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Lucid Dreaming

Lucid Dreaming and the Well of Souls

By Ryan Hurd

Happy Halloween!  Historically, Halloween is the Anglicized celebration of the Celtic new year, known as Samhain. Early November is traditionally the final harvest in Europe, and also marks the calender as a “cross-quarter day,” in this case in … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreaming and the Well of Souls

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: ancestral, Lucid Dreaming, otherworld, Samhain

Dreaming of Archaeology: A New Podcast Interview

By Ryan Hurd

In lieu of actually blogging (sorry, busy days!), here's the link to a recent invited interview I did with the Archaeology Podcast Network. We talk about how paying attention to dreams can help researchers uncover personal biases as well as reveal … [Read more...] about Dreaming of Archaeology: A New Podcast Interview

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: archaeology podcast network, cognitive archaeology, Lucid Dreaming, rock art

Initial Findings about Galantamine’s Effect on Lucid Dreaming Qualities

By Ryan Hurd

Last month, G. Scott Sparrow, Ralph Carlson and I presented the initial findings for our retrospective study at the annual meeting for the International Association for the Study of Dreams in Virginia Beach, VA. Despite the popular interest in … [Read more...] about Initial Findings about Galantamine’s Effect on Lucid Dreaming Qualities

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, New Dream Studies Tagged With: Dream & Sleep Research, Galantamine, lucid dream pill, Lucid Dreaming, Scott Sparrow

The Lucid Talisman: Restoring an Ancient Cognitive Tool for Lucid Dreaming

By Ryan Hurd

So, I have entered into a new phase of my dreamwork. In a seemingly bizarre move, I have shifted beyond ebooks and gone backwards: creating an artful object that has its roots in centuries past. It's called the Lucid Talisman, and it's basically a … [Read more...] about The Lucid Talisman: Restoring an Ancient Cognitive Tool for Lucid Dreaming

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: dream coin, Lucid Dreaming, lucid dreaming induction, lucid talisman

New Evidence that Lucid Dreaming Improves Performance

By Ryan Hurd

You can learn how to ride a unicycle by dreaming about it. That's the claim made decades years ago by Paul Tholey, a German psychologist who pioneered clinical lucid dreaming research and its connection to sports psychology. He had never been on a … [Read more...] about New Evidence that Lucid Dreaming Improves Performance

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, New Dream Studies

Lucid Dreaming Day Festivities Are Waking Up!

By Ryan Hurd

This April 12th is Lucid Dreaming Day! LDD is a day for celebrating the science and art of lucid dreaming, which is almost a household term. The lucid dreaming community is hoping this event will trigger fresh attention and inspire lucidity in … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreaming Day Festivities Are Waking Up!

Filed Under: Hearsay, Lucid Dreaming

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