Philosophy East and West
October 1, 2025
Neil Dalal
Abstract: This article explores ways to reconcile paradoxes of embodiment in Śaṅkara’s doctrine of liberation-while-living ( jīvanmukti ) by exploring its parallels with lucid dreaming. I engage in lucid dreaming as a thought experiment in which a lucid dreamer could feasibly reflect on dream experience through an Advaita Vedāntic philosophical lens. If approached this way, lucid dreaming...
UIST Adjunct
September 27, 2025
Ashlyn Doyle, P. Wang, Yuchen Zheng et al.
Lucid dreaming can offer many benefits, such as reducing nightmares and enhancing creativity; however, insufficient dream control may limit these benefits. To remedy this, we designed three modular somatosensory cues for use during lucid dreams that aim to enhance lucid dream body control. Through this process, we discovered several insights into designing systems to support lucid dreaming.
UIST Adjunct
September 27, 2025
Yichen Yu, Qiaoran Wang
Lucid dreaming relies on a high level of metacognition and requires significant time and effort to master induction techniques, presenting obstacles for those seeking such experiences. This study proposes a personalized lucid dreaming training system Noetic Dream that combines virtual reality (VR) with open-monitoring(OM) meditation, acting on the mechanism of "dream awareness" through both...
Frontiers in Psychology
September 15, 2025
Marina Weiler, Alexander Moreira-Almeida, Martin M. Monti
Despite extensive discussions, a consensus is lacking on whether out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and lucid dreams (LDs) should be considered as distinct categories of experience, and if so, what differentiates them. To address this issue, we first discussed the implications of OBEs and LDs as the same type of phenomenon. We then compiled a comprehensive list of experiential features associated...
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
September 1, 2025
Jean-Baptiste Maranci, Pierre Champetier, Delphine Oudiette et al.
preprint
Abstract Sleep helps regulate emotions, but it is still unclear whether -and how- the emotions we experience in dreams contribute to this regulation. To uncover the potential function of dream emotions, we must first understand what they are and how they unfold in dreams. The emotional content of dreams has mostly been studied using post-sleep dream reports, which provide a biased and static...
Imagination, Cognition and Personality
September 1, 2025
Michael Schredl, Anja S. Göritz
The basic definition of lucid dreaming is that the dreamer knows that s/he is dreaming while still dreaming. However, the skills within the lucid dream, e.g., regarding dream control, vary considerably from dreamer to dreamer. The present study tested the psychometric properties of the Lucid Dreaming Skills Questionnaire (LUSK) in a sample of 1267 persons. The findings indicate that the LUSK...
Matalensa: Journal of Photography and Media
August 29, 2025
Anca Putra Pramana, Richardvans Richardvans
Skripsi ini bertujuan untuk memvisualkan fenomena Lucid Dream ke dalam medium fotografi ekspresi. Lucid Dream merupakan kondisi di mana seseorang menyadari bahwa dirinya sedang bermimpi, bahkan mampu mengendalikan jalannya mimpi. Pengalaman ini memberikan dampak yang beragam, mulai dari peningkatan kreativitas, kendali emosi, hingga munculnya tekanan psikologis seperti derealisasi dan gangguan...
Brain Sciences
August 18, 2025
Emma Peters, Clarita Bonamino, Kathrin Fischer et al.
Lucid dreaming (LD), during which the dreamer becomes aware of the dream state, offers a unique opportunity for a variety of applications, including motor practice, personal well-being, and nightmare therapy. However, these applications largely depend on the dreamer's ability to control their dreams. While LD research has traditionally focused on induction techniques to increase dream...
Authorea Preprints
August 18, 2025
De Pisapia, Stefano Mastino, Alessandro Grecucci
preprint
Lucid dreaming, defined as the experience of becoming aware of dreaming while still immersed in a dream, offers a unique window into a state of consciousness characterized by a blending of the sensory vividness of REM sleep with the self-awareness of wakefulness. While past functional imaging has shed light on the neural activity supporting lucid dreaming, the structural brain correlates of...
University Library Heidelberg
August 13, 2025
Laura Roklicer
This study examined how lucid dreaming (LD) can be used for fiction writing during an 8-week intervention with 29 writers of varied LD experience. Participants received LD induction training and drew on lucid, non-lucid, and hypnagogic/hypnopompic dreams to produce a short story. Quantitative analysis compared blind ratings of pre- and post-intervention short stories across five creativity...