Lucid: Blue Approaching Lucidity: Gold Non-Lucid: Black *Color Coding hasn't worked in my DJ since mid June 2023, so LDs are simply marked with: (LD) from that point on.
I'm in a house in The Meadow and I'm standing by the peninsula dividing the family room from the kitchen. A dream character is standing there. He's a male who appears to be in his mid twenties with black hair, a black t-shirt and a slender build. I get the feeling that something is strange. I raise my right hand in front of me instinctively and it looks slightly darker. I suddenly realize I'm in a dream and I'm lucid. I ignore the DC and head toward the island in the kitchen. I begin thinking of some dream goals. I think of summon an animal dream guide as well as meditating. I decide to meditate as I haven't done that in a while. I float up to the top of the island in the kitchen and sit down cross-legged for zazen. I begin and my awareness is pretty stable. I see the DC beginning to approach. I continue meditating and my dream body slowly slides to the edge of the island. Once I reach the edge, my dream body slowly glides to the floor and I stand. I decide to try to summon my animal dream guide. I imagine that when I turn it'll be on my shoulder or behind me. I turn my head but nothing is there, so I decide to move on to exploring. But first I decide to grab something to eat from the kitchen area. I look at the cabinets above the fridge, open the right one and see a box of Honey-Nut Cheerios. I grab a handful and begin chewing - they taste pretty similar to regular Cheerios but a bit more muted in flavor. I head to the front of the house and begin flying toward the front door. I fly through it and higher into the air outside. I'm continuing to chew and taste the cereal. The dream begins to black and I resolve to maintain awareness through it. I maintain awareness, but it continues for a bit so I begin visualizing to begin the next dream scene. I begin with turning my visual field yellow - nothing happens. I begin to try more visuals, but I slowly come back to my waking body.