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Exploring Sex & Lucid Dreaming

By Ryan Hurd

For a topic as popular as lucid dream sex, it's strange that there are few valuable guides. Part of this disconnect is because lucid dreaming is marketed as the ultimate "virtual reality " but, in practice, erotic dreams are not so easy to … [Read more...] about Exploring Sex & Lucid Dreaming

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: erotic dreams, Lucid Dreaming, sexual lucid dream

Solo Dream Interpretation Reinforces Your Personal Mythology

By Ryan Hurd

ScienceDaily has really been covering some great dream research studies recently. Earlier this week, SD reported on a group of studies that look into how ordinary people find meaning in their dreams. The studies cited investigated under which … [Read more...] about Solo Dream Interpretation Reinforces Your Personal Mythology

Filed Under: Dream Interpretation Tagged With: Carey Morewedge, Dream Interpretation, dream sharing

Lucid Dreamers Wanted for Study on Hypnopompic Hallucinations

By Ryan Hurd

Theoretical Neurophysiologist Karl Simanonok, PhD is looking for lucid dreamers to join his study on "auditory binding," which is the hypothetical moment when consciousness "sticks to" the auditory system while waking up out of … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreamers Wanted for Study on Hypnopompic Hallucinations

Filed Under: New Dream Studies Tagged With: Dream & Sleep Research, hypnagogia, hypnopompia, Karl Simanonok, lucid dreams

Sleep On It — You’ve got Nothing to Lose

By Ryan Hurd

I was in college when I learned that if I crammed for a test and then got a couple hours sleep, that crammed info would still be in my head the next morning. It was a great discovery -- I have always been a fan of getting my sleep. Now a group of … [Read more...] about Sleep On It — You’ve got Nothing to Lose

Filed Under: Sleep Research Tagged With: cortical plasticity, Marcos Frank, memory studies, sleep research, sleep science

Book Review: Lucid Dreaming by Robert Waggoner

By Ryan Hurd

My recent poll showed that you want more book reviews about dreams and consciousness - lovely! With so much information in the world, it is helpful to have a guide. With that in mind, I highly recommend Robert Waggoner's new book: Lucid Dreaming: … [Read more...] about Book Review: Lucid Dreaming by Robert Waggoner

Filed Under: Dreamy Book Reviews Tagged With: indigenous science, lucid dream book review, Lucid Dreaming, pan-psychism, Robert Waggoner, transpersonal psychology

Alchemy and Dreams

By Ryan Hurd

Image _MG_2109b (cc) by D N If you are interested in the topics of alchemy, transformation of consciousness and dreams, I recommend checking out educational philosopher Seth Miller's website at Spirit Alchemy. Miller has tons of scholarly articles … [Read more...] about Alchemy and Dreams

Filed Under: Dream & Sleep Research Tagged With: alchemy, anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner, Seth Miller, William Dement

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