I had a dream the other night. I was in an arena. It was an extremely large area with trees and people and a river that went all around it. Though I never saw it, I knew there was a edge to this world. I'd liken it to a real life non-violent Runescape. Anyway, I don't remember much except that I lost my phone in the river and I went looking for it. When I found it I jumped into the water to grab it. The river was wide and deep. The current was swift and powerful. As I fished around for my phone, I happened to grab two phones; one mine the other was an older flip phone. When I had them I noticed that above me was what looked like a Bridge that had been put up to to let a ship through. It was ether that or a crane. It was massive.
I then noticed that I was coming to a waterfall. Steadily, the river narrowed and shallowed. By the time I got to the edge I was able to stand and reach the bank of each side with my arms. Along with the current, uneven stones under my feet made it very difficult to stop. I don't believe I ever truly stopped, but at one point I was almost completely motionless. As I reached to brink of the fall, I was able to look over the rushing water to see the bottom of the drop. Giant boulders lay in strangely shallow water. They had to have been four feet tall by six feet in diameter; some piled on others, some laying solo, all jagged and uninviting.
I fought and fought to keep myself alive. The water rushed between my legs and buckled my knees. Then, in a moment of irregularly clear thought, I decided I wouldn't be able to get out. I let go of the banks and let the water take me. Normally, at this point I would fall into darkness and wake up suddenly, but this time was different. The fall was far, so I had about three seconds to think about what a stupid idea that was. I was closing in fast and my eyes latched onto the rock that I was heading strait for. I knew if I hit it I'd die. In the short moment it took me to fall to the bottom I has the most wonderful sensation. It was a steady crescendo of absoluteness. It was like 100% of my brain was concentrating on the self. I was so fully aware of me that it was like I separated from the world I was in. It felt like a beam of light was welling up in my chest. I accepted my fate. It was a long three seconds.
The closer I got, the more I realized I was falling to the left of the big rock. I landed in the water a yard away from death. The water was ridiculously shallow. I should have died anyway, but I was able to stand and survey the scene. I was in a circular pool, not feeding anywhere and not getting deeper. It had to have been at least twenty feet in diameter. The water at the bottom of the fall was still. It had a glassy sheen and looked like the cleanest spring water I'd ever seen. I left the pool, and looked around the huge playing field. It was grassy with a few people and trees in the distance. I was alone and it was silent.
I then became conscious and my dream was no longer under subconscious control. It was pretty cool.
Dream on,
Dan Hatton
The closer I got, the more I realized I was falling to the left of the big rock. I landed in the water a yard away from death. The water was ridiculously shallow. I should have died anyway, but I was able to stand and survey the scene. I was in a circular pool, not feeding anywhere and not getting deeper. It had to have been at least twenty feet in diameter. The water at the bottom of the fall was still. It had a glassy sheen and looked like the cleanest spring water I'd ever seen. I left the pool, and looked around the huge playing field. It was grassy with a few people and trees in the distance. I was alone and it was silent.
I then became conscious and my dream was no longer under subconscious control. It was pretty cool.
Dream on,
Dan Hatton
