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I'm a bit embarassed to admit that I never paid much attention to lucid dreaming until I came on as editor here! That was partly because I was more into symbols interpretatation and because I have lucid dreams without putting much effort into it. I've always taken them for granted.

I've had a lot on my mind these past few weeks and have had lots of lucid, vivid dreams. Some have been absolutely wild! but they do make sense to me. I'm making a strong effort to get them all into my journal even when they don't make sense.

One thing that is really on my head is that I feel I'm supposed to be actively looking for someone, maybe two people, who have appeared in my dreams......I feel that these people are key to helping me solve some major problems.

So, can any of you avid lucid dreamers offer some advice as to how to get this worked out? I'd like my dreams to give me some guidance as to how or where to find these folks.

maybe before going to sleep try something i call active dreaming...kind of like asking for a dream. ask for these people to be shown to you or where to find them etc.
its along the lines of falling asleep watching a show bout polar bears and then dreaming all night about things like snow ice seals penguins.

kind of like hypnosis...its like giving yourself a suggestion ... sometimes this works for me...i ask to have a dream much like i had the night before so that i can remember it better.

I hope that makes any sense at all.

Yes, that does make sense and thanks! It's called "incubating" a dream and I'll be writing an article on that topic soon.

Hmmm.....an attorney who was interested in helping me file a malpractice suit has come back into my life through a client, so maybe she's one of them.

I made some mugwort soap for the Medieval Faire, and I've been using one of the bars. I have had some incredibly vivid dreams all week! One had some sci-fi type symbols and I saw a commercial yesterday on the sci-fi channel that had one of them in it <img src="/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> I honestly do not believe I'd ever seen the commercial before <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Are they actual people or could they represent a part of you? Or a part of your personality?

Thinking "outloud" online <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

mugwort does that being in the artemisa family, Ive had friends use it and have the most amazing dreams. It is also used to induce labor and is related to tarragon...anywho

skinny dipr is right....its akin to the dr jekyll mr hyde story....not to say that this is your situation, just that dr j and mr h were parts of one man. so perhaps this person you are supposed to find is actually a piece of you.

as for your lawyer person...it could very well be that person, lawyers are well educated persons who make a living at seeking out a balance in life (the good ones that is). Are you seeking for some balance in your life?

Sometimes I dream about people, and I think they <img src="/images/graemlins/lovers.gif" alt="" /> share the dreams with me. Is this something anyone here has experienced in a lucid dream? How would you approach the subject if it wasn't someone you were perticularily close to? Or would you keep it a secret? (It was a co-worker, and a professor in the dream.)

Hi lil Baby 7! Yes, it is very possible to share lucid dreams with others. If you are not close enough to the person to feel comfortable sharing, it would probably be best not to bring it up unless an opportunity presents itself or if you can do so in a lighthearted, humorous way. It's something that you should use your best judgement with.

Wendy, Skinydpr:

The people in my dreams represented people that I may know by their appearance but not directly. Both of them were obviously professional people connected with some sort of agency or office. Both were gathering information and the woman was more helpful than the man, although he also appeared to be helpful. However, I'm also in the helping profession so they could have represented parts of me in some sense.

Yes, I'm seeking balance and guidance. My husband's illness is getting worse and he is needing more care and shouldn't be left alone. I have to work, and I'm afraid to jump off and try to create a business from home. My art does better at fairs than online and while I'm working toward being published, I can't make a living right now unless a miracle happens.

So, both of you have very good insights <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

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The last couple of nights I have had lucid dreams where I am being chased. Previously, I have had experiences where people have passed away and come to me in my sleep - I don't know if it's just a dream or if they were on my mind so I dreamed about them. In one case it was an uncle I hardly knew, and wasn't aware of his passing until 2 days later. I try to get away from them, I do not necessarily know who they are, and I am not afraid, but it seems like they are in the wrong place or out of place, and I have to get away from them, or get them out of my head. It's weird, and feels like I am being violated. Is this something anyone else has experienced?

I have had... I can remember two very brief lucid dreams this year. Funny thing is, they were accidental. Problem is, whenever I made the realization I was dreaming, I didn't know what to do. All I ever do is just walk around and think over and over, "You're dreaming. Don't wake up. You're dreaming. Don't wake up." I don't ever see lucid dreams as something beneficial for me based on these experiences.

baby 7 - they very well could have a message for you so try not running away next time unless you feel some malice in doing so.

dragon - you may be thinking too hard to not wake up that you in effect 'kill' the dream. meaning that you arent open to whatever the dream may bring you because youre trying so hard to stay asleep.

I never do wake up in the end. I do remember in the second one, I actually wondered if it was impossible for me to wake up that I contemplated the idea of forcing myself to wake... but in both instances, I continued on and forgot I was dreaming.

lil baby7 - I've got to run off to work......regarding the first part of your post, you might find this book review helpful:

Bereavement Dreaming and the Individuating Soul

Dragon, Wendy has some good insight on your lucid dreams. She's so good, in fact, that I should hire her as executive associate <img src="/images/graemlins/queen.gif" alt="" />

There are some links in our Lucid Dreaming section that you may also find helpful.

Dragon - maybe perhaps if it happens again explore a little bit...sometimes before going to sleep try suggesting a dream topic for yourself...such as if you have an issue at home, work, what have you not, that needs to be worked out. Just to play around...see what happens.

A friend of mine kept on having dreams about a dead horse of his that would be in his bedroom at night and over and over he would lead Patrick to his stall...I suggested that perhaps he let Patrick lead him the next time he had the dream.

Knowing that you are awake in a dream is one thing...but the symbols and everything else in the dream also play a major role in figuring it all out and you in the end are the judge of what on earth it means.


Parthena... such a wonderful complement...it's nice to use my knowledge for someone elses benefit...it can get boring & tedious analyzing just yourself all the time. As for the terra cotta color - very earth based as are wolves; also both are inherently feminine...this marriage for her is a new venture in that this man is infinitely better than her last husband. So perhaps the tc foreshadows stability for her.

Last note - Ill be gone to VT for a week on business...try not to miss me too much <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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I had a dream that my daughter had children. When I woke up I told my husband the dream. He had just had a dream about her, that we were driving down the street we used to live on and she lived in a house there with several children. These were very sad dreams; we had them a year or so after she died on her 24th bday, in a single car accident on a rainy evening, going 30 mph and wearing her seat belt. Coming home to open her presents and blow out her candles. Please be careful when you drive in the rain. We had our dreams on the same night. She was single with no children.

I have had two dreams about being chased, several years apart. T-rex was after me and my friend Edi, we were flying and flapping our arms very hard. T-rex was right behind us, and I was slightly ahead of Edi. The dream ended. Several weeks ago, I dreamed godzilla was walking around, looking for me, he was glowing from the fire within. He had "godzilla-ized"? three people, they were walking around like him, with the internal fire glow. They came in the house after me and I ran into the water. When they came in the water after me, it disabled their godzilla-like appearance and fire, and were just humans. I realized staying in the water would keep me safe. Then I woke up. And I have no idea what these mean, but I now hate dinosaurs.

Hi Firefly, and welcome to the forum. In your other threads you also speak about predictive dreams, but I think that this one is different in that it involves a lost loved one. This dream, although sad, may have been a message from her. I can imagine losing a child and I'm sorry to hear that you've had this experience.

I recently reviewed this book:

Bereavement Dreaming and the Individuating Soul

You may find it very helpful. The author says that people who die suddenly in tragedies like this take a little while to get comfortable on the other side. The author lost her son at 16 years of age and writes about her experience as well as including some valuable information about dream interpretation in general.

Thanks Wendy and Parthena. I'll keep it in mind. I don't know how soon it might happen again but I think having two this year broke a personal record. hehe.