A PERSONAL
TESTIMONY

DEVELOPING
LUCIDITY
IN MY DREAMS
by
Gregory Scott Sparrow
Virginia Beach, Virginia

      Lucid  dreaming,  or  the   experience   of   becoming
conscious  while  in  the  dream  state,  first  came to my
attention  in  a  dream  early  in  1971.   As  I  look  back,
however,   I   realize   that  lucid  dreaming  represents  a
development in a theme which first appeared in my early
childhood.
      Even   then  my  dreams  were  particularly  vivid  and
life-like.   I  can  still  remember  awakening   on  several
occasions after  a dream with an exquisite feeling of joy
and well-being.  As a child I quickly forgot the details of
most   of  these  early  dreams;   yet   I   can   still   recall
exhilarating dreams of flying  and plummeting fearlessly
from    great    heights.   I   remember    bouncing    about
weightlessly  and laughing throughout these dreams. The
theme which characterized  these  early experiences can
perhaps be summarized as a desire for spiritual freedom
and for overcoming. Although the conditions throughout
my life have been relatively unrestricting, this desire has
persisted, nevertheless,  and  seems  to  have contributed
to the development of lucid dreaming in my own case.
     My  first  rememberable lucid dream occurred during
my  freshman  year  in  college.  Like  many persons who
have  had  such  an experience,  I  was  deeply  impressed
with its significance. The dream had such an effect that it

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