Fly around or make out with your crush: how to start lucid dreaming

<p>We asked experts to share tips on how to take control of dreams once you realize you’re in it</p><p>Usually, we don’t have much say in what we dream about. Our brains churn up images, and we sit back and watch. But it’s possible to take control. You can turn the monster chasing you into a mouse, or fly through the sky like a bird. All it takes is realizing you’re in a dream, mid-dream – otherwise known as lucid dreaming.</p><p>Lots of people want to lucid dream. There are <a href="https://community.ld4all.com/">online</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelucidhive/">communities</a> devoted to sharing tips and tricks, like the subreddit <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LucidDreaming/">r/LucidDreaming</a>, which has about 98,000 weekly visitors. Recent discussion topics include “If flying is hard, try giving yourself a Green Lantern ring,” and “Has anyone gone to space in [a lucid dream]?”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/oct/20/how-to-start-lucid-dreaming">Continue reading...</a>