i'm SilvaStar and have just learned that i've been having lucid dreams my whole life-roughly 23 years. before checking out the site, i didn't know what lucid dreams where. i've always been able to hvae total dream recall. as a matter of fact, it is very rare that i don't remember my dreams. i've always found it strange when people say that they can't remember and don't even know when they're dreaming. even while i'm dreaming, i know it's a dream. however, i seriously lack dream contol. when i have a nightmare, for instance, i can tell myself it's just a dream, but i can't control what happens, and i cannot stop my fear. this goes for regular dreams as well. i know when i'm dreaming, but can't control the happenings of my dreams. i guess the strangest thing that's happened in my dreams is that i once met my boyfriend's mother in a dream before i met her in real life. when i did finally meet her, it was definately her, although i'd never even seen a picture of her. i'm also interested in astral projection. i have no experience with it, but i've heard of others that do. i was wondering if that, like lucid dreaming is something that can be learned. feel free to email me at [email protected]