I have learned that lucid dreaming is not necessarily a hallmark of spiritual evolution. Sometimes it can even indicate imbalance. Having a baby provided me with consistent access to lucid dreaming for about two years, simply because I was too exhausted to sleep. And if I did happen to fall asleep, I was still awake, i.e., lucid. Since I was spending so much time lucid, I figured, why not experiment with ways of healing? I wanted to recall the curing power of my ancestors, who exacted physical healing from the dream world. This well-documented "shamanic" phenomena happens all over the world.