Originally posted by Alphonse
Anyway, hello all, and my question. *I am very big on meditation, and being able to control your own mind, emotions, feelings, and other fun stuff. *I wonder, through vigorous mental dedication and work, do you believe it would be possible to enter a lucid dream whenever you willed it? *Just feeling like Lucid dreaming, relaxing, and doing it?

Sorry about my ignorant question. *Ive only had my own experiences to study on, since I didnt know it was an actual subject of thought. *But Id rather ask and be a fool for 5 minutes than not ask and be a fool for life.
Welcome to the forum, and by the way - there aren't any stupid questions! So don't feel embarrassed to ask.

I'm not a meditation expert by any means, but I think you can only LD while you are actually sleeping. So maybe if you fall asleep during meditation, it may be possible to enter straight into a LD, like during a WILD. Some people can have LDs at will, but I don't know any personally, except maybe nesgirl. Reading Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge, the author learned how to LD at will in order to do experiments. I guess it has to do with finding an induction technique that works well for you and stick with it. Unfortunately, I'm not even close to the point where I can induce them at will. Most of mine are DILDs, where I just spontaneously gain lucidity in the middle of a dream, whether it be by accident or by recognizing a dreamsign or something.

Sorry I'm not much help answering your question. Maybe someone else has a better answer for you. Good luck with everything!