Dream of the Week: Lucid Dream First

For this week, I thought it would be fun to go into the archives and share my first intentional lucid dream (naturally, without a supplement). It was such an exciting and fantastic experience to have the practices finally pay off! For reference, it took me 90 days of focus to get here. Now, of course, it's much easier for me and far more consistent as I've made these practices a natural part of everyday life.


Dream #0253
Lucid Dream First

It starts with me in bed after I've woken up briefly at 5:18, observing the images of the transitional state between wake and sleep (otherwise known as hypnagogia). As I watch the floating colors, I repeat the phrase, "this is a dream." in my mind.

As I struggle to maintain awareness, a dream image begins to appear in my vision, and my awareness increases. Before long, the full picture unfolds. It's the middle of the night, and I'm standing next to my childhood bed in my childhood home, looking back at a sleeping version of my self.

I leave the bedroom and walk down the hallway toward the bedroom at the end of the hall. I go into the room and stand in front of the large window facing the driveway. Everything looks exactly as it does in life. Staring out the window, I see a special kind of night sky. It's a luxurious dark blue sky with big, bright stars shining a particularly gorgeous white-golden light. They seem so close!

I'm so delighted by the scene and immediately think to fly out through the window, and soar around my open backyard shared with many of the neighbors. Everything still looks exactly as it does in life - save for the magical night sky.

I land softly in the middle of the shared backyards and look back into the sky, staring in amazement. I put my hand out, extending my finger in front of me, and I seem to touch a soft, invisible membrane of some kind. At the point of contact, it ripples out like water. I think it's incredible.

I excitedly poke into the air all around me, hitting the membrane and watching the ripples flow outward each time. I'm so thrilled by this idea that I take off in a low-to-the-ground flight, flying through the invisible layer with my full body, loving every minute of it before waking up.

ProTip: Don’t give up! It took me 90 days of focused practice before I had my first “intentional” lucid dream. Have patience, you’ll get there.

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