Based on my own understanding, I would call Radarlove's experience a form of
phasing, sometimes called "astral projection." The experience is similar to an OBE, but without the out-of-body aspect.
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These experiences differ so greatly from mere dreams that it would be unwise and misleading to label them as such. A full-blown dream occurs during the REM sleep, and it's arguably the only stage that would induce such realistic visual/auditory hallucinations. OBEs and phasing, on the other hand, has been reported well outside of the REM stage.
Another issue is with the clarity of the experience -- as in a clear and waking consciousness. During a regular dream, the experience is perceived as no different from waking reality. When one is aware that the dream is not waking reality, it's seen as a lucid dream. A lucid dream, by definition, is a dream in which the individual is aware that they are
dreaming (which is not the case with OBEs/phasing). Upon waking, as with any dream, the memory of the dream dies swiftly. Often individuals can remember the general happenings of a (lucid) dream, but the details and specifics are lost. With OBEs and phasing, individuals report remembering their experiences in
vivid detail for years to come.
These very well may be hallucinations, but they so are incredibly realistic, profound and engaging (far moreso than most hallucinations) that they require an entirely separate field of study to determine more about them.