First Real Post: Was this a Lucid Dream?

Hello there. My interest in LD'ing was recently renewed, and have been researching and trying to teach myself for the past month. And I'm going to add out of my month of research, this site is probably the best I've found, community and information wise. I think I've finally made up my mind, and It's settled. Dreamviews will be my Lucid Dream site of choice!
While I've had a blast learning about the theories and just the basic world and community of Lucid Dreaming, I haven't been able to have a LD of my own. That is, until tonight.

Throughout the course of my dream, I wasn't lucid. Though, I must say, it was probably my most vivid dream to date. As a side note: Last night was the first night in a week I've been able to have a full night's of sleep. I've had such a whacked out sleeping schedule, and I've had some form of mild insomina (an awful condition for an aspiring lucid dreamer!). Perhaps the fact that I finally got a full night's sleep contributed to the vividness?

Anyway, here's an excerpt from my new dream journal entry (It's nearly 2 typed pages!). The ending...
"...Just then, I felt a vibration. I didn’t seem to think it was my phone, because it came from my right leg (which just so happens to be the pocket I ALWAYS carry my phone in: DREAM SIGN 8.) I thought it would have come from my left leg if it was me, which would have been wrong if it was waking life. It happened again, and my friend, who’s leg was touching mine mentioned “what was that? is that you?” I replied “No, is it you?” She responds “No..what is it?” I then, in an attempt to be humorous say something like “I don’t know, but if you find out let me know...because I want to know!” I don’t know if this is my first lucid dream, technically it could be. Because it’s at this point the idea of my phone pops up in my head again, though it’s not in my dream. I think of my phone in waking life for some reason. Now, I’m about 90% sure this is how it happened, but thinking it might be a call or text, I consciously chose to wake myself up to check if it was actually my phone. Unfortunately, it wasn’t. I should have remembered that my phone was set to silent, with a non-vibrate alarm. But I suppose since my alarm until just recently has been a vibration, my mind thought it was my alarm. All I can say is WOW, I’m finally seeing the first true signs of Lucid Dreaming."

What do you guys think? Was this technically a Lucid dream?

I think you are right when you say you are seeing the first signs of lucidity - because when you experience a fully lucid dream for the first time you will definitely know You recognised a difference between dreaming and waking which was your 'wake up call' - unfortunately instead of waking within the dream, you woke in real life. Good luck, you are nearly there! Keep us posted!

Listen, we get threads like this a lot. Here is the general rule: A lucid dream is a dream in which you are aware of the fact that you are dreaming. Just ask yourself: "Did I know I was dreaming?" If yes, then it was lucid. Congrats.

Thanks for clarifying!

Sorry if you guys get this question so much. I'm trying to be more than person who thinks "I can do fun stuff in my dreams? I'll give it a shot" and get interested for a couple of days then give up.

My ultimate goal is to get to know my inner self, and learn more about who I am. As soon as I get more control and frequent lucids I am going to seek out my subconscious. I've actually started reading a book by Robert Waggoner, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner self. It's a great read so far, and I really recommend it!

But mostly this was just an intro post with a small question I had. I'm so glad I finally found a good community with serious people who have similar interests. It's good to be here :)

Hi Brule,

Don't worry about asking too many questions, they are welcome here. I applaud you in your quest to use lucidity to learn more about yourself, so many, many people use it only for entertainment. Although I've not has a chance to read it yet, I hear the Robert Waggoner book is pretty good!

Thanks!

While that is my ultimate goal, who isn't excited about the prospect about flying though? Gotta say it's been one of my lifelong dreams! But stuff like that is more like the icing on the cake. You know?

I also ordered Stephen Laberge's Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, as well as a supposedly out of print book by Malcom Godwin called The Lucid Dreamer: A Waking Guide for the Traveler Between Worlds. http://www.amazon.com/Lucid-Dreamer-.../dp/0671872486

My father first introduced me to lucid dreaming years ago, but it never really stuck with me. But now that I've finally tried to devote myself to experiencing this, I feel an almost child-like form of excitement. It's a whole new world, with tons of information to absorb. So far it's been a great experience.