A lucid dreamer is one who is aware that he or she is dreaming. If you are aware when you are dreaming then you are able to control the events of your dream. For instance, if you are having - perhaps the most common dream of all - a chase dream, you can choose not to run or to turn around and see who it is that is chasing you. According to some researchers, only a small percentage of people report having lucid dreams. However, according to others, we can learn to become lucid dreamers if we want to.
Researchers say that if you write down your dream immediately after you wake up before it begins to fade, you will have better recall of it. If you do this every time you wake up recalling a dream, you will begin to remember on your own without having to write them down. It will become a more common occurrence. Now, once you are remembering your dreams after you have them you can begin to actually be aware that you are dreaming as you are dreaming.
Some authors do not believe that it is possible to intentionally and consciously become a lucid dreamer. While many of us have experienced lucid dreams once or twice when we recall that we are 'overseeing' our dreaming state, oftentimes this causes us to awaken with a strange, uneasy feeling, wondering whether we're truly dreaming or having some sort of deeply hypnotic daydream. Other researchers have theorized that once you start to control your dream, in essence, your conscious mind is taking over your unconscious mind. Maybe that is why some lucid dreams awaken us. Another theory is that the REM cycle was nearly over and it was near the time to be waking, and thus the dreamer appears to have control over the dream state as the semi-consciousness was mingling with the unconscious world.
But the verdict on lucid dreaming is still out. If you feel the desire to try to become a lucid dreamer, go for it. See what may come of it.
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