Lucid Or Not?

[ca1um132]

Last night I had a few good dreams(recall has improved ) Anyway this is an part of my DJ: I'm on a huge ship which seems like its floating, my friend that I hang out with says "It can fly". I ask who's driving and he says somebody I really hate. I'm dreaming so I don't care thats what I said. Me saying that in a dream, does it mean I'm lucid or not. I didn't fell as though I was in control, so I don't think I was. If anybody can confirm or tell me it was lucid that would clear everything up. Thanks

[Mariano]

I will quote things that SHIFT and Amethyst Star Said: IMO a dream about being lucid is a dream where your dream self proclaims "Oh, it's just a dream, so __________" but you don't actually understand or comprehend what it means that it is just a dream- that you are dreaming, that nothing around you is real, that everything is potentially controllable, and that there are no consequences to your actions because you are in a dream. It's just a random statement of lucidity without you actually being lucid in a dream. A DC could shout it at you to the same effect, or actually probably with more effect because if a DC says it to you there's always the chance that you might reality check. In fact, if the phrase "Oh it's just a dream, so we can dance with the trashcans" could have 'dream' replaced with 'burrito' and make no difference whatsoever in the purpose of the sentence or to the dream, then it's certainly not a lucid dream. But as soon as you understand that you are dreaming, that you are asleep and that you are in a dream inside your head, and that nothing around you is real, to me that is lucidity. A lot of people also don't consider it a lucid dream for some reason if they have shoddy dream control. Sorry guys, you just have shoddy dream control. As long as you truly understand that you're dreaming, it's a lucid dream. Lots of people get this, especially when they're new and getting close to actual success. I agree with everything Shift has said. I just wanted to add that I find that there is a difference between "myself" in a dream and "my persona." By "persona" I refer to the character I am portraying in my dream, not myself but that's where my point of view currently is. I've had a dream where my persona knew she was in a dream, but I was not consciously aware that I was dreaming. That was the difference for me. If you are consciously aware that you are in a dream, it's a full-fledged lucid dream. Different people categorize lucidity differently, but for my opinion, see my published works.... (ie. check the other threads related to the topic which I've posted in.)