Lucid Dreaming

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Lucid Dreaming

Foreword

Have you ever wondered how some perfectly healthy people mysteriously pass on in their sleep? Such occurrences date back to the 1860s, since Marie-Jean-Léon, Marquis d’Hervey de Saint Denys first recorded it. Despite it’s rather long history, most people are unaware of its existence. Do you know that 10% of deaths occur during sleep? Do you also know that this could happen to anyone suddenly and unexpectedly?

The sudden and unexpected death while one is asleep is a phenomenon known as “Lucid Dreaming”. Some may have had experiences rather similar to the symptoms - a symptom highly suspected to be one of the most possible cause of those who have died in their sleep with no known cause or medical history. While you know that you can somewhat control your dreams, lucid dreaming is a phenomena that is beyond comprehension and beyond our control. Therefore, if one strays into lucid dreaming, that is where things can go terribly wrong and resulting in death.

Besides the possibility of death, lucid dreaming bears another physical side effect. Formally known as Sleep Paralysis, it is a phenomenon in which people experience temporal immobility. Regardless of whether one is asleep or awake, this transitional state occurs between wakefulness and rest, characterized by complete weakening of one’s muscles. It may occur at the onset of sleep or the twinkling moment prior to waking up. It is also often associated with terrifying visions, such as an intruder appearing in the room or being attacked by fearful creatures. During these vivid illusions, the individual is entirely incapable of reacting as they lay in a state of paralysis.

Personally, I have experienced the different stages of lucid dreaming. The people that I have spoken with also had similar encounters of hyper-realistic near death situations. As such, these images that I have created are interpretations of their dreams. They had been portrayed as realistically as possible, according to their narrations.

The portrayals may just be visuals or they could be a sign – how relatable are these? Are you the next one? Do not forget, it can happen suddenly and unexpectedly with no signs or warnings for you to foretell.

Featuring:

Christopher Lee

Shawn Goh

Rebecca Tan

Darren Low

Ruben Fernandez

Jonathan Lim

Evelyn Quek