Lucid dream
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| A '''lucid dream''', also known as a '''conscious dream''', is a [[dream]] in which the person is aware that he or she is dreaming while the dream is in progress. During lucid dreams, it is possible to exert [[consciousness|conscious]] control over the dream characters and environment, as well as to perform otherwise physically impossible feats. Lucid dreams can be extremely real and vivid depending on a persons level of [[self-awareness]] during the lucid dream. | A '''lucid dream''', also known as a '''conscious dream''', is a [[dream]] in which the person is aware that he or she is dreaming while the dream is in progress. During lucid dreams, it is possible to exert [[consciousness|conscious]] control over the dream characters and environment, as well as to perform otherwise physically impossible feats. Lucid dreams can be extremely real and vivid depending on a persons level of [[self-awareness]] during the lucid dream. | ||
| + | ==In film== | ||
| + | *''[[Waking Life]]'', film about a lucid dreamer | ||
| + | * ''[[Inception]]'', a 2010 film which includes lucid dreaming as a major plot device | ||
| + | * ''[[Lucia (film)|Lucia]]'', a 2013 film involving lucid dreaming | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Yoga Nidra]] - the practice of sleep yoga | + | * [[Active imagination]] |
| - | *[[Orphism (religion)]] | + | |
| *[[Astral projection]] | *[[Astral projection]] | ||
| + | *[[Orphism (religion)]] | ||
| *[[Dream argument]] | *[[Dream argument]] | ||
| *[[Dream question]] | *[[Dream question]] | ||
| + | * [[Dream yoga]] | ||
| *[[Hemi-Sync]] | *[[Hemi-Sync]] | ||
| *[[List of dream diaries]] | *[[List of dream diaries]] | ||
| *[[Pre-lucid dream]] | *[[Pre-lucid dream]] | ||
| *[[Psychedelic]] | *[[Psychedelic]] | ||
| + | * [[Rapid eye movement sleep]] | ||
| *[[Sleep paralysis]] | *[[Sleep paralysis]] | ||
| - | *''[[The Art of Dreaming]]'', non-fictional book | + | *[[Yoga Nidra]] - the practice of sleep yoga |
| - | *''[[Waking Life]]'', film about a lucid dreamer | + | |
| - | *''[[Inception (film)|Inception]]'', film about lucid dreams. | + | |
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A lucid dream, also known as a conscious dream, is a dream in which the person is aware that he or she is dreaming while the dream is in progress. During lucid dreams, it is possible to exert conscious control over the dream characters and environment, as well as to perform otherwise physically impossible feats. Lucid dreams can be extremely real and vivid depending on a persons level of self-awareness during the lucid dream.
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In film
- Waking Life, film about a lucid dreamer
- Inception, a 2010 film which includes lucid dreaming as a major plot device
- Lucia, a 2013 film involving lucid dreaming
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See also
- Active imagination
- Astral projection
- Orphism (religion)
- Dream argument
- Dream question
- Dream yoga
- Hemi-Sync
- List of dream diaries
- Pre-lucid dream
- Psychedelic
- Rapid eye movement sleep
- Sleep paralysis
- Yoga Nidra - the practice of sleep yoga
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