thevenusian
Dagobah Resident
I have been having an unusual dream experience (outside my normal pattern), which last night happened for the 3rd time. In each instance, these dreams take place within 30 min from the time I fall asleep at night, and in each instance I wake up immediately and remember the dream. It is very unusual for me to wake up so soon after falling asleep, and I usually sleep through the night. Typically, I only remember the last dreams I have before waking in the morning.
It is my custom to sit quietly and do pipe breathing and then a short meditation (15 min or so) before getting into bed, using POTS like a mantra. Usually I keep the POTS going while I fall asleep.
The first time this happened about 2 weeks ago, I dreamt I was in a big house where Laura and many other people were busy doing things. There was quite a bit of activity, and a young man was showing me around and introducing me to people. Everyone was busy doing their various tasks, but each took time to greet me. Even though there was much activity, there was no stress. Everyone was very calm. My host & I eventually made our way over to where Laura was sitting and he introduced us. She was very kind and gracious. What was really strange about this was that I kept having trouble standing up straight. It was very perplexing. In the midst of interactions with people, I would start to lose control of my body and start to fall over. It was entirely involuntary. I expected someone to make some sort of comment or ask what was the matter, but no one thought it was unusual or made any remark. As soon as the interaction with Laura was over, I woke up.
The second time, I was again in some kind of house or series of rooms. This time there was no host or guide, but everyone in the place was a member of this forum. I went around introducing myself and some came up and introduced themselves to me. It seemed the whole purpose of the action in this dream was for all of us to meet each other. I only remember the last person I met (Bud) as he and I discovered we had some common interest which neither of us had been aware of and were talking about it when I woke up.
The third time, last night, I was again in a big house with Laura and many people, some of whom I remembered from the first dream. Again, a young man was guiding me around, but this time he was familiarizing me with what to do, as I was joining in with the work everyone was doing. Just like before, there were many people, all focused on their various tasks, except this time there were also many children all around. Not infants, but maybe 3- 5 year olds. All the adults were tending to the children while they did their work, but the children were all very calm and content and not requiring much attention. Like before, I was having brief interactions with various people, but this time it was centered on orienting me to the tasks I was going to be doing as part of the overall work being done. This time I had no problems keeping my balance or having loss of control over my body, but when I tried to speak, my mouth felt partially paralyzed and it felt like my words were garbled and wouldn't come out right. No one had any trouble understanding me, though, and no one made any comment. Laura was sitting at a desk doing something at a computer, and each time I passed by her she said some friendly thing to me. Eventually I was shown to a computer and a desk and I sat down to begin working on my task. Just as I was getting settled in, I noticed a little girl who had come and sat down next to me. She looked by size and dress to be maybe 4 or 5 years old. I greeted her and said 'How old are you, sweetie?' She paused and then said 'I'm not supposed to answer if anyone asks me that question' in a little girl voice, somewhat apologetically. I smiled at her and told her that it was ok with me if she didn't tell me. I briefly looked away, and when I looked back at the little girl, she had the face of a very old woman. I was quite surprised at the change, but didn't really show it. She then said, still in her little girl voice 'You're not like most people. You didn't get upset at me when I wouldn't answer your question.' And then boom- I woke up.
It is my custom to sit quietly and do pipe breathing and then a short meditation (15 min or so) before getting into bed, using POTS like a mantra. Usually I keep the POTS going while I fall asleep.
The first time this happened about 2 weeks ago, I dreamt I was in a big house where Laura and many other people were busy doing things. There was quite a bit of activity, and a young man was showing me around and introducing me to people. Everyone was busy doing their various tasks, but each took time to greet me. Even though there was much activity, there was no stress. Everyone was very calm. My host & I eventually made our way over to where Laura was sitting and he introduced us. She was very kind and gracious. What was really strange about this was that I kept having trouble standing up straight. It was very perplexing. In the midst of interactions with people, I would start to lose control of my body and start to fall over. It was entirely involuntary. I expected someone to make some sort of comment or ask what was the matter, but no one thought it was unusual or made any remark. As soon as the interaction with Laura was over, I woke up.
The second time, I was again in some kind of house or series of rooms. This time there was no host or guide, but everyone in the place was a member of this forum. I went around introducing myself and some came up and introduced themselves to me. It seemed the whole purpose of the action in this dream was for all of us to meet each other. I only remember the last person I met (Bud) as he and I discovered we had some common interest which neither of us had been aware of and were talking about it when I woke up.
The third time, last night, I was again in a big house with Laura and many people, some of whom I remembered from the first dream. Again, a young man was guiding me around, but this time he was familiarizing me with what to do, as I was joining in with the work everyone was doing. Just like before, there were many people, all focused on their various tasks, except this time there were also many children all around. Not infants, but maybe 3- 5 year olds. All the adults were tending to the children while they did their work, but the children were all very calm and content and not requiring much attention. Like before, I was having brief interactions with various people, but this time it was centered on orienting me to the tasks I was going to be doing as part of the overall work being done. This time I had no problems keeping my balance or having loss of control over my body, but when I tried to speak, my mouth felt partially paralyzed and it felt like my words were garbled and wouldn't come out right. No one had any trouble understanding me, though, and no one made any comment. Laura was sitting at a desk doing something at a computer, and each time I passed by her she said some friendly thing to me. Eventually I was shown to a computer and a desk and I sat down to begin working on my task. Just as I was getting settled in, I noticed a little girl who had come and sat down next to me. She looked by size and dress to be maybe 4 or 5 years old. I greeted her and said 'How old are you, sweetie?' She paused and then said 'I'm not supposed to answer if anyone asks me that question' in a little girl voice, somewhat apologetically. I smiled at her and told her that it was ok with me if she didn't tell me. I briefly looked away, and when I looked back at the little girl, she had the face of a very old woman. I was quite surprised at the change, but didn't really show it. She then said, still in her little girl voice 'You're not like most people. You didn't get upset at me when I wouldn't answer your question.' And then boom- I woke up.
