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Learning to Dance with Lucid Dreamwork

By Ryan Hurd

Lucid dreamwork, as I practice it today, is not only about exploring dream images and symbols but also the choices we make in our dreams. Our choices are often hidden in waking life, but in lucid dreams the decision point behind what happens to us … [Read more...] about Learning to Dance with Lucid Dreamwork

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, Working with Dreams Tagged With: healing, initiation dreams, Lucid Dreaming, lucid nightmare, Robert Bly

Lucid Dreamers Know They Have Bigger Brains and More Self Reflection. And They Know that You Know.

By Ryan Hurd

In a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich suggested that people who can frequently have lucid dreams—that is, dreaming … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreamers Know They Have Bigger Brains and More Self Reflection. And They Know that You Know.

Filed Under: New Dream Studies Tagged With: Lucid Dreaming, Max Planck, metacognition, neuroscience of lucid dreaming

Dreaming in the News for January 2015

By Ryan Hurd

There's been a flurry of interesting articles, events and research news about dream studies recently. Here's a list of some stories that may have slipped past your radar. enjoy! Why do we run so slowly in our dreams? This Mashable piece is … [Read more...] about Dreaming in the News for January 2015

Filed Under: Dream & Sleep Research, Dreams & Media

2014: Year in Review and Looking Ahead with Some Bold Proclamations

By Ryan Hurd

Happy New Year! I have been in my cave for the last week or so, thanks mostly to a bad head cold. I must have needed the break though because I've been sleeping like nobody's business. The time off has also given me the chance to reflect -- isn't … [Read more...] about 2014: Year in Review and Looking Ahead with Some Bold Proclamations

Filed Under: Hearsay

Exploring Nootropics: Mind Supplements for Lucid Dreaming

By D L

This is a guest post by D.L. of TheLucidDreamSite.com. Ryan offered me the opportunity to share my perspectives on nootropic supplementation and its role in a lucid dream induction program. To begin with, I have a vested interest in this topic … [Read more...] about Exploring Nootropics: Mind Supplements for Lucid Dreaming

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health, Dream Herbs & Supplements, Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: dream supplements, Galantamine, lucid dreaming pill, Lucidimine, piracetam

The Initiation into Ancestral Lucid Dreaming

By Ryan Hurd

We don’t have to forget the last hundred epochs to appreciate the ancient aspects of lucid dreaming, but as Westerners we may need to let go of some destructive myths in order to participate at deeper levels of imagination like those still cultivated … [Read more...] about The Initiation into Ancestral Lucid Dreaming

Filed Under: Ancestral Dreams, Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: ancestral dreaming, deep ancestry, initiation dreams, Lucid Dreaming, snake dreams

So What About Dreams of Past Lives?

By Ryan Hurd

I have to be honest. Until recently, I have never looked deeply into the topic of dreams of past lives.  I basically just assumed it was wishful thinking added to a powerful dream experience.  But recently, ever since my own crack in the dam, I have … [Read more...] about So What About Dreams of Past Lives?

Filed Under: Visionary Dreams Tagged With: dreams of past lives, paranormal dreaming, past life dreams, postcognition

It’s here! May I Introduce: Dream Like a Boss Book 2

By Ryan Hurd

Let's talk about BIG DREAMS. That's what Dream Like a Boss Book 2 is all about: Big dreams, lucid dreams and borderlands of consciousness. It's my introduction to working with extraordinary dreaming—a journey into the weirdness, stitched together … [Read more...] about It’s here! May I Introduce: Dream Like a Boss Book 2

Filed Under: Dreams & Media, Working with Dreams Tagged With: big dreams, borderlands of consciousness, dream like a boss book two, lucid dreams, psychic dreams

Why Ghosts Won’t go Away

By Ryan Hurd

The veil is thin and once again the News Authorities are briefly letting in some discourse about spirits in the modern world for the next few weeks. There's all kinds of spectral goodness in the mainstream outlets, discussing reasons why ghosts and … [Read more...] about Why Ghosts Won’t go Away

Filed Under: Consciousness & Health, Visitation Dreams

A Lucid Meeting of the Minds

By Ryan Hurd

I want to share a video conversation about the leading edge of lucid dreaming work. Honestly, the talk is probably the most mature and theoretically-savvy discussion on lucid dreaming I've been part of in years. Topics include mutual dreaming, the … [Read more...] about A Lucid Meeting of the Minds

Filed Under: Dreams & Media, Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: Adam Palmer, Lucid Dreaming, lucid dreaming video, Rory Mac Sweeney, Thomas Peisel

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