From: john2162@verizon.net   
      
   Mike L wrote:   
   > I'm 43 years old.   
   >   
   > I tried to have one(lucid dream). I calmed my body to the point that I   
   > heard my breathing in my mind.Then a feeling of something shutting   
   > down,possibly me tricking my conscious mind into falling asleep.Then   
   > it happened.The best way to describe it would be: turning a dream into   
   > reality.The colors were a lot better then a dream, very much aware of   
   > everything that was happening. It wasn't a nice dream though.   
   > Everything went white then I noticed off in the distance a tunnel like   
   > turning tube of fire.It was humming as it came over to me.It came   
   > extremely close. It seemed as though someone wanted me to pass through   
   > it.No actual words were said. As I looked through this tunnel it had   
   > heads throughout it. Almost a cross between a dog and a human that   
   > were snapping at me. Well needless to say I didn't go through the   
   > tunnel!I felt completely conscious and aware but unable to open my   
   > eyes. I got so scared that I prayed out loud in my dream. The spinning   
   > tunnel pulled away. No actual words were said but felt like it said   
   > don't waste my time. When I opened my eyes it seemed so real that I   
   > shivered shook all night long.That's what happens I guess when you   
   > have too good of an imagination!   
   >   
   > This happened a couple of months ago. I would love to have a nice   
   > lucid dream but after that episode I'm to afraid to try.   
   >   
   > Is this a lucid dream? I think the dream only lasted a few   
   > minutes.I'll remember it the rest of my life though!   
   >   
   > Any thoughts on this? Did it mean anything? Anyone have anything   
   > similar to this?   
       Hi Mike,   
         I have had my share of startling dreams also and on the face of   
   them they would seem to be not with your best interests in mind possibly   
   but I wouldn't go down that road with it.  Trust your innerself to offer   
   you experiences that suit your needs on the path of development.   
       A very moving experience like this brings to the surface very   
   powerful emotions as you found out and as such they also kick into the   
   system very rejuvinating survival hormones, that for many people might   
   actually involve them being healed in some way.  This is my theory anyway.   
      These emotions though were possibly only due to your fear of the   
   unknown of course and your innerself put forth an image with, a tube,   
   which sort of reminds us of the "otherside" images some have talked   
   about, fire, which would you would not likely forget, burned into your   
   memory as it were, and the communication of some heads in the fire.   
      I would say, overall , you had one great ride there for a first time   
   on the pony. hehe   
      
   John   
      
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