The lucid dream with the cave

One night I woke up in my dream and I found myselve somewhere outside climbing a hill. I was together with some other people who were trying to climb the hill on the other side. Suddenly I was in a cave, made from clay. In the centre of it was a little altar, also made out of clay. It looked like a temple without doors or windows. I felt locked up and I panicked a little bit. Then I pushed with my hand against the wall and I was very surprised to find a hole in the wall. In that hole I saw a vision of a beautifull cat. It looked a lot like one of my deceased cats. The cat transformed slowly into a bird and it flew away. I have tried to make a painting of this dream. It is not quit the same, but it looks a lot like what I have seen.



The dream continued and suddenly I was outside, sitting on a piece of a broken wall, that belonged to a ruins. In the distance I saw pieces of what used to be a town, there were broken walls and smoke. A few yards from where I was, some strange looking creatures sat on another wall, staring at me. They looked like demons and some of them came on to me, trying to scare me. Sometimes I was indeed a bit frightened, but every time I knocked one of, it fell down to earth and changed into a very pitifull creature. I have noticed that the confrontation with demons in my dreams is less scary when I stay calm and fearless. They never seem to be the creepy monsters as they appear to me. Maybe this knowledge can help other lucid dreamers. to cope with their nightmares.
I sometimes make digital mandaladrawings of my original paintings. And when I do so, sometimes appear little faces in them. I will show one right here.


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