Student Stress as One of the Causes of Sleep Paralysis
Many studies of sleep paralysis (SP) are conducted on students. It is believed that stress is one of the frequent causes of this condition, and students, in this sense, are…
Studies of Lucid Dreams in 2022
The study of phase states (lucid dreams (LD), out-of-body experiences, etc.) is gaining popularity. A year ago, in a similar review, we collected 22 articles by scientists who contributed to…
The Influence of Psychological Problems on Lucid Dreams
How often do the traces of the day’s experience appear in our dreams? To what extent are feelings from waking life present in these dreams? Nightmares, for instance, are more…
How to Talk to Children About Sleep Paralysis
Sleep paralysis (SP) happens not only to adults—children are also susceptible. However, this experience is often accompanied by frightening hallucinations, which raises the problem of how to explain this phenomenon…
Are Lucid Dreamers Brave, Creative, and Enthusiastic Leaders?
Researchers have long been talking about the benefits of lucid dreams (LD) for psychological health. Experiments show that LDs are effective in treating nightmares, post-traumatic stress disorder, and can even…
Similarity of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences
For centuries, people of all religions, including Christian mystics, Muslim Sufis, and Jewish Kabbalists, have reported cases of near-death experiences (NDEs). These have often shared elements with mystical or spiritual…
Is Near-Death Experience Proof of an Afterlife?
The idea that near-death experience (NDE) is proof of an afterlife remains surprisingly tenacious despite numerous claims by scientists to the contrary. Another review of this topic has recently been…
Do Lucid Dreamers Suffer from Nightmares More Often in Childhood?
The world of dreams is an object of fascination for scientists the world over. Recently, Indian researchers (Naik, Singh Rathore, and Sushmita) interviewed 60 students, assessing various aspects of dreams:…
What is the Most Effective Lucid Dreaming Technique?
The time when the scientific community denied the very fact of the reality of lucid dreams (LD) is a thing of the past. Today, researchers do not ask whether the…
How to Distinguish a Healthy Out-Of-Body Experience from Pathology
In everyday life, ordinarily we experience a constant feeling that our consciousness is firmly located in our physical bodies. Our “Self” is perceived as localized within our physical boundaries, which…
December 13 2022 – 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…
How Many Reality Check Options Do You Know?
The reality check technique for achieving lucid dreaming (LD) is one of the most well-known. In the classic version, a person simply systematically asks themselves: “Am I dreaming?” thereby developing…
How Do Doctors Treat Sleep Paralysis?
Sleep paralysis (SP) is a condition in which the body is paralyzed (except for the eyes and lungs) while fully conscious, usually upon falling asleep or waking up. SP can…
Prediction Errors as a Way Into Lucid Dreams
“I was talking on the phone with a woman whose personality was not immediately clear in the dream. I had to explain to her how to find Georges Henry Street…
Overview of Achievements in the Field of Lucid Dreams
In Western literature, evidence of lucid dreaming (LD) dates back to Aristotle. There is also no shortage of mentions of the phenomenon in the East. At the moment, we are…
The Boundaries of Full-Fledged and False Lucidity in a Dream
In a lucid dream (LD), the dreamer realizes that they are dreaming. However, the level of control and the depth of awareness in the dream can vary. For example, you…
Sleep Paralysis: At the Junction of Biology and Folklore
Stories about sleep paralysis (SP) have generated a huge number of myths and folklore tales in many countries around the world. Since SP is usually associated with hallucinations, the sleeper…
Do Lucid Dreamers Have Better Control Over Reality?
Theoretically, a very attentive person with excellent mental abilities should have a higher chance of lucid dreaming (LD). After all, he/she will easily notice all the absurdities of an ordinary…
Philosophers and Religious Scholars On Near-Death Experiences
The number of publications on the topic of near-death experience (NDE) is quite large. In addition, non-profit organizations such as the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) and the Near…
The Magic Pill for Lucid Dreaming
“You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland,…
