Originally posted by cynical_bob
Can someone please define what lucid dreaming actually is? I thaught it was being aware you are dreaming (even without the conscious part), but everyone else seems to have a different opinion... I am just a confused newbie at the moment. Thanks.
Lucid by definition means;
Easily understood; intelligible.
Mentally sound; sane or rational.

A lucid dream does relate to consciousness. When you are awake you are in a conscious state. The same holds true in a lucid dream. I like to think of lucidity as awareness.

Synonyms: apprehensible, clear, clear-cut, comprehendible, comprehensible, crystal clear, distinct, evident, explicit, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, limpid, luminous, pelLucid, plain, translucent, transparent, transpicuous, unambiguous, unblurred, understandable