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.

Lucid dreams come with a menu card of fantasy, romance, mystery, intrigue and even supernatural adventures, which mean that you can choose the dream you want. All you need is imagination which is limitless.

Lucid dreams are obviously better than the normal dreams because you hold the reigns in them. You are the actor and the director in them. Sometimes these dreams can be so lifelike that you might get confused that you are dreaming or awake. There are times you need to check that it's a dream really and not real.

If are having a lucid dream, there may be certain things that don't seem realistic or right. Details such as appearing like you are a fashion model instead of overweight, or having a talent that you don't are ambitions that are being played out in lucid dreaming where you are in control of the content.

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.

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 are physically possible due to the biological need for your body to sleep but your mind remains in some conscious level at all times, enough so to experience a lucid dream while your body appears to be asleep from outward appearances.

Dreaming lucid dreams needs a lot of techniques and learning. All you need is some practice, patience and a lot of imagination.

One way to invoke the lucid dreams is to try and remember your dream when you are awake. You need to make a supreme effort to remember all the minute details and happenings and images in the dream. Record it in your bedside journal and keep it handy for such entries. You don't need to fret if you can't remember every teeny detail. With this technique, it's a matter of time when you will have the same dream again and then you can further add details to your observations. Soon, you will have a dream guide reference of your own with this practice.

There are many writers who use lucid dreams to their advantage. They use it to plan their books and stories. They like to direct scenes and characters and even decide their endings by lucid dreams. Many people use lucid dreams to do what they can't in real life. Maybe you want to travel the world or marry a handsome prince; you can do everything in your lucid dream. Many people even use lucid dreams to achieve their ambitions in the real world.

Try to remember what you can about your dream as soon as you wake. If you go back to sleep, you can return to where you were in the lucid dream before you woke up. You will have the opportunity to start recalling more each time you try, if you have the same dream over and over.

There are people who use lucid dreams in the early hours of the morning when they wake up before their actual time. It feels as if you have been thinking and working plans but in reality it was a lucid dream.

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.

Several other options, like binaural beats, for example have been used to help induce a semi-conscious state that resembles or can put the brain into lucid dream mode almost instantly by using sound waves to coordinate and stimulate the proper portions of the brain for lucid dreaming.