The sun breaks through a darkening sky and suddenly my attention is captivated by a sparkling chandelier lying amongst the folliage before me. It's as if someone had flipped on the light switch. In the next instant, it is transformed into a cascade of slender branches, each one delicately encased in ice. A reality check declares not this time. Even so, I feel the same rush of joy as at the onset of lucidity in a dream.
Habitual reality checking in waking life pays off in the dream world.
I'm with some friends when the room light begins to flicker. Though I assume there's a logical reason for it, I explain that I have to do a reality check as part of my training to catch NovaDreamer cues. As I examine a digital clock, the numbers begin to transform right before my eyes. My companions look at me like I'm crazy, but I've become lucid and realize they are dream characters. Light cues from the NovaDreamer have taken on a variety of forms in my dreams.