Phenomenology...

I cannot ignore the subject of phenomenology whilst delving into my dream world and consciousness. This is a subject that I am trying to get my head 'round'... it's heavy stuff!

This is the dictionary definition....
phenomenon |fəˈnäməˌnän; -nən|
noun ( pl. -na |-nə|)
1 a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, esp. one whose cause or explanation is in question : glaciers are unique and interesting natural phenomena.
• a remarkable person, thing, or event.
2 Philosophy the object of a person's perception; what the senses or the mind notice.
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek phainomenon ‘thing appearing to view,’ based on phainein ‘to show.’
USAGE The word phenomenon comes from Greek, and its plural form is phenomena, as in : these phenomena are not fully understood. It is a mistake to treat phenomena as if it were a singular form, as in : this is a strange phenomena .

I came across this article that has helped me to understand more so the subject of phenomenology.... It is by American Philosopher Thomas Nagel, entitled, What is it like to be a Bat? He looks at the relationship between mind and body, why we have, at present, no conception of what an explanation of the physical nature of a mental phenomenon would be. Do read....

instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/nagel_nice.html