Pre-lucid dream

A pre-lucid dream is one in which the dreamer considers the question, "Am I asleep and dreaming?" The dreamer may or may not come to the correct conclusion. Such experiences are liable to occur to people who are deliberately cultivating lucid dreams, but may also occur spontaneously to those with no prior intention to achieve lucidity in dreams.

Terminology

The term "pre-lucid dream" was first introduced by Celia Green in her book Lucid Dreams (1968).

It is generally preferred to the term "near-lucid" dream on the following grounds:

Philosophical

The question of "Am I awake or dreaming?" has been posed by existentialist philosophers in the form "Is life just a dream?". See: Existentialism

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