Sleep Paralysis—A Gateway to the Astral Plane
Sleep paralysis can be frightening, or it can be a portal to out-of-body experiences. That’s the suggestion made by British researcher Catherine Coubrough-Smith, who is confident that sleep paralysis is…
Lucid Dreaming—A Parallel World for Any Purpose
Scientific conferences aren’t just about boring presentations—they’re also places to develop practical skills. For example, Xian Prem from the USA discussed how to use lucid dreaming for exploring parallel realities,…
How to Enter a Lucid Dream Through the Third Eye
The importance of the third eye in Indian tradition is well known. Often called the “eye of wisdom,” it’s seen as a gateway to the inner world. But did you…
Interview with a Practitioner: Viktor Pankratov
Viktor Pankratov (Russia, Taganrog), a lucid dreaming practitioner, began regularly practicing lucid dreaming in 2012. He consistently achieves lucidity 2 or 3 times per week and is currently moving to…
Does Sleeping in a Lab Help People Achieve Lucidity?
When people fall asleep in a lab, they often dream about elements of it, such as the equipment, the scientists, and the environment. Emma Peters—a long-time researcher of lucid dreams…
A Smart Mask for Lucid Dreaming
REMspace has begun shipping its LucidMe mask, a smart device designed to make it easier to enter and control lucid dreams. It helps users maintain awareness as they fall asleep…
Waking Life: An Anime Textbook on Lucid Dreaming
Waking Life isn’t just an animated film about lucid dreaming—it’s a textbook disguised as anime and fiction. Its protagonist, who is unnamed and has no backstory, drifts in and out…
The First Time—The Hardest?
Simple techniques for lucid dreaming don’t work for most people, and it’s almost impossible to experience your first lucid dream using them. This conclusion was drawn by Michael Schredl, a…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Charmed: Dream Sorcerer
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…
Meditation and Relaxation Against Sleep Paralysis
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…
Interview with a Practitioner: Mikhail Baryshnikov
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…
Interview with a Practitioner: Max Storm
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…
Interview with a Practitioner: Yair Lavi
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.…
The Mystery of the Sixth Phase of Sleep
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…
