It must be lucid and free.
Overall, I find the writing to be lucid and readable.
In "The Good Night," the would-be lucid dreamer performs a series of reality checks: he flips a light switch on and off (light in dreams is not usually nuanced); looks in a mirror (reflections in dreams are often obscured); and stares at his hands (in dreams one's hands may be elongated or have fewer fingers).
Most would-be lucid dreamers use beats that mimic Theta brain waves, which occur in REM sleep, but some swear by Gamma or Alpha beats instead, or a progression through several types.
No story of the darker churnings of the Ottoman regime, its rule by secrets, lies, conspiracies and chaos, would be real if it were lucid.
It would be premature to endorse lucid dreaming as the preferred approach for treating nightmares at the moment.
Usually I thought the effect was chaotic, but then a few weeks later I would be sent the most lucid, organized drafts, all in Frank's uniquely smooth, clear, expansive style.
Whereas in Magnolia, one feels that Linda's sinking to some fatal resolution with herself would be not just understandable, but lucid and merciful.
How interesting it would be if all books about politics followed this lucid principle.
Some of these drawings would be remarkably hard to decipher if it weren't for this lucid geometry.
