SP. I waited for the rocking to end. I was laying in bed just as I had been when I fell asleep. My spouse was asleep next to me. I wasn't sure if I was really asleep or not, but it didn't occur to me to do a RC. I climbed over my spouse and fell face-first onto the floor. I reached under my bed and felt FEET! I felt around some more and felt legs. I looked and my spouse was laying under the bed. Groggily she kicked at me. "Go away," she said, "Leave me alone. I'm trying to sleep." I realized I'd better wake up and write down the dream before I forgot it. So I woke myself up.

Thank god it was your spouse, it would have been really creepy to find a random body under your bed

*Goes to get wings*