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The Ecstasy of Lucy Liu: Erotic Encounters in Hypnagogia

Posted by Ryan Hurd on March 14, 2012 | 29 Comments

In 1999, actress Lucy Liu had sex with a heavenly figure. Or so she claimed in an interview with US Weekly. She’s not shy about what happened, either. She was laying down on the couch for a nap, and felt an unknown presence on top of her. What followed was a pleasurable spell of lovemaking. [...]

Filed Under: Dream & Sleep Research, Visitation Dreams

Ecstasy and Descent in Lucid Dreaming

Posted by Ryan Hurd on August 19, 2011 | 17 Comments

Lucid dreaming is a practice that can take us into the realm of soul and spirit. But while we may hope for ecstatic experiences in our dreams, sometimes a different sort of scene arrives: one that tests our resolve, and leads us into dark places and emotional challenges. This is not a failure of the [...]

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, Visionary Dreams

Shadows within us: Dreaming of Osama bin Laden

Posted by Kevin Kovelant on May 3, 2011 | 4 Comments

This is a guest post by Kevin Kovelant.
The world is a-buzz over the death of Osama bin Laden. The thing is… I feel absolutely nothing. Other than a twinge of sadness. Sadness that it has gone on this long. Has it really been almost 10 years?! I guess it has. At times [...]

The Ghosts, Goblins and Vampires of Sleep Paralysis

Posted by Ryan Hurd on October 29, 2010 | 8 Comments

Halloween is almost here, and that means it’s time to indulge in some corn sugar gluttony to protect ourselves from the thin veil between the living and dead. That’s my strategy anyways.
This time of year, traditionally known as Last Harvest in Europe, and more specifically as the cross-quarter between the Solstice and the Winter [...]

Filed Under: sleep paralysis, Visitation Dreams

The Wolves and the Gift

Posted by Ryan Hurd on October 7, 2010 | 14 Comments

For years, I was tormented by dreams of being chased by wolves and packs of angry dogs. Usually I would wake up from fright, but sometimes not before one of them sunk their teeth into me or scratched at my hands and face.

Filed Under: Eco-Dreaming

How Dreams of Bereavement Reach Out to Us

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 5, 2009 | 10 Comments

In my last article about dreams of the dead, I gave short shrift to dreams of bereavement, which is a subset of dreams where we are visited by the deceased. Often, all visitation dreams are interpreted to be grief dreams, despite the wide range of characteristics shown in these bizarre experiences. So, now let’s take [...]