2009 February | dream studies portal

Solo Dream Interpretation Reinforces Your Personal Mythology

Posted by Ryan Hurd on February 27, 2009 | 5 Comments

ScienceDaily has really been covering some great dream research studies recently. Earlier this week, SD reported on a group of studies that look into how ordinary people find meaning in their dreams.
The studies cited investigated under which conditions do people find meaning in their dreams. Their results, surveyed from various groups of US [...]

Filed Under: Dream Interpretation

Lucid Dreamers Wanted for Study on Hypnopompic Hallucinations

Posted by Ryan Hurd on February 26, 2009 | 94 Comments

Theoretical Physicist Karl Simanonok, PhD is looking for lucid dreamers to join his study on “auditory binding,” which is the hypothetical moment when consciousness “sticks to” the auditory system while waking up out of sleep.
Specifically, potential co-researchers in this study are asked to consciously experience their hypnopompic imagery when moving out of a dream [...]

Filed Under: New Dream Studies

Sleep On It — You’ve got Nothing to Lose

Posted by Ryan Hurd on February 13, 2009 | 5 Comments

I was in college when I learned that if I crammed for a test and then got a couple hours sleep, that crammed info would still be in my head the next morning. It was a great discovery — I have always been a fan of getting my sleep.
Now a group of neuroscientists have [...]

Filed Under: Sleep Research

Book Review: Lucid Dreaming by Robert Waggoner

Posted by Ryan Hurd on February 3, 2009 | 12 Comments

My recent poll showed that you want more book reviews about dreams and consciousness – lovely! With so much information in the world, it is helpful to have a guide. With that in mind, I highly recommend Robert Waggoner’s new book: Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self.