I considered at one time buying one of those goggles you wear for lucid dreaming (promoted by lucid dreams author Stephen LaBerge )and when your eyes go in to REM, a light flashes, signaling you to stay in the dream and be conscious that you are dreaming.

But I decided against it and just let nature take its course. I've had a few lucid dreams on my own without trying. It's great because while in the dream, I had a feeling of empowerment that Hey, I'm dreaming, I can do anything I want.

And that's what's so great about lucid dreaming. It allows you to be whatever you want and do whatever you want.

Unfortunately for me, I've only had that experience a couple of times. I remember one other time in dream I thought I possessed supernatural strength and was very disappointed that I didn't and couldn't lift the table. I tried lifting the heavy wooden table with one hand and balancing it and couldn't.

I think maybe fear of getting hurt took over. Even though I knew it was dream, it also seemed very real.