is likely, I would presume, to replicate man's regrettable
"master-slave"  relationship  to  nature  and  the  physical
world, and only lead to a false sense of triumph. I prefer
the   approach   which  is  exemplified  in  the  following
dream:

      I am walking alone outdoors on a sunny day. Suddenly
I  become  lucid.   I   continue   walking,  and   realize  that
opportunities to  test  my lucidity will soon arise.  I  affirm
to myself that  I  will remain centered  and try to flow with
what is presented.
      At  this  point  I  notice a dog warily approaching me. I
try  to  feel  love for the dog as  I reach down and pet him.
A deep sense of  love arises within me.  Then  I  leave the
dog and continue walking ...

      If  I had not affirmed a spirit of cooperation,  I  might
have  chosen simply  to  overpower  the dog.  Although  I
would   have  experienced   a  brief  "victory"   I  probably
would have encountered him  in  a later dream under less
favorable circumstances!
      A  second  situation which  has apparently stimulated
lucidity  in  my own case  has  been the presentation of a
novel  or  incongruous  element within the dream.  These
anomalies can be observed in normal dreams as well, but
are   overlooked   with   regularity.   Examples   of   such
incongruous  events  are:  a  familiar  person  who  looks
different; a familiar scene which reveals an obvious flaw;
or an event which violates known physical laws.
     The following two dreams illustrate this type of lucid
dream:

      I go to visit... whom  I  haven't seen for months. When
I  enter her office,  she seems  very aloof,  which is unlike
her.  Also,  her face looks different.  I  realize that  it isn't
she at all and that  I  am dreaming.  Immediately I drop to
the   floor   and   begin  meditating— and  awaken— soon
afterward.

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