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Memory and Reason in Lucid Dreams: A Personal Observation
No full textThere is a need to pursue the question of whether the lucid dreamer has the same ability to reason and the same access to memory that he or she has when awake, which is implied when lucid dreaming is spoken of as “waking consciousness occurring during the dream.” Tart (Altered States of Consciousness, 1969, p. 116) observed that Frederik van Eeden “possessed all of his normal intellectual faculties” when dreaming lucidly. Tart again (“From Spontaneous Event to Lucidity: A Review of Attempts to Consciously Control Nocturnal Dreaming”, in Handbook of Dreams: Research. Theories and Applications, edited by B.B. Wolman, 1979, p. 255) says that the consciousness of the lucid dreamer has the clarity, the lucidity of his waking state. His consciousness is “practically identical to his waking state. Then Stephen LaBerge in his Psychology Today article on lucid dreams (January, 1981) wrote that the lucid dreamer “can reason clearly, remember freely.
An Exploration Into the Inductability of Greater Reflectiveness and “Lucidity” in Nocturnal Dream Reports
No full textThe purpose of this study was to determine the availability of “lucid dreaming” to a sample comprised of individuals with a wide variety of previous dream work experience. Defined as the experience of becoming aware that one is dreaming during the dream itself, lucid dreaming has been regarded as a potentially therapeutic experience which if inducible in counseling clients and self—directed dream students, could serve as a valuable therapeutic and growth tool
Lucid Dreams: A Bibliography
No full textIn the burgeoning area of lucid dreaming work numerous professional and popular articles on the phenomenon have appeared since Celia Green’s classic book, Lucid Dreams, in 1968. This list of references on dream lucidity covers only the work since the late 1960’s. Selected classic articles and books are listed, however, in the Miscellaneous References section. If you know of any post 1960’s references which you feel should be included in this bibliography, please bring them to my attention
Presleep Determinants and Postsleep Results of Lucid Versus Vivid Dreams
No full textThe effects of three types of waking situational variables on the emergence of awareness of dreaming while dreaming or dream lucidity as well as the relative waking effects of having had this dream, experience were considered in the present inquiry
Psychophysiological Parallelism In Lucid Dreams
No full textThe nature of the relationship between the mental and physical worlds has long intrigued the philosophers among us. This, the so—called “mind—body problem,” is really many problems—or else a single question that takes many forms. Among these is whether and how the subjective (mental) events of the dream and the objective (physical) events occurring in the dreamer’s brain are connected. Happily, the solution to this formerly intractible problem now appears to be within reach due to a recent methodological innovation in dream research, based on the phenomenon of lucid dreaming (i.e., dreaming while knowing that one is dreaming). This new approach is made possible by the fact that lucid dreamers can remember to perform predetermined actions and signal to the laboratory while still in their dreams (1). These specially trained observers (2) are able to mark the exact time of particular dream events while carrying out diverse experimental tasks, thus allowing the methodical testing of hypothese and the precise determination of psychophysiological relationships. Five of our studies, summarized below, illustrate this strategy. Correspondence between dreamed and actual eye movements. We have found that there is a very high degree of correlation between the direction of gaze shift reported in lucid dreams and polygraphically recorded eye movement. We make routine use of signals in all of our experiments. In addition, we have found evidence suggesting two independent sources of REM activity and dream content (i.e., brainstem and forebrain).Dream time. How long do dreams last? We were able to address this hoary question in such a way as to receive a direct answer, by simply asking lucid dreamers to estimate various intervals of time while dreaming. Signals marking the beginning and end of the intervals allowed comparison with objective time. In all cases, time estimates during the lucid dreams were very close to actual dream time. Voluntary control of respiration during lucid dreaming (3). We recorded three lucid dreamers who were asked to either breathe rapidly or to hold their breath (in their lucid dreams), marking the interval of altered respiration with eye movement signals. They reported successfully carrying out the agreed—upon tasks a total of nine times. In every case, a judge was able to correctly predict on the basis of the recording which of the two patterns were executed (p<.002). Singing and counting during lucid dreams (4). Integrated alpha activity was derived from right and left temporal EEG while four subjects sang and counted in their lucid dreams. The results indicated task dependent lateralization of alpha activity: the right hemispher
Intelligence, Creativity and Personality Differences Between Individuals Who Vary in Self-Reported Lucid Dreaming Frequency
No full textWell-educated, predominately white adults with incomes averaging $20,000 a year (males 81; females 102) responded to a two-phase mail survey project due to their interest in dream lucidity. Intellectual, creative and personality differences between individuals who differed in the frequency with which they reported spontaneously experiencing this type of dream were the focus of this inquiry
Problem Solving and Dream Lucidity: An Unpleasant Experience
No full textWhen I first read about lucid dreaming, I felt the process being described was essentially rational thought while asleep. After reading subsequent material, I don’t think this is exactly what is meant