Lucid dreams – and soaring to Asgard
Erik D. Goodwyn
May 9, 2018 DOI: 10.4324/9781351252614-6 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Lucid dreaming |
| Key points | Argues that lucid dreaming can be integrated into the theory of dreams as products of the "Invisible Storyteller" and that nothing about the phenomenon contradicts general interpretive principles. Contends that lucid dreamers may allow therapists to engage psychological material more directly than in ordinary therapy, assuming pitfalls associated with lucid dreaming can be avoided. |
Abstract
A lucid dream is a dream in which you are aware that you are dreaming. It is therefore a special case which is different from the usual dreams we are discussing. The primary aim is to narrow our focus on lucid dreaming to its relevance in clinical work, and to integrate the phenomenon into the overall theory of dreams as products of the Invisible Storyteller (IS) as well as provide some suggestions for what to do with them. This chapter a discussion of the implications of lucid dreams on theory, as well as things therapists can do with patients who have lucid dreams. Overall, lucid dreaming presents some unique possibilities, and nothing about the phenomenon seems to go against general interpretive principles thus far. Lucid dreamers provide an opportunity to integrate in more direct psychological ways than what therapists do in therapy, assuming they can avoid the pitfalls associated with lucid dreaming.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on lucid dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varieties of Lucid Dreaming Experience | 2000 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Neurobiology of Consciousness: Lucid Dreaming Wakes Up | 2009 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| What I make up when I wake up: anti-experience views and narrative fabrication of dreams | 2013 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| New perspectives for the study of lucid dreaming: From brain stimulation to philosophical theories of self-consciousness | 2010 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Lucid dreaming: Evidence and methodology | 2000 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |