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Absolutely!
One of the wide contraversies is the definition of FLD, (False Lucid Dream. Oh! And the forum is set up so you can hover over an acronym, and it should give you a short definition)
I, from personal experience have always maintained power and control even when not lucid. This isn’t always the case, but more often than not. But to be truly definitive, if you consciously recognize that you are in a dream, you are lucid. If you don’t have that, then you aren’t. Regardless of what ever control you maintain.
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I wouldn’t put aside what dreamystivi has suggested, as they could prove not only enjoyable, but quite constructive. But I’m a creative, and one thing in particular, I enjoy creating my own fictional characters.
One thing that I always found interesting and enjoyable is to call out these fictional characters that I’ve created myself in waking life. It’s fascinating to interact with them in many ways. Ask them questions, about themselves; where they come from; their history, anything you’d like to ask them, or do with them. Even if you know - as their creator - what those answers are, sometimes you’ll be surprised and intrigued by their answers and responses.
These characters to me have always felt somehow more real than other DC’s. I’ve gone so far as to believe they truly exist. That they have their own mind, and personality. Now, from what we know - or at least understand, this isn’t true. But that is something that is still widely under controversy. We still just do not know.
Regardless, for me it has always been an alternative to being bored with idea of what to do.
As for “calling them out”, it is just that. I’ve not truly spent much time directly trying to materialize them, because I found that an easy way, is to just go around looking for them. Call out to them, ask DC’s about them. They typically appear somewhere close, and it doesn’t take long for me to locate them. Of course, that is personal ability, but you may want to try it yourself.
I’m not particularly sure about what you’ve done in the past, but this is one thing that I enjoy doing.