Abstract

In Study 1, 13% of the 217 (university students) Ss reported having had at least 1 out-of-body experience (OBE), and 79% reported having had lucid dreams. In Study 2, 14% of the 115 Ss reported OBEs, and 73% reported having had lucid dreams. In Study 1, but not Study 2, OBEs and lucid dreams tended to be reported by the same Ss. In neither study were OBEs or lucid dreams related to frequency of dream recall. In Study 2, lucid dreams and flying dreams were found to be related. To explore the relationship between imagery and the reporting of these experiences, 2 imagery tests were used: a shortened form of Betts' Questionnaire Upon Mental Imagery (Study 1) and the Gordon Test of Visual Imagery Control (Study 2). In neither case was there a significant relationship between imagery scores and reporting of OBEs or lucid dreams. (29 ref)