Our dreams, too, have a present moment just as real and vibrant as this moment right here. Awakening to this present moment can be a profound and life-changing experience. And it can forever change the way we dream. We call it lucid dreaming.
A lucid dream is when we become fully awake, or aware, while dreaming.
We are asleep, yet we can walk around, think clearly, have complete access to our waking memory, and full utilization over our rational mind, all while remaining within a dream. Typically when we dream, we do so unconsciously, reacting passively to the events of the dream, unable to reflect, clouded in a sort of sleep-trance. In a lucid dream, we have direct influence over ourselves and the dream’s content—we have clear (lucid) awareness. We know we’re dreaming. And with this awareness in dreams comes choice, and with choice freedom.
When we’re lucid something very interesting happens. All of the sudden, the world around us becomes crystal clear, responsive and intimately alive. We feel ourselves connected to everything else. It’s as if the air around us is imbued with a presence, one that surrounds and permeates everything in the dream, even ourselves. And because we’re one with the dream, we have the freedom to change it.
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