Thread: Task of the Month for April 2009

Last night I did the "Ride a cloud" task:

I became lucid when I was walking down the street to my friend's house. I remembered the LD task to ride a cloud then, so I looked up to find a nice small cloud. All the clouds were really big and broken up, so I just summoned a little small yellowish cloud (like the flying nimbus). I layed on my stomache with my feet hanging off the edge a little, and I then shot straight ahead really fast and started to climb. Petty soon I was really high up and the cars looked like little toys. The sky was bright blue, and there was not a cloud in the sky anymore. I could feel the wind as I picked up speed. I nosedived and made a hard turn to the right as I held on. I could feel the cloud starting to disspate and I started to sink into it. So I straightened out and just hovered in the air, moving forward really slowly as I began to repair the cloud by creating some fluff from my hands and sticking it onto the cloud. I flew around for a while longer doing some loops and barrel rolls, then I got tired of it and decided to go do something else.

So that's about it for the cloud riding part of the dream

I already did the cloud task exactly one week ago, but today I had another lucid dream and I did the diving task for the fun of it and thought I should share it. I had the dream during a nap today and at some point I became lucid; although I can't remember when that quite happened. It was a DILD and those are still a tricky thing for me and they feel very different than a WILD (at least mine seem different).

The part of the dream I remember was I was in this place with really thick bushes, kind of like manzanita bushes except they didn't have any leaves. I was walking through these trails through the brush and came to this area where on both sides of the trail where these dirt and rock faces, kind of like a small canyon. After walking through that I came to this hole in the ground. The hole had something like roots lining the inside and the hole was really deep, like a hundred feet deep or something. I started climbing the roots and I think it was at this point that I became lucid or at least shortly after.

Now I was lucid and at the bottom of the hole. The walls where made of dark gray stone and there was a large pool of water. The water was a beautiful light blue color and the bottom was all sandy. I remembered the diving task and I figured this would be a good dream to dive in so I dove into the water. I spent a long time swimming and breathing under the water. It was so much fun. I could hear the water splashing and it felt so real.

At some point I woke up which was annoying, but I just kept my eyes closed and tried to imagine myself swimming in the water. After a minute or so sleep paralysis started and I found myself back in the water. I swam some more, but this time I wasn't in the cavern/grotto thing. I was in a creek or river outside in the middle of these green grassy hills. The water still had the beautiful blue hue to it. After swimming some more I went out and walked into this building that must have been close by. The interior was like an office setting with cubicles, computers, and other stuff, but there were no people around. Then I had this desire to find a mirror and look into it. The reason is that I've had this fear of mirrors in dreams because in one lucid dream I looked into a mirror and the image was really distorted and it frightened me. I was feeling good though after the swim and felt more at peace so I decided to face my fear. I tried to make a mirror appear, but that didn't work. Then I saw a metal cabinet thing and just imagined that one would be on in the inside. I opened the door and sure enough a mirror was in there so I looked into it. The image was distorted, but it was more fun than scary. I spent some time looking into the mirror and was amazed at the details of the image of myself even though it was distorted. After that I woke up to some loud noise outside, but I had a lot of fun with the dream.

Originally Posted by The_Lone_Deranger

I already did the cloud task exactly one week ago, but today I had another lucid dream and I did the diving task for the fun of it and thought I should share it. I had the dream during a nap today and at some point I became lucid; although I can't remember when that quite happened. It was a DILD and those are still a tricky thing for me and they feel very different than a WILD (at least mine seem different).

The part of the dream I remember was I was in this place with really thick bushes, kind of like manzanita bushes except they didn't have any leaves. I was walking through these trails through the brush and came to this area where on both sides of the trail where these dirt and rock faces, kind of like a small canyon. After walking through that I came to this hole in the ground. The hole had something like roots lining the inside and the hole was really deep, like a hundred feet deep or something. I started climbing the roots and I think it was at this point that I became lucid or at least shortly after.

Now I was lucid and at the bottom of the hole. The walls where made of dark gray stone and there was a large pool of water. The water was a beautiful light blue color and the bottom was all sandy. I remembered the diving task and I figured this would be a good dream to dive in so I dove into the water. I spent a long time swimming and breathing under the water. It was so much fun. I could hear the water splashing and it felt so real.

At some point I woke up which was annoying, but I just kept my eyes closed and tried to imagine myself swimming in the water. After a minute or so sleep paralysis started and I found myself back in the water. I swam some more, but this time I wasn't in the cavern/grotto thing. I was in a creek or river outside in the middle of these green grassy hills. The water still had the beautiful blue hue to it. After swimming some more I went out and walked into this building that must have been close by. The interior was like an office setting with cubicles, computers, and other stuff, but there were no people around. Then I had this desire to find a mirror and look into it. The reason is that I've had this fear of mirrors in dreams because in one lucid dream I looked into a mirror and the image was really distorted and it frightened me. I was feeling good though after the swim and felt more at peace so I decided to face my fear. I tried to make a mirror appear, but that didn't work. Then I saw a metal cabinet thing and just imagined that one would be on in the inside. I opened the door and sure enough a mirror was in there so I looked into it. The image was distorted, but it was more fun than scary. I spent some time looking into the mirror and was amazed at the details of the image of myself even though it was distorted. After that I woke up to some loud noise outside, but I had a lot of fun with the dream.

Nice dream

Originally Posted by BigFan

Nice dream

Thanks! It was definitely one of my favorite lucid dreams and was probably one of the most vivid DILDs I've ever had.

This diving task is definitely on my mind. Last night, I had two dreams about swimming.

In the first, I was at a pool party with a bunch of college-age kids I've never met before.

In the second, I was swimming in the ocean in Santa Cruz with my brother. I remember thinking to myself, "Was that pool party from earlier today? Was that in Santa Cruz also? Did I drive home first, then drive back here? I wonder if I'm going to get sunburned from this long day in the sun."

Where are my prizes?

Basic Lucid task completed

I woke up from this one after about an hour and a half of sleeping. That's all I slept last night, and I recalled other dreams too. I had better recall in that hour and a half than I did in the seven hours of the night before. That's because I had a good nap in earlier in the afternoon.

Going to skip over some of the beginning stuff. There was stuff about me having an apartment, and sharing it with some other college kids. In the dream, I'm a kid in college. And the apartment is like a dorm room or something. One thing leads to another, and eventually there is a group of us out on the street walking, doing I don't know what. It's outside the college, and there are lots of people around.

Somewhere along the line, I find this long wooden pole. It's a little longer than I am tall. And I'm about six three. The pole isn't very wide around. It actually reminds me of the pole in my closet for hanging coats on, only longer. I decide I'm going to use this to pole vault along. And I also think about how if I was in a dream, doing this could easily get me Lucid.

I take a couple of running steps and vault off of this sloping grassy hill, trying to get as high as I can. Suddenly I'm airborne, and floating higher. Instantly Lucidity washes over me.

I say to some my friends, "Hey, this is a dream! Look at me, I'm flying!"
I kind of float along, not all that high in the air. It's like gravity is gone. I'm not even really trying to fly. I'm still carrying my long pole. One of the other guys has a long pole as well, and he decides to take a whack at me with it. It's kind of a playful friendly attack. He isn't really trying to cause me harm. Still floating, I use my pole like a staff, and easily block. We have this little battle, and I think it's cool how I can wield this staff like a pro. I know exactly how to spin it, and swing it just right, to block every strike that comes at me. It's kind of fun.

After a little bit of this I lose interest, and kind of drift away and land. There are many pretty college girls around, and I am unable to completely resist the urge to play with one a little. There is one standing on the side of the street, facing away from me. I walk up behind her, and slide my right hand around her waist. Then move it upwards, until I feel the pleasant softness of her breast beneath my hand. Then I nibble on the side of her neck just a little. Then I back off, not wanting to push my luck. I don't want to lose the dream, and this kind of thing always causes me to wake up.

I do something here, I can't remember what exactly. There is a slight gap in my memory. But then I'm on a street, and it feels as if I've been in this dream for a while now, and I think it's pretty cool. Then I think, Hmm, what to do now. I now remember the Lucid task of the month. I didn't really set the intention to do the task before hand. But I remembered reading it, and thinking I would do it if I got the chance. The one I think of, is to go diving. This is something I've wanted to do anyway.

I take a quick look around and I can see the ocean not far off. Did I just inadvertently summon the ocean? I don't know, but I don't remember seeing it before. I make my way there. I make my way there, and the water is rough. there are lots of waves crashing to shore. Wow, I think. This is those most realistic looking water. I can hardly wait to dive in. But suddenly the ocean waves are rushing at me fast. I'm hit by the water with force. And it's more like a rushing white water river now. I get completely submerged and I can't see a thing, because the water is all white and bubbly. I start to feel like I'm suffocating, but then remember I can breath water. I take a deep breath, and I can breath easy. I get water in my mouth and I'm amazed that it tastes as salty as the real ocean.

But then suddenly the raging torrent is gone, and I'm left sitting on dry ground. The rest of the ocean is just a few feet from me, and it's just a flat calm now. I walk up to it, and the water is clear. I dive back in, and swim beneath the surface. I take a deep breath through my nose, and I can actually feel the water burn the inside of my nose a little. I know that I don't have to feel that, and it goes away.

I swim to the bottom. It isn't all that deep. the first thing I notice is brown leaves rolling across the ocean floor. It's kind of odd. But then I see these long, weird looking fish swimming near me. I try to touch one of them but they are just out of reach, and I can't get close enough.

But then I'm startled by the next thing I see. It's I big male lion walking along the bottom of the ocean floor! And it's coming towards me. After my initial surprise I think it's pretty cool. I swim up to it and start to pet it. The lion rolls over onto it's back, and I scratch it's belly. I then turn and go to find something else. I notice the lion is following me now. But then I wake. I think my alarm clock went off just then, I'm not sure though.