The only dream I can recall is one from maybe 1994. This happens to be the most vivid dream I've ever had and the only one I truly believe to understand the reason for its existence.
I was being chased by a monster, a gorilla-like creature, and no matter what barriers I leapt or which direction I turned, the monster seemed able to stay within a few feet of me. I ran, hysterical, from certain death at the monster's hands were he to catch me. Suddenly, a tuba-like protrusion appeared on the landscape, quite large at the top, and certainly big enough for me to slide into, but not the monster. It was my escape. As I looked down into the tube I noticed that the tube narrowed, flattened actually, to a size I wasn't certain I could slide through. I wished I had not gained weight. Passing that narrow place led to escape. I had little time to evaluate the situation; I had to make a snap decision and my life would either be saved, or the monster could reach in and pull me back out if I got stuck in the narrow space. I jumped in, head first, and I have no recollection of the result. I simply can't recall anything beyond the jump into the abyss. I think I may have made it through. I know I did in life, and that's what counts.
Don Dolan
Ashland, Oregon
Ashland, Oregon
