Essay On Lucidity

Lucid dreaming occurs when one knows that they are having a dream. The term was created by Frederik van Eeden who used the word "lucid" in the sense of mental clarity. Lucid dreaming usually begins in the middle of a dream when the person to whom might be dreaming realizes that the experience is not occurring in physical reality, but is a dream. A person will usually only realize that they are dreaming when him or her realize some impossible or unlikely event occurring. The quality or level of lucid dreaming can vary greatly. When lucidity is at a high level, one is aware that everything they are experiencing in the dream is occurring within their minds, that there is no danger, and know that they are in their bed and will wake up soon. With low-level lucidity one might be aware to a certain level that they are dreaming, perhaps enough to alter what they are doing, but not enough to realize that the people are representations, or that they suffer no physical damage. When someone is within low-level lucidity they might also not realize that they are in bed. Often some people link lucidity with dream …show more content…
So popular that some people have mad inventions to track lucid dreaming. The NovaDreamer is probably one of the most famous devices. The original mask was discontinued in 2004 and later the NoveDreamer 2 was released. The NovaDreamer lucid dream mask works by detecting Rapid Eye Movement (REM) while he or she is asleep and dreaming. The mask then flashes a series of lights through their closed eyelids; a stimulus which becomes incorporated into their dream. This will then cue him or her to realize they are dreaming. This method works well when one is comfortable with reality checks, stimulating conscious brain in the dream and giving a clear signal that something is wrong. Therefore, lucid dream masks like the NovaDreamer offer an artificial lucidity trigger to increase the chance of having lucid