Out-of-Body Experiences in Sleep and Wakefulness
American researchers conducted an out-of-body experiment in which 35 participants who had experience with lucid dreaming or meditation spent a night in a lab. The method involved meditation and light…
Out-of-Body Experiences: Quantum Leap or Brain Glitch?
Scientists have been studying out-of-body experiences since at least the mid-1980s. Spanish researchers led by Jenny Moix conducted a large-scale literature review in which they selected 87 scientific papers and…
Stuck in a Semi-Lucid Dream
The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe was originally conceived as a comic novel. Its characters are caricatured, and each has their own sleep-related struggles. Later, the author himself was…
Prophetic Lucid Dreams
Is it possible to see the future in a lucid dream? Researchers from the US and the UK, led by Julia Mossbridge, conducted an experiment to find out. The test…
Interview with a Practitioner: Daniil Dobro
Daniil Dobro (Russia, Vladimir) is a lucid dreamer with eight years of experience. He becomes lucid about three times a month. – What is the best technique? – I believe…
June 3 – Allan Hobson’s Birthday
Allan Hobson was an American psychiatrist who challenged Freud’s psychoanalysis. As Hobson said in an interview, “Psychoanalysis has become the bible, and I think that’s crazy.” He argued that dreams…
Black Mirror: Farewell in the Astral
Imagine looking at an old photo—and stepping into that moment. Imagine being able to walk through a forgotten house and see the people captured in the photo come to life.…
May 28 – Andrey Shashkov’s Birthday
Andrey Shashkov is an active lucid dreaming researcher at REMspace. He has been a researcher on the Project Elijah since 2019. He holds a degree in chemistry, and his scientific…
Daniela Forever: A Magic Pill for Lucid Dreamers
Daniela Forever is a sci-fi melodrama where love and grief intertwine in the realm of lucid dreams. Nicolas, a young man from Madrid, has recently lost Daniela—the love of his…
The Phase State—Beautiful and Terrifying
French and Austrian researchers led by Claudia Picard-Deland reviewed scientific studies on the rapidly evolving field of phase states. Devices for home use—including tools that track brain activity during sleep—are…
Involuntary Lucid Dreams
The film The Jacket, inspired by Jack London’s novel The Star Rover, pulls the viewer into a whirlwind of time travel, where reality and fiction intertwine. After suffering a severe…
May 24 – Jayne Gackenbach’s Birthday
Jayne Gackenbach is a doctor of Experimental Psychology, a university lecturer in US and Canadian on the subject of sleep and dreams, the former president of the International Association for…
Interview with a Practitioner: Isa Vel
Isa Vel (Caracas, Venezuela) has been practicing lucid dreaming for over 15 years and achieves lucidity almost daily. She introduces herself as “The Dreamer Who Illustrates Her Dreams” because she…
Programming Your Lucid Dreams
The new book Programming Your Lucid Dreams offers a new approach to the practice of lucid dreaming. Author Von Braschler encourages readers to actively “program” their dream reality to gain…
Do Lucid Dream Characters Have Consciousness?
Characters in lucid dreams can act autonomously, as if they have their own perspective on the world. This conclusion was reached by Canadian researchers Zadra and Green, who analyzed a…
Silver and the Book of Dreams
Imagine that the door to someone else’s dream is open, and not only can you peek in, but you can also change the rules of the game. This is exactly…
Pregnancy: Fewer Nightmares and Lucid Dreams?
The first trimester of pregnancy doesn’t only bring morning sickness; it can also reduce nightmares. At least that’s the unexpected conclusion reached by a group of Italian researchers led by…
Interview with a Practitioner: Lilia Nibelunga
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…
Interview with a Practitioner: Amina Mara
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…
Dream Flight Bed
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…
