Lucid Dreams and Dream Control

What is a lucid dream? The easiest way to define this is: when you are dreaming, and you know it. You are lucid. (Which means having clear perception, or awareness and understanding of what is going on around you.) Most people occasionally have dreams wherein they know they are dreaming. That is a lucid dream. The Lucidity Institute has a great FAQ section that explains this and other similar phenomena. Why are they interesting? Some people have learned to control them. Some people can control the dream. That is dream control. It is a bit more exciting than just lucid dreaming. What…