Astral projection and lucid dreaming are having a moment! Thanks to cult classic films like Inception and Waking Life, and to popular educators such as Jade Shaw (check out her documentary Insight Out if you haven’t yet), we have entered into the … [Read more...] about Sleep Paralysis and the Weird side of Spiritual Experience
Working with Dreams
What makes a big dream BIG?
All cultures that pay attention to dreams make a cut between what's a Big dream and what's an ordinary dream. The cut is not always the same. Different cultures play with different ideas and elevate them or stomp them out, depending on the culture … [Read more...] about What makes a big dream BIG?
Tucker Carlson says he was attacked by a demon—and as a dream researcher I believe him
Journalist and TV personality Tucker Carlson recently shared that he was attacked by an unseen force while sleeping in his bed. I encourage you watch the video clip, because I think it convincingly shows that Carlson truly believes he had this … [Read more...] about Tucker Carlson says he was attacked by a demon—and as a dream researcher I believe him
Doom dreaming: Dreams in the Age of Apocalypse
It’s been a week now since the waters have mostly receded from the twin hurricanes of Helene and Milton. A lot of my family live in Florida: they escaped with some water damage and a few hours of power outage. My peoples in the … [Read more...] about Doom dreaming: Dreams in the Age of Apocalypse
Tombstones beyond time: A precognitive encounter in the pines
One winter morning in rural Alabama, our crew was surveying a pinewoods for a proposed highway. The weather was frosty and I was wearing my usual archaeologist's uniform of several clashing flannel shirts layered with camouflage pants. We walked in … [Read more...] about Tombstones beyond time: A precognitive encounter in the pines
Healing our Cognitive Domestication with Lucid Living
Are you interested in lucid dreaming but frustrated about not having them often, or at all? I've got good news and bad news. Let's start with the bad news: as the continuity hypothesis of dreaming predicts, our nighttime dreaming mirrors our daily … [Read more...] about Healing our Cognitive Domestication with Lucid Living