Quote Originally Posted by The Cusp View Post
That's quite the inconsistency we have here, in that semi-lucids seem to offer better control than full lucids. Since it's awareness of being in a dream that lends you control, it would be reasonable to assume that the better the awareness, the better the control. That just doesn't seem to be the case.

My only explanation is that we (myself included) are scatter brained victims of the digital age. Technology has conditioned us to the point where we can barely focus on anything for any length of time.

That and our modern culture has no place for the ancient traditions of meditation and disciplines of the mind. The majority of religions have time tested methods and techniques to school and train the mind.

To counteract this seeming lack of control, I would advise some form of meditation of mental training. I'd recommend reading Carlos Castaneda's books, as they deal predominantly with attention. But any type of meditative practice would be sure to help.
I have found in dreams and in real life that if I focus really hard on getting something to happen, it doesn't work. In the dreams, objects don't move, I don't fly. In real life, I get too caught up in the details and lose the overall goal and the lessons any problems are teaching me.
However, in my dreams and real life, if I make my intentions strong towards my goal, and let the method be determined by the environment, or the dream, I can and do succeed.