reply to post by Morningglory
I see what you mean. Sure you could have had a more quiet realization that it was a dream. Everything becomes clearer and there is something in the
back of your head that is never fully understood, call it awareness. That said, the typical first lucid dream of most any dreamer is to somehow
notice it and say, "Oh my gosh I'm dreaming!" and to wake seconds later from excitement. Most would say it's not truly lucid until you say those
words, or literally think them out.
But yes, what you had was more than just any normal dream. If you were actively pursuing lucid dreaming, these sorts of experiences would mean you
are knocking right on the door to lucidity. You are very very close. People post their dream journals online. Almost all of their lucids start with
an affirmation of, "Hey! Wait this is a dream!" Or something along those lines.
It's a spectrum. Even lucid dreams have low and high levels of lucidity, that being just HOW aware you are it's a dream. So you could call them a
dream on the less lucid side of the spectrum. That vividness though, can come from even the most non-lucid dreams. I'm just trying to give you a
clear definition on it, because I think there is more for you, an experience of blatant lucidity awaits.


