December 25 – Carlos Castaneda’s Birthday
Carlos Castaneda was a famous twentieth-century American writer, anthropologist, and mystic. He was born in South America, but spent most of his life in the USA. As The New York…
December 21 – Phase Day
The first time we celebrated Phase Day was in 2013. Shortly before the 9th anniversary of the site aing.ru, phase state researcher Michael Raduga proposed to create a holiday when…
December 18 – Lynne Levitan’s Birthday
Lynne Levitan is a doctor of medicine, anesthesiologist, lucid dreamer, and wife of Stephen LaBerge (one of the most prominent researchers on the subject of lucid dreams), his colleague at…
Guided Dreaming as Psychotherapy
Lucid dreaming gives people a safe environment for addressing psychological issues. Canadian researcher Bei Linda Tang, whose work focuses on both ordinary dreams and controlled dreams, suggests expanding these methods.…
December 13, 2024 – Michelle Carr’s Birthday
Michelle Carr has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science and works as a researcher at the University of Rochester Sleep and Neurophysiology Laboratory (UK). She actively studies nightmares, sleep paralysis, and…
Lucid Dreaming for People with (Dis)abilities
We spend a third of our lives asleep, and some people can experience a full life only in their dreams. This prompted Ukrainian educators Voznyuk and Dubasenyuk to propose using…
Lucid Dreaming Infidelity Leads to Divorce
A young married man became the subject of an erotic story on Reddit. His marriage was quite ordinary: it involved love, taxes, and watching TV series, and there was no…
November 26 – Celia Green’s Birthday
Celia Green is a researcher of lucid dreams and out-of-body experiences from the UK and one of the pioneers in the field. Interestingly, on her official website, she is listed…
Lucid Dreaming for Entrepreneurs
Australian philosopher David Leong argues that lucid dreaming—a state that represents a unique combination of theta, beta, and gamma brainwave activity—can be beneficial for generating business ideas and solutions. Theta…
Three Methods of Healing Through Dreams
Sleep restores our bodies and minds, both physically and psychologically. Indian researcher Ayush Srivastava proposed three methods to enhance this restorative process, primarily focusing on resolving psychological issues. The author…
Philosophers Tackle the Lucidity Problem
There’s a theory that dreaming is essentially imagining and visualizing. After all, a dream is a fabricated world we create ourselves. But what about lucid dreaming, where a person understands…
Do Lucid Dreams and Nightmares Lead to Depression?
How are lucid dreams related to psychological health? Researchers from the US and Canada, led by leading lucid dreaming researcher Michelle Carr, set out to find out. They surveyed 1332…
What Are Lucid Dream Researchers Working On?
Leading lucid dreaming researchers from Canada (Mallett, Nielsen) and the US (Konkoly, Carr, Paller) analyzed the main trends in the field. The authors have repeatedly published the results of groundbreaking…
Near-Death Experience or Alternative Life?
A near-death experience may be one of the phase states if a person experiences “adventures” while unconscious. For example, they might see angels, visit a paradise garden, or fly through…
LucidMe: The First Social Media Platform for Sharing Lucid Dreams
REMspace launches LucidMe, the first social media platform exclusively for sharing dreams, including lucid dreams, sleep paralysis experiences, false awakenings, and nightmares. The platform aims to create a community where…
Treating Nightmares with Lucid Dreaming
Sleep paralysis and nightmares can be turned into lucid dreams, allowing the dreamer to control the narrative. Scientists from the US, led by Jennifer Mundt and with the participation of…
Lucid Dreamers: Anxious, Active, and Flexible?
Some people are more prone to practicing lucid dreaming than others. This is the conclusion drawn from a new study by Japanese researchers Junyi Shi and Eiko Matsuda, who surveyed…
Lucid Dreaming as a Safe Space
Australian researchers Bonamino, Watling, and Polman have explored lucid dreaming among adolescents. Though they previously focused on in-dream sports training, they have expanded the scope of their work to include…
Can You Achieve Lucid Dreaming Using Meditation, Breathing, and an Alarm Clock?
Scientists are continually searching for the perfect lucid dreaming technique. A recent experiment was conducted by authors from the USA and Canada, led by Norah Wolk and including renowned researchers…
Using Electrical Muscle Stimulation for Communication in Lucid Dreams
The possibility of achieving direct communication between the dream world and reality continues to fascinate scientists. Researchers from Switzerland, Emma Peters, Luc Kummer, and Daniel Erlacher (the latter of whom…
