Are People Who Suffer from Lucid Nightmares Nervous and Irresponsible?
Lucid dreaming is one way to combat nightmares. However, even when a person understands that they are asleep, they cannot wake up. A group of scientists from the UK led…
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…
Using Creativity to Enter a Lucid Dream
Lucid dreams allow you to engage in creative endeavors. But did you know that creativity can also lead to lucid dreaming? Sarah Jane Palmer, a researcher, artist, and lucid dreamer…
How Can You Become an Artist Through Lucid Dreams?
Dave Green is an artist from the UK. But instead of a regular studio (or in addition to it), he uses lucid dreams, and instead of live models, he uses…
Out-of-Body Experience and Sleep Paralysis After Surgery
Doctors from New Zealand, led by Banerji Antara, published a case study of a 78-year-old woman who underwent surgery. After the procedure, she opened her eyes, coughed, moved her arms,…
Can Prayer Help with Sleep Paralysis?
Betul Rauf, a researcher from the UK, conducted a series of surveys on sleep paralysis as part of his doctoral dissertation. Half of nearly 7000 participants were familiar with this…
Half of the Participants in an Experiment Had a Lucid Dream
Scientists from five countries, led by Mahdad Jafarzadeh Esfahani, conducted an experiment with the ambitious goal of developing an effective and verifiable method for entering lucid dreaming. The team’s work…
July 1 2024 – Michael Raduga’s Birthday
Michael Raduga is a leading researcher of phase states, the author of 17 books, the CEO and founder of REMspace, and an expert on the TV show Inexplicable, yet Fact.…
Can a Near-Death Experience Rarely Change a Person?
Scientists from Belgium, led by Charlotte Martial, conducted a year-long study of survivors of resuscitation. They interviewed 126 people immediately after recovery and one year after discharge. All patients had…
How Can Out-of-Body Experiences Be Confirmed in Laboratory Conditions?
Researchers from the United States (Marina Weiler and David Acunzo) and Brazil (Raphael Casseb) took on an ambitious task: to confirm the phenomenon of leaving the body in laboratory conditions.…
Lucid Dreaming in Haruki Murakami’s “Sputnik Sweetheart”
Haruki Murakami’s novel Sputnik Sweetheart is often described as a story of loneliness and love with elements of mysticism and detective mysteries. Indian researcher Mannat Jagia presents a new perspective…
Sports Training Simulation in Lucid Dreaming
Daniel Erlacher, a prominent researcher in lucid dreaming from Switzerland, has published the book Sport and Sleep where he discusses the importance of sleep for athletes. The author notes that…
Does Sleep Paralysis Change Brain Structure?
Czech scientists led by Eva Miletínová conducted a pilot study to explore how sleep paralysis affects brain structure. The authors recruited ten volunteers who regularly experienced sleep paralysis, plus a…
How Do You Tell the Difference Between Out-of-Body Experiences and Lucid Dreams?
Researchers from the US (Marina Weiler and Martin Monti) and Brazil (Alexander Moreira-Almeida) posed the question: Are out-of-body experiences and lucid dreams the same phenomenon or different? The authors link…
Sleep Paralysis and Other Gothic Nightmares
The recently published book Gothic Dreams and Nightmares covers over two centuries of art, from literature and painting to television and video games. This collection of essays by scholars from…
Habits that Influence Sleep Paralysis
Research on sleep paralysis often focuses on students. A new study by psychologist Michael Spano was presented in his master’s thesis. A survey was distributed through social media, and responses…
How to Achieve Lucid Dreaming Through Open Monitoring Meditation
Two psychologists, Elena Gerhardt from Germany and Benjamin Baird, a long-time researcher on lucid dreaming from the US, studied how meditation helps people achieve lucidity. The authors surveyed 635 individuals…
The Ideal Diet of a Lucid Dreamer
Brazilian scientists led by Abel Oldoni and featuring Sérgio Mota-Rolim, a regular researcher on the topic of lucid dreams, have compiled a review of foods, herbs, and medications that might…
How Can You Create the Plot of a Lucid Dream?
Complete control is not always possible in a lucid dream, even for experienced lucid dreamers. To solve this problem, a group of researchers from Australia, led by Po-Yao Wang, developed…
LuciEntry – A New Device for Lucid Dreaming
In recent years, researchers have been actively trying to simplify experiments in the field of lucid dreaming so that anyone can conduct them at home as opposed to in a…
