Thread: Was this a lucid dream?

Keep a detailed Dream Journal/Diary. What I do is as soon as I wake up from my Lucid Dream or Semi-Lucid Dream (or even regular dreams that are vivid and I feel had a meaning). I grab the notepad and write it down. Takes about five minutes. And review the dream in my head. You have to do it as soon as you wake up. If you wait into morning you might forget most of the dream, or at least the deep details depending on how good your memory is on recall. Than I take what I wrote on the pad and put it into my offical dream journal I keep on my computer typed. I have an excellent memory so recalling my dreams isn't an issue. If it isn't for you I would say practice recalling your dreams by trying to recall all of them meaning or non-meaning. I only record my Lucid or important non-lucid dreams. I dont waste time logging a regular dream that has no meaning.

I consider false awakenings a semi-lucid dream. I feel they're important and if you get use to them can maybe use them to know you're in a lucid. I consider FA's a success and something that is opening the door for higher LD's. Don't dismiss them and log them into your journal. What you did in that FA..how long was it...where were you...and any changes in your false enviroment in that FA. Like if your wall has a poster on it, but in this FA the poster is gone. I had one last week where I woke up thinking I woke up for the mornining...but oddly my window had heavy rain pouring down on it....well I knew than it was a false awakening which than lead to a minor lucid dream because its 100 degrees right now on the CA/NV area and we don't get rain in June where I am at.

All and all dont dismiss them. Record anything that seems Lucid or close to Lucid.