Prelude: I tend to put subtle (and not so subtle) friendly sarcasm and ironic humour into intro posts.

I've been fascinated by the ability to control my dreams (and other paranormal abilities) since I was 15. I was lonely, bullied out of society and on the brink of depression.

..it's ok, you can put the Kleenex away now.

So I imagined myself a world where I could just be ME, and people would love me and allow me to love them. This later turned into my Astral Plane. This is also when the Lucid Dreaming began. I've had several as a child (can't count them), and about 6 within the last 5 years or so.

Recently, though, I had one where I could *not* conjure up whatever I wanted. Normally when I'm Lucid in my dreams, I just go on a wish-fulfilling spree XD Example: I met Jack Sparrow in a dream after wishing for it while lucid. Last time, though, I wished for a meeting with a Japanese musician, and.. ..nothing

Sooooo, I figured I'd get actively into this whole Lucid Dreaming training again. So I looked up tips and tricks, found some on Dreammoods.com and then wound up here