Interrelationships of Parapsychological Experiences, Dream Recall, and Lucid Dreams in a Survey with Predominantly Spanish Participants

People who report parapsychological experiences also tend to recall their dreams more often and have more lucid dreams. A questionnaire published in a Spanish New Age magazine received 492 responses, mostly from Spanish participants. Most parapsychological experiences correlated positively with each other and with dream recall and lucid dream frequency. These results support the idea that a disposition such as boundary thinness, dissociation, or fantasy proneness may make some individuals more open to having or believing they have had seemingly parapsychological experiences.

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Abstract

Previous questionnaire studies of parapsychological experiences have found significant interrelations between the experiences in question and dream experiences. In this study we present a replication of these relationships using a nationality of participants neglected in previous studies, a predominantly Spanish sample. A questionnaire was published in a Spanish New Age magazine. Four hundred and ninety-two questionnaires were received. Most of the parapsychological experiences correlated significantly and positively with each other and with dream recall and lucid dream frequency (Bonferroni-corrected). The results are consistent with the idea discussed in terms of boundary thinness, dissociation, and fantasy proneness that there is a disposition, or openness in some individuals to have or to believe they have had seemingly parapsychological experiences.