Hello fellow LD'ers,
I discovered this place around six months ago, tried lucid dreaming, and wasn't really motivated enough to bother with dream journals and the like. However, around September, I had a LD, albeit with little control. This resparked my interest in lucid dreaming, and made me join the forums. I have kept a dream journal for the past two weeks, and last week had two nights in a row in which I conciously knew of my dreaming. However, I soon lost lucidity and returned to following the path my subconcious set for me. Both were accomplished by reality checks, and before bed I repeated "I will have a Lucid dream," for the first night, and guess what? I had a LD, although I possesed little control over it. On the second night, I chanted "I will have a very clear lucid dream." And guess what? I had one. Only problem is, it felt like the waking life for a mere five or so seconds, and I lost control after that. So I have returned here (registered now) to learn of the amazing art of lucid dreaming. A quick few questions though...

1. How clear can LD's become? WIll they eventually seem like the waking life? (This one I want the answer the most to)

2. I assume it is possible to execute full control over one's dreamscape. But is this true?

and finally...
3. What is the best way to keep in control?