Quote Originally Posted by gab View Post
e get an urge to RC - thumb/nose/fingers... and that confirms our lucidity.

So those that claim "I got lucid out of nowhere, didn't even need to RC and that proves RCs are not needed" don't realize, that emotions got them lucid. And they didn't need anything to confirm. But most of us do need some kind of a confirmation.
Yeah, most who claim "I got lucid out of nowhere" are ignoring the compound effects over time of intention, expectation, day work, night work, attention, reflection, memory, awareness, etc. It's true, RC's don't get you lucid, awareness/reflection/memory gets you lucid. RCs though are a critical tool to cement budding lucidity, and practicing them while awake means you'll be ready to reach for an RC during a moment of lucidity in a dream.