From Wikipedia:

A lucid dream, also known as a conscious dream, is a dream in which the person is aware that he or she is dreaming while the dream is in progress. During lucid dreams, it is possible to exert conscious control over the dream characters and environment and have them perform feats which would be physically impossible in the waking world. Lucid dreams can be extremely real and vivid depending on a person's level of self-awareness during the lucid dream.*

I have been practicing lucid dreaming for a little over a year now. I had my first the night I joined the Dreamviews community, and I've had tons since. I average about one a week now, but I'm trying to increase that frequency. For information on lucid dreaming, check out the LucidWiki.

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