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THEORETICAL AND PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS: Terminology in Lucid Dream Research
No full textGeorge Gillespie, writing in the November 1983 issue of the Lucidity Letter, describes his “lucid dreaming” as including the knowledge that he is dreaming while he is dreaming, but without his consciousness being more like his ordinary waking state than like his ordinary dreaming state (Gillespie, 1983). He asks the question whether his dreaming is lucid by my definition of lucid dreaming: “Lucid dreams are those in which the dreamer is aware that he is dreaming, clearly recalls his waking life and considers himself to be in full command of his intellectual and motivational abilities.
A “Bringing to Awareness” Dream
No full textThe following is a presentation of a ‘bringing to awareness’ dream. It is purely descriptive and I think that it relates to Havlicek’s notion about the relationship between the “activation of kinesthetic modality with imagined movement...it is as if the image of movement itself awakened consciousness” (p. 10). More importantly it shows how the ‘dreamer’ integrates the differing stimuli and needs —to weave and guide the dream in order to satisfy the need; it appears to be a creative problem—solving situation
Problems Related to Experimentation While Dreaming Lucidly
No full textLucid dreaming offers a unique opportunity for the study of dreams. The lucid dreamer, unlike the ordinary dreamer, knows that what in being experienced is a dream, and thus while dreaming, can investigate dream content, how dreams work and how consciousness works during dreams, as well as do exploratory experimentation
A Comparison of Waking Instruction and Posthypnotic Suggestion For Lucid Dream Induction
No full textThe following is a summary of the methodology, results and conclusions of a recently completed dissertation. More extensive explanation and discussion will be submitted for future publication here and in appropriate journals. The complete dissertation is available through University Microfilms. The original purpose of this study was to evaluate two techniques for lucid dream induction in formerly non-lucid dreamers during one night in the sleep laboratory. However, efforts to correct a suspected flaw in one of these techniques fortuitously led to the development and comparison of tour experimental conditions
An Estimate of Lucid Dreaming Incidence
No full textPrevalence, how many people have ever had at least one lucid dream; and frequency, how often does an individual experience these dreams are two ways of conceptualizing lucid dreaming incidence. Seven surveys have attempted to ascertain the prevalence of lucid dreaming in both student (Palmer, 1979; LaBerge, in press; Gackenbach, Rokes, Sachau & Synder, 1984) and adult (Palmer, 1979; Kohr, 1980; Blackmore, in press; Gackenbach, 1978; Gackenbach, Curren, LaBerge, Davidson & Maxwell, 1983) samples. Among the latter estimates of having had at least one lucid dream range from 100% (Gackenbach et al., 1983) to 47% (Blackmore, in press). Both sample characteristic considerations and understanding of the concept clarify the picture. Kohr (1980), Gackenbach (1978) and Gackenbach et al. (1983) were all dealing with highly motivated adult samples. That is, people who have an unusually high interest in dreaming and/or lucid dreaming. Thus their estimates tend to run high (Kohr, 70%; Gackenbach, 76%; Gackenbach et al., 100%). In the Palmer (1979) and Blackmore (in press) surveys, adults were randomly chosen from the telephone directory in the case of the former and from the electoral register in the case of the latter. Consequently, their estimates are considerably more conservative: Palmer, 55% and Blackmore, 47%. However, there is no indication that they attempted to verify that their respondents understood the concept
Remarks By A Lucid Dreamer
No full textSome years ago I had my first lucid dream after having learned that such a phenomenon does exist. I have since then recorded such dreams; some of them share traits described in such literature as I have read. Others have aspects that I have not seen described
Letter from the Editor
No full textAbout a year ago when I was embarking on my editorial duties for the Association for the Study of Dreams I was uncertain whether I would continue with Lucidity Letter beyond 1984. I have now put out two issues of the ASD Newsletter and realize that there is still a need to keep a written network open for those interested in dream lucidity. Thus, I have decided to continue with Lucidity Letter
A Contribution to the Dynamics of “Lucid” Dreams
No full textAs far as the theory of the origin of lucid dreams goes, we have already mentioned the connection with activation of kinesthetic modality, with imagined movement, with “epinoetic” willing; it is as if the image of movement itself awakened consciousness. Various authors bring up the frequent connection with dreams about flying: however there are a lot of dreams about flying that do not end up as lucid dreams; it seems to us that it is ratherthe case of prevention of (physical) movement, than the fluidity of dream movements that bring about the lucid dream.....
The Lucidagogic Effect of Medical Residency On-Call Nights on Dreaming
No full textDuring hospital on—call nights over the course of my medical residency I have found an increase in the frequency of lucid dreams. The time span of this experiment includes twelve months of a medical residency (July, 1983 —June, 198k) and the first three months of a psychiatry residency (July, 198k —September, 1984)