The other day, I had my fifth LD.
It was around 5:00 in the afternoon, and I was at my girlfriend’s house. We both fell asleep and had short little naps. I fell asleep straight into a dream.
In this dream, I was standing in a field with my friend Laura. The greens of the grass/trees were very vivid. The sun was shining. There were several stands around this field, with people lined up in front of each (I could not see this, but I knew it was there). Anyway, she and I were talking about dreaming. I was telling her that I wanted to help one of my best friends lucid dream. I cannot remember what she responded with. She began to do something with her fingers, and I suddenly got the strange feeling that I was dreaming. The conversation:
Me: I think I’m dreaming.
Laura: (disapproving) Why would you think that?
Me: I don’t know.
Laura: I doubt you’re dreaming.
Me: No, you just did something really weird with your fingers. You can’t do that. I know I’m dreaming.
As soon as what I said registered and I fully realised I was dreaming, I jumped up into waking life.
I must be a “natural” at LDing or something. I have never had a LD after trying to get one (although I rarely try to get them anyway). They’re always spontaneous. I usually have them when my thoughts are on anything but lucid dreaming. Is this common?
