Have you ever had dreams where it seemed like you were orchestrating how the dreams went and felt like you could actually control them? Lucid dreams allow you to semi-consciously determine who is in the dream and what they are saying, sometimes, backing the dream up to change lines as you go. Lucid dreams let you control the outcome of the dream to fit the story you want.

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!

Words you see while reading won't come out clear and details on certain things may not seem right, such as a clock on your living room that isn't really there might appear when you are lucid dreaming. These could be signs you are lucid dreaming.

Lucid dreams are one of the best ways to satisfy your urge to be with some one who is unattainable or unapproachable in the real life. You can fantasize and even have an affair with that person in your lucid dream.

All you have to do is change what is happening in a lucid dream, so that what you want to happen in the dream is what the outcome is. Your creative part of your mind controls your dream, you can be with that person and talk to them as though they are still alive or possibly dream of how you prevent their death in the dream.

Physically, there is a need for the body to sleep and rest, but your mind often remains conscious on some level, even while you are sleeping, leading to lucid dreams or normal dreams, depending on the level of consiousness.

Lucid dreaming is not something that everyone experiences or can master easily. It can be learned with proper techniques over a period of time.

By jotting down notes as soon as you awake that describe the lucid dream, you will be better able to learn to recall scenes and characters from your dreams. Don't worry if you can't recall everything because lucid dreams often recur at some point so you will have another chance to finish jotting it down. With this technique your lucid dreams will give you reference material for dream interpretations or other things.

Lucid dreams can be a great source of inspiration for writers. For your next book you can direct the plot and even control the settings and the characters. You can create the ending as you like as well. With lucid dreams you can enhance your imagination and give a vent to your desires. Lucid dreams can also help you to realize your ambitions.

You need to try and bring to mind all the minute details you can and then try falling asleep again. Most of the times you will be able to return to the point where you left your dream and carry on from there. These dreams repeat themselves and each time your recall will be sharper than the last.

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.

As your expertise increases in the field you will find it's quite easy. There are shortcuts to help you. One of them is self hypnosis which is a great way to help you to remember your dream to the last minute detail.

A recent development in sound technology can open the possibility for lucid dreaming to be possible. By stimulating certain areas of the brain, it has been proven to induce the dream state that is entered during lucid dreaming and can make it easier for you to recall your dreams.