What wikipedia says about lucid dreams:
"A lucid dream is a type of dream where the dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming. During a lucid dream, the dreamer may gain some amount of control over the dream characters, narrative, or environment; however, this is not actually necessary for a dream to be described as lucid. Lucid dreaming has been studied and reported for many years. Prominent figures from ancient to modern times have been fascinated by lucid dreams and have sought ways to better understand their causes and purpose. Many different theories have emerged as a result of scientific research on the subject and have even been shown in pop culture. Further developments in psychological research have pointed to ways in which this form of dreaming may be utilized as a form of sleep therapy."
What I say about lucid dreams:
Lucid dreaming can be learned with many different techniques, as well as appear randomly. I started having my first lucid dreams when I was a kid, without being able to name this phenomenon.
I was experimenting a lot with photography in lucid dreams (see my BA project You are here, maybe) and I am keeping a dream journal since years to find patterns and possibilities. With luciddreamtoolkit.com I aim to playfully enter new ways of exploration, such as creating analogue tools that exist in waking life but can be used with hyper-real functions in lucid dreams (such as the Travel Dice).
Lucid dreaming has becoming more and more popular – which is great! It is easy to find uncountable video tutorials, books and apps on the topic. The best is to look for yourself and figure out, which way you prefer. I personally am a fan of these books:
– Stephen LaBerge & Howard Rheingold: Exploring the world of lucid dreaming (1990)
– Dylan Tuccillo, Jared Zeizel, Thomas Peisel: A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming (2013)
– Paul Tholey & Kaleb Utecht: Schöpferisch Träumen (1995, German only)
The Lucid Dream Starter pack is a little package I made to easily enter the topic. Contact me if you want to have a copy for yourself!