2009 March | dream studies portal

FAQ about Dreaming

Posted by Ryan Hurd on March 23, 2009 | 3 Comments

I was interviewed by a middle school student last year, and recently found the manuscript. I”m going to publish it here because she asked so many great questions about the current state of dream studies. The interview was a real education for me about how young people have the keen ability to seek [...]

Filed Under: Working with Dreams

New Survey for Finding the Meaning of Dreams

Posted by Ryan Hurd on March 16, 2009 | 2 Comments

Here’s another opportunity to participate in dream research.
Carey Morewedge of Carnegie Mellon University and Michael Norton of Harvard are conducting a short survey on dreams and memory. I took it in less than 10 minutes. The results will be reported in the New York Times, thanks to dream-enthusiast and journalist John Tierney.
Click here [...]

Filed Under: New Dream Studies

New lucid dreaming blogs

Posted by Ryan Hurd on March 12, 2009 | 2 Comments

A couple quick blog recommendations today:
The first is a new blog about dreams and consciousness: Oneirology +.
The focus is on lucid dreaming and science of sleep. They post articles, images, and original blogs that explore the interconnection of mind and brain as well as cognition and consciousness in dreams and sleep states.
And for an [...]

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Exploring Sex & Lucid Dreaming

Posted by Ryan Hurd on March 9, 2009 | 55 Comments

For a topic as popular as lucid dream sex, it’s strange that there are few valuable guides. Part of this disconnect is because lucid dreaming is marketed as the ultimate “virtual reality ” but, in practice, erotic dreams are not so easy to control.
In fact, sexuality is hard-wired in our minds alongside terror just [...]

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming