According to the Lucidity Institute, founded by Dr. LaBerge from Stanford University, "Lucid dreaming is, dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming." Lucid dreamers are depicted back to the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans. They would interpret their dreams as, "messages from the Gods" (Bosveld, 27). Marquis Hervey de Saint-Denys, a French professor of Chinese Literature, initiated the first Western study on controlling dreams, in 1867. In 1913, Dutch physician Frederik van Eeden, coined the term "lucid dreaming", based on personal experience. Hugh Calloway, an English contemporary, conducted further research on "the aesthetic contours of the lucid state of dreams" (Bosveld, 28).

Frederik van Eeden studied his own dreams and the dreams of others for over 16 years. He documented more than 500 of his person

Amateur lucid dreamers often relish their newly found power to control their dreams. While this seems ideally perfect, the object of lucid dreaming is not to gain power, but insight. The mistake of dominating dreams can prove deceptive and ultimately damaging.

As stated by the Lucidity Institute, "It is possible to be lucid and have little control over dream content, and conversely, to have a great deal of control without being explicitly aware that you are dreaming." The goal of lucid dreaming is not to modify dreams in order to achieve a desired outcome, but to examine and learn from the situation at hand. By confronting a negative, upsetting, or even frightening dream, the dreamer can better understand the importance of the undesired feeling.

Through self-education, professional guidance, and technological cues, lucid dreaming can be a truly rewarding experience. The dreamer can view situations and themselves, from an entirely new perspective. Although forms of lucid dreaming have been evolving for years, we still do not fully understand the complexity of our dreams. Through further research and self-exploration, we bring ourselves closer to enlightenment.

al experiences. Eeden presented his paper to the British Society for Psychical Research, explaining and defining his lucid dreams. This preliminary work lead to the production of his

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