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Archives for June 2009

Worst live blogger ever

By Ryan Hurd

The annual conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams starts today in Chicago, IL.  I'll be there, to give my lucid nightmares talk as well as chair the cultural and anthropological sessions. Maybe I'll do some live … [Read more...] about Worst live blogger ever

Filed Under: New Dream Studies Tagged With: anthropology of dreaming, Dream Conference 2009

Dreams and the Gift of Masculinity

By Ryan Hurd

Most people who are interested in learning more about their dreams are women.  Whether it's culture or biological, women seem to be more willing to explore the murky murk of their dreamworld as well as share their dreams with others. Why are most … [Read more...] about Dreams and the Gift of Masculinity

Filed Under: Working with Dreams Tagged With: dreamwork, Harvey Keitel, Keith Nobbs, Lucid Dreaming, mens dreams, menswork

REM Sleep Improves Creativity: New Research Findings

By Ryan Hurd

Image: 25/365 by ? maybe a mezzo ? One more reason to take a nap: a new study reported by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that REM sleep  — also known as dreaming sleep— enhances creative problem solving. While … [Read more...] about REM Sleep Improves Creativity: New Research Findings

Filed Under: New Dream Studies Tagged With: creativity, evolutionary theory of dreams, REM sleep, Sara Mednick

Lucid Nightmares – Submit Your Dream

By Ryan Hurd

I'm preparing for my upcoming lecture on lucid nightmares, coming up in three weeks in Chicago at the annual conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams. So if you want to be part of my data pool for this rendition of the … [Read more...] about Lucid Nightmares – Submit Your Dream

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors Tagged With: Lucid Dreaming, lucid nightmares, scary lucid dream

Robert Moss’s Blog & the Archaeology of Gratitude

By Ryan Hurd

Check out the new blog by renown dream worker Robert Moss.  I say new, but he's really been at it for six months already. Moss has an approachable style to working with dreams, and he never ceases to inspire me.  In fact, his classic book Conscious … [Read more...] about Robert Moss’s Blog & the Archaeology of Gratitude

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: conscious dreaming, Lucid Dreaming, Robert Moss

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