An Experimental Drug for Lucid Dreams
In the Netflix series Maniac, reality cracks at the seams, as if the characters are in a dream where familiar faces try on other people’s masks and logic gives way…
Are Lucid Dreamers Naturally Curious and Creative?
Why do some people slip into lucid dreams effortlessly, while others have to train hard to achieve them? Could there be a natural predisposition or certain personality traits that make…
The Map of Lucid Dreams
Is there a lucid dream space that different people can access? Could it be that these are specific locations that remain constant for everyone—like a separate planet where we travel…
Become Lucid in Eight Minutes
Imagine being sent into the body of a stranger over and over again—specifically, into the last eight minutes of their life. Imagine they died in a terrorist attack, and you…
A Laboratory for Experimenting with the Self
According to researcher Jieyin Yu, lucid dreams are a true laboratory for inner experimentation. The brain trains itself, runs simulations, and generates new versions of the self. It’s a space…
A Lucid Dreaming Animated Film from Netflix
Netflix promises to take lucid dreaming to a new level in its animated film, In Your Dreams. Adults have iconic films like Inception or A Nightmare on Elm Street, and…
Do Lucid Dreams Fade Without Practice?
If someone regularly achieves lucidity in their dreams and expertly controls the space and narrative within, will they always be able to? German scientists Michael Schredl (a dedicated researcher in…
Heroes: Sylar’s Lucid Nightmare
Heroes is a series about people who suddenly discover they have superpowers. One can fly, another can control time, a third can read minds, and so on. Most of the…
What Happens in the Brain During a Near-Death Experience?
One in twenty people may experience a near-death experience. One in five people report having spiritual “adventures” after emerging from a coma. These statistics were presented by Belgian neuroscientist Charlotte…
Can Consciousness Exist Without the Brain?
Near-death experiences occur at moments when the brain is barely functioning. This conclusion was drawn by Bruno Angeli-Faez (Brazil), renowned researcher Bruce Greyson (USA), and Pim van Lommel (Netherlands), who…
Out-of-Body Experiences: Mysticism or a Trick of the Mind?
Spanish researchers led by Jenny Moix set out to discover what people who have had out-of-body experiences think about them. They conducted a series of in-depth interviews with ten volunteers.…
Do Near-Death Experiences Expand Consciousness?
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…
Death and Work
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?…
A Scientific Overview of Sleep Paralysis
Scientific interest in sleep paralysis is growing. Indian researcher Ashwini Sanjay Khodke analyzed scientific databases from 2019–2023 and found 267 publications on the subject. The number of publications peaked in…
Jack London’s Astral Projection Method
Jack London’s The Star Rover isn’t just an adventure novel; it’s an ode to the freedom of consciousness. After being sentenced to solitary confinement and a straitjacket, Darrell Standing makes…
Lucid Dreaming Outlawed
In Russia, the practice of lucid dreaming may soon be illegal. Lucid dreamers have been equated with magicians, witches, mediums, alchemists, tarot readers, palmists, and other representatives of “esoteric, spiritual,…
Lucid Dreamers Learn to Juggle
Scientists from Switzerland, including regular researchers on the topic Emma Peters and Daniel Erlacher, as well as Kathrin Fischer, taught a group of lucid dreamers how to juggle in a…
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…
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…
Dream Cage – A New Horror Game Exploring Sleep Paralysis
Robert, a 50-year-old man, suffers from insomnia and sleep paralysis. Over five terrifying nights, he must confront his fears. You can join him on this journey in the new game,…
