Hello all! Thanks for taking a look. I am new to this site and look forward to discussing dreams with you. I have been a lucid dreamer since childhood.

This particular dream I am about to share with you has had me thinking for awhile. It seems full of meaning. I was completely lucid through it. I probably had it about amonth or so ago. It still remains vivid within my mind. It has to be one of my favorites and it was rich in color and detail. There was no negative feeling at all (maybe a little sarcasim from me) but an overall emotion of peace and even inspiration.
Starts out I am in my room, I see that my closet door is open. Something is moving inside, at which point I laugh and decide not to look, I don't care for this dream to become a bad dream. So I turn to picked up my guitar and practice. I turn back around and there standing infront of the closet is a very handsome and well dressed man. He smiles politely at me, introducing himself as Lucifer. States that he has come to offer me something/ tell me something. I then politely decline and excuse myself. I leave the room only to walk right back in. Lucifer seems amused, I become annoyed and excuse myself again and return to the room yet again. This time I turn and say the lords prayer to him, thinking that would scare him off. Instead he starts to laugh and says " I am older than man's religion. Will you listen to what I have to say or not?" I'm sorta stunned by this and ask in a joking manner if the information was in trade for my soul. Again he seems amused by this and says no, that isn't something he does. Man spread that rumor. I decide I would perfer to leave at any rate. He tells me he would be waiting if I ever wanted to know what he had to say. This time I successfully leave my room, which in this dream was at the center of the house.
I don't exactly remember if was 7 doors or hallways, but the house had to do with the number 7. I walk down a hallway and see through various parts of the house children playing and laughing. This house also has something to do with the elements and seasons. Some of the windows and doorways I look through as I wander have different seasons like a tree blooming or covered in snow in the next window. I finally come to the end of this hallway it leads out onto some porch and opens up to the beach. Its very pretty, looks like a sunrise or sunset after or before a storm. It is windy. Two little kids run past me back into the house. I step onto the sand in bare feet (I remember the feeling of the sand) and notice a woman standing waste deep in a tide pool holding something ( a candle I think) she has her back to me and is facing the horizon. I keep walking across the beach and start to sink into the sand. This does not frighten me, I just reach down and pull out a stick to use to pull my self out (this seems normal in the dream) the stick is actually blooming and budding. Again this seems normal. I then climb up and over a dune where suddenly a big wave crashes upon the beach. From the wave emerges an absolutely beautiful bull dolphin. I was in awe of him in my dream. He turns and speaks to me. Said that I need to seek the forest, there I would find my spirit animal waiting. I asked him if he was also my spirit animal and he said he was my guide. He said something else but unfortunately I do not remember.
I woke up shortly after this with an intense urge to go to the forest. I am yet to go, but I know this dream is very significant.
I also realize this is very long. I appreciate you taking time to read this and look forward to your comments

Wow. There is so much religious, spiritual symbolism in this. It almost sounds like your dream is coming straight out of a book on religion or spirituality.

These symbols are so general, though, that it would be helpful to know a little bit about how you feel about religion (for example, in waking life do you believe there is such a being as Lucifer , and would you everreally say the Lords Prayer to protect yourself). Also, is there anything of particular importance going on in your life?

Hello
Thank you for the reply.
To tell you the truth, in waking life I do not follow a religion, nor believe in actual entity such as lucifer existing. I would relate my beliefs to agnosticism. The idea of " I know I do not know" I believe there are things out there beyond my ability as a human to understand. I do practice reading rune stones for myself. I try to find logic in most of my beliefs.
I find mythology and folklore fascinating.
as far as saying the lords prayer, I know that from childhood, but figure if I'm facing a biblical character, it would have to follow the rules from where it came. Sorta like if you were to say, face a werewolf, you would use silver to defend yourself because myth dictates that to be their weakness.
At this point in my life I have just graduated college and find myself in a bit of a limbo. I've just began to really explore the world and my options for the future. Although I remain confident in finding my way, I still feel I have some experiencing to do.
again thanks for taking the time to reply. I look forward to your next response