Accidental Start

[Meakel]

First of all, I have been having lucid dreams since I was 8. They are total accidents. When I'm dreaming I just happen to figure "I'm in a dream....cool.". My first two or three were just and only lucid. I was aware, I could control my behavior, it was easy to recall them, but, the control on my behavior was limited. My thinking capacity was probably lowered to around 30% normal. During the next two or three, my capacity was heightened to around 50%. I started to try to do things I wouldn't normally do in reality. Gun fights, car races, harming anyone I didn't like in general, that sort of thing. But nothing abnormal, everything that happened there could happen in real life. Then during my next three or four, I realized that if I wanted a gun fight, I'd find guns some how. If I wanted a race, I'd find a cool car. I could control parts of my dreams. I tested out somethings. I tried flying, superpowers, all that mainly. I was at around 60% capacity here. But if there was an impulse, like I immediately wanted to go do that, I'd be so excited I'd loose my lucidity sometimes.Just recently, I had two more, where I was at 70% I could control almost everything entirely. I could not choose scenery but I could control pretty much anything else. But these are all accidental, I can never gain lucidity when I try, only when I have forgotten about it. I've never done any techniques. Heck I didn't even know what it was called or if this happened to anyone else let alone how to control lucidity at will. So this is the first time I have tried to find out more about it. Lucid dreaming is fun so I'd like some help on techniques I could use based on my situation. Dream recall is pretty much no problem for me either if that helps. EDIT: Oh, and my mother can do it too. Same situation. None of my other family can though.

[Electric-Shadow]

Welcome to DV I get the same sometimes, when I try it doesn't always work but once i've put it in the back of my mind for a while they just happen, and the controll is pretty much the same for me too, I can controll some aspects like flying but not most others. Dream Recall comes naturally to some people like you and me but there's always one or two you won't be able to remember, at least it's been like that for me anyway lol.

[Meakel]

Ha, yah, same here.

[Clairity]

Lucid dreaming is fun so I'd like some help on techniques I could use based on my situation. Meakel, you might want to check out the Tutorials forum which contains information on the various lucid dreaming techniques: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...splay.php?f=25. Just read through them and decide which technique appeals to you and give it a try for a week or so. If one doesn't work then move on to another until you find the technique that shows you the most promise. You're very lucky that LDing seems to come "naturally" to you (and that your mother has them as well)!