Halloween in the USA: basically it's a nationwide sugar rush and an good excuse to dress up in a sexy costume. But don't forget the origins of the holiday - that's some scary stuff. Turn on the tube tonight and you"re likely to see more than your … [Read more...] about Free nightmare hotline still active
Working with Dreams
Nightmares and Sleep Paralysis
Gyrus from Dreamflesh made this connection between false awakenings and sleep paralysis: in both of these altered states, we feel like we are "awake" and aware of our surroundings. In a false awakening, this certainty of "awakeness" turns out to be a … [Read more...] about Nightmares and Sleep Paralysis
False awakenings
Kris from Reality Shifter has posted a thought provoking article about false awakenings and lucid dreams. She describes the false awakening as occurring: when you"re dreaming and believe you"ve woken up when in actuality you are still dreaming and … [Read more...] about False awakenings
The Dreamers’ Resistance
It's Columbus Day here in the US, the day the banks and post office close their doors to commemorate Christopher Columbus's colonial exploits in the New World. As Wikipedia neatly summarizes: "Columbus directly brought about the demise of many … [Read more...] about The Dreamers’ Resistance
Lost in transition
I"m in the middle of a move so my life has been a bit frazzled lately. Transitions are rough times, but they also have a very magical quality to them. I"d like to submit, quite seriously, that moving is an altered state of consciousness. This does … [Read more...] about Lost in transition
3 Non-Lucid Myths about Lucid Dreaming
Every couple of years, a major publication venue in the US does a fluff piece on the topic of lucid dreaming. As a dream researcher and an avid lucid dreamer myself, I am usually excited and simultaneously disappointed by these stories. Last week's … [Read more...] about 3 Non-Lucid Myths about Lucid Dreaming