Hey all, I am new to the forums and have been having lucid dreams for as long as I can remember. I thought it was perfectly normal, until I tried to explain my dreams to my friends and family only to find out that they have rarely experienced a LD, if at all. Still, the concept of controlling my dreams once I am lucid is fairly new to me. After being introduced to The Waking Mind by my sister several months back, I immediately took interest in lucid dreaming. I have been doing research on the net for some time now -- not only on lucid dreaming -- but other mysteries of the mind such as the rare savant syndrome. I found that DV is extremely concise in describing the LD phenomena and that is why you will find me here now. Glad to be aboard and I can't wait to expand my mind throught interaction with others who share the same gift as me.