Short version, if you're lucid dreaming, you're acutely aware that the laws of the world around you are generated by your mind (and you know why!) I've had som

Short version, if you're lucid dreaming, you're acutely aware that the laws of the world around you are generated by your mind (and you know why!) I've had some lucid dreaming experiences. For a normal dream, when you wake up you realize your actions during the dream were more or less just reactive/instinctual. During lucid dreaming, you can actually pause and contemplate the situation and your actions before making them. When you're lucid dreaming, you can choose to wake up or stay asleep, although eventually (usually very quickly) one will start to happen automatically: either your brain will wake up or it will trick you back into dreaming.