Most of us don’t remember our dreams the morning after, but\u00a0lucid dreaming is the\u00a0phenomenon where a sleeping person\u00a0is aware – and in control –\u00a0of their dream while it’s happening.<\/p>\n
Although this has been an area of interest in psychology since Aristotle’s times, it wasn’t until the mid-1970s when scientific evidence proved the existence of lucid dreaming and its achievability through a variety of different methods.<\/p>\n
This is something many people experience at least once in their life. Some people even go a step further and actively attempt to “get lucid.”\u00a0Whether lucid dreaming is used for creative or therapeutic purposes, it is a way to not only escape reality, but create your own.<\/p>\n
For more information on lucid dreaming, listen below to hear my full FM piece. This includes a\u00a0conversation with KU psychology professor Dr. Ruth Ann Atchley, who is\u00a0teaching the Psychology of Sleeping and Dreaming this semester. We talk about how lucid dreaming factors into the bigger picture of psychology, its benefits, the science behind it and more.<\/p>\n