Dream Body paralyzed during the sleep. But our consciousness is aware of the paralysis, which give a sluggish feeling to the dream. Such feeling can slip into the content of dream itself. Psychoanalytic point of view Less restrictions are applied in the dream Symbolics in the dream - sexual or aggressive Latent content behind the Manefest content Journalling of dreams “Royal road to the unconscious” Contents of dream are really important Activation-Synthesis Various parts in the brain becomes active. The Active parts are synthesized into a dream — by our consciousness, as it always tries to make sense of things. Lucid dream How to Lucid Dream & Why + My Experience Learning to Lucid Dream | antishay Journal your dream Dream signs. Recurring elements. Reality checks. Do such checks even in reality. e.g. checking clock face, anatomy, do a jump, look at the water. Stay in the dream. Focus the attention immediately on something. Or fall flat on the ground imeediately.