Thread: Was this lucid dreaming?

Originally Posted by HeartInACage

Basically I knew this was a dream...

If you knew you were dreaming, then you were Lucid! Congrats!! And to Dream Views!

I'm not sure if you could call it a lucid dream. Lucidity, by its very definition means that you have control over what you're doing and knowledge. It is a term used in real life. An example you might find easier that I will take from the Simpsons. I will work off the assumption you know the characters, but it should be easy to follow either way. The Simpsons are walking through a park one day, when they see a vagrant woman they call crazy cat lady, because she usually has cats following her, mumbles incoherent things, and throws the cats at people. They witness her having a standard conversation.
Marge: " Did you get some kind of surgery or something? You can talk right now! "
Cat lady: " Yes, well I got medicated. Thanks to these pills, I enjoy brief moments of lucidity "
*Marge peers closer*
Marge: " Those are Reeses Pieces! "
Cat lady starts shouting random stuff and throwing cats at them.
lol, sorry if I rambled a lot. I just thought that might make for an entertaining example to define the terms of lucidity.

If you knew you were dreaming while you were dreaming then it was a lucid dream.

Originally Posted by oniman7

I'm not sure if you could call it a lucid dream. Lucidity, by its very definition means that you have control over what you're doing and knowledge.

Control comes later with practice. The general definition of a Lucid Dream is to be conscious, or aware, of the dream state. You can have 0% control and still be Lucid.

Oooh right, cool! Thanks everyone for replying.