Interesting experience last week.

[cainam_nazier]

I had a really cool Lucid Dream/Astral Projection experience the other day.  I had decided to lay down for a little bit before going to work.  I remember rolling over and looking at the clock just before it happened.  It was 930 something.  Then my eyes closed and I was at work.  At very first it seemed natural, like I had gone to work for the night.  I looked out the back door of the Plant and noticed a excrement tone of light and went to go check it out.  When I stepped outside and it was day time all though I knew it was 930 at night.  But that was not the trigger.  The other thing wrong was that the Cooling Towers were missing.  Now Towers, no Pumps, and no Piping.  At first I freaked and was going to run back inside to call my supervisor to tell him.  I took two steps and stopped because I started putting things together.

     First thing the equipment could not just vanish like that.  Then I figured it being light outside when I knew it was night time meant that I was dreaming.  Then I knew I was also still at home and could feel myself laying in bed.  So I stood there for a second thinking about all of this.  Then I very calmly looked down at the ground, and brought my hands around so I could see them.  From there I started raising my arms up and out to my sides and as I did I started floating up off the ground.  It was a truly awesome feeling.

    Then I started to get excited, and the more I did the faster and more uncontrolled was my flight.  I got to just above the Hospital when it ended and my eyes opened up.  The very first thing I did was look at the clock.....934pm.  I was amazed because Real time and the time in this experience seemed to move at about the same rate.  The experience seemed to be about 2 or 3 minutes long and I know that no more than 4 minutes could have passed in Real time.

     This whole experience has got me very excited that I might be starting to exercise even more control in my dreams.  I have never fully stepped out of character in a dream like that before.  The flying around I have done in dreams before but that was part of the role I was playing in the dream.  Even though I am aware in most dreams that I have I am usually bound by the role I am playing in that dream and what ever it I can not do more that what that character can do.  This time I was just me at work and being me in normal life means that I can not fly.  So this time the change in what I was doing and what I was able to do was a much bigger step.

     Hopefully these kinds of experiences continue.  They always do make me feel pretty good and are a great way to start off the day.

[RooJ]

Lucid dreams are not only amazing fun, but also very attainable. I suggest, aswell as here, to check out dreamviews.com. Its basically a site/forum devoted to lucid dreaming and gaining + experimenting with the ability. I always find the feeling of floating or flying in a lucid dream amazing. When i first started i was expecting to feel supported in someway but was pleasently suprised  .

Good luck in your lucid quest!

>RooJ

[Arie]

Yes... I've been reading LaBerge's new book... and this is usually what happens... you notice some peculiarity... some odditie... some 'dream sign' and you became lucid.  He also introduced me to the distinction of 'weak' dream signs and 'strong' dream signs.  I imagine it being daylight at night was a weak dream sign... meaning... it jarred your mind as to the reality of your situation and I would say the towers and pipes missing was the 'strong' one... the one that 'freaked' you out.

The next time you notice that the towers and pipes are missing... realize that your dreaming.  Next time you notice it being daytime at night... you are probably dreaming.  Post-hypnotic suggestions.

Awesome experience!  I hope you have more.

[Nay]

Great experience cainam!  I can relate with the, getting excited and then flying off like a cannon part.  Thanks for sharing and good luck with future trips.