Lucid Dreams Break Political Boundaries
The wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in the UK pushed the British artist Potent Whisper to create the project “Lucid Lovers”. This is an audio novel about a couple torn apart…
Sleep Paralysis Is Still Considered a “Spiritual Punishment” in Turkey
Recently, we talked about how culture and mythology influence the perception of sleep paralysis in different countries, often leading to interpretations of the phenomenon as a demonic presence. In March…
Lucid Dreaming Treats Insomnia
Insomnia is a sleep disorder wherein a person has difficulties falling asleep several nights a week. People with insomnia often wake up during night and their dreams are more likely…
Are Lucid Dreams Dangerous for the Brain?
With its increasing popularity among practitioners, the phenomenon of lucid dreaming is also finding itself under growing criticism on the part of researchers. Some scientists go so far as to…
Near-Death Experiences Are More Vivid Than Ordinary Memories
Memories of near-death experiences (NDE) are often presented as “more real” than memories of other real or imagined events, scientists led by Helena Cassol from the University of Liege, Belgium…
Sequel to Lucid Dreams for the Lazy Published
A hundred years ago, Sylvan Muldoon published The Projection of the Astral Body, which he had written based on just a couple dozen experiences of the phase (“astral”) state. In…
Can Lucid Dreams Cure Even Severe Nightmares?
Lucid dreaming has already been shown as effective in treating ordinary nightmares. A new study published in August 2020 in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, however, has attempted to assess…
Is It Possible to Share Dreams?
In November 2020, the Australian portal Gizmodo published an article by author Daniel Kolitz, in which scientists answered a question sent in by readers about whether or not it is…
High Level of Control During Lucid Dreaming Captures Scientists’ Attention
In March 2020, the journal Imagination, Cognition and Personality published a study by Alexandre Lemyr et al. of Laval University, Canada, which describes 5 main strategies for controlling lucid dreaming.…
Does Meditation Cure Sleep Paralysis?
The duration of sleep paralysis (muscle atrophy when waking up or falling asleep) can range from a few seconds to 20 minutes. Often, this state is also accompanied by hallucinations.…
How are Near-Death Experiences and Out-of-Body Travels Related?
In 1975, Dr. Raymond Moody first mentioned the term “near-death experiences” in publishing reports of 150 patients emerging from comas. In an article published in March 2020, a team of…
