My First Lucid Dream….

Sehrish Iqbal
3 min readJan 3, 2024

Out of all dreams, I still, to my core, remember a horrible dream I saw years back. As I opened my eyes, I was in a desert with a scorching sun above my head. All I remember is I felt my throat dry, and I was wandering in the desert for some water. While searching for water, I came across some women mourning hard around a dead body covered in white. I felt sick and wanted to avoid those women at every cost, but somehow, I couldn’t help myself.

When I went near those women, to my surprise, I saw these women were none other than my mother, sisters, and nieces crying over a dead body wrapped in white. I couldn’t see that corpse’s face but felt an intimate connection. I tried consoling my grieving mum and sisters, but somehow, they couldn’t see me. Perplexed about why im so invisible to everyone, I felt a strong desire to find out who that corpse is. To my surprise, it was none other than ME! I have experienced multiple traumatic and horrific situations in my life span, but the gush of horror I felt at that moment is unexplainable. Instantly, I said NO! It can’t be me; I can’t be dead; it must be a bad dream; I must be dreaming. I don’t want to die; I want to live a long and loving life with my loved ones. This can’t be happening; this isn’t real, and with fear and grief, I screamed hard and closed my eyes.

A gush of light breeze touched my skin, gave me a pleasant feeling, and prompted me to open my eyes and look around. What amazed me was that I was standing right before a beautiful blue oasis with gorgeous kutcha houses and roaring clouds swirling all over the desert. Suddenly, I saw a familiar figure approaching me out of these kutchas. It was none other than my mum, advancing towards me happily and hugging me so tight. She had a beautiful glass of water with a sweet and earthy taste; I drank it all to relinquish my thirst. I still remember the happiness and love in her eyes for me; I was relieved that im in heaven with my loved ones again. As dawn approached, I decided to bring my lucid dream to a close.

With a simple thought, I woke up in my bed, a profound sense of contentment lingering from the night’s adventures. This lucid dream had been a journey of self-discovery, creativity, and a reminder of the boundless possibilities within the realm of the subconscious mind. Though a mere dream, it left me with a lasting sense of empowerment and a deeper connection to the infinite world of the human imagination. It was a memory I would cherish and draw inspiration from in my waking life, forever grateful for the magic of lucid dreaming.

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