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Dreaming of Fairies and Connecting to the Ecological Self

By Ryan Hurd 4 Comments

Not long ago, I was doing a nature meditation practice at my usual creek-side spot by the sycamore tree and became aware of the strong presence of a small spring that joins the creek. This mingling of waters became my meditation. Later, I found the … [Read more...] about Dreaming of Fairies and Connecting to the Ecological Self

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: ecological self, fairy dreams, integral archaeology, Lucid Dreaming, nature awareness, nature meditation

Dream Journaling is Mindfulness

By Ryan Hurd

I had an interesting conversation with dream researcher Kelly Bulkeley recently about the benefits of keeping a dream journal.  Having a record of our dreams is incredible, as we usually forget even our previously recalled dreams otherwise. When we … [Read more...] about Dream Journaling is Mindfulness

Filed Under: Working with Dreams Tagged With: contemplative practice, creativity, dream journal, dream journaling, dream meaning, dream meditation, Kelly Bulkeley, mindfulness

Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door: The Line Between Realities

By Jason DeBord

The line between the world we experience in dreams and the one we experience while awake seems to be clear. You cross it when you wake up and open your eyes to the real world, and the one you leave, that seems to exist only in your mind while … [Read more...] about Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door: The Line Between Realities

Filed Under: Dream Interpretation, Nightmares & Dream Terrors Tagged With: Carl Jung, Dream Interpretation, dreaming, Jason DeBord, Nightmares & Dream Terrors, RadOwl, Reddit dreams, synchronicity, Wolfgang Pauli

Lucidity is not the same as Dream Control

By Ryan Hurd

Despite the constant repetition in popular media that lucid dreaming is “controlling your dreams,” these two concepts are not the same. One can be lucid and not “in control” of either the dreambody or the dreaming environment, just as one can … [Read more...] about Lucidity is not the same as Dream Control

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: cocreation, dream control, Lucid Dreaming, meta-cognition, Scott Sparrow, self-development, stephen laberge

Breaking the Silence about Sleep Paralysis

By Sheila Pryce Brooks

Since the 1970s autoethnographies have been used by researchers to explore and reflect upon different aspects of a personal experience. As more people are today aware of the sleep paralysis phenomena, I write in autoethnographic style, feeling no … [Read more...] about Breaking the Silence about Sleep Paralysis

Filed Under: sleep paralysis Tagged With: hypnagogia, incubus, sleep paralysis

Dreams, Liminal Objects and Magical Thinking

By Ryan Hurd

It may reek of new age sentimentality, but the ability of talisman to traverse the worlds is really effective. Using a talisman as a dream tool is an efficient strategy because the dreamworld is precisely where magical thinking works. It’s the … [Read more...] about Dreams, Liminal Objects and Magical Thinking

Filed Under: Working with Dreams Tagged With: dream amulet, liminality, Lucid Dreaming, lucid talisman, magick

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