2008 November | dream studies portal

Sleep Paralysis and Spirits

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 25, 2008 | 20 Comments

Are spirits real, or are they just irrational stories meant to explain things that science now explains better? This is the way the question of spirits is framed by many. According to many recent polls, belief in ghosts in the West hovers around 60%, and one British poll found that more people believe in [...]

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors, Visitation Dreams

Guide to Dream Sharing on the Internet

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 17, 2008 | No Comments

Two announcements today:
First, I just uploaded my guide to Online Dream Sharing to the original articles section. These are my top picks for places on the web to safely share and exchange dreams with other dreamers. All are peer-to-peer dream sharing sites, but many are run by dream researchers and professionals. The guide [...]

Filed Under: Dream Interpretation

Big Dreams & Archetypal Visions

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 14, 2008 | 6 Comments

Big Dreams are usually discussed in the popular media as dreams we remember for the rest of our lives. These could include emotionally intense dreams, powerful dream journeys, and visitation dreams.
However, the “dreams we remember for the rest of our life” are not the Big Dreams that contemporary dream researchers have demarked, but rather [...]

Filed Under: Eco-Dreaming

Consciousness, Mediumship, and Psychic Detectives

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 11, 2008 | No Comments

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. [...]

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health

Can Science Learn from Religion about Dreams?

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 7, 2008 | No Comments

Dream scholar Kelly Bulkeley was recently interviewed by the Boston Globe on the subject of dream studies and its implications for science and religion studies.
Bulkeley is an unique scholar who is trained in religion studies but often integrates modern neuroscientific findings and anthropological evidence to anchor his findings. Bulkeley’s interviewer is Jonah Lehrer, the author [...]

Filed Under: Dream & Sleep Research

A Shift in Consciousness & the Transfer of King Energy

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 5, 2008 | 7 Comments

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.”