Cyber-Dreaming ??? A Quick History

Just uploaded a short history of dreamwork on the Internet. Dream researchers and enthusiasts have been sharing dreams through the Internet since its inception. In fact, dreamers ” who really are the true communicators of this age in my humble opinion ” were some of the first groups that participated in pre-Internet file-sharing too.

I am indebted to Richard Wilkerson for this piece, who not only is a first generation cyberdreamer, but also pointed me in the right direction when I picked his brain a few weeks ago in San Francisco.

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Dream Studies Redesign Poll

This post is for my subscribers:

Sometime in the next month I’ll be redesigning the site and adding new features. I”d really like to know what you think about some new directions the portal could go in. What is most important to you – hearing about new dream research, being exposed to cool dream-inspired art, or my how-to articles” Or, fill in your own answer; I”m uniquely blind to what brings ya’ll back post after post.

So check out the poll on the left sidebar and let me know!

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New Lucid Dreaming Expert Site

Veteran lucid dreamer Robert Waggoner has launched a new lucid dreaming portal called Lucid Advice. Besides announcing his new book Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self, Robert invites people to post their questions about lucid dreaming, Dear Abby style.

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Dreamscape – A Lucid Dreamer’s Review

I finally watched the 1984 classic Dreamscape last night with some friends. (I don’t mean to imply that I usually watch this movie alone… I mean we finally rented it). Directed by Joseph Ruben, and starring a young Dennis Quaid and even-old-back-then Christopher Plummer, this dream studies thriller holds up to the years. Highly recommended for dreamphiles and oneironauts.

Intriguingly, Dreamscape came out 2 months before A Nightmare on Elm Street, and both movies feature a murderous character with hand razors who tries to kill people in their sleep.

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