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The reason that lucid dreaming is possible is because the "world" which you are experiencing is entirely in your head, and you are ultimately responsible for everything that is in it. Once this is realised, it gives one the ability to 'manipulate' the "world" as one sees fit.
The reason we can never "lucid wake" is because the world that we experience is not fully determined by our beliefs about it. Hence lucid dreaming is a false analogy in an attempt to show the plausibility of...well whatever it is that is being argued for...presumably the ability to directly manipulate the world via mental powers (psychokinetic powers, telekinesis or whatever you wish to call it).
My point was to illustrate that of course we can manipulate the world via our thoughts. But we don't do it "directly" in the way it is presented in fantasy novels or paranomalism. We do it by applying our intellect to a problem and find some way to implement a solution. I also wished to counter the widespread notion that mysticism is beautiful and magical, and everything else is boring and prosaic. There is magic to be had in the real world if one just opens his eyes.
Some people are likely to argue that, yes indeed, the state of the real world is just like the state of a dream world, and hence, it is not a false analogy. This is the kind of thinking I was 'prefuting' by showing the consequences of such a belief: nobody else exists, and you are 'forced' to single handedly take the credit for all of humankind's great achievements.
Of course I cannot prove to anyone that I do exist, or that the world is not just the product of their imagination. But I can show how arrogant one needs to be to actually believe it.
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