Hello all!

I've been rereading the art of dreaming by castaneda, mostly just for fun... In one part of the book Don Juan talks with Carlos about Recapitulation, or releasing energy that you have trapped or are unable to access because it is locked up in negative emotions and thoughts that have not been properly examined.

My question is how necessary or accurate do you think an idea like this is to being able to successfully and willingly have lucid dreams? I've been reading 'a new earth' by eckhart tolle which largely discusses how the ego can and does complicate things on an energetic level, which has influenced me to wonder if that might be the source of my inability to have great dream recall and an ability to become lucid.

any thoughts?