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Book review: Lucid dreaming: accessing your inner virtual realities

By Ryan Hurd

I just finished reading Paul and Charla Devereux’s updated classic Lucid dreaming. Originally published in 1998, this new edition by DailyGrail Press has additional content for a new generation of readers. In two words: highly recommended. At first … [Read more...] about Book review: Lucid dreaming: accessing your inner virtual realities

Filed Under: Dreamy Book Reviews, Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: aromatherapy, Charla Devereux, dream herbs, Lucid Dreaming, Paul Devereux, virtual reality

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

Perspectives on Lucid Dreaming: the 2011 PsiberDreaming Conference

By Ryan Hurd

  Interested in rubbing elbows with some of the top dream experts today?  I invite you to join me at the 10th annual PsiberDreaming Conference. The con is entirely online, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Dreams. This year’s … [Read more...] about Perspectives on Lucid Dreaming: the 2011 PsiberDreaming Conference

Filed Under: Hearsay, Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: dream conference, Fariba Bogzaran, Jayne Gackenbach, Lucid Dreaming, Psiberdreaming, Robbie Bosnak, Robert Waggoner

Is lucid dreaming spiritually corrupt?

By Ryan Hurd

This is the third article in a series covering arguments against lucid dreaming. The fear that lucid dreaming is somehow unholy or spiritually corrupt is voiced in conservative religious circles as well as new age spiritual communities. In all of … [Read more...] about Is lucid dreaming spiritually corrupt?

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: Lucid Dreaming, lucid nightmares, neurognosis, spiritual dreams

Is lucid dreaming unnatural?

By Ryan Hurd

This is the second article in a series that starts with the question: Is lucid dreaming safe? One of most frequent arguments against lucid dreaming is the notion that lucidity disturbs the process—and the function—of dreaming. It’s a strange … [Read more...] about Is lucid dreaming unnatural?

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming, Theories of Dreaming Tagged With: Freud, Lucid Dreaming, lucid dreams, stephen laberge

Is Lucid Dreaming Dangerous?

By Ryan Hurd

Feeling a vague discomfort about the safety of lucid dreaming?  Is it dangerous: a slippery slope into madness? Will it make you lose touch with reality?  You’re not alone in these thoughts, although I say with confidence that there’s nothing to … [Read more...] about Is Lucid Dreaming Dangerous?

Filed Under: Lucid Dreaming Tagged With: dreams and mental illness, false awakenings, Lucid Dreaming

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