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
Lucid Dreaming
Dreaming of Fairies and Connecting to the Ecological Self
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
Lucidity is not the same as Dream Control
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
The Spiritual Science of Mirrors in Dreamwork
I invite you to explore with me the properties of light and symmetry in mirrors and how these appear in dreams and dreamwork. Through the ages, spiritual traditions have referred to the enigmatic property of mirrors as a metaphor to convey spiritual … [Read more...] about The Spiritual Science of Mirrors in Dreamwork
Journeys into the Deep: Lucid Dreaming and Lucid Surrender
In this short account of lucid dreaming, we start on the "surface," beginning with a brief overview of how the lucid brain state has been evidenced by neuroscience, conceptualised and popularised. We then explore increasing degrees of lucidity, … [Read more...] about Journeys into the Deep: Lucid Dreaming and Lucid Surrender
How to Cure Nightmares and Self Heal with Lucid Dreaming
Here’s an exclusive peek inside the new book of Kristen LaMarca, PhD, 'Learn to Lucid Dream: Powerful Techniques for Awakening Creativity and Consciousness." This methodical introduction teaches you both the science and spirituality of lucid … [Read more...] about How to Cure Nightmares and Self Heal with Lucid Dreaming