Interview with a Practitioner: Lilia Nibelunga
Lilia Nibelunga (Russia) has been practicing lucid dreaming for about 20 years. She practices intermittently, based on her present life tasks. Sometimes, the practice disappears but then returns with renewed…
Hurry Up Tomorrow: The Enemy Is Sleep Paralysis
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye—better known as The Weeknd—is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor whose songs have repeatedly topped global charts. He is a four-time Grammy winner and has…
Interview with a Practitioner: Amina Mara
Amina Mara (Atlanta, USA)—host of The Dream World Podcast, co-author of the book Divine Dreamers, dream researcher, and lucid dream coach—has been practicing lucid dreaming for over 20 years. She…
Dream Flight Bed
Flying is one of the most popular activities in lucid dreams. Scientists from various countries have created a special bed to make flying in dreams easier. The authors conducted an…
May 6 is the Birthday of Eugene Aserinsky and Marie-Jean-Léon Lecoq
Eugene Aserinsky was a scientist who, together with Nathaniel Kleitman, discovered the rapid eye movement (REM) phase. In 1953, Aserinsky was working at the University of Chicago. His dissertation titled…
Does a Lucid Dreamer’s Brain Work Slowly?
People think more deliberately in lucid dreams than in regular dreams. This was the conclusion reached by scientists from China and France, led by Tao Xia, who conducted an experiment…
Charmed: Dream Sorcerer
The three witch sisters from Charmed usually fight demons and other evil creatures, but in Dream Sorcerer (series 1, episode 5), they are confronted by a mad scientist—Whitaker Berman, who…
Do Near-Death Experiences Expand Consciousness?
One popular hypothesis regarding the nature of near-death experiences explains them as follows: at the moment of clinical death, bursts of brain activity occur, causing a person to experience vivid…
Meditation and Relaxation Against Sleep Paralysis
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…
Interview with a Practitioner: Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov (Russia, Moscow) is the creator of his own School of Regular Lucid Dreaming, co-author of the book REM Psychology, author of a blog about the phase state, and…
Imagination as a Training Tool for Lucid Dreamers
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…
Interview with a Practitioner: Max Storm
Max Storm is an entrepreneur, coach, and lucid dreamer with three years of experience. He becomes lucid spontaneously at least once a week and, with regular practice, between five and…
A Lucid Nightmare in Slumberland
The fantasy film Slumberland invites viewers to immerse themselves in the whimsical world of dreams alongside young Nemo. After the tragic death of her father, who was swept away by…
April 26 – Nathaniel Kleitman’s Birthday
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”…
Brain-Computer Interface for Lucid Dreams
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…
Is Astral Projection Dangerous for Children?
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…
Interview with a Practitioner: Yair Lavi
Yair Lavi has been experiencing sleep paralysis for 30 years and is the author of Shadows of the Night: The Complete Guide to Sleep Paralysis – History, Coping and Research.…
Death and Work
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?…
The Mystery of the Sixth Phase of Sleep
Bernard Werber’s novel The Sixth Sleep depicts dreams as a tool for self-discovery and even time travel. The protagonist, Jacques Klein, the son of a neurophysiologist, explores the world of…
Interview with a Practitioner: Anna “Nav” Popenko
Anna “Nav” Popenko is a PhD in Biology, psychologist, creator of her own Oneiroschool, and a lucid dreamer with 10 years of experience, including five years of active practice. She…
