What is a lucid dream?

Question

Whats a lucid dream and how do I have one?

Also, a few weeks ago I had a dream, but I was conscious and I realized I was dreaming, but it kept going and I had a little control over what happened in it. Was this a lucid dream?

Answer 1

It's a dream in which you know you are dreaming. It's cool cause you can usually control that which is around you while dreaming. ^_^ It's fun, but when it happens to me I tend to wake up pretty quickly.

Answer 2

a lucid dream is when you know you are dreaming, and that you are a character in the dream and can change the stream of events, instead of just witnessing other people doing stuff...whatever you happen to dream about

Answer 3

What you had WAS a lucid dream, and they are awesome!

The way I get lucid dreams is that I remember all of my dreams almost every night. The way I used to do that was by, as I was falling asleep, tell myself that I was going to remember my dream, and it worked. Now I just remember all my dreams. Then, once you start constantly remembering them, while you're dreaming just make yourself realize you are dreaming. That's what works for me.