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About
Lucid Dreaming is the phenomena of knowing when you are dreaming, and being able to control your dream. It is a popular hobby of much of the internet community, and there are several websites devoted to the phenomena.
Origin
It is not entirely clear when Lucid Dreaming was “discovered”, but lucid dreaming as we know it may have originated as Yoga nidra, a spiritual practice that originates from ancient Hinduism and Buddhism. One modern man who was thought to have experienced yoga nidra in modern times is Swami Satyananda Saraswati, who described yoga nidra as a state of mind between wakefulness and sleep that opened deep phases of the mind.
The first man to recognize the scientific potential of Lucid Dreams was Marie-Jean-Léon, Marquis d’Hervey de Saint Denys, who, in 1867, published his book ‘Dreams And The Ways To Direct Them: Practical Observations’. It made an extensive study on the phenomena of Lucid Dreaming.
Spread
There are several sites devoted to Lucid Dreaming, including Dreamviews,LD4all,Lucidipedia, and World of Lucid Dreaming. These sites offer ways to share your dream experiences, learn how to Lucid Dream, or talk with others about Lucid Dream techniques for induction and control.
In Film
Filmmakers have realized the potential to use the Lucid Dreaming as a plot framing device in movies, and thus there have been several films in recent years that are based on or share elements of Lucid Dreaming, including Inception,Waking Life,Vanilla Sky, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
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External References
Wikipedia – Lucid Dream
Dreamviews – Introduction Zone
Dreamviews – Induction Methods & Techniques