Lucid Dream Come True

Ever have that feeling when you wake up in the morning, and you replay the dream you had last night?
And you get a feeling, "Man, I wish I'd known it was a dream. I freaked out too much." Well, now it's possible- to train your brain to recognise that it's a dream, even while you are dreaming.
I, for one, have had crazy dreams, like trying to save a friend and myself from a Tsunami by climbing to top floor of my school, or like opening a basement door in a hotel, and falling into a portal to outer space, spinning into a nothingness of infinite stars.And of course, who hasn't had those nightmares that used to plague us as children, or followed us around like the monster in Paranormal Activity.
I just found out that there is a phenomenon called 'Lucid Dreaming' and wow, is it phenomenal or is it phenomenal!! Apparently, many people have attempted and succeeded in the past to realize that they are dreaming, and thus manipulate them. You only realize that you're dreaming, when you feel that something doesn't click with reality... that there's something fishy about something you passed, or are experiencing.

Stuff to do to heighten chances of lucid dreaming:

1. Train yourself to check the time often. Look at the watch, look away, then look back. If reality, duh, the time is not supposed to change. But in dream-state, usually the second time, the numbers get shuffled, or appear in an impossible order, or show strange characters. However, this tactic doesn't work for dream-clocks, only dream-watches.

(I, even when awake, misread the time on a regular basis, doing stuff like mixing up the clock hands unconsciously, thus leading to absurd times. Have they taken into consideration this type of people when recommending this method? I didn't think so. What if I ended up thinking I'm dreaming when I'm actually not? That'd be hilarious.)
2. Check your reflection. If in dream-state, it's bound to be blurred, distorted, or some nightmarish image.
(I strongly recommend that people wearing spectacles or contacts not accustom yourselves to this. Always check if you're wearing them first. For all you know, it may be real)
3. Try marking an 'A'(stands for 'awake') on your palm. Everytime you notice the 'A' during your waking hours, challenge whether you're awake or asleep. Eventually, you'll see the 'A' in your dreams and you'll realize it's a dream.
4. Try switching the lights on or off. It's another one of the interesting ways in which the human mind works. The lighting doesn't change dream-wise.

5. Things don't work the same way. In dreams (most likely) , you fall through walls you lean on, or see more fingers on your hands, or start to fly when you just jump, can breathe when pinching your nose.
6. To prevent waking, try spinning round and round(in the dream). It distracts your brain, and you continue dreaming.
So, what are you waiting for? Go dream those dreams!
daydreaming,
--Brindha