Learn the secret practice of ritual dreaming

This online course will transform what you think is possible with your dream life.

Learn how to incorporate liminal objects like amulets and talisman into your dream practice for explosive results.

With this three week course, you'll be empowered to feel safer when facing the unknown, call powerful dreams, and go lucid in your dreams -- even if you've never worked with sacred objects before.

Essential details: This is a live online workshop: April 28th - May 16th

3 live sessions are April 28, May 5 and May 12th -- all at 10AM Eastern / 1PM Eastern / 6PM London.

Course also includes live recordings, dedicated forum, exclusive downloads and direct feedback from your instructor. This is a live, cohort-based course built for transforming your dream life.

What are dream amulets?

Using a talisman as a dream tool is an efficient strategy because the dreamworld is precisely where magical thinking works. It’s the dominant logic, creating an increased fusion between subject/object that is rarely seen in the waking world.

These liminal objects hold the space, even for those of us whose default worldview is a skeptical scientific materialism.

The night demands a different kind of logic, an older cognitive strategy that is not so much superstitious as it is appropriate to the task at hand.

The key to opening the dream world is feeling safe, relaxed and inspired so we can dance with the Imaginal with our eyes open to a more expansive world.

Here's What You'll Leave with:

A Ritual Plan for your Dream Life

Apply practical strategies not only for preparing for sleep but also to apply in the dream itself, lucid or not

Confidence when Facing the Unknown

Draw secure boundaries and stay open to new information and healing moments

Super charge your Intentions

Focus your healing, spiritual and creative wishes with the ancient skill of dream calibration

Go Lucid in your dreams

Awaken to the dreaming moment with tailored skills that incorporate your amulet practices

About your Instructor

I'm Ryan Hurd, an award-winning lucid dreaming scholar, author of the book Lucid Talisman: Forgotten Lore, and editor with Kelly Bulkeley of the two volume reference set Lucid dreaming: New perspectives on consciousness in sleep.

I'm also an ex-archaeologist who loves bridging the material world with the Imaginal realms.

My most recent peer-reviewed article with Scott Sparrow looked at ancedents of mystical light in lucid dreams (Religions, 2024, 15, 1228).

I wrote my most recent book Lucid Talisman to help folks supercharge lucid dreaming with ritual practices, but readers have asked for more support. That's exactly what this course is for.

Here’s what Charlie Morley, bestselling author of Dreams of Awakening said about my recent book on dream amulets:

Both a guide to using talisman to enhance lucid dreaming as well as a stand-alone lucid dreaming guide, this new book from veteran Dreamworker Ryan Hurd offers a fresh new perspective on integrating lucidity into everyday life through ancient means.

But honestly, my expertise is grounded in the personal… I’ve experienced extraordinary dreams since I was a wee lad. My experience as an archaeologist has shown me how the material realm can support our imagination, and in some surprisingly effective ways. My own journey that guides this exploration, and I am motivated to help you avoid the pitfalls I've found along the way.

Who is this course for?

This course is for you if:

You are interested in learning how to more effectively use safe and grounded ritual practices to spark your dreaming life for creativity, spirituality or healing.
You have had trouble remembering more dreams
You are looking for ancestral encounters, spiritual/cosmic downloads or more lucid dreams.
You sometimes feel unsafe in your dream explorations -- whether through bad dreams, sleep paralysis or lucid nightmares -- this course provides the essential psychic defense skills you need to go deeper, safely and sustainably.
You are also interested in the history of dream magick and the secret anthropology of lucid dreaming

As best selling author Robert Moss said:

Ryan Hurd is an eloquent storyteller and a charming guide. You will find that his advice on lucid dreaming opens into the broader horizons of lucid living with eyes open or shut.

Course Features

3 Live sessions

We meet on Thursdays at 10AM Pacific / 1PM Eastern / 6PM London. Dates are April 28th, May 8th, and May 16th

Private Courseroom

Recordings, downloads, extra resources and conversations are all here

Direct Instructor feedback

Ryan will be on hand to answer all your questions and focus your plans

Course Curriculum

My courses are always co-created by the needs and interests of students, so consider these themes as starting points for our exploration.

Week 1 Apotropia

We discuss the art of dreaming defense, including how to create a safe and ritually strong bedroom sanctuary. By moving beyond fear, we find the fruits of curiosity are often creative and expansive, rippling out into new potentials for waking life.

Week 2 Intentionality

Artists, writers, scientists and creatives of all stripes have leveraged their dreams for greater access to the creative, dreaming mind. Learn the ancient practice of dream magick / calibration. You'll meet the dream halfway and finally learn to fly in this co-creative altered state

Week 3 Lucidity

Advanced amulet practices bring the skill of self-awareness to the Imaginal moment. Lucidity in maturity blooms with healthy vigilance, strong willpower and making room for the art of surrender. What will you do the next time you go lucid?

Course Bonuses

A Lucid Amulet

Lucid Talisman eBook

Join us in supercharging your Imaginal Zone

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