I have just awaken from probably the strangest dream I have had in a while. I believe I just had a non-lucid dream that was entirely about lucid dreaming.

I did at least 10 reality checks throughout this dream, and after each one I would tell myself that I realized that I was dreaming, but I still seemed to play into the dreams "plot," as if I didn't realize that now I could do anything that I wanted!

In fact, here's a phone conversation I had with a friend within this dream:

Someone hands me a phone and I find myself talking to Logan. He says, "Hey, man, what's going on?" in his trademark voice. I reply," Nothing much. Just having a dream at the moment. In fact, you're just a part of my imagination, Logan. A dream character." I do another nose plug reality check. "Unless, of course, my dreams are somehow connected to reality."

"Riiiiiighht." He replies.

Towards the end, for some reason, I wanted to wake up. So I would try, find myself in bed, do a reality check, then realize that I was still dreaming. I would do this 4-5 times (kinda scary). Finally, I laid back and asked myself, "How can I make myself wake up?" I shook my head violently until I found myself looking at my ceiling in a much more stable environment. A reality check confirms that I am now awake.

Now, if I were truly lucid, I wouldn't WANT to wake up, right? I would follow through with my plan to stabilize, clarify, then do the things I had intended!

What just happened? Does anyone know?

Is this a sign that i've been doing something wrong, or am I just getting closer to having "real" lucid dreams?

Thanks,

LD