2007 November | dream studies portal

Science says sleep good

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 28, 2007 | 2 Comments

Check out the English translation of this mainstream piece on sleep and dream research just out of Korea. This article about the benefits of sleep is more holistic than the usual reductionist perspective that comes out of New York. Which is to say, the Korean piece succeeded in mentioning dreaming at all. [...]

Filed Under: Sleep Research

Dream Interpretation and its Discontents

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 25, 2007 | 2 Comments

I just uploaded a new essay titled the Trouble with Dream Studies, which is meant to contextualize my perspective about dream research and its place – or misplace – within Western science. The essay also introduces a series of further thoughts about the mysteries of dreaming which explore how our beliefs can construct – [...]

Tags:Dream Interpretation, epistemology

Filed Under: Dream Interpretation

Dreams, art and spirituality: a blog shout-out

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 16, 2007 | 1 Comment

I just discovered Tristy Taylor’s blog about dreams, art and spirituality. Taylor is an Interfaith minister who writes eloquently about dreamwork as a soulful path.
I especially like her discussion about the role of psychological projection in everyday life as well as dreams:

Tags:dream art, shadow, spirituality

Filed Under: Dreams & Media

Anthropology of Conscience

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 8, 2007 | 1 Comment

The American Anthropological Association just drafted a statement against the US military’s Human Terrain System project. The HTS hires anthropologists to consult with military ground units to better understand the foreign cultures where they are stationed. So they can dispose of them more efficiently.
While I am being slightly tongue-in-cheek, I agree with the [...]

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health

Media Watch: Dreams article in Parade Magazine

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 7, 2007 | 2 Comments

I was pleasantly surprised to see a new article about the value of dreaming in the Oct 28, 2007 edition of Parade Magazine. In this piece, author Robert Moss discusses the role of dreams in creativity, problem-solving, emotional intelligence, and possibly human evolution.
Moss writes: