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Visionary Dreams

The Benefits of Recognizing Ancestral Dreams

By Ryan Hurd

Dreams can provide a quick path to connecting with our direct ancestors. They are waiting to remembered. The road has simply been covered by a few inches of cultural plastic debris whose gods are industry and ecological warfare. But the older path is … [Read more...] about The Benefits of Recognizing Ancestral Dreams

Filed Under: Ancestral Dreams

Cracks in the Dam: Honoring Psychic Dreams

By Ryan Hurd

In all the years of writing for this blog, I have never had a driving urge to convince skeptics of the existence of anomalous experiences like precognitive and telepathic dreams. I'm simply more interested in the transformational aspects of dreamwork … [Read more...] about Cracks in the Dam: Honoring Psychic Dreams

Filed Under: Psychic Dreams Tagged With: mutual dreaming, psi, psychic dream, telepathic dreaming

The Ecstasy of Lucy Liu: Erotic Encounters in Hypnagogia

By Ryan Hurd

 In 1999, actress Lucy Liu had sex with a heavenly figure. Or so she claimed in an interview with US Weekly. She's not shy about what happened, either. She was laying down on the couch for a nap, and felt an unknown presence on top of her. What … [Read more...] about The Ecstasy of Lucy Liu: Erotic Encounters in Hypnagogia

Filed Under: Dream & Sleep Research, Visitation Dreams Tagged With: ghost sex, Lucy Liu, succubus, supernatural assault

Ecstasy and Descent in Lucid Dreaming

By Ryan Hurd

Lucid dreaming is a practice that can take us into the realm of soul and spirit. But while we may hope for ecstatic experiences in our dreams, sometimes a different sort of scene arrives: one that tests our resolve, and leads us into dark places and … [Read more...] about Ecstasy and Descent in Lucid Dreaming

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, Visionary Dreams Tagged With: Bill Plotkin, James Hillman, Lucid Dreaming, lucid nightmares, neurognosis, Scott Sparrow

Shadows within us: Dreaming of Osama bin Laden

By Kevin Kovelant

This is a guest post by Kevin Kovelant. The world is a-buzz over the death of Osama bin Laden. The thing is... I feel absolutely nothing.  Other than a twinge of sadness.  Sadness that it has gone on this long. Has it really been almost 10 years?! … [Read more...] about Shadows within us: Dreaming of Osama bin Laden

Filed Under: Nightmares & Dream Terrors, Visitation Dreams

The Ghosts, Goblins and Vampires of Sleep Paralysis

By Ryan Hurd

Halloween is almost here, and that means it’s time to indulge in some corn sugar gluttony to protect ourselves from the thin veil between the living and dead. That’s my strategy anyways. This time of year, traditionally known as Last Harvest in … [Read more...] about The Ghosts, Goblins and Vampires of Sleep Paralysis

Filed Under: sleep paralysis, Visitation Dreams Tagged With: dream sex, elf stroke, ghost rape, old hag, sleep paralysis, spirit sex, supernatural assault

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