Wow, progress! Last night I had incredibly vivid dreams. I can recall FOUR times that I did a reality check, the reality check confirmed I was dreaming, but I somehow would not believe it. I thought, "This is too real, I know I'm not dreaming. It doesn't feel like a dream."

Once was when I put my finger through my palm. It sort of went through...it didn't come out the other side, though, so I figured I wasn't dreaming.

Once was when I plugged my nose and could still breathe. I sort of accepted that I was dreaming when this one worked, but I lost it almost immediately.

Once was when I looked at my friend Neil and realised he was naked. I thought, "That's strange...am I dreaming?" but I looked again and realised he was wearing flesh-colored clothes, so I disregarded it.

Once was when I happened to look at a clock (an analogue clock) and the 10 and 11 had switched places. This was the most obvious tip-off for me. I thought, "I must be dreaming!" but sadly I can't recall what happened after that. I'm positive I lost lucidity, though.

Like I said, this is only my second night since I started practicing that I"ve had success! Pretty exciting!

Any advice?