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…
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…
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…
Are an Abundance of Gestures a Sign of a True Near-Death Experience?
When a person recounts a near-death experience (e.g., saying “I walked through a tunnel towards a light”), they are more likely to make gestures corresponding to their story than when…
What Do Teenagers Do in Lucid Dreams?
Teenagers are more likely than adults to experience lucid dreams. According to a survey of 193 teenagers conducted by Australian researchers Bonamino, Watling, and Polman, two-thirds of participants had at…
How Can You Get an Answer to a Question in a Lucid Dream?
American researchers Robert Waggoner and Nigel Hamilton conducted a pilot experiment to explore the possibility of getting an answer to any question in a lucid dream, depending on whether the…
Sports Training for Adolescents in Lucid Dreaming
Researchers have studied the possibility of sports training in lucid dreaming. Clarita Bonamino from Australia focused on adolescents and young people aged 14 to 21. They were classified as athletes…
New Service at a London Hotel: Lucid Dream Room
The Kimpton Fitzroy London hotel has introduced a new service: guests can purchase special items for lucid dreaming, including a dream journal, special tea, drops, pillow aroma (all of which…
Women vs. Men: Who Finds Lucid Dreaming Easier?
Women and men share many similarities and differences, but are their abilities regarding lucid dreaming the same? While scientists have already found such differences, no one has studied how they…
The Threshold for Satisfaction with the Vividness of Sensations in Lucid Dreams Has Been Determined
Would you like your lucid dreams (LDs) to always be clear and vivid and for all experiences to feel as real as if you were awake? While most lucid dreamers…
Elizabeth Taylor Communicated with Her Husband During a Near-Death Experience
Elizabeth Taylor, the queen of Hollywood, was an English-American actress who won three Oscars and was the first person to earn a million-dollar salary for her role as Cleopatra. She…
The Uncanny Valley of Sleep Paralysis
Barkley Valley, British Columbia, a province in Western Canada. You meet Thomas, who suffers from sleep paralysis (SP), and it’s up to you to find a cure for this “awful…
Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Sleep Paralysis Demon Looks Like a Poltergeist
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, who gained popularity in the early 2000s. She began her musical career as a member of the indie band Theaudience. After the band broke…
Horror Adventure in a Labyrinth of Lucid Dreams
Amy’s brother is dead. She hasn’t seen him in years. Thomas has always been a bit of an eccentric, obsessed with lucid dreaming and the concept of other worlds. For…
The Effectiveness of Lucid Dream Training
People who manage to get into a lucid dream (LD) get a unique opportunity to practice various skills, while the results are translated to reality. For example, LD can be…
What Does Sleep Paralysis Look Like?
If you have never experienced sleep paralysis (SP) and have no idea how it happens, then head on over to the Paranormal Network channel—dedicated to various unidentified phenomena— where a…
Afterdream—Get Lost in a Lucid Dream
Afterdream is a 2D adventure game in the genre of psychological horror. The player plunges into a haunting lucid dream (LD); but, no matter how terrible the events, the main…
Are Lucid Dreamers Sensitive and Selfish Extroverts?
Every second person has had a lucid dream at least once, but the regularity of this experience varies from never to several nights a week. A group of German scientists…
Phase Research Center’s Publications under Sanctions
“Two of our studies were expected to be published in a few days in International Journal of Dream Research. But it won’t because we’re based in Russia. I hope the…
