kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2025-05-26 10:50 pm

dream journal ~ plural quirks and experiences

crosspost from tumblr .

on topic of dreams , one little plural quirk for kossai is that sometimes , will fall asleep and see dream of someone who is not front .
in absolute majority of cases , say , person A will fall asleep , and dream that brain tune into will be dream of person A . but for some reason , fairly rarely , will instead tune into dream of someone else .

so … can have " multiplayer dreams " also , where multiple people all participate and recall one particular dream - whether cofront before sleep or not - though brain only tune into one perspective . but this is not that - person A is not direct or intentional part of dream , in this case .

still not really sure how this work , and sort of hard to figure out because ... well ... literally asleep . unsure if person A still have separate dream from this , and brain just switch channels so to say , or if person A is actually in minecraft-style spectator mode , complete with ability to look through eyes .

there is third option , which is that front legitimately switch hands from A to B and back again during sleep . this feel weakest theory for kossai , though . with enough effort and plan , people here can weave dreams - that is to say , control settings , events , and characters of dreams . this is always someone who is not front , as dreamer lucidity is hard to maintain for fronter . yet there was at least one time in which tune into specifically dream weaver , and dream weaver experience no interruptions in ability to weave . so almost certainly not that !

dreamwidth addendum : 
there is poll on original tumblr version of this post ... and since kossai can hold polls here for another 2 weeks ... dreamwidth get one too !

Poll #xxxx plural dream experiences
Open to: all, results viewable to: all

which experiences ?

multiplayer dreams - multiple people participate in dream , whether cofront or not
channel switches - front / fronter spectate dreams of non-fronters , whether intentional or not
woven dreams - non-fronter can control and create dreams
something else
none of these

kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2025-05-19 11:25 am

dream journal ~ great idea or bad idea ?

crosspost from tumblr @ thaliendir .
lots of weird dreams today . in one dream , get to think about what might happen if sheogorath meet … mad mod . like , teen titans 2003 mad mod .

can not actually decide - and neither could dream , evidently , because hardly remember anything . but whole thing of mad mod is hypnosis and 1960's mod psychedelia - elements which believe to fall under domain of sheogorath as gateways of madness .

mad mod , past this redhead appearance , is actually old man behind layers of screens and technology who cling onto ideas of youth and best days gone by . unlike some other villains in series , mad mod do not hold inherently super abilities , but more " mundane " technological and hypnotic genius .

so what would this hypothetical interaction between sheogorath and mad mod look like ? madness is not inherently act of villainy for sheogorath , regardless of what others perceive - but would sheogorath grant anything in particular to mad mod ? what would mad mod have to do to prove worth ? or would mad mod try to rebel against sheogorath ? would sheogorath find more fun to torment mad mod personally ? hm hmmm .

guess first thing to really figure out is : what would happen if drop 2003 superhero cartoon villain into elder scrolls universe . and that ... not really sure about that yet ! but shit , now really need to know .

kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2025-05-01 01:10 am

dream journal ~ trance in dreams

think about hypnosis and trance tonight , and remember some dream experiences . different root scenarios and environments , but same idea - somehow seem to enter trance during dream .
not really sure about mechanisms of that ! but sure is fun , because of how dream environments can actually tangibly change . one dream in particular , remember start out with very simple black and white cartoonish hallway . further into these trance feelings , start to see colourful shapes , and lines of hallway distort out of shape . very , very cool .

kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2025-03-09 04:52 pm

dream weirdness

sick for these last few days , of course - no fever , but sure dream up some weird shit .
not scary really , but feel like stuck inside number and code simulation . each time simulations go wrong , whole process start over , and appear entirely as static every time . bore and frustrate more than scare . was happy to wake up early and prepare for nicer dreams , only for brain to conjure up another very similar dream , this time only slightly less awful as throw skyrim into mix .
kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2025-02-28 01:57 am

dream journal ~ aides

one feature of life with shower aides , is dreams with shower aides .
for example , one dream see shower aide transform from one of usual ladies into attractive man , and have to try not to make things weird . in another dream , new shower aide come up with brilliant plan : kossai would shower with clothes on , and make attempts to communicate in japanese .

yeah , no , not really represent experience !
kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2025-02-27 12:59 am

dream journal ~ look back

little more tidy up work on dream journal , actually still have lots to do realistically ...

anyway , this is something which know for years now , but curious . kossai do not gain lucidity in dreams very often - every few months at best - but there is one pattern .
anything which obscure vision will awaken . not always instant , but that dream will very soon end , even if try to stop . this can include blink , sunglasses , hat mishaps ... to darken or block out vision , for some reason , is when kossai awaken from lucid dreams .

unsure what come first , of course . lucidity is funny for kossai - usually do not take very much if any direct control of things , more content to explore what is already in progress as is , just with new awareness . in that sense , maybe kossai only blink or put on sunglasses because body is already on course to awaken .
or , maybe somehow , these vision events trigger body into wake up course - would stay asleep and in dream for longer if simply avoid these events .

can not really think of way to figure out , sadly . forever mystery !

kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2025-01-07 12:18 am

dream journal ~ faerie tricks

dig up from dream journal - even members of kossai try to test and trick each other sometimes .
imagine ... this little shanty town on beach of white sand , bright and sunny and happy . suddenly , whispers on wind ... shop , shop , enter that shop . so do enter that shop , very curious what wares one would find .

selection interest indeed :
packets of mushroom spores , perfect to melt mind away . sweet little treats , to fill with joy . even pet collars , which would fit so snug .
but ah , not really in need of any of that . so then ask , as curious customer , what about yarn selection ? want to learn how to divine from yarn .
shopkeeper scowl . and what see next is simply black , nonsensical arrangements of letters , and then awaken .

was this test ? trick ? maybe even flirt ? well , weaver of this dream will not answer ...
kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-12-16 10:09 am

microsleep ?

dream is weird . even weirder ? wake dreams .
well , for kossai this only happen when really tired . if this kind of thing happen beyond that , then that can be concern ... but anyway .

so yes , sometimes will wake up - maybe some kind of awful sound wake up , or really thirsty , whatever . so even if able to sleep again , will not be enough good sleep , and wake up tired .
when that happen , sometimes will close eyes and just ... dream some more . not on purpose , not lucid , just kind of watch along .
these dreams usually even more nonsense , and have very little recall . also pretty easy to wake from these - to fully fall asleep again from this would need perfect conditions . 

still , these little experiences help ? not sure if microsleep is still right name for this - usually seconds to minutes , but can feel like much longer . 
regardless , if kossai allow these ( and especially while still in bed ) will feel much less tired later , so prefer to let some happen .
sleep is pretty cool !
kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-12-15 10:44 am

dream journal , but mostly about race in plurality

have odd little dream and think maybe worth talk about plural angles on race , and tangentially why radqueer transrace is not great . 
preface that in terms of human society , kossai is white as white can get - most of what say here is repeat of what understand from people of colour , along with lifetime of plural experience . 

Read more... )
kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-12-09 11:26 am

dream journal ~ music

oh , love but hate to dream music . dream music can be some of most beautiful , but unfortunately almost guarantee to forget . like this music is just real time amalgamation , so already forget where start after each new note ... just stuck with feeling that this was immense and beautiful .

this time , some kind of horn and violin duet - like , actual animal horn ? which is something kossai never done before . do not understand structures of music really, there was even " sheet music " in this which was very unhelpful , nothing that could replicate out here .

kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-11-22 10:33 am

dream journal ~ organisation

not dream in and of self here , but about dream journal - actual one in computer file system .
see , keep this thing for many years , in many formats over time . this means lose dates for any dreams between 2015 and 2016 , never even have dates for most dreams before then , some dreams attach fronter information but most do not . there was one point in which write all dreams as separate files , then later condense down into single month long files .

... which now in process to undo . really like ability to link between different dreams , even if slightly less convenient to write this way .
this also bring from zim wiki , up into obsidian . zim export kind of weird for obsidian purposes , which means extra cleanup also .

regardless .
idea here is : year , month , day .
if there is more than 1 dream in single day , these will get separate files . even if only one single line per each dream . maybe at some point , will have something else to add - or will want to reference in another file .
notable dreams will also get keyword title . for example :
2024 / 01; january / 04; demon maze

still have original zim files , of course - will not have to stick with this way if truly hate . but need actually do work to figure out , first .
kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-10-23 12:30 am

and after that ...

the love god : fun !
northwest mansion mystery : oh , pacifica , be safe .
and ...

not what he seems .

about to ugly cry . already know about ford , just nature of exposure to fandom , but wow . wow , wow , wow wow wow wow infinity . oh stan . oh ford . oh everyone .
there is no word to describe any of this . just know that need to save anything more for tomorrow . already about to burst .

well , in other news , dream about bill plush . real one apparently is in california from last update , which is ... not here . but know there is movement .
bill , be here soon .

kossai: masculine form of kossai (feminine)
2024-09-27 09:18 am

dream journal ~ again

dream about take notes for changeling the dreaming - something which work on these last 2 days in preparation - but then ... suddenly , words all move around and shuffle into ascii art of bill cipher , then see forest scene , then wake up … at 4 am .
hmm . everything is normal here ! 
kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-09-25 10:31 am

dream journal ~ strange abound

dream that have to design some kind of maze in minecraft for friends to explore - though , remember various hermitcraft users , notably pearl and impulse .
anyway , for some reason , actually use blender within minecraft to make this house ? and did this ... " etho style " , in which build all of rooms - and then run out of time to actually put walls and roof on house .
this was only small part of whole maze though , so not too big of deal ?

... and can not remember anything specific , but at some point , bill cipher factor in .
H6==[?:46E:>696C6n ;)
kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-09-15 10:16 pm

dream journal ~ maze

just vaguely remember dream from several years ago in which wander strange maze and eventually come across air horn rendition of classical beethoven pieces .
which , did find out , actually exist in dark places of youtube .
kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-08-17 08:45 am

dream ~ help too many links

... dream about try fix physical collage work with HTML .
OK so maybe stare at website too much .
kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-08-16 09:42 am

dream journal ~ pizza and bathrooms

... have dream about travel between realms in which main effect was differences in pizza . this lead to absurd sentences like " brown pizza in tomato realm come from asparagus " ...

kossai then walk into disabled stall in bathroom , only to find entirely miss one wall , and someone could see in .

kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-07-20 09:50 am

dream journal ~ college but wrong

... have dream where was in college , but mostly just dick around and struggle , so want to drop out .
from here , learn that apparently in japanese college , so paperwork is different ... and that if ever want back in , all need to do is just come back and draw little poop symbols to invalidate paperwork .

uhh . not sure where this come from .

kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-05-31 11:18 pm

dream journal ~ hypnopompia

another funny dream and hypnopompia thing today .

well , for some reason in dream was in this maze of hallways , and ... hide dirty dishes ? there was something about samurai eat very messy spaghetti .
then outside of dream hear someone say that have food to give kossai . kossai ponder this - just dream about food , probably because physiotherapy is intense by standards of body right now , and now get deliver food for that same reason . well , stretch out wrists , get ready to sit up and take food ...
nothing and no one was there . hypnopompia fool once again .

hypnopompia is something so fun and special .

almost for sure have fun hypnagogia things too honestly , but never really remember - key in remember these things is write down , even in most vague words possible , because this force mind to recall and keep fresh .
but , obviously can not do that when go into sleep . even if was conscious enough to think about write down , would not be conscious enough to actually then do that . so , kossai more likely to lose hypnagogia .
kossai: masculine form of kossai (Default)
2024-05-18 10:53 am

dream journal ~ hypnopompia

yakuza definitely invade mind right now , hehe .

sometimes able to wake up right on edge , and get to feel hypnopompia .
thing is , still pretty much at mercy of inherent randomness of sleepy brain - too much awareness will kick out .
so this morning , was kiryu , wander kamurocho . weirdly peaceful . suddenly get sense , somehow , that someone try strike from behind with weapon , so reach out to grab wrist and - yeah . too much awareness , awareness that nothing was really there and that just shoot arm into air for nothing . :P