Meditation and nocturnal dreams in the psychology of C. G. Jung : an experimental investigation

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dc.contributor.advisorSaayman, Grahamen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFaber, Phillip Anthonyen_ZA
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dc.date.available2016-02-05T07:11:09Z
dc.date.issued1977en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMeditational practices and sleep states have been viewed as related in the traditional doctrines of Yoga. Recent research on the physiological correlates of meditation has tended to confirm this relationship, although some controversy has arisen. Moreover, C.G. Jung postulated a relationship between the therapeutic technique of Active Imagination, which he described as a form of meditation, and dreaming. In the present investigation, the laboratory and home dreams of seven experienced practitioners of Yogic meditation are compared to those of a group of seven matched control subjects on measures of dream recall, amount of dream material and archetypal (transpersonal) content of dreams. In addition, the two groups are compared on measures of manifest sexuality, physical and verbal aggression, hedonic tone and active participation in dreams. The dreams of the meditators contained significantly more archetypal elements, reflecting universal, moral themes than did those of the non-meditators, which were characterised by a predominance of personal, everyday issues. Furthermore, there was a significantly higher recall rate and amount of content in the laboratory dreams of meditators. Archetypal dreams were reported at greater length than non-archetypal dreams. The dreams of the meditators contained significantly less manifest sexuality and significantly more active participation than those of the control group. No significant differences emerged between the two groups on the measures of physical and verbal aggression, and hedonic tone in dreams. The findings are discussed with reference to the possible differential effects of the practice of Active Imagination and Yogic meditation upon dream content.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationFaber, P. A. (1977). <i>Meditation and nocturnal dreams in the psychology of C. G. Jung : an experimental investigation</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16768en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationFaber, Phillip Anthony. <i>"Meditation and nocturnal dreams in the psychology of C. G. Jung : an experimental investigation."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1977. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16768en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFaber, P. 1977. Meditation and nocturnal dreams in the psychology of C. G. Jung : an experimental investigation. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Faber, Phillip Anthony AB - Meditational practices and sleep states have been viewed as related in the traditional doctrines of Yoga. Recent research on the physiological correlates of meditation has tended to confirm this relationship, although some controversy has arisen. Moreover, C.G. Jung postulated a relationship between the therapeutic technique of Active Imagination, which he described as a form of meditation, and dreaming. In the present investigation, the laboratory and home dreams of seven experienced practitioners of Yogic meditation are compared to those of a group of seven matched control subjects on measures of dream recall, amount of dream material and archetypal (transpersonal) content of dreams. In addition, the two groups are compared on measures of manifest sexuality, physical and verbal aggression, hedonic tone and active participation in dreams. The dreams of the meditators contained significantly more archetypal elements, reflecting universal, moral themes than did those of the non-meditators, which were characterised by a predominance of personal, everyday issues. Furthermore, there was a significantly higher recall rate and amount of content in the laboratory dreams of meditators. Archetypal dreams were reported at greater length than non-archetypal dreams. The dreams of the meditators contained significantly less manifest sexuality and significantly more active participation than those of the control group. No significant differences emerged between the two groups on the measures of physical and verbal aggression, and hedonic tone in dreams. The findings are discussed with reference to the possible differential effects of the practice of Active Imagination and Yogic meditation upon dream content. DA - 1977 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1977 T1 - Meditation and nocturnal dreams in the psychology of C. G. Jung : an experimental investigation TI - Meditation and nocturnal dreams in the psychology of C. G. Jung : an experimental investigation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16768 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16768
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationFaber PA. Meditation and nocturnal dreams in the psychology of C. G. Jung : an experimental investigation. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1977 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16768en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.titleMeditation and nocturnal dreams in the psychology of C. G. Jung : an experimental investigationen_ZA
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