Thread: Am I right in thinking this?

Originally Posted by Origami

Well thats not really related to what I was on about, but still, that is a lucid, just not in control. People define lucid as either in control, have full senses, or both. It depends what you class as a lucid, there is no written in stone dictionary definition of a lucid dream, they are what you think they are. Within reason, of course. You can't just say you flew in a dream last night, therefore it was lucid, that makes no sense. But if you flew and it felt like you were flying, but you couldn't control where, then thats lucid enough.

Excuse me if i'm wrong but i thought i was being pretty on-topic with this post, we are talking about what lucidity means right? I am telling you what i think is the difference between a lucid and a non-lucid dream from my own experience. I also fly sometimes in my non-lucid dreams, i don't consider flying to be a sign of lucidity. ( imo u can have dream control without being lucid )
What i tried to say is that in my non-lucid dreams i have no free will , it's like watching a movie trough the eyes of the actor.
In this particular dream i stepped in with complete free-will of what i was going to do, i could fly anywhere i wanted. I just wasn't consious enough to remember any goals.