Martin M:
Interesting idea Jeff.
Only heard of the hypnagogic state before in relation to lucid dreaming.
A quick scan on wikipedia revealed:
The hypnagogic state is rational waking cognition trying to make sense of non-linear images and associations; the hypnopompic state is emotional and credulous dreaming cognition trying to make sense of real world stolidity.
I wonder why this emotional state should be inducive to PCE´s though?
Guess it´s time to pick up my lucid dreaming practice and find out.
Hi Martin,
wikipedia - A hypnopompic state (or hypnopomp) is the state of consciousness leading out of sleep, Its twin is the hypnagogic state at sleep onset; though often conflated, the two states are not identical
Usually you will transition through this state but sometimes when you wake the self will be in abeyance for a time you just stare out at the world in wonder. There is no conscious experience, no internal chatter no stir of passion, this is likely a PCE. If there is any hint of an emotional state it will likely be an EE.
Lucid Dreaming is a self experience
Dream with clear identity is a self experience
Normal dreaming is a self experience
Even though they are dreams you can still investigate the self in action and HAIETMOBA.
But for people who can't recall a PCE perhaps they remember a time when they have just woke to clean clear perception of the world.
cheers
Jeff