Meta-Awareness During Day and Night: The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Lucid Dreaming
Abstract
The present study explored the relationship between lucidity in dreams (awareness
of dreams while dreaming) and mindfulness during wakefulness, also considering
meditation as a possible moderating variable. An online survey was completed by
528 respondents, of whom 386 (73.1%) had lucid dream experiences. The reported
frequency of lucid dreams was found to be positively related to higher dispositional
mindfulness in wakefulness. This relationship was only present in those participants
who reported acquaintance with meditation. Regarding the dimensions of mindfulness,
lucid dream frequency was more strongly associated with mindful presence
rather than acceptance. The findings support the notion of an existing relationship
between lucidity in dreams and mindfulness during wakefulness, yet it remains
unclear whether the relationship is influenced by actual meditation practice or
whether it reflects some natural predispositions. Future studies should examine
the role of different meditation practices, investigate personality variables that
might influence the relationship, and explore how different facets of mindfulness
and lucidity interrelate.
of dreams while dreaming) and mindfulness during wakefulness, also considering
meditation as a possible moderating variable. An online survey was completed by
528 respondents, of whom 386 (73.1%) had lucid dream experiences. The reported
frequency of lucid dreams was found to be positively related to higher dispositional
mindfulness in wakefulness. This relationship was only present in those participants
who reported acquaintance with meditation. Regarding the dimensions of mindfulness,
lucid dream frequency was more strongly associated with mindful presence
rather than acceptance. The findings support the notion of an existing relationship
between lucidity in dreams and mindfulness during wakefulness, yet it remains
unclear whether the relationship is influenced by actual meditation practice or
whether it reflects some natural predispositions. Future studies should examine
the role of different meditation practices, investigate personality variables that
might influence the relationship, and explore how different facets of mindfulness
and lucidity interrelate.
Date Issued
2015
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Stumbrys, Tadas | |
Malinowski, Peter |
Additional Credits
Journal
Imagination, Cognition and Personality
Publisher
Baywood
ISSN
0276-2366
Access(Rights)
restricted