In the late 1990s, I trained as a field archaeologist. For the better part of a decade, I was part of a merry crew that roamed the forests and mountains of the US, surveying for archaeological sites and excavating them. My work took me from the … [Read more...] about Archaeodreaming: lucid dreaming as a tool for exploring sacred sites
Lucid Dreaming
Did Lucid Dreaming Contribute to the Tucson Shooting?
Jared Loughner is the man alledgedly responsible for the Tucson shooting last Sunday, which resulted in the death of six people and the injury of fourteen others. Since the shooting, and Loughner's arrest, several details about his life have come out … [Read more...] about Did Lucid Dreaming Contribute to the Tucson Shooting?
Neuroscience of Lucid Dreaming
Lucid dreaming research is growing up. At least, that is Allan Hobson's take on the recent burst of scientific studies published on conscious dreaming. Once a myth of Carlos Castaneda, and then a topic guaranteed to instantly transport researchers to … [Read more...] about Neuroscience of Lucid Dreaming
The Rise of Lucid Dreaming
Recent polls conducted by dream researchers indicate that more people are having lucid dreams than ever before. The increase may be "between 10 and 40 per cent since the 1980s," reports Mark Blagrove, a psychologist and dream researcher at the … [Read more...] about The Rise of Lucid Dreaming
The Wolves and the Gift
For years, I was tormented by dreams of being chased by wolves and packs of angry dogs. Usually I would wake up from fright, but sometimes not before one of them sunk their teeth into me or scratched at my hands and face. In waking life, I’m a dog … [Read more...] about The Wolves and the Gift
Lucid Dreaming as Shamanic Technology
Although definitions vary depending on your culture and the strength of your resistance towards the transpersonal, most call lucid dreaming the experience of dreaming with awareness, and sometimes dreaming with control, while the body sleeps. With … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreaming as Shamanic Technology