In the lucid dreaming community, there's a lot of emphasis on how to lengthen lucid dreams and prevent awakening. There is nothing wrong with this. The skill of holding your attention span and riding the turbulent sea of REM takes time to develop, … [Read more...] about 4 reasons not to lengthen a lucid dream
Archives for 2012
Why Kids Can’t Sleep: Growing Up in the Digital Age
It’s easy to be nonchalant about how nobody gets enough sleep these days, but the impact on our children is real. Most kids in the US and UK are overtired, and most teens are in a state of constant sleep deprivation. In fact, Generation Z (currently … [Read more...] about Why Kids Can’t Sleep: Growing Up in the Digital Age
Renewing the Practice of Dream Divination
Dreams and divination exist in the same realm. There are elements of synchronicity, surprise, and mystery to both. They go together like apples and cinnamon. And in many cultures dreams are the divination tools. Many Native American and other … [Read more...] about Renewing the Practice of Dream Divination
Book Review: Communing with the Gods by Charles Laughlin
Whenever I have had a spare moment for the past three months, I've been sneaking peaks at Charles Laughlin's new book Communing with the gods: Consciousness, culture and the dreaming brain. It's a tome, over 500 pages long, and because of its girth I … [Read more...] about Book Review: Communing with the Gods by Charles Laughlin
Video Chat about Lucid Immersion with Anne Hill of DreamTalk Radio
Anne Hill from DreamTalk Radio just posted our talk about lucid dreaming on the youtubes. It's a lively 20 minute discussion about my new book project Lucid Immersion Blueprint. Anne is a veteran in the dream studies community and an author herself … [Read more...] about Video Chat about Lucid Immersion with Anne Hill of DreamTalk Radio
The Surfer Technique for Inducing Lucid Dreams
One night in a dream, a tall and attractive man appeared outside my house wearing a naval officer's uniform. I distinctly remember his blue jacket and white cap. He was a stranger, and yet I felt I could trust him. I let him in and he stayed to talk … [Read more...] about The Surfer Technique for Inducing Lucid Dreams