User blog comment:ShawnCognitionCP/Dreams/@comment-26399604-20161115201815

(1.) I only have one story influenced from a dream. It's the first story I wrote; I won't link it because it isn't my best, but I obviously cannot stop any who do read it. The first part of the story is what I dreamt in its entirety - the rest was of course stretched out to make a story.

(2). Over the years, I've had some very unique, crazy, and just plain disturbing dreams. I can remember some while others I'm glad I've forgotten. The latest dream I had was one where I was new recruit to a cult. Everybody in it was cheerful and optimistic. In nutshell, they were completely loyal to the leader of the cult - a man who acted in the same manner.

We were outside siting on a set of bleachers in front of a large stone grill. One of the members was "chosen" and led to a underground room under the grill. After so, the leader started placing meat on the grill and calling each member on the bleacher (by a first name basis) over to receive the meat cooking.

In the dream, I just knew that he was calling the members in the order he either favored them or the rank they held. Their order depicted who would receive the "best" pieces of meat, all the while, different chunks of meat were continually brought up and placed on the grill. If you haven't figured it out yet, the chosen member from before was being cut up and fed to us.

I was the last to be called since I was new so obviously I received the last piece (God knows, from what, since all the "best" pieces were taken). I remember holding my plate while sitting, looking down at the charred meat while the other members were tearing into their pieces. Some of them were even watching me, waiting for me to eat while a few encouraged me to eat.

I lifted the piece of meat up to my mouth; I distinctively remember how enticing it smelled and it looked fantastic, but because I knew what it was I was hesitant. I recall the leader asking me if there was a problem...and then I woke up.

It was a strange dream but very realistic. I omitted all the other parts which included: conversations with the other members prior to the meal, the explanation of their cult beliefs and even the tour they gave of the land which was a large castle in the green lands.

I guess what was really disturbing about the dream wasn't really the fact that we were eating another human. The real disturbance was that it was considered an honor to be chosen for that role and that the man who was picked was glad to be so. Even worse, he was alive and conscious when they were cutting him up (in the dream, the information was just known to me).

Overall, it was emphasized that this was a fate everyone would eventually face.