Little Ito

Dream of the Trip: Little Ito

I am at a more formal train station waiting to board an incoming train. The way to get on the train is to jump from the platform to the moving car, but this seems to be my first time. I watch as another man successfully leaps from the platform and I cautiously go for it myself.

The scene shifts and I seem to have wandered into a huge opulent mansion from the train station. An old, very wealthy woman is sitting in the middle of a grand room - almost on a throne - with her two very regal pet llamas. She is very stylish (think Iris Apfel) and looking over at me with a stern but curious look as to why I am there.

A butler kind of man stands next to her and they discuss (whispering) what to do with me. I seem to shift from participant to witness at this point and being to watch the same scene. The person now speaking to the old woman (my previous POV) is a young Asian girl, maybe 8 or so. I watch as they have a conversation that I don't remember. Eventually the woman asks her name. She replies with, "Ito." The woman warmly welcomes “Little Ito” into her home and says, "I shall have such fun with you, Ito." I understand that Ito will be staying with the woman indefinitely. She dismisses her butler and I wake up.

Quick Reflection:
I was traveling through Norway for two weeks during which I was intentionally focusing on my adventures and not on dream practice. For many people, jet lag and temporary lack of sleep can be an asset in lucid dream induction, however I found that for me, it didn’t really change much of my practice. I recalled fewer dreams by week then I normally do and I had fewer lucid dreams over that two week period.

It’s super interesting to think about the balance between my normal dedicated practice and a relaxed vacation. Everything should be about finding the right balance and these moments where I can’t be 100% all in really do help find more of an in-between state. Once the practice is formalized and constant for you, you can still be casual about if from time to time and still be successful.

Two-Week Vacation Stats: 20 Dreams (2 Lucid)