Dream of the Past: Cosmic Light Painting

Quick Setup: In September, I broke my first rule: prioritize great sleep! Which means my dreaming adventures were all over the place and broken. I could barely remember tiny details, and I only inched out a few lucid experiences. I was tired. And not my best self. So here we are, at the end of a blitzy month, culminating in a lackluster dreaming week. I did not have any lucid dreams this week. Or interesting regular dreams for that matter. My gut reaction yesterday was pretty self-deprecating, "It's over! I've lost it!"

What a ridiculous sentiment. I had to remember my own wisdom. Lucid dreaming is a skill, and sometimes there will be downtimes. So, don't give up if you're still trying. I have to remember that, too.

Anyway, for this week, let's go into the archives.

June 19, 2018
Dream #0032
Cosmic Light Painting

I'm in an overly ornate bathroom where every surface is made of dark green marble, including the stalls, toilets, and roof. Several menacing strangers file into the room and circle around me, judging me as though I'm in a courtroom. My anxiety surges, and I feel tears welling up. I cry out for help, but they continue their angry taunts. I thrust my arms to the side and run to the sink, pressing my hands against the cold marble — none of this makes sense. I'm in a dream! ⚡️

Now lucid, the room disappears, revealing a dark and empty place. I walk up to a wall and "swipe" across it with my palm pressed firmly against the white wall. My hand serves as a paintbrush and leaves a streak of glowing green light. I'm crazy blown away! I paint another stripe with my palm, this time blue light comes out — and a third time, pink light.

Having endless "light paint" in the palm of my hands, I wonder if I can go bigger and paint the entire room with "universe paint." I begin smearing my hands all over the walls, energetically trying to hit every nook. From out of my hands comes actual "universe paint" with stars and nebula and galaxies, all magically appearing on the walls. I step back to see the whole room covered. It has movement as if I'm really somewhere looking into the cosmos. With utter amazement and joy, I wake up.

ProTip: Seriously, don’t give up! There’s moments like this week’s dream of the past to be had.

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