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Kennedy Robertson

3 papers in the library · publishing 2022-2026

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It's like a dance between the dreamer and the dream : supernatural agency in lucid dreaming

Papyrus : Institutional Repository (Université de Montréal) September 1, 2026 Kennedy Robertson

Le rêve lucide survient lorsqu’un individu prend conscience de rêver en cours de rêve, et s’accompagne souvent d’un sentiment accru d’autonomie et de contrôle. Cette capacité de réflexivité et d’action volontaire a été associée à des bénéfices personnels, thérapeutiques et spirituels, et a suscité l’intérêt des traditions scientifiques et contemplatives. L’un des mécanismes proposés pour...

Religious Cognition in Dreams

March 31, 2026 Michelle Carr, Kennedy Robertson

Dreams have long served as a bridge between human cognition and the sacred, offering spaces where the boundaries of self, culture, and spirituality are renegotiated. Across history, they have been regarded not only as private experiences but also as vehicles of prophecy, divine affirmation, and symbolic meaning that shape religious worldviews. Whether in theistic traditions, where dreams have...

DOI: 10.4324/9781003158189-7 (opens in new tab) Lucid dream Consciousness Religious experience Spirituality +14

Socially Distanced: An Exploratory Study of the Relationships Between Delusional Ideation and Social Imagery Under the Lens of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Research Square November 15, 2022 Kennedy Robertson, Ian Gold, Samuel P. L. Veissière et al. preprint

Abstract Purpose: Delusional ideation, defined as false beliefs and altered thinking, has long been attributed to anomalous/bizarre perceptual experiences and reasoning deficits. Recent studies, however, have challenged this view, suggesting instead that delusional ideation may have more of a social component to its phenomenology and underlying mechanisms. This study investigated associations...

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2264652/v1 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Social anxiety Paranoia Empathy Social isolation +5