With the ability to prolong lucidity, the dreamer has gained a tool which will help in his or her experiences and adventures within the dream world. Novice lucid dreamers tend to use this new found ability to indulge themselves in wish fulfillment within their dream worlds. Therefore, novice lucid dreamers tend to pursue things that are only possible in the dream world. Such possibilities are, taking a trip to mars or any other part of the galaxy, or finding comfort in the arms of a movie star lover. It seems that one of the most popular of these is flying. By taking advantage of this, novice lucid dreamers tend to reap the rewards of enjoyment, while increasing their proficiency at lucid dreaming.

      Exploring the world of lucid dreaming can be breathtaking. Dream worlds are filled with ever changing beauties. While traveling in a lucid dream there is no waiting in lines. Dream travel is cheaper and the experiences can be ever more profound than any waking life traveling could ever be.

      Exploring your fears is also better to do within a lucid dream. You can conquer your fears without any physical damage in the process. One such example of this would be someone who is afraid of heights. Such a person could jump off a cliff over and over until the fear has subsided, without suffering the obvious waking life trauma of the actual event.

      One of the other benefits of being a lucid dreamer is the ability to rehearse for waking life activities. The dream world is so convincing the average dreamer often mistakes it for the real or waking world. With such realism, you could use this median as a place to sharpen skills. Someone for example who the following day has planed to give an oral presentation, could practice that presentation within the dream. It would then be possible to analyze the weak and strong points of his or her presentation. Other obvious applications include the dream practicing and rehearsal of physical activities such as sports. This allows for the creation and/or development of a mental model, from which can be drawn from when in the waking participation of the actual activity. Lucid dreaming can be extremely powerful for motor skill enhancement. This is not only true because of the vividness of the imagery, but also because the "physiological nature of REM sleep is ideal for establishing neural patterns without actual movement."

      Possibly one of the most beneficial aspects of a lucid dream is the exploration of one's self. Since a dream is the creation of your mind, it is an excellent playground for getting to truly know yourself. You can use a lucid dream to explore a nightmare for example. And since no actual physical trauma can result from dreaming, a lucid dreamer may seek to explore anything that is frightening. There are no limitations to the terror of the mind, therefore this can be an easy goal to reach.

      Exploring nightmares and the other dreadfully frightening creations of the dream worlds has its benefits. For example, you
 could analyze a frightening experience from within a lucid dream itself. This would then allow you to find out what you find frightening. The understanding of what and why you finds things frightening in the dream world, has obvious ties to disturbing and frightening things in waking life. This understanding could unchain your waking mind from previous restraints which you were unaware of, leading possibly to a more active and broader participation in your waking life.

      Another extremely beneficial aspect which a lucid dreamer could explore is the process of healing. From within a lucid ream you could see and converse with deceased loved ones. This would than allow you to say or do the things you never had the chance to say or do during the life of the deceased. Most people believe that these experiences from within lucid dreams are only a creation of their own mind, however they still feel a great sense of closure and healing afterwards.

      In dealing with such aspects as death, lucid dreamers may wish to find the deeper meanings behind the spiritual aspects of their life. This may lead them to search out their representation of a higher form. God, The Divine, and many others, are examples of one's higher form. The journey and eventual encounter with one's higher form can then lead to a sense of wholeness and feeling of great peace and balance upon awakening. These feelings have been said to last several days, being matched by no other experience.

~from Ma'at's Book of Shadows