Lucid Dreams and memory complexes

[Nabil Naser]

Lucid dreams are the kind of dream where the person is aware that he is dreaming. Within the dream, the person can behave in a matter similar to that of waking consciousness.

I started having lucid dreams many years ago. They started as few and far in between. As time went on, I began to have more and more lucid dreams, and with increasing intensity. These dreams have vivid colors, unlike the black and white dreams that we mostly have.

During such dreams, I am able to interact with the environment that I am within easily. I can choose what I want to do, and where I want to go. They are some of the most satisfying experiences a person can have. In one dream, for example, I flew around like superman, looking down at the trees below, and over a lake. Although I can hardly swim, I decided to dive straight down into the lake. I could do that because I was aware that I was dreaming. I dove into the lake and found myself under water, and I simply kicked my feet and surfaced.
In other dreams, I have seen the bottom of the ocean, and followed some very strange creatures that had amazing shapes and colors.
In another I flew over a city that looked like some English town. And in another, I piloted a spaceship and visited a planet with people that look very much like humans.
In some of these dreams, I could not interact with people. I would be moving around, looking at the environment from different perspectives, but when I attempted to interact directly with the people, they seemed not to be aware that I am there. I would sometimes do things that would get them confused, as they didn't know what was happening.

These days, lucid dreams have been very frequent. What's more, I can now get up, and drink water, for example, and within seconds after I close my eyes again, I find myself within the same environment.

I am wondering if other people have had similar experiences, and if they have noticed any increase in the number of lucid dreams that they are having. I am also interested in finding out if they too find their ability to function within, and go back to these dreams to have increased dramatically lately.