[fracturtle]

the only times i've been able to redirect my dreams into lucidity have come during periods of my life where i was reading a lot of books and reports on lucid dreams.

the most common way i become lucid is when i notice an aspect of reality within my dreams and recognize them as ridiculous.

an example. i have a checkerboard pouch i use to keep my bowl in. i don't use it so much anymore, but for awhile i carried it with me every day so i was very familiar with it's looks. during a dream, i was walking on the grass and my shoulder bag split open and on the grass i saw some of my things, including the pouch but instead of being checkerboard it was a zebra stripe pattern. i looked at it for a little while and realized that in order for that pouch to be real, i must be within a dream. and with that realization, i took off flying.

i never get much further than that. as soon as i realize i'm in a dream i immediately start to jump and do backflips, or spread my wings like a bird and take off into the sky. i remain aware for a little while but i usually just slip back into a dreamy bliss and forget about all my pre-planned notions of becoming lucid to explore the universe.