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Sleep Paralysis, Fear, and Spirituality

Posted by Ryan Hurd on February 26, 2010 | 13 Comments

The following is an excerpt from my soon-to-be published ebook, Sleep Paralysis: A Dreamer’s Guide. This section illustrates how sleep paralysis is a complex set of experiences that includes body paralysis, waking hallucinations, and the fear that connects these two strands together, reinforcing the nightmarish aspects of the condition.

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Health, Spirituality and the Cult of the Perfect Body

Posted by Christine Garvin on October 26, 2009 | 2 Comments

Listening to Carrie Fisher’s encapsulated biography, “Wishful Drinking” on audiobook recently, I thought about how the Baby Boomers, and their Greatest Generation parents, had no choices when it came to depression, mental illness, homosexuality, or pain and grief.

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IONS opens its doors

Posted by Ryan Hurd on December 11, 2007 | 1 Comment

I just learned that the Institute of Noetic Sciences has opened its virtual library of consciousness studies to the public until December 24th.
Included in this promotion are video interviews from Deepak Chopra and other luminaries, as well as access to dozens of articles and audio broadcasts on subjects ranging from spirituality, the paranormal, the [...]

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Dreams, art and spirituality: a blog shout-out

Posted by Ryan Hurd on November 16, 2007 | 1 Comment

I just discovered Tristy Taylor’s blog about dreams, art and spirituality. Taylor is an Interfaith minister who writes eloquently about dreamwork as a soulful path.
I especially like her discussion about the role of psychological projection in everyday life as well as dreams:

Tags:dream art, shadow, spirituality

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