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Hi anons

I'm a high functioning heavy marijuana user (back pain, insomnia, and stress from work). THC disturbs REM sleep and, as a consequence, I seldom dream.

Lately (1ish year or so), I have been having recurring-ish dreams. It is not the dream itself that recurs, but the setting. And when I say setting, holy smokes! I'm talking about an entire non-earth world, and I'm some kind of tourist.

Some examples of such dreams:

• Ski hill setting. I dream most frequently of this one. I am an avid alpine skier. At first, I mistook these dreams for places I'd been, or just imaginary ski hills. I first found it odd that I would repeatedly dream of the same imaginary ski hill, then as I began to record details immediately on wakening, it became clear that this just wasn't earth. This "ski hill" (more on why this is in quotes shortly) has around half a dozen tower like buildings with very narrow bases, joined at the top with wires or hanging bridges. I was inside one of the buildings in one dream, and my impression was that it was a lodging of sorts. However, my memory of the inside of the building is largely blotted out, which brings me neatly to why "ski hill" is in quotes. I can remember the geography, trees, buildings, colours, etc., but I have zero memory of the appearance of any individuals I encounter (and I am definitely not alone, there are entities going about their business all around during my dreams) or of the inside of any domicile. I have memories of going up and down in the "snow" (it's light purple in colour) like I would if I was skiing, except I appear to have the ability to go uphill. Perhaps a motorized vehicle, or perhaps people on this world can move uphill in "snow" more easily than we can.

• Road setting. A lot of my dreams in this world are "road trips" of sorts. We (whoever "we" is) are in vehicles moving along paved roads very similar to earth roads. I have distinct, clear, repeated dreams of driving alongside a lake in mountainous country; driving in some kind of flatter, foothills/lowland area with rough roads and many plants (this one felt like some kind of nature preserve or backcountry); driving up roads with "suburbs" of sorts (I have the same memory block concerning residences or their occupants), and going along mountains or switchbacking up mountains. I recall one of these roads leading to the "ski hill" described above, I could practically draw a map of the last like 20 minutes of "driving." Another of these roads led alongside a lake, to a kind of gateway in the mountain. On the other side of this was an ocean and some kind of port or dock.

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• Ocean dock setting. I've been here least of all the dreams, but these dreams are often the longest (in my mind anyways) and the most detailed. The first time I was here, I "drove" here alongside the lake and through the gateway in the mountain. There was traffic, other vehicles like mine, and I had the distinct impression I was on my way to board a ferry or boat. In a subsequent dream, I was no longer in the road vehicle, but proceeding "on foot" through a series of earthen-coloured almost maze-like rooms. There were packages all over, wrapped in blue cloth. After passing through several "rooms" (with no roof, only walls) like this, I boarded a tall, white boat shaped like a rhombus with flat sides down and the boat launched… then I awoke. One final time, I remember leaving going back through the gate in the mountain and back along the lakeside road. I have some memories of having actually been on the boat as well, but as I did not record them, I don't want to rely on that too heavily as it could just be my conscious mind filling blanks.

My impressions, generally, are that this world is one of peace and recreation and high technology. The dreams are never frightening, and even things that would normally stress the fuck out of me (like passing through customs at a seaport, which is how I interpreted some of what I wrote under "ocean dock setting") didn't phase me in the dreams. The world is mountainous and watery, which is interesting as that does not resemble the place where I live (though, fair disclosure, it does resemble the place I was born).

I am very interested in the idea that I am such a fond alpine skier in this world because of my connection to this world in which playing in the "snow" is also apparently common.

Most interestingly, I have troubles sleeping, but if I think of this world, I can enter a meditative state very quickly and fall asleep. Whether I dream about this place or not is a crapshoot, but it's relevant that thinking of this place enables me to enter the state where I could visit it, when I am otherwise unable to do so.

There are several other settings I visit repeatedly, as well as several other places that I've only visited once.

Lastly, I want to stress the quality of these dreams. I also rarely, but occasionally, have "normal" dreams, which are incoherent, much more difficult to remember, non-recurring, often emotional, and have no continuity once their "plot" is examined in a waking state. By contrast, these dreams are detailed, consistent, realistic, and linear. They more resemble memories of the (a?) real world.

I thought some here might be interested to read this. Thanks, anons.