lucid dream

lucid dream
A dream in which one is conscious that one is dreaming as the dream is occurring.

James had a lucid dream on Saturday, and he was able to control its aspects.


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  • Dream — For other uses, see Dream (disambiguation). The Knight s Dream , 1655, by Antonio de Pereda Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep …   Wikipedia

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