Here's a new article about Reconnecting with Nature. This is a quick beginner's guide to nature observation that I try to practice several times a week close to home. This practice is the dayworld side of my dreamwork. The guide is a synthesis of … [Read more...] about Guide to Nature Observation
Mugwort Helps with Remembering Dreams
Mugwort has been known for ages as a reliable dream enhancing plant. I have also had good results with this mild herb that is a close relative of wormwood and has a long history of medicinal use. In the West, mugwort was historically associated … [Read more...] about Mugwort Helps with Remembering Dreams
Angel Dreams? Submit Them Here
Noted dream researcher Robert Van de Castle is collecting dream reports about angels from the public. Angels and other figures composed of light have been making their appearance in Western dreams for several thousand years, yet their dream … [Read more...] about Angel Dreams? Submit Them Here
Two New Lucid Dreaming Resources
Just want to point out two new lucid dreaming articles, both dealing with the history of conscious dreaming. The first is an article about the History of lucid dreaming from Ancient India to the Enlightment, and the second is a list of historic … [Read more...] about Two New Lucid Dreaming Resources
The Dark Side of Shamanic Tourism
This is the Anthropology of Consciousness Review - Part III. Shamanic tourism is gaining popularity every year. This segment of the ecotourism industry serves First Worlders who want to experience entheogens in a somewhat Indigenous context. Of … [Read more...] about The Dark Side of Shamanic Tourism
Anthropology of Consciousness Review: Part II
Two great presentations to cover tonight from two experts in shamanism. Author Hillary Webb gave a spell-binding talk about her participatory research into Andean cosmology. When she asked a respected Andean shaman about the worldview of … [Read more...] about Anthropology of Consciousness Review: Part II
Anthropology of Consciousness Conference Review: Part I
I"m back from chilly New Haven, CT with a head full of ideas. The annual Anthropology of Consciousness conference was a blast, providing fascinating ethnographic reports, experiential research and some intriguing new perspectives of the role of … [Read more...] about Anthropology of Consciousness Conference Review: Part I
Consciousness, Spirit, and Amtrak
I"m getting on a train this evening, heading towards Yale Divinity for the 2008 conference for the Society of the Anthropology of Consciousness. Got my woolens and my soft brown shoes so I can blend in with the ivy scene. Who am I kidding tho? … [Read more...] about Consciousness, Spirit, and Amtrak
Psychogeography and Dreams
One of the most original dream-related sites on the web, urbandreamscape.com, has begun a blog detailing their dream incubation experiments: the Oneironauticum. Jennifer Dumpert and associates discuss their participation in on-going group dreaming … [Read more...] about Psychogeography and Dreams
Are Boring Dreams our Western Heritage?
Since I"m in the business of pointing out good dream research, today I thought I would point out the opposite. Unfortunately, a recent fluff piece from The Daily Advertiser in Arizona is pretty typical of mainstream journalism. It's an entertaining … [Read more...] about Are Boring Dreams our Western Heritage?