... is one of my favorite quotes about dreaming. It is a quote by Henry David Thoreau.

Hi everyone,

I am AJ.
I have been looking for an active forum for lucid dreaming for some time now. From what I see here this forum is buzzing with 'dream-activity'. There is so much to read, so many threads to explore.


I have been an avid dreamer ever since I was a kid. When I was about 16 yrs old I 'got hooked' on dream exploration. I read anything I could find on dream symbols and started my first dream journal. At that point I already had experience lucid dreams on a regular basis but I didn't know that they were in a way special. I didn’t know I had a natural knack for lucid dreaming until I learned from books that such things as lucid dreams existed.

Then I read The Tibetan Book of the Dead, which I found was a fascinating read. After that I began practicing lucid dreaming in a more planned manner. It was most exhilarating. There used to be a time when I had up to three or four lucid dreams per week.

Unfortunately, after I moved and had to go to a different school my natural ability for LD kind of withered and waned due to stress and inner tension. After school I moved on to college (graduating next summer). And again I got so caught up in studying that I couldn’t get back into the habit of exercising lucid dreaming. Throughout the past few years I have had many 'semi-lucid dreams' and other interesting (dream) experiences in connection with meditation and contemplation. And in general my dream life is as vivid as it gets. I just didn't have that many lucid dreams.
As of late this seems to be changing. Especially since my schedule at school’s been lightening up.
I have set out to get back into practicing my lucid dreaming abilities.


I am very much looking forward to learning from other fellow lucid dreamers here.

Best lucid wishes,
AJ