It's spooky season here, so let's talk about werewolves. In my own lucid dream life, I sometimes shape-shift into other animals. I’ve transformed into birds many times, and I also spontaneously transform into a wolf or werewolf in my lucid dreams. … [Read more...] about Werewolf dreaming: The lucid practice of therianthropy
Lucid Dreaming
How to fly in a lucid dream: and the hidden initiation that awaits
According to the peer-reviewed research, flying in a lucid dream is the most popular thing folks want to do, even more than having dream sex.[1] It's certainly true for me. But learning to fly is not as simple as you would think. There’s a delicate … [Read more...] about How to fly in a lucid dream: and the hidden initiation that awaits
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
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