Distinguishing Between Transcendental Consciousness and Lucidity

Abstract

Only within the last 10-15 years has Western psychology actively investigated the phenomenon of lucidity during dreaming. The recent growth of interest in lucidity, reflected in descriptive and experimental research, has led to a consideration of the theoretical and practical significance this type of dream experience might have. Whereas some researchers have suggested that lucidity offers an important phenomenological tool for the investigation of dreaming processes (LaBerge, 1985), others have emphasized the similarities between lucidity and certain types of meditative states and have suggested that they may promote psychological development in related ways (e.g., Hunt, 1985; Hunt and Ogilvie in press).