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Dream ReLiving: An Advanced Lucid Dreaming Practice

By Ryan Hurd

I’d like to share an advanced lucid dreaming technique taught by Scott Sparrow, a psychotherapist who played a major role in the beginning of the modern lucid dreaming movement.   Dreams often give us gifts, but sometimes as lucid dreamers we … [Read more...] about Dream ReLiving: An Advanced Lucid Dreaming Practice

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: Dawning of the clear light, dream re-entry, dream reliving, Lucid Dreaming, Scott Sparrow

Dreams and the Gift of Masculinity

By Ryan Hurd

Most people who are interested in learning more about their dreams are women.  Whether it's culture or biological, women seem to be more willing to explore the murky murk of their dreamworld as well as share their dreams with others. Why are most … [Read more...] about Dreams and the Gift of Masculinity

Filed Under: Working with Dreams Tagged With: dreamwork, Harvey Keitel, Keith Nobbs, Lucid Dreaming, mens dreams, menswork

Lucid Nightmares – Submit Your Dream

By Ryan Hurd

I'm preparing for my upcoming lecture on lucid nightmares, coming up in three weeks in Chicago at the annual conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams. So if you want to be part of my data pool for this rendition of the … [Read more...] about Lucid Nightmares – Submit Your Dream

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors Tagged With: Lucid Dreaming, lucid nightmares, scary lucid dream

Robert Moss’s Blog & the Archaeology of Gratitude

By Ryan Hurd

Check out the new blog by renown dream worker Robert Moss.  I say new, but he's really been at it for six months already. Moss has an approachable style to working with dreams, and he never ceases to inspire me.  In fact, his classic book Conscious … [Read more...] about Robert Moss’s Blog & the Archaeology of Gratitude

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: conscious dreaming, Lucid Dreaming, Robert Moss

Nightmares Linked with Multiple Suicide Attempts

By Ryan Hurd

A study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden reports that suicidal patients are more likely to attempt to take their life again if they have nightmares following the first attempt. In fact, the data suggests that gender and psychiatric diagnosis … [Read more...] about Nightmares Linked with Multiple Suicide Attempts

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors Tagged With: dream researhc, nightmare research, Nightmares & Dream Terrors, Nils Sj??str??m, suicide, suicide nightmares

Lucid Dreaming, Religion and Cognitive Science

By Ryan Hurd

For my San Francisco Bay area readers, I"m announcing a free public event titled "Lucid Dreaming, Religion, and Cognitive Science" taking place next week at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. I'll be speaking about the history of lucid dreaming … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreaming, Religion and Cognitive Science

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: cognitive science, Dream & Sleep Research, Eleanor Rosch, Institute of Buddhist Studies, Kelly Bulkeley, Lucid Dreaming, religion

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