IN LUCID DREAMS—YOU’RE THE STAR Happy New Year! Every once in a while, I’ll have a dream where I know I’m dreaming while still asleep. Thus, I’m having what is called a lucid dream.  Perhaps you’ve also had these vivid dreams where you’re aware that the events in your dream aren’t actually happening, yet feel real. These dreams are most common during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a period of very deep sleep marked by eye motion. I did some research on lucid dreaming and how to increase the likelihood of inducing it. And I read that with practice you...