Have You Ever Been Something Other Than Human in Your Dreams?, page 3
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reply posted on 4-6-2010 @ 05:45 PM by Novise
reply to post by Morningglory



I see what you mean. Sure you could have had a more quiet realization that it was a dream. Everything becomes clearer and there is something in the back of your head that is never fully understood, call it awareness. That said, the typical first lucid dream of most any dreamer is to somehow notice it and say, "Oh my gosh I'm dreaming!" and to wake seconds later from excitement. Most would say it's not truly lucid until you say those words, or literally think them out.

But yes, what you had was more than just any normal dream. If you were actively pursuing lucid dreaming, these sorts of experiences would mean you are knocking right on the door to lucidity. You are very very close. People post their dream journals online. Almost all of their lucids start with an affirmation of, "Hey! Wait this is a dream!" Or something along those lines.

It's a spectrum. Even lucid dreams have low and high levels of lucidity, that being just HOW aware you are it's a dream. So you could call them a dream on the less lucid side of the spectrum. That vividness though, can come from even the most non-lucid dreams. I'm just trying to give you a clear definition on it, because I think there is more for you, an experience of blatant lucidity awaits.


reply posted on 6-6-2010 @ 11:38 AM by Morningglory
reply to post by Novise


That's just how I feel like I'm "knocking at the door." I feel these dreams are trying to show me something. The dreams want me to pay closer attention for whatever reason. Whether that door opens for me or not I like the experience of these more vivid dreams.

I did feel a sense of sadness when leaving these dreamscapes.


reply posted on 6-6-2010 @ 01:14 PM by Novise
reply to post by Morningglory



As scientific as dreaming seems to become at times, everytime I try to operate under the mindset that dreams are meaningless creations of the mind, it comes back to bite me. Maybe you felt sad because the dream was very real to your "Self." Regardless, I can tell you are at a place where you can have some wonderful experiences and learn a lot about yourself. That in-between place that will (and only can) only last for so long. To thine own self be true, trust yourself, be yourself. Be accepting of what you find, even if it bothers you, you have a lifetime to figure it out, sort it out. Open the door, cast aside fear. If you've already done that, I don't mean to nag, I'm just trying to offer some encouragement, and reminders.

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reply posted on 7-6-2010 @ 11:24 AM by Morningglory
reply to post by Novise


Thanks so much for your wise words.

To thine own self be true, trust yourself, be yourself. Be accepting of what you find, even if it bothers you, you have a lifetime to figure it out, sort it out. Open the door, cast aside fear.


It's odd that you should choose these words...."To thy own self be true" is something I have said to others often. I have been more successful in some areas than others. I'm finally learning to let go of the old baggage that has weighed me down for too long now. Maybe this is the reason for the change in my dreams. Very insightful of you thanks again.


reply posted on 8-6-2010 @ 07:14 PM by Esoteric Teacher
reply to post by Morningglory



My dreams seem like something other than "human".

and to answer your question, yes.


reply posted on 12-6-2010 @ 08:45 AM by Morningglory
reply to post by Jess_Undefined


You're right you would think once in awhile we would dream about being our favorite pet or animal. Haven't really thought about it that way. Seems it's fairly common for some to reinvent themselves in their dreams. It's a bit strange and new for me.

Most of my dreams make me laugh they can be so stupid. My husband is still teasing me about the Guy Fietti dream and a few others I won't mention.


reply posted on 12-6-2010 @ 10:18 AM by GunzCoty
reply to post by Morningglory



"Have You Ever Been Something Other Than Human in Your Dreams?"

Um yes i was me but drank the silver blood of the devil and turned into a demon/devil super thing. Its hard to say just what it was about but long story shot thats what happened. Freaky dream and i have no clue what it meant. There was more but again short version.


reply posted on 12-6-2010 @ 10:30 AM by Dr Slim
Originally posted by snowspirit
I had a dream about 3 years ago that was so strange I will never forget it. I remember some type of a culling going on, and I was the last of my kind. I don't know what my face looked like, because there were no mirrors, but I was taller, and covered in thick black fur, about and inch or two long. I was walking on 2 legs, and I remember my arm the best. I was requesting that I be put down humanely, instead of violently, I remember a really thick needle going into my arm to put me down, and I woke up while I was dying in my dream. When I woke up I was hitting my upper arm like I was trying to get the poison out. That part was really disturbing. It was hard to go back to sleep.

I have always wondered what type of creature I was supposed to be, and where or when this was supposed to take place. This is the only time I dreamed that I wasn't human.


i always wake up when i'm about to die in a dream, it's happened many times, i've been pushed off a roof, a velocer raptor came through the window of my car, murdered by my grandfather who i never met, trampled by a 20ft bull.. etc.

on a side note i dont think ive ever died, "normal", in a dream.

edit: and to the OP, yes, i have been something other than myself, i am a lucid dreamer so i often morph into someone who is an extra foot taller, or a werewolf, or a bird etc.

i remember a dream when i was like 3-4 years old, i have never forgotten it as i actually pee'd the bed, i was a wooly mammoth on a boat with some other animals who could actually talk too, it wasnt exactly "real" as it was slightly an animation, but i pee'd against one of the mast's and it happened in real life too (ps. please note i was 3-4 years old haha)

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reply posted on 30-6-2010 @ 11:16 PM by plutoxgirl
reply to post by Morningglory



Once I dreamt I was a vampire; and there was a vampire from another klan wanted to kill me..
LOL

In the same dream I also transformed into a bat.
And since I was faster and smarter, I escaped



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reply posted on 11-7-2010 @ 11:26 AM by Morningglory
reply to post by DreamerOracle


Yes you should write a book! I'm so envious. Space has always held a special fascination for me. I stargaze most nights before bed yet I never dream of space. Although my underwater dreams do feel space-like.


reply posted on 31-1-2011 @ 07:55 AM by soficrow
reply to post by Morningglory



Have any of you ever turned into an animal in your dreams?


I've been meaning to get back to this thread forever - but mood to write about it and time to follow through are not coming together.

Answer though - yes, and have been other people too. My favorites are when I'm a dolphin(?) swimming, diving deep then turning up and leaping out of the water; a hawk or eagle(?) flying high, surveying, diving down, gliding; a wolf loping; deer running. It's all very sensual and aware: smell, sight, hearing. ...as a child I dreamed of growing up to be a very tall black-haired brown-eyed woman, but in reality am short, blonde, blue-eyed.

Thanks again for the thread.
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