Lilia Nibelunga (Russia) has been practicing lucid dreaming for about 20 years. She practices intermittently, based on her present life tasks. Sometimes, the practice disappears but then returns with renewed…
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye—better known as The Weeknd—is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor whose songs have repeatedly topped global charts. He is a four-time Grammy winner and has…
Amina Mara (Atlanta, USA)—host of The Dream World Podcast, co-author of the book Divine Dreamers, dream researcher, and lucid dream coach—has been practicing lucid dreaming for over 20 years. She…
Flying is one of the most popular activities in lucid dreams. Scientists from various countries have created a special bed to make flying in dreams easier. The authors conducted an…
Eugene Aserinsky was a scientist who, together with Nathaniel Kleitman, discovered the rapid eye movement (REM) phase. In 1953, Aserinsky was working at the University of Chicago. His dissertation titled…
People think more deliberately in lucid dreams than in regular dreams. This was the conclusion reached by scientists from China and France, led by Tao Xia, who conducted an experiment…
The three witch sisters from Charmed usually fight demons and other evil creatures, but in Dream Sorcerer (series 1, episode 5), they are confronted by a mad scientist—Whitaker Berman, who…
One popular hypothesis regarding the nature of near-death experiences explains them as follows: at the moment of clinical death, bursts of brain activity occur, causing a person to experience vivid…
Polish researchers Wróbel-Knybel, Wołkowski, and Karakuła-Juchnowicz made another attempt to treat sleep paralysis—they tested a meditation-relaxation therapy on two patients. The course lasted eight weeks. The method’s creator—another well-known scientist…
Mikhail Baryshnikov (Russia, Moscow) is the creator of his own School of Regular Lucid Dreaming, co-author of the book REM Psychology, author of a blog about the phase state, and…
Dreams and the imagination utilize the same “neural pathways” in the brain—this was the conclusion reached by German researchers Maren Bilzer and Merlin Monzel after surveying 226 individuals. In other…
Max Storm is an entrepreneur, coach, and lucid dreamer with three years of experience. He becomes lucid spontaneously at least once a week and, with regular practice, between five and…
The fantasy film Slumberland invites viewers to immerse themselves in the whimsical world of dreams alongside young Nemo. After the tragic death of her father, who was swept away by…
Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman was an American neurophysiologist who had devoted his entire research activity to the study of sleep as a phenomenon. He is considered “The Father of Sleep Research”…
A team of scientists led by Çağatay Demirel has taken another step in understanding what happens in the brain during lucid dreams. The team included such well-known researchers in the…
Childhood “astral journeys” may not be as harmless as they seem—or so claims Marina Weiler, a researcher from the United States. Out-of-body experiences, especially at a young age, can be…
Yair Lavi has been experiencing sleep paralysis for 30 years and is the author of Shadows of the Night: The Complete Guide to Sleep Paralysis – History, Coping and Research.…
Near-death experiences may be one of the phase states, and the “adventures” people have during these experiences often drastically change their life’s path. But how do they affect people’s careers?…
Bernard Werber’s novel The Sixth Sleep depicts dreams as a tool for self-discovery and even time travel. The protagonist, Jacques Klein, the son of a neurophysiologist, explores the world of…
Anna “Nav” Popenko is a PhD in Biology, psychologist, creator of her own Oneiroschool, and a lucid dreamer with 10 years of experience, including five years of active practice. She…
