Working With Dreams

Most people who are interested in learning more about their dreams are women.  About three quarters or so, in fact.  Whether it’s culture or biological, women are more willing to explore the murky murk of their dreamworld as well as share their dreams with others. I’m preparing for my upcoming lecture on lucid nightmares, coming up in three weeks in Chicago at the annual conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams. Check out the new blog by renown dream worker Robert Moss.  I say new, but he’s really been at it for six months already. Moss has an approachable style to working with dreams, and he never ceases to inspire me.  In fact, his classic book Conscious Dreaming came into my life just as I was wandering [...]

Consciousness & Health

I received this gracious email a few days ago: Hi Ryan, Here is a quote I read from your bio: “Principally, I am interested in pursuing a more radical materialism for both the sciences and the arts.” Would you say more about what you mean by this? I’ve studied material religion & theology, but [...] I”ve been spending a lot of time recently listening to the podcast interviews from Skeptiko. Run by Alex Tsakiris, this site is a breath of fresh air for anomalous psychology and psi research. Neither a believer nor a materialist skeptic himself, Tsakiris walks a fine line as he interviews his guests about their research. [...] Fiscal conservatives in the US aren’t happy, but around the world there is a sense of hope, promise, and a fresh start for American leadership. As Oprah was quoted as saying to CNN News in Chicago, IL last night: “We”ve just experienced a profound shift in our consciousness.”