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Visionary Dreams

The Path is Clear

By Ryan Hurd

I"ve finally resettled. It's been difficult to think about dreams and consciousness as my attention has been on the material needs. You know, Maslow's sweet hierarchy dictates shelter and food first, dreamy blog updates second. But there's a lot … [Read more...] about The Path is Clear

Filed Under: Eco-Dreaming Tagged With: dream conferences, Eco-Dreaming, ecopsychology, Lucid Dreaming

Guide to Nature Observation

By Ryan Hurd

Here's a new article about Reconnecting with Nature. This is a quick beginner's guide to nature observation that I try to practice several times a week close to home. This practice is the dayworld side of my dreamwork. The guide is a synthesis of … [Read more...] about Guide to Nature Observation

Filed Under: Eco-Dreaming Tagged With: Eco-Dreaming, wilderness

Psychogeography and Dreams

By Ryan Hurd

One of the most original dream-related sites on the web, urbandreamscape.com, has begun a blog detailing their dream incubation experiments: the Oneironauticum. Jennifer Dumpert and associates discuss their participation in on-going group dreaming … [Read more...] about Psychogeography and Dreams

Filed Under: Eco-Dreaming Tagged With: Dream & Sleep Research, psychogeography

Dreaming as Shamanic Archaeology

By Ryan Hurd

Just found an interesting article by Dr. Ron Masa about his practice of shamanic dreamwork. He tells a story about a women who discovered through her dreams a generations-old trauma that has been passed down through her father's lineage. Many … [Read more...] about Dreaming as Shamanic Archaeology

Filed Under: Visionary Dreams Tagged With: ancestral dreams, shamanism

Lucid Dreaming, Shamanism and the Paleolithic

By Ryan Hurd

I just uploaded a new essay about the deep history of lucid dreaming and its potential role in Paleolithic rock art. There's always a danger of projecting our ideas about dreams into the past, especially the deep past, but as archaeologist David … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreaming, Shamanism and the Paleolithic

Filed Under: Eco-Dreaming Tagged With: cognitive archaeology, lucid dreams, rock art, shamanism

Media Watch: Dreams article in Parade Magazine

By Ryan Hurd

I was pleasantly surprised to see a new article about the value of dreaming in the Oct 28, 2007 edition of Parade Magazine. In this piece, author Robert Moss discusses the role of dreams in creativity, problem-solving, emotional intelligence, and … [Read more...] about Media Watch: Dreams article in Parade Magazine

Filed Under: Psychic Dreams Tagged With: evolution, media, psychic dreams, Robert Moss

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