Here is a question that may not make much sense unless you have experience the same thing yourself.

The problem is not in gaining lucidity, as much as it is getting the overall energy level of the dreams back
up to where it used to be.

Recently the dreams have been less vivid and less vibrant. For example one night everything appears
clear ... and then the next night things are blurry ... and then the next night instead of actual "moving
picture" dreams, the dreams appear as a series of flat "two-dimensional" pictures (like a slideshow).

This has been a problem because even when becoming lucid in this "de-energized" zone, it is not possible
to do much. Lucidity approaches, and then everything just evaporates into a hazy cloud. Approaching a dream
character becomes useless because they just fade out into a mist, or worse yet, do something to obstruct me
or wake me up.

What can be done to get the energy level back up to where it used to be?