Lucid dreams and how to control them Dr KEITH HEARNEDr Hearne’s original chart-record of the first ocular signais from a lucid-dream, and his ‘dream-machine’ invention are now on permanent display in the Science Museum, London. FoR GE NB, Regarding Keith Hearne’s discovery of the ocular- signaling technique for communicating from within lucid dreams, on the next page is what eminent Professor Allan Rechtschaffen of Chicago University wrote in September 1975 when Hearne sent him copies of ocular signals he had recorded in the sleep- laboratory at Huli University, England. At the same time, Hearne sent the same copies to Dr William Dement at Stanford University. te MVHb UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO DEBAWIMENT OF PSY CINATEY day Cast tore sree encase De ALP aE rae Sepcenber 5. 1975 Mr. Kefth ¥. T. Hearne Depattagnt of Peychology the University of Bult Mell WG 7RX, ENGLAND Dear Mr. Howrne: ‘Thanks much for your recent lereer un your lucid dream vesearch, 1 certainly think this research {9 important becavne it is the one occantas when the dreaner can erétieally evalunte hia dren conseiousaess vhile tt is in progrecn. You lave added the ingesfous and Important clement of having the dreamer coammécate his observartons co you at the sume time. There is, of coursc, good reason to use eye movencttu for this comunication wince ve know the aye muscles are eertainty nok inbsoited during RIM sleep whexvens other nustle groups are--at least those in the head and neck region. 1 tave had similar luck etih eye movements as a mode of communication during sleep in the study of anarcolnprle lady during sleep paralysis, Ske could respond to my questions while in slecp paralysia with cleay eye movements jn the requeated diveetion. As you may know, T tink of sleep purelysis as a RES variant in which waking conueicusnegs $3 not yet completely dirinfghed. (That is vhy the hypaagogie ha}lueinations whieh vsually acermpany sleep paralysis are viewed us hallueinations rather than drears, f.a., there is a wixture of reality perception and deans.) Enelosed is an {ustration Which shows bath the spontaneovs and “eonzand™ eye movemonts during at attack of sicep poralyaias T am convinced by your evidence that lucid dyeane do indeed occur during REM periods. E vould alen guess, Intuitively, that they de nor occur during NREM slecp. However, the failure so communicate with aye movencnts does not nocewsarily mean that lucid dreams du nok occur tu HREN sleep. Thote might be a “stuggtonesn" of eya movement eoptyo} Jn HREM sleep which would prevent thelr communicat isa ky that technique. Po nog warry about py spreading your findings asound. Keep up the good work. Sincerely yours, Qa, Creda Sahh— Allan Rechtschaffen, Ph.D. Pragesuor, Deparenents of Puyehintry and Behavioral Selonces Director, Sleep Laboratory feb Enclosure Yeti