It's been a while since we last had a thread on this subject, and I've had many interesting dreams since then, as I'm sure you have, too.
I actually experienced a lucid dream state last night, which isn't something that happens to me very often. Some of the details were very vivid to me.
Although the story was a bit vague, the dream had something to do with me and a couple of lady co-workers (whom I don't work with closely in real life) going to some kind of Easter egg or scavenger hunt, and each of us went our own ways. What happened afterwards didn't matter as much as the details of the dream itself, which were quite vivid.
I live in the East Bay (SF Bay Area), and I remember driving my car to the Peninsula to get to a city (Burlingame, Foster City, etc.). As soon as I got through the San Mateo Bridge/Highway 92, there was a fork ahead, which doesn't really exist in reality. So I took the left fork, then I ended up taking another exit, and before I knew it, I was at a shopping center with a Burlington Coat Factory store. So I took out my smartphone to "check in" on Facebook, as I often do IRL, and took a picture of the upper dome of the store, which looked like a mosque and had the store's logo on it. For some reason, I assumed I was in Burlingame because of the store's name Burlington.
I realized then I was far from my actual destination, so I continued on to search for whatever item or items it was that I needed. When I met up with the my two lady co-workers in another place, I told them that I had taken a few wrong exits and ended up getting lost. I remember one lady showing me pictures of the places she visited, and I asked her if she was going to post them on-line to share with others.
Perhaps the most vivid part of my dream was being in this beautiful city that almost looked European in style. Although I've never been to Europe, I likened the building structures and the atmosphere to the pictures and TV shows I've seen. At the same time, it felt like I was somewhere still in the Peninsula. I was driving my car on a city street, and I came upon this large loop or plaza in the middle of the downtown area. Around the plaza were some buildings similar to the ones found in Budapest, Rome, London, or Bratislava, with some neo-classical designs. I didn't know if they were hotels or stores.
I decided to go into one of the buildings, and that's when I dreamed in a lucid state. I thought to myself, I must be in a dream, and then realized I was. Everything from the marble floors to the polished wooden wall panels to the chandeliers hanging from the colorful square-patterned ceilings was visually stunning. I wandered through the exquisite hallways, turning from one corridor to the next. I opted to touch the wall panel and really felt its cold, smooth texture with my hand. I saw a gentleman with a British accent helping a woman customer with a question about her "order," so I figured I must've been in a store.
After some time, I realized I wanted to get back outside because I needed to put more more gas in my car. I couldn't find a door anywhere; then it came to me--I didn't really need one! This was a dream, after all. I said to myself I would just walk through one of the walls to get out, and voila! I phased right through.
I really wish I had more vivid and lucid dreams like that. Anything you'd like to share? What say you?
I actually experienced a lucid dream state last night, which isn't something that happens to me very often. Some of the details were very vivid to me.
Although the story was a bit vague, the dream had something to do with me and a couple of lady co-workers (whom I don't work with closely in real life) going to some kind of Easter egg or scavenger hunt, and each of us went our own ways. What happened afterwards didn't matter as much as the details of the dream itself, which were quite vivid.
I live in the East Bay (SF Bay Area), and I remember driving my car to the Peninsula to get to a city (Burlingame, Foster City, etc.). As soon as I got through the San Mateo Bridge/Highway 92, there was a fork ahead, which doesn't really exist in reality. So I took the left fork, then I ended up taking another exit, and before I knew it, I was at a shopping center with a Burlington Coat Factory store. So I took out my smartphone to "check in" on Facebook, as I often do IRL, and took a picture of the upper dome of the store, which looked like a mosque and had the store's logo on it. For some reason, I assumed I was in Burlingame because of the store's name Burlington.
I realized then I was far from my actual destination, so I continued on to search for whatever item or items it was that I needed. When I met up with the my two lady co-workers in another place, I told them that I had taken a few wrong exits and ended up getting lost. I remember one lady showing me pictures of the places she visited, and I asked her if she was going to post them on-line to share with others.
Perhaps the most vivid part of my dream was being in this beautiful city that almost looked European in style. Although I've never been to Europe, I likened the building structures and the atmosphere to the pictures and TV shows I've seen. At the same time, it felt like I was somewhere still in the Peninsula. I was driving my car on a city street, and I came upon this large loop or plaza in the middle of the downtown area. Around the plaza were some buildings similar to the ones found in Budapest, Rome, London, or Bratislava, with some neo-classical designs. I didn't know if they were hotels or stores.
I decided to go into one of the buildings, and that's when I dreamed in a lucid state. I thought to myself, I must be in a dream, and then realized I was. Everything from the marble floors to the polished wooden wall panels to the chandeliers hanging from the colorful square-patterned ceilings was visually stunning. I wandered through the exquisite hallways, turning from one corridor to the next. I opted to touch the wall panel and really felt its cold, smooth texture with my hand. I saw a gentleman with a British accent helping a woman customer with a question about her "order," so I figured I must've been in a store.
After some time, I realized I wanted to get back outside because I needed to put more more gas in my car. I couldn't find a door anywhere; then it came to me--I didn't really need one! This was a dream, after all. I said to myself I would just walk through one of the walls to get out, and voila! I phased right through.
I really wish I had more vivid and lucid dreams like that. Anything you'd like to share? What say you?
