I am new to this forum, but not at all new to lucid dreaming. I came across Dreamviews after I decided to continue my study of LD's. I am glad to see that people have come together to share and explore the incrediible sleep world that all of us experience almost daily.
Like most...I began to have LD's during my early teen years. And after talking to my closest friends about our dreams, I discovered my dreams were more vivid and lengthy than theirs.
I played around with waking up during dreaming, and on occasion having some control. In my early 30's I found several books on LD, (no internet!).
My dream life then moved into a higher level. The spinning technique was a revelation, along with reality checks, my favorite is looking at printed words and seeing them changing.
I have spent long periods in LD's, using various methods to reinforce the realness and content. I am mostly self taught, experimenting and learning of the best methods to wake up in my dreams.
I am a firm beleiver that my dreams are like a visit into my brain as my body rests, and many of the old/new situations and regular places that I visit are insights into the inner workings of the mind.
I will share my LD experiences, successes, failures, perhaps some of my life as a different person, visits with special people, and my 'frightmares' that have followed me year after year.

Moonscape
Veteran Dreamnaut