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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:07 AM
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Does anyone else dream that they can fly?
Or am I the only one so pathetic that I need to escape reality that totally?:)
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:09 AM
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1. Yes, but not for a while.
Used to dream that frequently years ago.
I took off with a very vigorous running breast-stroke.
Once I gained a little altitude, I could just soar.
It was fun.
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 05:39 PM
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22. I just jump in the air normally and then scoot around the room higher and higher
but using a fairly normal walking motion. This may be why I'm so pissed when I wake up and find I can't really fly; it seems so plausible in the dream.
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:11 AM
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2. Used to. Always the same: On my sidewalk. I'd take a dive, like into a pool, and then up, up, and
away!
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 05:40 PM
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23. That sounds cool; let's trade dreams! n/t
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:12 AM
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3. Oh yeah, thanks for the PM about the shrimp.
We just got our first Publix in a nearby town about 20-30 minutes away. Been meaning to check it out.
Our current local choices are Winn-Dixie, Piggly Wiggly, and (bah humbug) Wally World.
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:34 AM
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6. Publix is really very, very good, except for the shrimp.
Then again, if they don't have Gulf Coast shrimp on the actual Gulf Coast, I think you're legally required to slap them. Winn-Dixie's still in business? They've been gone here for nearly 10 years.
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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:21 AM
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4. I CAN fly!
I dream that I am a graduate assistant sitting behind this computer writing and/or grading papers all day.
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 05:42 PM
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24. Wait, isn't this the Monty Python bicycle repairman skit? n/t
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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-07-09 01:20 PM
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41. ??
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-07-09 03:00 PM
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43. In a land where everybody's Superman (literally), the hero is a bicycle repairman
Admittedly a stretch. Sorry, I have Monty Python too much on my mind at the moment.:hi:
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:32 AM
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5. I love flying dreams.
I have one on occasion.
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 05:45 PM
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25. Cool; glad I'm not the only one n/t
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:35 AM
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7. Sure do.
Edited on Mon Apr-06-09 08:35 AM by Heidi
A page from my sketchbook/journal:
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 05:47 PM
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27. Coolest! Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful drawing :toast:
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:41 AM
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8. Anytime I lucid dream, that is the first thing I do.
It is such a blast.
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-07-09 07:23 AM
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37. Huh, so that's what they call that...
I can control my dreams sometimes, or at least show up to tell myself it's just a dream in the bad parts. Not sure if I can make myself fly, though. It might be worthwhile to try.
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:53 AM
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9. Yes. So did Neil Armstrong. nt
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-07-09 07:27 AM
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38. Betcha he still does n/t
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:57 AM
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10. I dream that I can travel over the ground as if on a Segway - without
the Segway. I have dreamed this for years and years.

Or that I can bound for yards between steps. But not high in the air - just over the ground.
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 09:27 AM
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12. Same here.
When I run in my dreams I'm about 2 feet off the ground.
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-07-09 07:30 AM
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39. I've had the bounding, but not the Segway-less Segway
That's pretty cool!
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 09:22 AM
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11. Funny you should ask hehe
I just woke from a cool one.

I was an enforcement officer of sorts. We began a program where humans were tattooed with the names of all dogs in their care. It was my job to fly around and connect the dogs that were strayed with their owners. The tats were only visible with special light though. I just had found out that there was an underground group that was doing interstate trades and the dogs were getting screwn.

and then... in real life I got punched by my dog because he was hungry and needed to pee.

I'd go back to sleep and see what happens next but I got stuff to do :D

:hi:
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-07-09 07:34 AM
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40. The dog was sending you that dream so you'd get up and feed him/her
but when it didn't work s/he had to resort to the more direct approach.:hi:
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 09:38 AM
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13. I used to all the time.
Both by flapping my arms and by levitating.
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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 10:29 AM
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14. Yes but for some reason I could only fly over beach/shoreline areas.
If I drifted too far inland I'd glide to the ground.

It's been a while since I had that in a dream but it was a recurring thing for some time.
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Stuart G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 10:50 AM
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15. I used to...often..
Went back to the early 50s when I first saw TV program.."Superman" George Reeves.
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DeepBlueC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 10:52 AM
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16. Not for quite a while, alas
God that was fun...I'd wake up exhilarated. Miss that.
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Dangerously Amused Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 01:40 PM
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17. I used to quite a lot, both regular and (sort of) lucid dreaming.
Edited on Mon Apr-06-09 01:41 PM by Dangerously Amused

Amazing flights. Haven't had one in a while. Have to work on that.

Edit: Oops, wrong place. Oh well.

:hi:
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DeepBlueC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 03:26 PM
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19. but you remind me to work on the lucid dreaming
I used to do that as well...trouble is now I sleep with the radio on (world radio broadcast all night) and my dreams all incorporate news of the world. :hi:
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abq e streeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 01:47 PM
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18. From time to time---sometimes it seems real and I get sort of scared and force myself back down
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plcdude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 04:08 PM
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20. yes I do
occasionally. It starts with my jumping straight up in the air and each jump is a little higher than the other until I am very high and can float very long distances or I do a little run and then jump and float for a ways.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 04:15 PM
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21. I have always dreamed of flying.
I have always dreamed of flying while listening to some of my favorite music, mostly Deborah Harry's solo material. I think it would be great if I could do that, but something tells me wind sheer would keep me from being able to hear the music. I'd settle for a great flight simulator.
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MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 05:46 PM
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26. Hee--it's not escaping reality
Our consciousnesses use "flying" as a symbol for astrally projecting--when our spirits leave our bodies to be rejuvenated. We all astrally project, but when most of us remember it, it's as flying. :hi:
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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:29 PM
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28. sometimes
but it's more along the lines of me taking a step and gliding some distance before having to take another step. i'm more likely to be breathing underwater than flying in my dreams :)
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 08:30 PM
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29. Never.
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 09:08 PM
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30. The meaning of that dream is that you want ....
sex. ;)


shhhh!
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 10:23 PM
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31. You are not alone.
I have had sporadic periods of flying dreams, usually never get higher than the telephone wires, and for some reason there is light rain outside and I wake up feeling chilled.
A few dreams of looking down at myself in bed.
From what I have read, it is "normal"...
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elshiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 10:26 PM
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32. Doesn't everyone dream about flying at least once in their lives?
It's such a common dream. That and going to school naked. Yes, I've had both dreams. And so have my parents.
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 10:27 PM
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33. orly?
you popped into my mind Miss Rose.. seconds ago.

Just saying hi.

Hi!

:hi:
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elshiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 10:29 PM
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34. I was just thinking about you, dear Doctor.
Flying around in the TARDIS. :hug: :loveya: :hi:
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Lil Missy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-06-09 11:13 PM
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35. Yes. It's always more like floating.
Lately though, I've had more dreams about falling over an edge. It's terrifying, because it's a deep drop into water with no possibility of rescue.
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Dem2theMax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-07-09 12:52 AM
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36. Last time I had that dream was about a week ago. Problem was, I was in a plane.
And it was doing a nose-dive into the ground. Thankfully, I woke up before it crashed.

I haven't had a fun, body-flying dream, since I was a kid. I miss those dreams. They were really fun!
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dkofos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-07-09 01:23 PM
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42. Of course. It's the only way to get around in your dreams.
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-07-09 03:09 PM
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44. I always worried about crashing into trees.
Though my flights were pretty slow and floaty. Sometimes, I'd get extra elevation by kicking off a roof top. And then I was afraid to land in case I couldn't get back up in the air. I had one recently that was the first in a long while.

Outside of my dreamscape, I do my levitating at night as not to attract attention.;-)
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