Lucid Dreaming: Asleep and Aware Lucid dreaming is an issue that has been studied as far back as 1896. A Lucid dream is one in which the dreamer is aware that he/she is dreaming and is sometimes able to take control. Lucid dreams are an actual phenomena that do occur in REM sleep. Dr. van Eeden was the first recorded person to study dreams in which the dreamer is aware they are dreaming. In 1896 he began recording his dreams. Over a period of one year he recorded 352 dreams, but only eight were lucid (Dreams 784). The actual definition of a lucid dream, is a dream in which the dreamer mentally awakens in the dream and becomes aware that it is only a dream. This "awakening" is usually triggered by the dreamer noticing something in the dream that is far too unusual to be real (Blackmore 362). The actual term lucid dreaming was first used by the D....

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