It's important to remember to always turn your TV off before you go to sleep. (And don't turn it on until you are truly awake). I've mentioned this in the past but after what happened to me this morning I figured I would mention it again. I woke up about 7:00 this morning, turned the TV on and fell back into a light sleep. Waking up briefly and then going back to sleep (without turning the TV on) is actually a good method for practicing lucid dreaming, dream control and future probing. I quickly fell back into REM sleep and started dreaming. I was thrilled with the fact that I found myself in a lucid dream state fully conscious of my surroundings, the only problem was that I was now at the bail bonds store with Dog Chapman and his family! (Yes, thunder tits and all!) I was never a huge fan of the show but lately I've been putting it on early in the morning as I wake up and get my day rolling.
Finding myself in a lucid dream like this is strange because even though I have the ability to change the dream, it just feels right so I don't. I feel like I belong there and my curiosity runs wild. I will usually choose to "ride out" whatever dream I'm having unless I am frightened or frustrated. I stayed in this dream as a willing participant because I was curious to see what kind of "hunt" we would go on. Everyone was eating and getting prepared for the day but I was more interested in exploring the surroundings and interacting with strange characters on the outskirts of the dream. When Dog finally said it was time to go I was in the middle of putting my cereal away, (I had a box of my own special cereal for some reason??). I finished up and hurried out to the SUV but everyone had already gone! They freakin' ditched me!
I continued interacting with the people on the "sidelines," who were mostly previously captured criminals, criminals that were still trying to stay hidden and cops. The cops were rounding up the scattered criminals and for a moment they thought I was a criminal too. I was surprised how they instantly left me alone by just telling them that I was a bounty hunter with Dog Chapman. I felt like a double agent because I was also helping the criminals! That probably had something to do with what was happening on TV. Dog always acts like such a bad ass while sticking his giant can of mace in your face and then a moment later he gives you a cigarette to smoke (whether you actually smoke or not!), says a prayer for you and becomes your best friend. By the end of the show he ends up bailing you out again!
As I was exploring the office and talking with various people a large group of thugs stormed the building. Although they were separate from the original group, they did merge with some of the original criminals. The new thugs thought I was a criminal as well so it gave me an opportunity to use my “double agent” status and assist the police in busting them. I was thrilled with all the excitement and couldn't wait for everyone to come back to discover that I saved the office! BBBBRRRRIIIINNNNGGGGG!! - The phone rang and instantly ripped me out of the dream. I was disappointed that Dog and crew would never know about my heroic performance.
Using the TV or music to manipulate your dreams like this can be fun but it's probably best to just leave the TV off. These days I try to base my dreams in reality (the material world) whenever possible but I might decide to experiment with this phenomenon a bit more. I know it might earn me the "Geek of the Week" award but when I was a kid I used to try to have Star Trek dreams. I never had much luck and to this day I only remember one or two dreams that actually took place on the Enterprise, or within the realm of the Star Trek universe. I suppose if I put a Trek episode on when I first open my eyes I might find myself in a Trek dream. The whole concept might actually help me with “future probing.” Lord knows there have been numerous amounts of Trek stories that involve time travel. Naturally I will post any interesting results. With my luck I'll end up swimming with William Shatner and a whale! Or stuck in the temporal Nexis with Whoopi!
Thanx for reading...
