During a sleep state, for all other people looking at you, you might be sleeping. But if you are in the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) stage of sleep, there can be many things happening in your mind. You might be in a situation where everything is under your control, but suddenly something appears out of nowhere, and you find yourself dead. The question here is that if you die in your lucid dream, can you also die in real life?
Although the term "lucid dreaming" (LD) was coined by Van Eeden in 1913, the concept of LD had been there many centuries before scientific studies, maybe as old as human beings are. In many religions, cultures, and traditions, Lucid dreaming was in principle and highlighted with importance; for example, people seek health and guidance from their Gods through lucid dreaming.
You might have learnt about lucid dreaming through a song or a Hollywood hit movie. Of course, it looks like something impossible to have in real life because all this is part of an alternate reality, i.e., a dream world. Dreams often seem like fascinating stories or fiction that kids sometimes make up to impress their friends; the same is true if we talk about lucid dreaming.
For many of us, dreams are just like watching movies, and sometimes we play a role in that movie; but usually, we can’t change anything in our dream. However, all dreams are not the same, and according to research, around 50% of us experience a conscious and controlled dream at least once in the lifetime; this type of dream state is referred to as a lucid dream.