Adrian,
   I've been experimenting with lucid dream projections for a while now. It's going to take some time to figure out. Since I've surrendered to the fact that most of my dreams are out of body experiences in the first place, all I need to figure out is what frequency I'm existing in. There are different dimensions to travel to, and different ways of getting there.
   My first effort to have a projection from a dream involved standing completely still and allowing my thoughts to clear also. I was surprised to see that my atmosphere didn't change. So, I figured I was in a set locale. This is one of Frank's methods.
   Other times, I've tried to create a reality fluctuation by flying straight up like a rocket. Whenever I did this, I could watch layers of land as I flew through them.
   Now, my idea is that you could travel to a higher dimension by raising your energy level in the dream. I haven't tried this yet. I know that experience has a lot to do with this kind of travel. Once you go to a place, it's easy to revisit. All you have to do is imagine being there again. For first time experiences, it's a good idea to ask for a guide's assistance.
   I'm very excited about lucid travelling!

sorry about my description being so short. I'm not a very good writer, that's why I suggested a book to read (one of the best). A shaman travels using dreams and projections, actually thay would say a dream IS a projection. You go and speak with your animal spirit guides and you can meet Gods and Goddesses. You can even speak to inanimate objects in dreams. You could have many experiences of power both internal and external of yourself. They travel through time easily too.

A shaman is someone who works with his/her dreams to enhance life. I wouldn't say that shamanism is a kind of religion. It's not like Christianity or whatever. The gift of dreaming and astral travel is for everybody. The best book I've read on the subject is 'Dream Gates' by Robert Moss. I know I've mentioned this book a few times in the forum already, but it's a MUST! The author practices shamanic ways and is a very good teacher.

Hi,
I don't believe that your energy work is related to lack of dream recall. It is supposed to help the dream experience. Wanting to remember is the first step. What I usually do:
When I wake up, I stay in bed in the same position. I found that moving or thinking often scares the dream away. I'll ask myself questions. Who was I with? I was talking to...Where was I? etc. Usually small questions like this will allow a dream or fragment of a dream to surface. Be gentle and patient with yourself. Keeping a journal will help too, if you're serious.

Pantilimon,
 
I remember your site. I visited a long time ago, because I'm interested in lucidity. I don't know if you changed the locale since then. The one that I saw was like a living room setting in the middle of an orange desert. It had doors all around the living room, also with two blue people who were receptionists.

I like the place as it stands for dreaming, because people don't have to stay there long. The astral locale (if you are honest about changing a little) should be a little more earthy and natural. It should be a place were people would like to hang out there. It doesn't have to have receptionists.
Otherwise, I think it's a wonderful idea and thank you so much for offering your help. ....and doorways are still a good idea!

Hi everybody,
I did draw up my plan of the Astral Locale, but I'm not good with this digital stuff. I don't have any programs available to deliver the image for now. I feel very bad about that.
I know that Lucid Traveller is a good artist, and he may help.

It's funny, I was just thinking that somebody should make a spiritual movie, anything related to the topics we write about.
I was very dissappointed with Vanilla Sky. It was about a lucid dream, but it was made by people who had no clue about what a ld really is. So sad!
The spirit movies have been alright
The Others and (I forgot the name of the other one)

Oh my God, such horrible taste in movies! The Ring could have been a lot better. The minutes you missed were important to understand the movie. If you're interested, just watch the end again. and the kid turned on the movie himself, willingly.
Dragonfly was horrible too ...Lucid Traveller
The other two movies you mentioned are good though. I haven't seen Evil Dead in years!

are you guys serious?
any elements you'd like to add or subtract?
I really don't know how many doors/portals it should have.
The drawing won't show them, being inside the building. They'll materialize through time, just like everything else.

Maybe Adrian can shed some light on that for us.

how about this:

a stone sidewalk leads up to a huge building. There are rose bushes (or any other kind of flower) hugging the edges of the sidewalk. The building holds a library and numerous doorways to other worlds. It has pillars, like a Roman style building. When you're standing on the stone sidewalk, you could explore the areas to the left or to the right. One area is very plain. It's all grass with a lot of stones set in a circular pattern, like stonehenge. On the other side is a water fountain, the water falls into the pool right beside it. They are so close, that it's almost one piece.

ok, so there are three areas to gather: a stonehenge, a building and a pool. If we choose something like this and it's drawn up, just use one of your favorite parts to focus on. Even though the place is full of stuff, you don't have to make it complicated. For example, you could just focus on the water fountain to get there.

hey, sorry I haven't replied in a while. My life has been a rollercoaster lately. I honestly thought there were other artists willing to get involved with this project. I know that's still a possibility, but I'll come up with some sketchings anyway.

one idea: A tall waterfountain structure as a centerpeice, the water flows into a pool, the water from the pool folds over the cliff into the ocean. People can sit in and around the pool. There's grass all around. ....

Alright, I was gonna go into detail with all of my ideas to give you something to look forward to, but it's not turning out right. I guess I should get on the drawings and get back to you. ...Then if we come upon a decision, I'll paint the final piece.

I would go running to my lover!

I just want to let you guys know that as one of the artists, I won't be able to start anything for a while. I won't have a day off for about a week and a half. I'll probably come up with some thumbnail sketches to post. So, during this time get your requests in!

wants and needs
I think we should come up with more ideas about this place. We could list all of our ideas about comfort and desirable atmospheres. What we also need to focus on is objects or symbols that have to be there. So far I understand that there should be one or more doorways.
There must be other things that NEED to be there, right?

It might be cool to have a statue centerpeice. Something with character might be easy to focus on. It could have something catchy that is easy to visualize and everyone recognizes it (for example: a rubber ducky)...that example might be inapropriate, but you know what I mean.

I'm an artist and would love to help with this project. You can check on my website http://star-portraits.com
I have a lot of portraits there, but it shows the reality of the work. I've been leaning towards doing more inspiring peices, so this should be great. I'm pondering different landscape ideas as I type. I'll get back to you guys later!