Lucid Dreamers Have Fun Alone
A lucid dream (LD) is one in which the person in question realizes they are dreaming. If a dreamer can control their actions in a dream, they usually choose to…
Regular Sleeping Schedule as Prevention of Sleep Paralysis
Although people of all ages may experience sleep paralysis (SP), adolescents and young people are more likely to suffer from this disorder. Episodes can be triggered by daytime stress, fatigue,…
Through Mindfulness and Meditation to Lucid Dreams
Nightmares are closely related to stress and poor health. Buddhist mindfulness practices can reduce stress, improve sleep, and promote mental health. One of the techniques to improve mindfulness is meditation.…
Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Lucid Dreaming Scale
In 2013, a group of scientists led by Ursula Voss created the Lucidity and Consciousness in Dreams Scale (LuCID). As various researchers have repeatedly noted, mindfulness in a dream is…
Do Synesthetes Have Lucid Dreams More Often?
Synesthesia is a phenomenon of perception in which one sensory input provokes a response linked to another sense. A synesthete can see sounds, hear colors, or, for example, taste words.…
Transitioning from a Nightmare to a Lucid Dream with the Help of Emotions
There is a hypothesis that the frequency of one’s nightmares affects the number of lucid dreams (LD) they experience. Awareness caused by anxiety allows one to resist the threat in…
Experiment with Smartwatches to Stimulate Lucid Dreams
Scientists from Northwestern University (USA) who last year participated in a new sensational international study on communicating with dreamers in real time, launched a new experiment on March 31 on…
“Cheating the Ferryman”—a Provocative Viewpoint on Death
Anthony Peake is a British writer and radio presenter, researcher of near-death experiences (NDE) and other ambiguously interpreted mental phenomena. His latest theory, which he calls “Cheating the Ferryman,” offers…
Near-Death Experience: an Evolutionary Approach vs. the Esoteric
In June 2021, a group of scientists from Denmark and Belgium published an article in the journal Brain Communications with a hypothesis about the biological origin of near-death experiences (NDE).…
Stephen LaBerge: 40 Hz Power Has Nothing to Do with Lucid Dreams
In 2009, a group of German researchers led by Ursula Voss recorded increased activity in the frontal zones at 40 Hz power during lucid dreams (LD). Based on these data,…
