Hi all, I'm new here. My interest in psychoanalysis and philosophy has lead me to lucid dreaming, which I'm just beginning to explore. I've been working on boosting my dream recall. I've only had one experience with lucidity so far (dream induced), but it was wonderful enough to convince me to continue trying.

My question: I recently finished a fantastic book (which I highly recommend) called "Dimensions of Dreams" by Ole Vedfelt. I had been reading it before bed each night, which, although I hadn't meant it to, really helped me remember my dreams. I guess all the thinking and analyzing of dreams right before sleep put my mind in the right place. Anyway, another peculiar phenomenon I noticed was that I had a much higher incidence of waking up in sleep paralysis on nights when I was reading the book. I'd experienced sleep paralysis a few times in my life before, but in the weeks that I read the book it happened probably two or three times a week. Could this mean I was progressing on the road to lucidity, or is there any way to translate this experience into helping me forward? Can sleep paralysis lead to, or least form a step, on the way to lucid dreaming? Thanks for your help and advice!