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Do you have any common dream labyrinths? Recurring locations, not necessarily always exactly the same.

Some may be connected to each other, some may not. They may be large regions or they may be singular buildings or even rooms. It's all pretty unique to the individual, really, but identifying dream labyrinths is one of the biggest steps to gaining lucidity while dreaming since it allows one to better identify when they're in a dreamscape and not reality.

For me the majority of my dreams take place within large overdeveloped cities, often with skyscrapers blocking out the sky or at the very least buildings blocking out much of it. I've also noticed that it tends to be divided into three interconnected regions, which I usually can travel between. That being a central, very overdeveloped, city which is practically a concrete jungle, a more suburban area with slightly more open layouts, some areas even being open parks and campuses with the sky openly visible and a notable amount of greenery, and then finally an outskirts region where there are usually dilapidated buildings being reclaimed by nature and it's more overgrown instead of being overdeveloped. There are some recurring locations in each, but they do tend to move around a bit.

Do you have any which you're willing to share?
FaeLuna · 31-35, F
I have a few recurring locations - one is my old house, except the rooms are bigger and the colors are different. The second is a medieval village, but with certain modern technologies, like electric lights.

And then there's a third location that I know is the same whenever I'm there, but I just can't remember any of the details about it when I wake up. Like, in the dream, I know exactly where I am, and that I've dreamed this location before, but when I wake up, I don't know anything about it. I remember some details of the events that happened in the dream, but nothing about the setting.
FaeLuna · 31-35, F
@UndeadPrivateer Yeah, I would love to figure what it means. Probably something interesting going on in the subconscious.
FaeLuna · 31-35, F
I can think of a few things that would work in a literary sense, like if we tried to analyze it like a book. Like saying that where something happens isn't as important as what happens. Or that you can only truly live in the moment, and after it passes, the memories slowly fade away into obscurity.

Not sure how well that works from a dream standpoint, though.
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
@FaeLuna Usually a lack of dream recall is the lack of conscious awareness during the dream state, but that's just my lucid dreaming experience talking. It could indeed be a lot more personal, as dreams often tend to be. Perhaps an ephemeral perception of surroundings and events. Or that it is a place or circumstance which you yourself prefer to forget. Just shots in the dark.
SW-User
I often have what I call "the traveling dream," where I'm in the middle of a long journey from somewhere to somewhere. It's usually on the train or platform in Europe, but not always. Sometimes it's at an airport. The vibe is uncertainty and anxiety and loneliness, and missing the place I left and the people I left behind. I'm worried about missing my stop/connection and obsessively check my ticket and passport. I keep checking the route map and looking around at people I don't know and can't communicate with and will never meet again. Even though I know what my destination is, I don't entirely know what to expect when I get there, and both the past and future seem unreal and only the journey exists.
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
@SW-User Sounds to me like you've dealt with quite a lot of uncertainty in your life and been forced to navigate it on your own. Very interesting dreamscape.
SW-User
I am bookmarking this post, I have had a few over the years.
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
@SW-User Not a bad basis for training up further lucidity if you were so inclined.
SW-User
@UndeadPrivateer Sometimes I feel that what I had to fight and overcome in my dreams has been outgrown, or in some cases, overcome. The dreamscapes no longer appear, nor do I feel the need to fly. The obstacles are gone - except for the insects from time to time. But I have my 'failsafe', so even that is something I can work past.
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
@SW-User We all continually grow over our life and face different internal struggles, that's for sure. I think there's lots that all of us could learn and gain from digging into our dreams and the meanings behind them.

 
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