Originally posted by nesgirl119


Reality Check. It means to look for signs that normally don't occur in real time!
Actually an RC, or reality check is something that you do to test whether or not you are dreaming. You should perform reality checks while you are awake constantly so that you will remember to do them when you are asleep as well. When you think to yourself that you might be dreaming you would need to do a reality check to make certain and keep your mind from tricking you back into thinking you aren't dreaming. Some typical reality checks are to hold your nose closed and try to breath in, stick your finger through your palm, try to float, look at a digital clock or watch to see if the numbers change, try to read something to see if the words change...etc.

And yes, when you are lucid your dreams can be very clear and just like real life...and sometimes even "hyper-real" in that they feel and look even more real than real life. But others can still be sort of blurry, it just depends. There are techniques you can learn to increase the clarity of your lucid once you are in it.

Also there is a great "getting started" guide here:
http://www.dreamviews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1651

Feel free to let me know if you have any more questions.
-nina