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[[File:Are you dreaming.gif ‎|thumbnail|right|An accurate representation of how text may appear within a dream.]]

'''Dreams''' are defined as successions of hallucinatory images, scenarios, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily within the mind during certain stages of sleep. Although the content and purpose of dreams are not definitively understood, they have been a topic of scientific speculation as well as philosophical and religious interest throughout many aspects of recorded history. There is also solid scientific evidence which clearly indicates that dreams are a common occurrence throughout the lives of most human beings and other mammals in general.<ref>Do Animals Dream? Science Shows Of Course They Do, Rats Too | http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/201212/do-animals-dream-science-shows-course-they-do-rats-too</ref> Although there may be many [[psychoactive substance index|psychoactive substances]] which are capable of inducing realistic [[internal hallucinations|hallucinations]], it is worth noting that these compounds are simply inducing a state of mind during waking consciousness which the brain is already perfectly adept at generating during normal sleep.

A '''lucid dream''' is any [[dream]] in which one is aware that they are dreaming. This is a well-established phenomenon<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dream</ref> and something which can happen to people during normal sleep. However, simple techniques can be learnt to consistently induce lucid dreams within any person who chooses to do so. If this is done, it can be utilized as a powerful method of consciousness exploration which makes lucid dreaming an important field of [[psychonautics]]. This article exists to serve as a dedicated descriptive breakdown, analysis and instructional guide regarding dreams and the behaviour of their general content, their embedded limitations and the skill sets necessary to consciously utilize them as powerful methods of self-exploration.

A '''lucid dream''' is any dream in which one is aware that they are dreaming. This is a well-established phenomenon<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dream</ref> and something which can happen to people during normal sleep. However, simple techniques can be learnt to consistently induce lucid dreams within any person who chooses to do so. If this is done, it can be utilized as a powerful method of consciousness exploration which makes lucid dreaming an important field of [[psychonautics]]. This article exists to serve as a dedicated descriptive breakdown, analysis and instructional guide regarding dreams and the behaviour of their general content, their embedded limitations and the skill sets necessary to consciously utilize them as powerful methods of self-exploration.

==Subjective effects==

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-'''Dreams''' are defined as successions of hallucinatory images, scenarios, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily within the mind during certain stages of sleep. Although the content and purpose of dreams are not definitively understood, they have been a topic of scientific speculation as well as philosophical and religious interest throughout many aspects of recorded history. There is also solid scientific evidence which clearly indicates that dreams are a common occurrence throughout the lives of most human beings and other mammals in general.<ref>Do Animals Dream? Science Shows Of Course They Do, Rats Too | http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/201212/do-animals-dream-science-shows-course-they-do-rats-too</ref> Although there may be many [[psychoactive substance index|psychoactive substances]] which are capable of inducing realistic [[internal hallucinations|hallucinations]], it is worth noting that these compounds are simply inducing a state of mind during waking consciousness which the brain is already perfectly adept at generating during normal sleep.
+A '''lucid dream''' is any [[dream]] in which one is aware that they are dreaming. This is a well-established phenomenon<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dream</ref> and something which can happen to people during normal sleep. However, simple techniques can be learnt to consistently induce lucid dreams within any person who chooses to do so. If this is done, it can be utilized as a powerful method of consciousness exploration which makes lucid dreaming an important field of [[psychonautics]]. This article exists to serve as a dedicated descriptive breakdown, analysis and instructional guide regarding dreams and the behaviour of their general content, their embedded limitations and the skill sets necessary to consciously utilize them as powerful methods of self-exploration.
-A '''lucid dream''' is any dream in which one is aware that they are dreaming. This is a well-established phenomenon<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dream</ref> and something which can happen to people during normal sleep. However, simple techniques can be learnt to consistently induce lucid dreams within any person who chooses to do so. If this is done, it can be utilized as a powerful method of consciousness exploration which makes lucid dreaming an important field of [[psychonautics]]. This article exists to serve as a dedicated descriptive breakdown, analysis and instructional guide regarding dreams and the behaviour of their general content, their embedded limitations and the skill sets necessary to consciously utilize them as powerful methods of self-exploration.
 ==Subjective effects==