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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.

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Lucid Dreaming as Shamanic Technology

Posted by Ryan Hurd on September 14, 2010 | 18 Comments

Although definitions vary depending on your culture and the strength of your resistance towards the transpersonal, most call lucid dreaming the experience of dreaming with awareness, and sometimes dreaming with control, while the body sleeps. With the buzz around Inception, there have been more news articles about dream research in the last month than I’ve [...]

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EcoDreaming: How Nature Speaks in our Dreams

Posted by Ryan Hurd on August 10, 2009 | 10 Comments

“God sleeps in stone, breathes in plants, dreams in animals, and awakens in man” – Hindu Proverb

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Track Dreams with the Moon

Posted by Ryan Hurd on August 21, 2008 | 2 Comments

Everytime the moon is full, I get dozens of visitors who are looking for information on the connection between the full moon and dreams. It’s like clock-work. Oh, it is clock-work.
So, here’s a great way to research how the moon’s cycles effect our dreams. Check out Erin Langley’s site: dream-people.net. This [...]

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The Path is Clear

Posted by Ryan Hurd on July 3, 2008 | No Comments

I”ve finally resettled. It’s been difficult to think about dreams and consciousness as my attention has been on the material needs. You know, Maslow’s sweet hierarchy dictates shelter and food first, dreamy blog updates second.
But there’s a lot going on in the consciousness studies community, and I am well poised now to share [...]

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Guide to Nature Observation

Posted by Ryan Hurd on April 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

Here’s a new article about Reconnecting with Nature. This is a quick beginner’s guide to nature observation that I try to practice several times a week close to home. This practice is the dayworld side of my dreamwork.
The guide is a synthesis of different practices developed by psychologist Eugene Gendlin, naturalist Jon [...]

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