u/Emotional-Being-6825

I’ve been trying manifestation for quite some time, and lately I’ve been wondering: is it possible to manifest an entire world that aligns with my values and preferences?

I want to live in a world where I am loved and respected. I know that sounds a little vague, but for example, I currently live in a country where women have fewer rights than men. I dream of a world without misogyny. Is something like that possible to manifest?

I feel like I’ve already manifested certain things in my own life through affirmations. For example, I would tell myself things like:

“I’m rich.” “I’m beautiful.”

Over time, I did become financially better off, and people started seeing me as more attractive.

But what if I want to manifest something much bigger. Not just changes in my own life, but changes in the world itself? What should I think, believe, or do?

For example, I would also love to see a world without war someday.

I've been lucid dreaming for about a decade, and I’m pretty good at it. I can create any scenery and control the details. I always thought it was 100% under my control.

But one day, things changed.

During a lucid dream, I had a thought: since I’m already dreaming, maybe it’s a good chance to explore my subconscious.

So I decided to let go of control and just see what would happen. I started flying straight forward and waited to see what would appear.

Within a few seconds, I saw a high-tech city in the distance on my left. It's futuristic and far more advanced, not like any known city on earth.

It reminded me a bit of Emerald City from The Wizard of Oz, but it wasn’t green, it was silver. The entrance was open, and I could see that it was deep and dark inside.

I felt like, “This is it.” I wanted to see what was inside.

But as I flew closer to the entrance, a Grim Reaper suddenly appeared and blocked my way. It looked exactly like how it’s usually described. He is wearing a hooded cloak, its face hidden in darkness, but I could still make out a skull inside. He felt angry.

He stopped me and spoke in a terrifying voice ,very deep and strange:

“You are not supposed to be here!”

Then he pushed toward me without touching me, and I instantly woke up.

I was sweating and terrified.

Normally, no matter what happens in a lucid dream, I can control it. But this was the first time I encountered something that felt completely outside of my control.

It didn’t feel like something I created it felt like another consciousness. And somehow, it forced me out of my own dream.

Since then, I’ve been too scared to lucid dream again. Before, I always believed everything in my dreams was just part of my own mind, so I felt safe. But this was the first time it felt like something else entered my dream.

Has anyone experienced something similar?

I don’t think this is just “you dream about what you think about,” because I’m Asian and live in Asia. The Western image of the Grim Reaper isn’t really a common symbol in my daily life.