Awareness in the void: a micro-phenomenological exploration of conscious dreamless sleep
Awareness in the void: a micro-phenomenological exploration of conscious dreamless sleep
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虚无意识:有意识无梦睡眠的微观现象学探索
DOI:
10.1007/s11097-021-09743-0
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Alcaraz-Sanchez A
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作者:
Alcaraz-Sanchez A
This paper presents a pilot study that explores instances of objectless awareness during sleep: conscious experiences had during sleep that prima facie lack an object of awareness. This state of objectless awareness during sleep has been widely described by Indian contemplative traditions and has been characterised as a state of consciousness-as-such; while in it, there is nothing to be aware of, one ismerelyconscious (cf. Evans-Wentz, ; Fremantle, ; Ponlop, ). While this phenomenon has received different names in the literature, such as ‘witnessing-sleep’ and ‘clear light sleep’ among others, the specific phenomenological profile of this state has not yet been rigorously studied. This paper aims at presenting a preliminary investigation of objectless consciousness during sleep using a novel tool in qualitative research that can guide future research. Five participants experiencing objectless consciousness during sleep were interviewed following theMicro-phenomenological Interviewtechnique (MPI; Petitmengin, , ). All participants reported an experience they had during sleep in which there was no scenery and no dream. This period labelled as ‘No Scenery/Void’ was either preceded by the dissolution of a lucid dream or by other forms of conscious mentation. The analysis of the results advances four experiential dimensions during this state of void, namely (1) Perception of absence, (2) Self-perception, (3) Perception of emotions, and (4) Perception of awareness. While the results are primarily explorative, they refer to themes found in the literature to describe objectless sleep and point at potential avenues of research. The results from this study are taken as indications to guide future operationalisations of this phenomenon.
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影响因子:
3.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
Berkovich-Ohana A
DOI:
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发表时间:
1956
期刊:
Canadian journal of psychology
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
2.4
作者:
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
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发表时间:
1998
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影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
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发表时间:
2005
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影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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