Fading light and sluggish flight: A two-dimensional model of consciousness in lucid dreams
Gregory Scott Sparrow
International Journal of Dream Research December 16, 2018 DOI: 10.11588/ijodr.2019.1.57801 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Lucid dreaming |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Proposes that lucid dreaming offers two distinct modes of awareness, "focused and objectifying awareness" (FOA) and "relational immersive awareness" (RIA), and argues that a variety of anomalies in lucid dreams are explained by these modes and that each mode observably shapes the phenomenology of the lucid experience. The paper focuses on phenomenological features rather than neural processes. |
Abstract
In the interest of correlating subjective dream experience with emergent models for dreaming consciousness, the following hypothesis is considered: A variety of anomalies occurring in lucid dreaming suggest that there are two distinct modes of awareness available in the lucid state--focused and objectifying awareness (FOA), and relational immersive awareness (RIA)—and that these distinct modes impact the phenomenology of the lucid experience in clearly observable ways. While this hypothesis may raise questions about neural processes and large-scale networks, this paper focuses principally on the phenomenological features of these two modes of awareness.
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 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
- Benefits and concerns of seeking and experiencing lucid dreams: benefits are tied to successful induction and dream control. SLEEP Advances 2022
- Exploring the range of reported dream lucidity Philosophy and the Mind Sciences April 15, 2021
- Benefits and concerns of seeking and experiencing lucid dreams: Benefits are tied to successful induction and dream control PsyArXiv April 12, 2022