Hey there Polaris

Well there's a Tutorials Section which has all the key information that you need. It also has a Quick Start Guide which tells you all the basic needs.

To improve your dream recall you will need a Dream Journal, it is like a Lucid Dreamer's bible, if you record your dreams in this by waking up and writing what ever thought comes into mind about what you just dreamt then you will gain better control. It doesn't have to be the events or locations of the dream, it can also be what your emotion is. Dream Journals don't just improve your dream recall, they also help you recognise your dream signs too.

You say you find Lucid Dreaming contradicting, do you mean that you don't believe in it? Because there's a hell of a lot of members that would beg to differ.

Well good luck and have fun.