Intro: I was six years old and I remember being in a dream, knowing I was dreaming, but could not reach the door that I thought would pull me out of it.

LD: I was in my yard at home and there was a large German Shepherd snarling behind me. I used all the kinetic energy my body had and flew up into a pine tree. I clung on as the dog jumped and was able to bite my wrist. After awhile, the dog gave up and wondered off. Climbing down out of the tree as fast as I could and running around the house to first door I could find was all in slow motion. My conscious mind and physical body reacted with fear, screaming at myself to move faster, heart pounding, losing my breath.

I woke up briefly only to force myself to go back to sleep to finish the dream.

In the front yard of my home the dog was glaring at me from across the lawn. Snarling, snapping in the air, ready to take off running. I was about 15 feet from the door to get inside. I tried to move but my legs would not budge. The dog took off straight for me. The sound of its paws on the ground were thunderous. Just as the dog lunged my hand reached the doorknob. The air from the dog’s mouth, as it chomped down, blew my light blond hair away from my ear. The door, a portal, away from the attack. It was over.

I woke up immediately and wish now that I had the understanding of what that door truly meant.

Open to feedback and comments on the true validity of my interpretation of a lucid dream that I remember having years ago.