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Lucid Dreaming

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

The Spiritual Science of Mirrors in Dreamwork

By Melinda Powell

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

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: dreamwork, interpret mirror, Lucid Dreaming, lucid surrender, mandalas, mirror in dream, Sufi dreamwork

Journeys into the Deep: Lucid Dreaming and Lucid Surrender

By Melinda Powell

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

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: dreamwork, Lucid Dreaming, lucid surrender, Melinda Powell, meta-awareness, sufism

How to Cure Nightmares and Self Heal with Lucid Dreaming

By Kristen LaMarca

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

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, Nightmares & Dream Terrors

New lucid dreaming and nightmare resolution study looking for participants

By Ryan Hurd

A research team comprised of myself, Scott Sparrow, Remington Mallett, Josie Malinowski, and Mark Thurston is conducting a home-based research study that will test an enhanced lucid dream induction protocol. The protocol consists of pre-sleep … [Read more...] about New lucid dreaming and nightmare resolution study looking for participants

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, New Dream Studies

5 Amazing Spiritual Lucid Dreaming Books You Might Have Missed

By Ryan Hurd

Back in the day, which is to say the early 1990s, when I was wearing flannel and too much patchouli, we read Stephen Laberge's book Lucid Dreaming (now out of print), and we liked it!  I was 20 years old, and the work transformed my dream … [Read more...] about 5 Amazing Spiritual Lucid Dreaming Books You Might Have Missed

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: Lucid Dreaming, lucid dreaming philosophy, spiritual dream books

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