Precognitive dreams: A phenomenological study .1. Methodology and sample cases

Journal/Book: J Amer Soc Psychical Res. 1997; 91: 5 West 73RD Street, New York, NY 10023. Amer Soc Psychical Res Inc. 163-220.

Abstract: This is the first of a two-part paper describing a phenomenological study of the reported experience of presumed precognitive dreams by five participants. The impetus for this study was to discover more about precognitive dreams and about the meaning of the experience of having a precognitive dream. The methodological basis of the study is described, including the scope of the study, definitions of terms, the bias of the investigator, the objectives of the study, a description of the phenomenological method, a description of the participants, how the data were gathered, limitations of the study, and the procedure for analyzing the data. Then the results are discussed in terms of each participant's description of the experiences, response to the experiences, and personal factors possibly affecting the response. The final section presents the phenomenology of the precognitive dreams described by the participants, including common qualities of precognitive dreams, the phenomenology of different types of precognitive dreams, and the phenomenology of other psi dreams.

Note: Article Stowell MS, Olympic Mental Hlth Associates, 255 Ericksen Ave, Bainbridge Isl,WA 98110 USA

Keyword(s): EXPERIMENTER

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