Posted by Ryan Hurd on May 5, 2008 | No Comments
I”m happy to announce that the Dream Institute of Northern California is now online, making it easier than ever to see what innovative dream events are planned in the center of the American dream scene: Berkeley, CA.
If you live in the Bay Area, make contact and drop by for one of the Culture Dreaming sessions [...]
Tags:Dream Interpretation, dreams
Filed Under: Working with Dreams
Posted by Ryan Hurd on April 25, 2008 | No Comments
Hey ya’ll, just a reminder that the Annual Conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams is fast approaching: July 8-12, 2008.
The conference is, as always, open to the public. Click on the shiny dreamy logo for more information.
Tags:dream conferences, dreams
Filed Under: Dream & Sleep Research
Posted by Ryan Hurd on September 23, 2007 | 11 Comments
Every couple of years, a major publication venue in the US does a fluff piece on the topic of lucid dreaming. As a dream researcher and an avid lucid dreamer myself, I am usually excited and simultaneously disappointed by these stories. Last week’s New York Times article continues the fine tradition of highlighting [...]
Tags:controlling your dreams, dream control, dreams, lucid dreaming myths, lucid dreams, neocolonialism
Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming
Posted by Ryan Hurd on September 5, 2007 | No Comments
I’ll be joining Kelly Bulkeley and some other core California dreamers next week in a stimulating discussion on eco-dreaming. The talk is open to the public. Here’s the announcement from the Dream Institute:
“Open Forum in Dream Studies,” hosted by the Dream Institute will focus on “Ecopsychology and Dreaming: Exploring the Depths of Deep Ecology.” [...]
Tags:dreams, ecopsychology
Filed Under: Eco-Dreaming
Posted by Ryan Hurd on September 1, 2007 | No Comments
I”m sad to report that the oldest site for dream studies on the web has published its last issue. Electric Dreams has been providing cutting-edge dream theory and information for fourteen years. Yeah, that’s long before “google” became a verb. Indeed, the associated networking site Dream Gate paved the way for [...]
Filed Under: Dream Interpretation
Posted by Ryan Hurd on August 29, 2007 | 18 Comments
A study on “dreams of the deceased” is being conducted by researcher Kevin Kovelant. He is currently looking for stories by the public on their personal experiences.
Here is Kovelant’s explanation:
I am currently working on my Master’s Thesis at John F. Kennedy
University, in Pleasant Hill, California. I am collecting stories of
people’s experiences of [...]
Filed Under: Visitation Dreams
