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Working with Dreams

Encouraging Lucid Dreaming with Video Games

By Ryan Hurd

Mom was wrong: video games don’t rot your brain. Gaming can actually develop your focus, self-esteem, and mental balance; which are all useful skills for encouraging lucidity in dreams... and in waking life. Lucid dream … [Read more...] about Encouraging Lucid Dreaming with Video Games

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, Technology Tagged With: field independence, Jayne Gackenbach, Lucid Dreaming, video games

The Doppelgänger: facing the otherworldly mirror

By Ryan Hurd

At night, the veil is thin. The spirits are marching. Cold air blankets their arrival. Through the mists, a figure emerges. He is a stranger, cloaked in dark spun wool, his face obscured. He stands next to your bed and you strain for … [Read more...] about The Doppelgänger: facing the otherworldly mirror

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors, Theories of Dreaming Tagged With: autoscopy, doppelganger, out of body experience, spirit double, spirit flight

Halloween Infographic: the Vampires and Werewolves of Sleep Paralysis

By Ryan Hurd

Why do millions of sane and rational people believe in ghosts? Because they actually see them, hovering over the bed and holding them down. Over the centuries, spooky stories have warned us of the creatures of the night. But these tales don't just … [Read more...] about Halloween Infographic: the Vampires and Werewolves of Sleep Paralysis

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors, sleep paralysis Tagged With: halloween, infographic, old hag, paranormal activity, sleep paralysis, supernatural assault

Stabilizing Lucid Dreaming with Gratitude and Forgiveness

By Ryan Hurd

Emotions are often put aside when we are looking for ways to increase lucidity in dreams. This is definitely a missed opportunity, because by design dreaming is built upon emotional logic. Navigating the lucid dream successfully, whatever your … [Read more...] about Stabilizing Lucid Dreaming with Gratitude and Forgiveness

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, Working with Dreams Tagged With: emotional dreams, gratitude practices, Lucid Dreaming, reconciliation dreams

Lucid Dreaming and Non-Duality

By Ryan Hurd

If you live in the Pacific Northwest, check out the annual Science and Nonduality Conference in San Rafael, CA on October 19-23. This is a special year, as several founding lucid dream researchers—including Stephen LaBerge—are kicking off the event … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreaming and Non-Duality

Filed Under: Dreams & Media, Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: Fariba Bogzaran, lucid dreaming workshop, nonduality, Patricia Garfield, Scott Sparrow, stephen laberge

Getting to know Calea zacatechichi aka the Dream Herb

By Ben Jacobs

One of my first experiences with Calea zacatechichi involved taking bong hit after bong hit from my couch at home, a spectacle that evidently warranted harassment from any onlookers. "What - do you think you're going to get high or something?" The … [Read more...] about Getting to know Calea zacatechichi aka the Dream Herb

Filed Under: Dream Herbs & Supplements Tagged With: calea, calea zacatechihi, dream herb, lucid dreaming herbs, lucid dreaming supplements

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