I have always liked "year in review" articles, and here's my contribution: the most popular articles from DreamStudies for 2012, plus my thoughts on what the new year is bringing. Top 5 Articles written in 2012 The ecstasy of Lucy Liu: Erotic … [Read more...] about The Best of Dream Studies 2012: Year in Review
Archives for 2012
Have a Very Scary Christmas!
I'm not sure what is creepier: this holiday greeting card depicting ole St Nick colluding with the Krampus, or the fact that the "Christmas Devil" is actually Jack Nicholson. Did you know about Santa's dark companion? He's been largely scrubbed out … [Read more...] about Have a Very Scary Christmas!
9 Tips for Better Sleep and Vivid Dreams over the Holidays
In the Northern hemisphere, we are entering into the dark days. No I don't mean that there's still another year before the next season of House of Dragons. I mean it's dark when I wake up, dark by the time dinner is over, and all I want to do is sit … [Read more...] about 9 Tips for Better Sleep and Vivid Dreams over the Holidays
Balancing Curing and Healing in Modern Medicine
What is the universal symbol for medicine? Chances are, you thought of the caduceus – a staff with two snakes spiraling up, flanked with two outspread wings. Used today by thousands of doctors and medical associations, including the US Surgeon … [Read more...] about Balancing Curing and Healing in Modern Medicine
Guarding the Threshold: the Use of Amulets and Liminal Objects for Sleep Paralysis Night-mares
As most of my readers know, I have “suffered” from sleep paralysis night-mares since I was a teenager. I say suffer in quotes because these chilling episodes have also come to include some of my most transcendent experiences in the … [Read more...] about Guarding the Threshold: the Use of Amulets and Liminal Objects for Sleep Paralysis Night-mares
Cracks in the Dam: Honoring Psychic Dreams
In all the years of writing for this blog, I have never had a driving urge to convince skeptics of the existence of anomalous experiences like precognitive and telepathic dreams. I'm simply more interested in the transformational aspects of dreamwork … [Read more...] about Cracks in the Dam: Honoring Psychic Dreams