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Lucid Dreaming as Shamanic Technology

By Ryan Hurd

Although definitions vary depending on your culture and the strength of your resistance towards the transpersonal, most call lucid dreaming the experience of dreaming with awareness, and sometimes dreaming with control, while the body sleeps. With … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreaming as Shamanic Technology

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: ayahuasca, Dream Herbs & Supplements, dream shamanism, Eco-Dreaming, Inception, Lucid Dreaming, Project Somnacin, shamanic lucid dreams

14 Tips for Getting Rid of Nightmares

By Ryan Hurd

Sometimes the only dreams we remember are the ones we wish we could forget. Nightmares can be instructive, and most psychologists believe that they are a healthy part of life. But if you are plagued by repetitive nightmares and are losing sleep, … [Read more...] about 14 Tips for Getting Rid of Nightmares

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors Tagged With: Dream & Sleep Research, dream research participation, gratitude, Nightmares & Dream Terrors, sleep hygiene, sleep paralysis

How to Have More Lucid Dreams: Through Lucid Living

By Ryan Hurd

Movies like Inception and Avatar have made lucid dreaming a household word. The buzz around the idea that we can wake up in our dreams ripples outwards, rocking our collective boat as more us realize that the world as we know it is malleable and … [Read more...] about How to Have More Lucid Dreams: Through Lucid Living

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: Arnold Mindell, dreambody, Eugene Genlin, Lucid Dreaming, lucid dreaming supplements, lucid dreams, reality check

The Journey East

By Ryan Hurd

A few nights ago, I dreamed of a house floating down a river. I ran up a hill to a bridge to see if I could jump on. On the way up, I noticed I was barefoot and my feet had great traction on the loose soils of the path.  I missed the boat. But then I … [Read more...] about The Journey East

Filed Under: Hearsay

Book Review: Dark Intrusions by Louis Proud

By Ryan Hurd

Dark Intrusions by Louis Proud is a much needed investigation into the paranormal aspects of sleep paralysis visions. Proud digs deep and views SP within the philosophical and literary traditions of spiritualism, mediumship, ghost hauntings and … [Read more...] about Book Review: Dark Intrusions by Louis Proud

Filed Under: Dreamy Book Reviews Tagged With: Charles Tart, Dark Intrusions, discarnate entities, ghost rape, Louis Proud, sleep paralysis, transpersonal psychology, Wesley Strieber

Inception: A Lucid Dreamer’s Review

By Ryan Hurd

Inception came out over the weekend and I was not disappointed. The movie felt like a dizzy sci-fi lucid dream and I stumbled out of the theater afterward like I has just crawled out of a hall of mirrors. Don't worry, there's no big spoilers in this … [Read more...] about Inception: A Lucid Dreamer’s Review

Filed Under: Dreamy Movies Tagged With: Chris Nolan, dream architect, dream creation, Inception, Lucid Dreaming, mutual dreams, somnacin

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