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…
Dreams and the imagination utilize the same “neural pathways” in the brain—this was the conclusion reached by German researchers Maren Bilzer and Merlin Monzel after surveying 226 individuals. In other…
Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman was an American neurophysiologist who had devoted his entire research activity to the study of sleep as a phenomenon. He is considered “The Father of Sleep Research”…
A team of scientists led by Çağatay Demirel has taken another step in understanding what happens in the brain during lucid dreams. The team included such well-known researchers in the…
Childhood “astral journeys” may not be as harmless as they seem—or so claims Marina Weiler, a researcher from the United States. Out-of-body experiences, especially at a young age, can be…
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?…
According to researchers Clarita Bonamino (Australia) and Emma Peters (Switzerland), realizing that you are dreaming is only the first step in lucid dreaming. The ability to change the plot and…
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…
In 1975, on April 12, the practice of lucid dreaming was first confirmed in the laboratory. English psychologist Dr Keith Hearne discovered a way to allow lucid dreamers to signal…
When a person dies, a surge of activity occurs in the brain. American scientists, led by Julieta Trejo, studied this phenomenon by observing rats during euthanasia. By implanting electrodes into…
British manga artist Yiyang Cheng uses lucid dreams to create her comic, Margaret. Instead of waiting for inspiration to strike, she converses with her subconscious while dreaming, even though she…
Dr. Keith Hearne is a renowned psychologist from the UK who is the first scientist in the world to have confirmed the phenomenon of lucid dreaming (LD) in the laboratory.…
Young Kafka flees home, haunted by his father’s ominous prophecy. His journey morphs into a dreamlike reality where the lines between sleep and waking blur. In this world, talking cats,…
Mindfulness practice typically involves performing concentration exercises—that is, a person should be “here and now” and observe their thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and the surrounding world. It is logical to…
The core skill of a successful lucid dreamer isn’t flying in dreams—it’s having that “Eureka!” moment when you suddenly realize everything around you is just a game being played by…
Western interest in lucid dreaming is just the tip of the iceberg, according to American anthropologist Bruce Knauft. Tibetan Buddhism has a long-standing system of practices known as dream yoga,…
Researchers from Indonesia, led by Ella Violinza, found that sleep paralysis—a frightening state in which consciousness awakens while the body remains immobile—isn’t as common among students as previously thought. They…
Sleep paralysis is one of the phase states, and people can enter lucid dreams from it. However, it is often presented as a malfunction in the brain and a reflection…
Tadas Stumbrys is a psychologist, lecturer and active researcher of lucid dreams (LD) from Lithuania. He has been working on this topic since 2008, when he first experienced a lucid…
Excessive gadget use disrupts sleep, leading to insomnia, nightmares, and sleep paralysis. Researchers in China, led by Qian-Wen Lin, provide a warning about this phenomenon. The authors studied 19,229 adolescents…
