Lucid Dreaming and the Astral Plane... Lucid Dreaming is a term coined by Frederik van Eeden. Very simply put, a dream in which you are aware that you are dreaming is called a Lucid Dream. The term lucid is thus synonymous with conscious or aware. But the degree of your lucidity can vary according to the strength of your conscious focus and its stability, the presence of the critical faculty and memory ability, and finally, your ability to take control of...