control in regular dreams

by regular dreams i mean the ones which play out like a story over which you have no control, anyway my question is this.

last night i had a dream, at one point i was looking at a magazine and then just decided to look at the cover in more detail, I mean i actually CHOSE to scan the cover of this magazine without even realizing i was in a dream and without ever having any real experiences with lucid dreams.

Is this possible or did it just seem like i had a choice in the matter?

edit: yes i know i have several dreams a night, and YOU know that when i say i had a dream it means i remembered a dream.

The defenition of a Lucid Dream is a dream where-in you are conscious of the fact that you are dreaming. You can have dreams where you control certain aspects, but never realize you're dreaming.

I have many dreams where I make decisions and choices, but don't know I'm in a dream.

So, to answer your question: yes, you can make decisions or have some control in a dream, even if it isn't lucid.

((At least in my experience))

And Welcome to DreamViews

Hi nukeme, welcome to Dream Views

It is totally possible to have loads of control in regular dreams and not be lucid. I've done a lot of crazy superhero type stuff in dreams and never realized it was a dream.

You can have amazing dream control without lucidity. You can have an amazing amount of lucidity without absolutely no dream control. I know this from personal frustrating experience.

But here's to hoping you get some lucidity with control.