The word transliminality which
basically means "going beyond the threshold" was a concept introduced
by a parapsychologist some time ago. It has been defined as a hypersensitivity to a type of psychological
material that originates in the unconscious, and/or the external environment. High
degrees of this trait have been shown to be associated with an increased
tendency toward mystical experiences or greater creativity, and greater belief
in the paranormal… the transliminality
scale includes such items as mystical experience, relation to manic experience,
dream interpretation, and the proneness to fantasy…there are seven types of
dreams in the transliminality scale…
‘Regular’ lucid dreams –
dreams that are pleasant or at least non-upsetting
archetypal dreams –
dreams that often involve interaction with odd or strange beings
Fantastic nightmares -
upsetting and very vivid memorable dreams, involving a range of negative
emotions such as having a monster chasing you, or falling off a cliff
Pre-lucid dreams - where
one questions whether one is dreaming but cannot decide such as the famous
butterfly story told by Chaung-Tzu
Control dreams – dreams
where control not possible in a normal waking life is exercised in the dream
Post-traumatic
nightmares – this occurs when a traumatic real event is relived
Night terrors -
awakening with a feeling of terror with no recall of the dream that caused it
