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What are your exploration dreams?


Unlike the related travel dreams, these dreams involve actually exploring the area, whether it's my home town or some other area. Just being in the area going from one house to another doesn't count. These dreams are recalled quite well.

Noteworthy dreams in this category:
11-3: This dream is extremely well-recalled and with with 98% in tact, it's near the record. A story has been posted for it.
11-5: This dream is the second-oldest recalled dream and it also sparked my interest for writing stories.
11-9: This dream is well-recalled and has been posted as a story.
11-10: This dream is very well-recalled and posted as a story.
11-12: This dream is well-recalled, but very boring with dull scenery. It should be posted as a story.
11-18: This dream is well-recalled and should be posted as a story. It also occurred at least twice.
11-20: This dream is very well-recalled and should be posted as a story.
11-23: This dream is very well-recalled and should be posted as a story.
11-25: This dream is well-recalled and should be posted as a story.
11-30: I recreated the scenes in this well-liked dream in 3D and posted some screenshots. I wished this dream would recur as well. I also once started a miniature novel on it as well but never finished (about 24 pages or so, around 8% complete).
11-33: This dream is very well-recalled and should be posted as a story. Not only that, but it has occurred twice and both cases are remarkably well-recalled.
11-39: This dream has the longest known play time and is extremely well-recalled. At 97% in tact, the entire dream is recalled to the finest of detail and it has a very good story to it. 11-44: This dream is very well-recalled and should be posted as a story.
11-49: This dream has the story recalled to very fine detail, but hardly anything in the way of scenes are recalled. This is a rather unusual difference.
11-53: Although previously recalled, it was strangely missing from my dream journal and it was enhanced by my mind game. Fortunately, I still recalled quite a bit of the dream when I later added it.
11-81: This dream, in addition to being very well-liked, is the first dream to feature Speed. I believe it hinted at the return to the rewriting my main story, of which finally happened.
11-87: This dream is very well recalled with the story 88% in tact (thus posted as a story). It is also a favorite.

Dream 11-71: An abandoned filthy building



Occurred on Apr 17, 2007; general - -3??; nature - -2.5??; story - 1??; scenery - -6!?; fun - -1.5??; scary - 2??; weird - 3??; imagery - 8% in tact!; dream - 6% in tact

This dream takes place indoors and has 2 related parts that I can recall. I'm in some kind of building. It's dark and lit only by a few 15-watt light bulbs. The place was old and very dirty, almost like I was in a sewer. In the first part, I recall wanting to go in a few pools of deep water. I did as a shortcut, but found it was filled with lots of dead rats. A few seconds later, the scene stops and rewinds as if watching a VHS movie. This time, I take the long route and as if I never went in that water. There was a soda fountain along the way and I recall either myself or someone else getting it. The soda looked normal and clean and even tasted good. I got an orange and it seemed as if there were 5 or 6 drinks available. An ice dispenser was in the center giving 6 or 7 "slots". I'm more certain on 7 slots meaning 6 drinks. A bit later, the dream ended.

Dream 11-72: Secret river passage and a strange haunted house



Occurred on Apr 27, 2007; general - 6!; nature - 15!; story - 5; scenery - 2.5; fun - 4; scary - 4; weird - 2.5; imagery - 60% in tact; dream - 75% in tact

This dream has 5 parts. At the start, I was near a river. The river had trees lining the edges of the top bank. The water had some plant material on top and there were a few white bubbles. I wanted to go in and both me and my sister did. We messed around a bit and I once tried to see if I touch bottom but couldn't when a foot under. There were no currents that could be seen and we were stationary in the water. The water had a 3-foot visibility fading to a blackish brown color.

I then saw a strange area that starts part 2. I don't recall where it was, but when I entered, it looked to be abandoned. The water here was almost crystal clear. It was 8 feet deep but some areas were much deeper. There were a lot of green and blue-painted walls, even a fance dividing the areas. Upon entering, there are two different paths to take. I initially took the one on the left as I faced it. It was a 6-foot drop into crystal clear water. At the end of this rather long route (spanning about 500 feet or so), I found a large room with a 20x20 foot area and 2 stories. The water level was at the top floor and the water was 18 to 20 feet deep here. I went to check out the lower area but surfaced shortly after not finding any interest in going that route. I continued along the route but wanted to take the right path, the one I didn't take. My parents could be heard at the end of the route and they were looking for me. I decided I'd return to the multistory room and take the other path to see what was there. There was more dirt here, but it was all at the bottom.

The third part is where I visit a very old house. The house was haunted and was very messy. It had many floors. I don't recall the details but the one living here was to go somewhere - the grocery store. I couldn't see what he/she looked like behind the thick black robe it had.

I don't recall how he or I got there but I went to the grocery store, part 4. I recall my sister being here and wanting pepperoni. I returned to the one I went to the grocery store with and was to return back.

It was now night. I needed to cross a street that wasn't lit at all. The only light was ambient light. The one I was with crossed the street without first checking for oncoming cars. I followed the safety rule but instead of walking across, I jumped up and glid across reaching 20 to 25 mph zipping past the one I was with. There were trees near the road and the house was only one floor as I saw it. I entered the very messy house and followed him up 26 floors' worth in stairs. Each floor of this 24x24-foot building had a bedroom in it. Each floor was lit by the full moon. At the top floor, I lost track of the one I was with. I went down checking each room out and found them to be otherwise identical. I went back up again playing with the "background" of hills and mountains I commonly have in my mind*. At the top, I took a wrong route and saw a very dirty stairway, of which had a 3-prongged fork 4 feet long. I was very scared when I saw it. In addition, it was quite a long drop down (about 8 feet) and I was only on a narrow 1-foot ledge so it made me even more frightened. I returned and took the exit which was strange at ground level. I recall, just past this doorway, that there was an envelope with money in it. It was a very special type of money as it had magical properties. I recall doing math where I was to get a million dollars. I left out something (taxes?) and it came out to 2/3 that. The original was less than a thousand short of a million. The dream ended here.

* The hills move vertically every 1 5/6 feet I go up or down and the mountains moved once every 7 1/3 feet. The same applies for the horizontal but horizontal is cumulative whereas the vertical is based on the elevation. Each floor, being something like 13 to 14 feet, caused the hills to move down 8 "pixels" as I climbed up the stairs and the mountains to move down just 2 "pixels". It resembles 2D video games. The hills are often said to be a "32-scale" and the mountains as 128, but they're actually half this.

Dream 11-73: Playing baseball in Florida's marshlands and water baseball



Occurred on May 5, 2007; general - 4; nature - 7!; story - 1.5; scenery - 4; fun - 5; scary - 1.5?; weird - 2.5; scenery - 50% in tact; story - 30% in tact; dream - 40% in tact

This strange baseball-related dream has 4 parts. At the start, I was with my mom who was driving through Florida's grasslands. I recall mentioning of staying as high as possible to avoid the water since there was a lot of water lying around in the low areas. There was a lot of grass that went as much as 4 feet tall. This driving part lasted about 2 minutes then part 2 abruptly starts.

I'm walking through the same grassy areas, but the ground was dry and I was in a forest this time, along with a group of a few dozen. They were all baseball players - myself included. We soon came across a small baseball diamond, the minor league type. It had dirt and bases already set. Upon arriving, every one in my group went to play. One inning was played. When I was in the outfield, I recall a ball landing out in the field just past me. I ran toward it at 15 mph, grabbed it, and threw it as fast as I could. I don't recall anything else for this part.

The third part is where we're walking again. I recall weeds and grass going 4 feet high and I walked through them. I had padding and other protection so I wasn't bothered. We soon came across a lake. I was tempted to go in. I know I went in but I don't recall any details. There were no waves.

We then came across a pool of water that was a baseball diamond and we immediately went at playing. I used my flash attack to dash toward balls that were floating on the water. I grabbed them and threw it getting easy outs. The dream ended after 2 cases of this. The water here was quite dirty - 1 foot visibility due to the dirt in the water.

Dream 11-74: Gliding over a building and river, and an odd hailstorm



Occurred on Jun 25, 2007; general - 3??; nature - 4??; story - 2??; scenery - 3??; fun - 4??; scary - 1.8??; weird - 2.5??; scenery - 18% in tact; story - 18% in tact; dream - 18% in tact

I only recall parts and pieces, mainly medium-sized. I recall 3 main scenes. There was some gliding where I tried to get away from something. I recall pitching up some to see what the top of a building I was interested in looked like. I found two "holes". There was grass in these areas.

There was a river up ahead and I recall jumping up a bit then gliding across where the small waves were clearly visible at first then blurred from the speed. The river had a very strong green color and I was tempted to go in.

The third event caused the high weird rating. In it, I was riding along in a car and saw strange clouds. When we passed under them, it begain hailing without any rain or lightning. These were hailstones 9 inches in diameter. I thought we were doomed but strangely enough, there was little damage compared to what would normally be done. I reported the huge hail, bigger than a cantelope or melon. This is all I recall.

Dream 11-75: Getting on overpasses in a huge outdoor mall



Occurred on Jul 29, 2007; general - 2.5; nature - 2.5; story - 4; scenery - 1.5; fun - 2; scary - 1.2?; weird - 1.8; scenery - 40% in tact; story - 35% in tact; dream - 35% in tact

I recall going on a road trip to some state to the east-southeast of Chicago. The first part is where I'm riding in a car along the road in a rural area. I vaguely recall this. The second is the same as the first, only I'm in Chicago. I don't recall much other than something happened that caused us to go on foot. This is where I best recall the dream.

The pathway had a randomstone texture of a light gray color (or, more precisely, B0B0B0, ######) that spanned at least 60 feet wide, likely 80, and it went on for miles. It was about 4:00 PM given the Sun position and lighting. On the pathway were hundreds of humans, an average density of 1 every 12 square meters. At the edges were numerous doors to a very long 3-story building. It was like a mall, only outdoors and far bigger than the Mall of America. Spaced every block was a span perpendicular to the pathway with the top spanning across the rooves of the 3-story buildings. I wanted to know what was up there considering I saw others on it. I recall using a special ability to cross the pathway at 20 mph while avoiding running into others.

During the fourth part, I'm inside one of the buildings. I recall getting mail - it was homework. It was addressed to Joe (or some name starting with a J) though the address matched my address. It came from the teacher I had during grades 10 through 12. I don't recall the subject, but it was copied from a textbook and covered 7 or 8 pages stapled together in the exact same way it was. The right half of the last page contained review questions, 5 I believe. I recalled that I graduated from school so I was confused on this.

The fifth part is where I'm back outside, only it's now 15 minutes after sunset. The sky is still too bright for stars but just right for Venus to show, although never seen in the dream. I was then vaguely told how to get up onto the spans above but never saw what the one who told me was referring to. I was getting really anxious to getting up there.

The final part, part 6, is where someone told me that access to the upper areas were going to be closed shortly as repairs were going to happen. I don't recall how, but I recall being on the side of the passage and pulling myself up, probably from a jump-related special ability. Some slept up here and I was going to do the same.

Dream 11-76: Sneaking away from home, razor scare, and gliding fun



Occurred on Aug 19, 2007; general - 2; nature - 2.5; story - 7!; scenery - 2.2; fun - 4; scary - 4; weird - 2; imagery - 60% in tact; dream - 70% in tact

This long-lasting, highly multi-category dream has 6 parts. The first part is where I recall heading outside with a fairly dark sky - 25 minutes before sunset. Only a small amount of light came from the Sun. I went into my back yard and saw a pool of water. I went in it, about 18-inches deep at most, and some metallic object was in the deepest area. It was 8x5 feet, had 2-inch steel beams and were of various sizes. I went in the one marked with an X, bent down to submerge all but my head in the rather chilly 72°F water. I soon fell asleep. A skip occurs where my dad, 50 minutes later, found me in here, as if searching. That's the second part and I very vaguely recall it. Soon, for the very vaguely recalled third part, mom catches me.

Part 4 is the scariest part. I'm in the parent's bedroom with mom. Mom has a small razor 3/4-inch long. She uses it to cut my belly area making small slits. One of my dogs grabs one of my very loose teeth and pulls it out without much pain. After 2 slices of the razor, spaced 5 seconds apart all in the same area, I began making a fake promise. I don't know what it was, but I did it to get away from this. By fake, I didn't mean it and I said it in a different-than-normal way. It went well as I managed to get out of this.

I thought of a new working escape plan in 20 seconds then used it. I jumped over the fence around the house (it was now day) and started gliding southeast in a straight line. I picked up plenty of speed and 30 seconds into this (normally enough for 150 mph), the dream resets to an earlier scene, part 5, the one before mom catches me. I, instead, just head out in a glide. I recall being near a group of houses and small buildings mixed in with trees. I was around 300 feet high going 150 mph which seemed rather slow.

Part 6 is where I'm back at home again in another dream "reset". I glide around my yard and take more "risks" with my parents. I got a few close calls. Then, when in the rock-filled driveway, I recall making my final dash. I jump up 14 feet and start gliding almost due south. I was heading toward hills but found I was rather low. I dropped out of my glide, used the flash attack for 100 feet of height, then, at the top, resumed gliding picking up plenty of speed. I saw more powerlines in the distance and a hill. I needed to pitch up. I first gathered more speed then did so roughly 3 seconds from impact. I continued gliding level now 130 feet above the ground. I was feeling drowsy and saw more in the distance. I kept at least one eye open though it was rather difficult. When I got up too close, I pitched up again and was going over 200 mph. The dream ended about 4 seconds later.

Dream 11-77: Cruising with an old friend and a "poison" store



Occurred on Aug 22, 2007; general - 1???; nature - 1.5???; story - 1???; scenery - 1.2??; fun - 1.2???; scary - 1.5???; weird - 1.8???; imagery - 18% in tact; dream - 8% in tact!

There are 2 known parts, both vaguely recalled (except the scenery in the last one). The first is where I'm counting from 0 to 80 many times. I was with one of my old friends. He was driving me around various places in the state, mostly that I wished I could try swimming in a river. The second part is where he stopped at a liquor store needing to go to the bathroom. I refused to even get near the poisonous stuff. I saw some guards around the area. One asked me what I was doing here. I mentioned of my friend in here. He asked if I drank anything and I mentioned that they were poisons. The building had a green carpet and had two main areas that I visited. The hallway which had red seats is the most recalled. Across the hallway was a big room with a lot of tables, but I only saw it and never went any more than a foot into it from the hallway. A fake ceiling was used (using those 2x4-foot rough-looking tiles) and there were 4 others here. Two of them were guards, near the entrance and others were customers. I could see a mist-like effect which limited visibility to about 150 feet (based on my fog formula on known areas). The dream ended 6 minutes after entering and I still didn't see my friend.

Dream 11-78: Horseback riding in foggy mountain roads



Occurred on Jan 1, 2008; general - 5; nature - 6!; story - 1.8; scenery - 30!!; fun - 4; scary - 1.5; weird - 2; imagery - 40% in tact; story - 70% in tact; dream - 60% in tact

In this well-recalled dream, I'm horseback riding in a mountainous area. I have three rounds of horseback riding during this dream. I was with others in my family. I took off my shoes and dropped them on the ground without knowing. In all 3 cases, the ground was wet/damp as if it recently rained. The area was always foggy limiting visibility to around 2 miles. The sky was also overcast with some sort of detailless status clouds only 500 to 1000 feet above. The horse I rode was intelligent but hated stepping in the small pools of water around the roadway. At the end of round 1, my parents gave me my shoes back that I accidentally dropped.

Between rounds 1 and 2, I was exploring the mansion-like house we had. The area with the TV had a long series of steps going up 2 inches each spaced 18 inches apart and 30 inches wide. They were in a rectangular spiral going clockwise downward. There was an 8-foot difference between the layers and no central gap or safety railing. The stairs seemed to lack any structural support which bothered me. At the top, both me and mom watched TV, but I felt uneasy due to the lack of structural support. I left by swapping sides across the gap, a 4-foot drop.

Part 3 is round 2 of the horseback riding where I went alone. I got the horse unhooked, got on it and left taking a shorter route. The roadway was only gravel and roughly 18 feet wide with very steep sides and practically nothing in the way of cars. The overcast sky was brighter as if the clouds weren't as thick. After the half-mile journey, I returned and hooked up the horse so it can't escape the 12x10-foot pen. I recall seeing a lake along the route and I never took my shoes off, unlike before.

Part 4 is round 3 of the horseback riding and is a combination of the first and second rounds. I took the long route this time which seemed to be about a mile and the same as that of the first round. The ground had more wet spots and the sky was about as dark as that of the first round, only a little lighter. I helped the horse take the driest parts through the road, but some areas had the road covered by 1/4 inch of water all the way. The horse tried going far off the side but the 2:3 (55°) slope was too steep for it. This happened 4 times in a row within a minute.

Dream 11-79: The house and the 4 environment zones



Occurred on Mar 27, 2008; general - 3; nature - 5; story - 1.8; scenery - 2.5?; fun - 4; scary - 1.2; weird - 4; imagery - 30% in tact; story - 60% in tact; dream - 40% in tact

I'm in a house that is split into 4 zones and is almost like a video game. One zone is windy, another is water-filled, and a third has little water. The fourth was never seen. It almost seemed like a video game where each area was a level. The first zone had lots of wind, 30 mph sustained. It was easy to do. I don't recall what I did though.

The second zone involved a swampland. The water had a squishy bottom and was almost 2 feet deep. At first, I just walked through it on the squishy ground of black dirt and dead plant material from the porch (which looked exactly like mine), and got to a small island at the other end. The small island was made of this black, wet dirt mixed in with dead plant material, like you'd find in a swampland. I recall two 7-year-old kids here. They were about to have a mud fight with me (where we throw mud at each other). I didn't want to get dirty so as soon as they threw a mud ball, I jumped to avoid it. I used the flash attack straight across halfway up my jump. I started gliding afterwards, initially going 100 mph. I glid over to a junkyard of old cars that appear to be in fair condition. After a ways in, I start a turn and I pitched down some and put the brakes on. I got only 20 feet above the ground when I realized that I was too low. I pitched up some and was heading back at 30 mph.

Part 3 involves accessing the third zone, which was eerily similar to the second but with a lot less water. There was garbage instead, usually cans. There were only a few though. I don't recall anything about it or even what happened.

Part 4 was another visit to zone 2 but I just stay on the porch. I don't recall what happened.

Part 5 is where I was in the house, not in any zone. There were at least 3 here, the 2 kids and an adult, likely their mother. I spoke with them a bit then I looked around. I vaguely recall the house's interior. I headed toward zone 1 again to "clear" it again.

Part 6 is where I'm back in zone 2. I don't recall anything outside something with empty cans.

Part 7 is where I was very well-covered by clothing, desighted for winter. I went into zone 3 (I think) and looked around for those cans. I found several and the last one was highly corroded. After finding it, I went back in the house. I spoke with the others for a bit but didn't get undressed, even though I was already getting hot. The dream ended a half of a minute after entering the house.

Dream 11-80: Fun center key searching troubles



Occurred on Mar 31, 2008; general - 1.2??; nature - 1.8??; story - 4?; scenery - 1.8???; fun - -1.8?; scary - 1.5??; weird - 3.5?; imagery - 10% in tact; story - 25% in tact; dream - 15% in tact

I mostly recall the ending 1/3 of the dream. I was at some "fun center" surrounded by several fairly small buildings. At first, all was well. I very vaguely recall it, except one part where I was with mom at a building where registrations took place. There was an African American lady with 2-foot-long braided hair here that handled registrations. This is the only scene I recall from the beginning.

At the end, the last 1/3 anyway, mom escaped from me - running faster than me in the parking lot and I was running against the wind. I couldn't catch up and with the area I was to go to locked up, I had to find my way back. I went to various buildings. Some were "residential" where members of various teams wer at. I recall green the best. I had red and found it next, but was locked out. I found some other unfamiliar building but left. The yellow team was next where I asked to get help to find the area with the keys. They refused. I went to another building next followed by what I was looking for, the registration building. I spoke with the lady handling registrations and got the keys I needed. The dream ended a few seconds later.

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Newest dreams: 1-44, 2-121 through 2-129, 3-67, 3-68, 4-16, 5-157 through 5-163, 6-82 through 6-87, 7-101 through 7-107, 8-55, 9-17, 10-52 through 10-54, 11-88 through 11-91;

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