First instance of Lucidity

I forget the exact date my first successfully controlled Lucid Dream experience happened. But it was probably some where between 2005-2013'ish somewhere...

I recall having multiple 'nightmares' of essentially of falling from the sky and being startled awake just as I smacked the ground. It felt so vivid and so real; and anything to do with heights ( especially the sense of falling... ) was pretty overwhelming to me in both dreams & waking life; and this recurring nightmare was turning into a regular occurrence.

I recall reading bits about other people's capabilities in Lucid Dreams; and I found it quite interesting how there seemed to be essentially 'no limits' as to what you could do once Lucidity was achieved. So, partially as a personal test to see if this 'Lucidity' thing/skill is actually legit; and partially as a potential Way to escape this repeating nightmare of falling/hitting the ground...I started to keep a dream journal of this nightmare / issue, as well as reading whatever I could about the craft & the techniques used to harness it's powers.

So after a bunch of fails; I started to at least become aware that I was dreaming during the flying/falling parts; but I couldn't control the flying or falling; and although I was aware I was dreaming, I only knew how to watch myself cannonball into the ground. Eventually however; I was aware in the dream, and this time somehow recalled that here are 'no limits in the dream world! So I tried an experiment and this time; just before I hit the ground; I changed / Transformed the ground into a swimming pool; which I immediately splashed into; then quickly hit the bottom of the pool -hard-; and then woke up.

This happened a few times; and then I eventually trying another experiment; where instead of just Transforming the ground into a swimming pool before I hit it; as I hit the water; I leared that I could dynamically extend the depth of the pool; so that as I sink deeper & deeper; I keep making the depth of the pool deeper; and with some more practice; I was eventually able to fall into the pool and always have it ( dynamically ) deep enough so I didn't hit the bottom and wake up! Instead, I could just swim up to the surface; and continue the dream in a Lucid state!

Later on I realized this swimming pool wasn't necessary since I could just remember that I was dreaming while falling and take control and fly somewhere else and continue the Lucid dream. No Limits...and honestly one of the most Funtastikal skills and experiences of my Life. To be able to share these skills and experiences is why I invoked this site dreamiverse.net!