Who invented lucid dreams?
No-one. People have been having lucid dreams as long as they have been dreaming. However the specific term “lucid dreams” appears to have been coined by Frederik van Eeden in his work “A Study of Dreams” which was published in the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research in 1913. • Why do lucid dreams happen? No-one knows. During sleep brain is supposed to be unconsious, yet sometimes this can go wrong. The result is spontaneous lucid dreaming. People have developed techniques for deliberately inducing this “mistake” of the brain. • What can I do in a lucid dream? Anything! If you become lucid you will usually have total control of the dream – and it will feel completely real. • Are lucid dreams real? That’s an interesting philosophical point. Most people consider lucid dreams to be “just” dreams. However some consider them a starting point for out of body experiences, shamanistic work, etc. • Are lucid dreams dangerous? For an otherwise healthy person I’m not aware of any evi
