Lucid Dreams and Viewpoints in Imagery: Two Studies

Abstract

There is much evidence that the same people tend to report both lucid dreams and out-of-body experiences (OBEs: Irwin & Blackmore, in press), but there is no general accepted explanation for this association. One way of exploring this further is to see whether the same cognitive skills are associated with the two experiences. Previous studies have shown the vividness of imagery and control of imagery are not associated with lucid dreaming (Blackmore, 1982: Hearne, 1978). While recent studies show some association between having OBEs and certain visuospatial skills (Cook & Irwin, 1983).