Lucid Dreams Break Political Boundaries
The wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in the UK pushed the British artist Potent Whisper to create the project “Lucid Lovers”. This is an audio novel about a couple torn apart…
Sleep Paralysis Is Still Considered a “Spiritual Punishment” in Turkey
Recently, we talked about how culture and mythology influence the perception of sleep paralysis in different countries, often leading to interpretations of the phenomenon as a demonic presence. In March…
Lucid Dreaming Treats Insomnia
Insomnia is a sleep disorder wherein a person has difficulties falling asleep several nights a week. People with insomnia often wake up during night and their dreams are more likely…
Are Lucid Dreams Dangerous for the Brain?
With its increasing popularity among practitioners, the phenomenon of lucid dreaming is also finding itself under growing criticism on the part of researchers. Some scientists go so far as to…
Near-Death Experiences Are More Vivid Than Ordinary Memories
Memories of near-death experiences (NDE) are often presented as “more real” than memories of other real or imagined events, scientists led by Helena Cassol from the University of Liege, Belgium…
Sequel to Lucid Dreams for the Lazy Published
A hundred years ago, Sylvan Muldoon published The Projection of the Astral Body, which he had written based on just a couple dozen experiences of the phase (“astral”) state. In…
Can Lucid Dreams Cure Even Severe Nightmares?
Lucid dreaming has already been shown as effective in treating ordinary nightmares. A new study published in August 2020 in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, however, has attempted to assess…
Is It Possible to Share Dreams?
In November 2020, the Australian portal Gizmodo published an article by author Daniel Kolitz, in which scientists answered a question sent in by readers about whether or not it is…
High Level of Control During Lucid Dreaming Captures Scientists’ Attention
In March 2020, the journal Imagination, Cognition and Personality published a study by Alexandre Lemyr et al. of Laval University, Canada, which describes 5 main strategies for controlling lucid dreaming.…
Does Meditation Cure Sleep Paralysis?
The duration of sleep paralysis (muscle atrophy when waking up or falling asleep) can range from a few seconds to 20 minutes. Often, this state is also accompanied by hallucinations.…
How are Near-Death Experiences and Out-of-Body Travels Related?
In 1975, Dr. Raymond Moody first mentioned the term “near-death experiences” in publishing reports of 150 patients emerging from comas. In an article published in March 2020, a team of…
Lucid Dreams Transform Practitioners’ Brains
The German gestalt psychologist Paul Toley first described the criteria distinguishing lucid dreams from ordinary dreams in 1981. These included awareness of spatial orientation, awareness of the capacity of choice,…
Happy Birthday to Project Elijah
On November 29, 2018, the Phase Research Center launched Project Elijah – the world’s first in-line resource for phase state research, including lucid dreams and out-of-body experiences. About two dozen…
Are Lucid Dreams Good for Us?
Nirit Soffer-Dudek from Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, asks this question in the article published in the Frontiers in Neuroscience journal. According to the researcher, techniques of deliberate…
Famous Journalist Reveals How to Get Rid of a Demon Based on Personal Experience
Men’s Health journalist, Mark Hay, shared his experience in dealing with sleep paralysis, which may be of interest to many lucid dreaming practitioners. After all, his main “cure” was based…
Does Electrical Stimulation Induce Lucid Dreams?
In 2014, a sensational study was published by German scientists led by Ursula Voss. It claimed to have successfully induced lucid dreaming using transcranial AC stimulation. Electrical stimulation using a…
How Your Culture Affects Perception of Sleep Paralysis
Those who are unfamiliar with the causes of sleep paralysis (muscle atrophy on the verge of sleep) often describe this phenomenon as a “paranormal” experience. Sleep paralysis is experienced by…
VR Technologies Stimulate Flight in Dreams
Flying in a dream is both a pleasure and an unforgettable experience. Such dreams, as a rule, are rare and few people can repeat them consciously. However, a team of…
