Ten Tests For State-Assessment

Abstract

Often in dreams ‘something’ (it may be some inconsistency or an intuition) causes the dreamer to ponder momentarily whether he or she is in fact dreaming. A correct anal­ysis of the situation at that ‘pre—lucid’ point can initiate the incredibly exciting and interesting experience of conscious controllable dreaming (lucid dreaming), but often the great insight is missed because things look all right generally, and critical thought is not to the fore. However, despite the superficial correctness of the imagery there are certain detectable peculiarities in the dream world and if the person has a ready—made set of tests to perform at such moments, the dreaming state can be recognized more frequently.