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Book review: Lucid dreaming: accessing your inner virtual realities

Posted by Ryan Hurd on September 15, 2011 | 6 Comments

I just finished reading Paul and Charla Devereux’s updated classic Lucid dreaming. Originally published in 1998, this new edition by DailyGrail Press has additional content for a new generation of readers.
In two words: highly recommended.

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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 [...]

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Perspectives on Lucid Dreaming: the 2011 PsiberDreaming Conference

Posted by Ryan Hurd on August 11, 2011 | No Comments

Interested in rubbing elbows with some of the top dream experts today? I invite you to join me at the 10th annual PsiberDreaming Conference. The con is entirely online, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Dreams. This year’s theme is “Perspectives on lucid dreaming,” and the line up is pretty impressive. And [...]

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Is lucid dreaming spiritually corrupt?

Posted by Ryan Hurd on July 29, 2011 | 6 Comments

This is the third article in a series covering arguments against lucid dreaming. The fear that lucid dreaming is somehow unholy or spiritually corrupt is voiced in conservative religious circles as well as new age spiritual communities. In all of these groups, the fear is that lucidity allows contact with undesirable, unsavory or otherwise harmful [...]

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Is lucid dreaming unnatural?

Posted by Ryan Hurd on July 11, 2011 | 5 Comments

This is the second article in a series that starts with the question: Is lucid dreaming safe? One of most frequent arguments against lucid dreaming is the notion that lucidity disturbs the process—and the function—of dreaming.
It’s a strange critique, because the function of dreaming remains unknown. But for many clinical practitioners, dreams are thought to [...]

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Is Lucid Dreaming Dangerous?

Posted by Ryan Hurd on June 28, 2011 | 17 Comments

Feeling a vague discomfort about the safety of lucid dreaming? Is it dangerous: a slippery slope into madness? Will it make you lose touch with reality? You’re not alone in these thoughts, although I say with confidence that there’s nothing to fear. Not even fear itself.

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