Originally posted by AGENT_T
2) Power lines ..just get past one lot and there's another lot above?
Right! But for some reason, ducking under them isn't really an option, you have to go over them. And as a result you find yourself getting higher and
higher which is naturally more perilous. It's like gaining altitude is far easier than declining.
FEAR LINES. I concur. I will admit that I tend to have this variation of the dream when I am having real-life difficulties. The concept of "avoiding
ones problems" lingers when I wake up from them.
I had a flying dream just last night. It's funny, because I have been reading and thinking a lot about this subject. In last night's, I was running
from some kind of antagonist (I can't remember exactly, just that something bad was chasing me), and I sort of 'half-realized' that I was dreaming.
So I attempted to fly away. It worked, but only just barely. I found it very difficult to take off, and even moreso to control.
Since I've been on this kick, it's been my goal to try to fly any time I realize I'm dreaming. The weirdest thing is that you'd think it would be
black and white - "Ah, I must be dreaming! Now I have all of my wits about me, just like when I'm awake!" ...Only it's not like that. It's like
dreaming that you realize you're dreaming. Not a truly lucid dream, where you become master of that realm.
I also have a recurring theme that I'm floating indoors. In those dreams I have very little or no control, it's like I'm being led. Usually down a
dark hallway, into a room that someone is sleeping in. I don't want to go in there, and I'm afraid they'll wake up and see me floating in their
doorway.
I'll say a bit more. After my dad passed away in 2003, I had a dream like that. I was in my parent's house and it was exactly as it would be at the
hour of night it actually was. I was floating slowly down the hallway and saw my father, who held out his arms and we embraced.
I'm not a religious person, and my spirituality is - undeveloped - to say the least. I've never encountered anything 'paranormal' or seen a UFO,
but I woke up from this one rather shaken, but with a feeling of love and understanding that is difficult to explain. I know it was 'just a dream'
but it felt very different from any other I've had.