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Archives for 2012

The Best of Dream Studies 2012: Year in Review

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Hearsay

Have a Very Scary Christmas!

By Ryan Hurd

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!

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: krampus, mythology, santa

9 Tips for Better Sleep and Vivid Dreams over the Holidays

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: melatonin, sleep tips, travel tips, vivid dreams

Balancing Curing and Healing in Modern Medicine

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health Tagged With: aesclepius, alchemy, caduceus, dream medicine, Hermes, integrative medicine, placebo effect

Guarding the Threshold: the Use of Amulets and Liminal Objects for Sleep Paralysis Night-mares

By Ryan Hurd

  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

Filed Under: sleep paralysis

Cracks in the Dam: Honoring Psychic Dreams

By Ryan Hurd

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

Filed Under: Psychic Dreams Tagged With: mutual dreaming, psi, psychic dream, telepathic dreaming

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