When you are the director of your dream and you know that you are dreaming then such dreams are known as lucid dreams. In lucid dreams the dreamer is aware of each and every thing he does and he does things that he wants to do. He decides who the people in his dream are, what places in his dream are and what the ending of his dream is.

All kinds of emotions can be part of lucid dreams. Since you are in control of the dream, much like a director in a movie, there are no limits to what you make the lucid dreaming consist of and what the ending comes out to be.

While normal dreams may make you feel that you are not in control, lucid dreams have you in the controller's chair. At times lucid dreams can be so life like that you need to check whether it's a dream or the real world!

In a lucid dream, there are certain details that might clue you into the fact it is a dream, such as colors, or items that don't belong, for example. Much like sleep walking where the person appears to be awake, a lucid dream involves much the same type of feeling without being fully conscious of it.

The possibilities are endless when you are lucid dreaming and many people will dream of lost loves or other people that they wish they could be with, but it is impossible in real life because they are dead in real life, but alive in the lucid dream.

You can change your lucid dream to have the outcome you desire, or change the ending the next time that dream starts up again, since you are only limited by your imagination. Some see harmonious relationships when they are not so in real life, others may get the attention or promotion they were just turned down for in real life. Your lucid dream can make your desires attainable since it is only limited by your creativity.

Lucid dreams can be experienced physically. Though the body needs to recuperate from the days work, the mind can still be conscious while your body drifts off to sleep.

Learning how to have lucid dreams can take a lot of practice and some people may not be able to master it until they have gone through a long, slow process.

Recalling your dreams everyday is good place to start from, Make it a habit to remember all the images and details you can. Jot down your dream as soon as you wake up in a note pad placed next to your chair, bed or lounge. This enables the memories to be recorded while they are still fresh. Initially it may take some effort in remembering all the miniscule details but with time and practice your memory will sharpen and the dreams will start repeating themselves. Make it a point to record all your dreams and soon you will have a ready reckoner to refer.

Lucid dreams are quite beneficial for writers since they can create plots, settings, and characters and even determine the end of the story. Lucid dreams can satisfy our dormant desires while at the same time help us to realize them in real life.

The dream will occur several times usually, so you will have the opportunity to recall more at a later time. If you awake a couple of hours early and lay in bed dozing, the lucid dream may start up again where you left off. You may predetermine that you will try to change how it goes without even knowing it.

Waking up before your normal waking time may cause you to hit the snooze alarm and doze off a bit and this is the prime time for lucid dreaming. You may even think you have been awake the whole time, but you have been experiencing a lucid dream that seems very lifelike.

Most people are amazed at the ease that this can be mastered with. Self hypnosis can enhance lucid dreams and help in a detailed accurate recall.

Binaural beats is another shortcut which is a hi-tech development in the sound wave field. Here there are some unique frequencies which have the ability to put the two hemispheres of your brain in perfect sync with each other which makes your brainwaves resonate to them and you enter the state of lucid dreams in no time.