Are we in control of our dreams?

[Fingerswinger]

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It is also possible to take "conscious" control

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happened once to me when i was a child - absolutely amazing! you're like the master of your own universe, can do / create whatever you want etc.

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There are supposedly some methods to increase the likeliness of lucid dreaming...one is to repeatedly ask yourself throughout the day (when awake) "Is this real? Am I dreaming right now? Am I in control?". When this type of questioning becomes second-nature it can happen while dreaming and can supposedly trigger the consciousness to "wake", and in a sense these meta-cog modes of thinking tend to occur naturally when lucid dreaming...

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tried this, sadly it never worked for me.