Lucid Dreaming and Ethical Reflection

Abstract

With the veritable explosion of interest in lucid dreaming in the past few years, important new questions have arisen to challenge those of us who are exploring the valuesof lucid dreaming.Foremost among these questions is that of the ethical significance of lucid dreaming.Some writers have expressed concern that lucid dreaming may actually inhibit true healing (1), while others have asked whether the pleasures of lucid dreaming may not become a harmfully addictive "drug" (2).Still others have denied any cause for alarm (3).