that I am dreaming and that this "thing" is
my own creation. I know that I have to deal with it. So with great
determination I seize it and throw it as far as I can. Then it dissipates.
I awoke feeling satisfaction that something had been faced head on and dealt with. (M.T.; Manhattan Beach, Calif.) I am dreaming normally, and I find myself in a large barn. Suddenly I realize that I am dreaming and have full daytime consciousness. The feeling of freedom and euphoria is high. The barn is composed of four 30-foot walls of large stones and is open to the star-filled night sky. It is covered with green moss which is unusually vibrant and alive. I walk on the moss-covered floor, making one or two complete circles around the area. I am very emotional but I try to be careful not to create very much. I know that an excess of emotion will cause me to awaken. I do awaken with the dream still vivid on my mind. (A.S.;Wilmington, Delaware) I am being chased by three dark figures in a night-time setting. The thought comes to me, "You're supposed to confront these things," along with a vague awareness that they might not be real and that I might be dreaming. So I stop running and turn around to face them. They disappear in a puff of smoke. The dream ends with the thought that the advice was right. (D.S.; Livonia, Michigan) As the dream begins, I am immediately aware that I am dreaming and separated from my sleeping self, although I have a body. I look forward to what might happen. Almost at once I feel my self being drawn over vast areas of land, like I am flying, except that I don't seem to be under my own steam. I am aware of cities below, but continue to be drawn along, as if caught in a current. At one point I say to some invisible person, "I'd like to stop here and see what Michael's doing." I attempt to go downward, but I'm immediately pulled back into the current. I say to the unseen party, "No? It's not allowed?" The current pulls me along over vast areas of land. Suddenly it seems to me that I am being pulled to a place I don't want to go. It is full of darkness and fear. So I begin to pray to God, repeating often that, "God will guide me." As I do this, the current eases, and I am gently turned in another direction where I can see color and a light in the distance, much like a strong ray from the sun. My uneasiness stops and I feel thankful. Then it 47
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