Do Children’s Fairy Tales Create Demons?
Why does one person see a demon upon experiencing sleep paralysis, while a second person sees a djinn and a third sees a witch? Researchers from Pakistan, Indonesia, and Malaysia,…
Bridging the World of Dreams and Reality
Karen Konkoly, a dedicated researcher of lucid dreaming from the USA, recently defended her doctoral dissertation, in which she presents the results of four experiments relating to the possibility of…
Did Near-Death Experiences Influence Einstein’s Theory of Relativity?
African philosophers and religious scholars Stephen Hosea Vongdip (Nigeria) and Jock Matthew Agai (South Africa) have suggested that accounts from near-death experience survivors may have influenced Einstein’s thoughts on the…
Does Sleep Quality Affect Lucidity?
Researchers from Pakistan—Aarzu Zahid, Yumna Ali, and Syeda Farhana Kazmi—studied how sleep quality and demographic characteristics (gender, age, and income) affect anxiety and the practice of lucid dreaming. The authors…
Is Control More Important Than Lucidity?
An international group of scientists led by Sofia Tzioridou (the Netherlands) and with the participation of established researchers in the field of lucid dreaming, Tadas Stumbrys (Lithuania) and Martin Dresler…
Treating PTSD with Lucid Dreaming in Six Days
An international group of scientists are conducting an ongoing experiment on the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through lucid dreaming. The authors include Garret Yount (USA) and Tadas Stumbrys…
Researchers Control a Remote Control Car via Lucid Dreaming
Researchers at REMspace have developed a cutting-edge device integrating sleep-stage trackers and electromyography (EMG) sensors to detect movements inside dreams. The EMG sensors were placed on the arms of the…
Does Carbon Dioxide Cause Near-Death Experiences?
Nigel Shaw, a researcher from New Zealand, has proposed that carbon dioxide is the cause of near-death experiences. When a patient has breathing or heart problems that put them in…
Do Satanic Qualities Cause Sleep Paralysis?
Indonesian researchers Robiatul Adawiyah and Zainal Mukhlis examined sleep paralysis from the perspective of Sufism. They studied the works of al-Ghazālī, an eminent jurist, mufti, philosopher, theologian, and mystic in…
January 16, 2025 – Mark Blagrove’s Birthday
Mark Blagrove is a professor of psychology and director of the Swansea University Sleep Laboratory in the UK. He is a consulting editor for the journal Dreaming and a former…
What Does a Near-Death Experience Sound Like?
Descriptions of near-death experiences typically include flying through a tunnel towards a light, encountering deceased friends or relatives, contacting angels or deities, engaging in telepathic communication, and reviewing one’s life,…
Do Parental Relationships Affect the Practice of Phase States?
According to attachment theory, we all develop one of three attachment strategies from childhood, depending on our relationships with our parents. These are secure (healthy relationships), anxious (a person constantly…
An Overview of Lucid Dream Studies in 2024
Interest in phase states (lucid dreaming and out-of-body experiences) is steadily growing. In 2024 alone, 60 scientific papers on the topic were published—25% more than in 2023. The main area…
Does Sleep Paralysis Become More Pleasant Over Time?
Sleep paralysis is often accompanied by hallucinations, and though it can be a frightening experience, this is not always the case. Israeli researcher Yair Lavi surveyed 216 people to find…
A Recipe for Sleep Paralysis: Yoga, Mantras, and Vitamin D
Indian doctors Dattaprasad Sawant and Neha Kamble have presented a treatment plan for sleep paralysis. Although they remind us that it is a harmless condition, it can cause fear. A…
Does Prayer Help Protect Against Sleep Paralysis?
“Amid disquieting dreams in the night, when deep sleep falls on people, fear and trembling seized me and made all my bones shake. A spirit glided past my face, and…
