Does Lucid Dreaming Have a Deeper Purpose?

[slyman]

or maybe there's more to it than just having fun? i've been thinking about this and even though lucid dreaming can be learned, not everyone can do it. is it a gift or just a skill? our language creates a barrier within us, the word dream implies to us that the state we enter while we're asleep is a false reality. if things like the collective unconscious exist isn't it possible that we're connecting with it while we dream? or maybe we have access to our genetic memory? i just feel like it's possible that lucid dreaming isn't being used to it's full potential. maybe just using it for sex and whatnot is abusing it. and i'm not just talking about using it for solely self improvement or things having to do with the subconscious.