By Dr. Clare Johnson © 2016 Sleep Monsters & Superheroes: Empowering Children through Creative Dreamplay is edited by Clare R. Johnson and Jean M. Campbell and published by Praeger of ABC-CLIO. The following excerpt from Chapter 14 is reproduced with the publisher‘s permission: ―Dream Magicians: Empower Children through Lucid Dreaming,‖ © Clare R. Johnson, 2016.…
Photo by Ryan Brohm via Iowa State Daily Lucid dreamer, Jeff Peck, has focused on engaging the inner awareness in his lucid dreams. Welcome to the LDE, Jeff! Tell us a bit about your early dream life. Anything interesting or unusual? From an early age, I remember vivid dreams and vague memories of having…
Photo by Ryan Brohm via Iowa State Daily Lucid dreamer, musician and videographer, Eike Swoboda, has a deep interest in lucid dreaming and its creative potential. Though he lives in Hamburg, Germany, you can check out his incredible music and videos at https:// www.youtube.com/user/ einAstronaut. Welcome, Eike! When did you first learn about lucid…
By Dr. Clare Johnson © 2017 In a series of three dreams, I journeyed to a wondrous city In the first dream, I found myself on an incredible journey I knew that I was travelling somewhere far away from the waking reality. I did not think of it as a dream, it felt more like being…
By Maria Isabel Pita © 2017 I believe this is a fine example of how it can sometimes take years for the significance of a lucid dream to reveal itself. A few months ago, I came across a book entitled He and I by Gabrielle Bossis. I had never heard of this book or author—or…
By Nathan Garnett © 2017 I’m outside at a cafe having a rich cup of coffee, enjoying a crisp morning. I’m not sure why I’m here or how I got here, but I ignore that for now and start thinking about my plans for the day. I can’t really think of anything I have to…
By Alexandra Enns © 2017 For a long time, one of my primary goals included learning to achieve detachment from my expectations, as they often resulted in disappointment and suffering if not fulfilled. When stumbling upon the term “finger yoga,” I made up my mind to meditate with a suitable mudra in the waking state:…
By Daniel Oldis © 2017 In the not-too-distant future, an expert lucid dreamer will lie down to sleep in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. Non-metallic electroencephalogram (EEG) electrodes and near-infrared scanners (NIRS) will be attached to her scalp. Electrooculography (EOG) sensors will be gelled near her eyes; electromyography (EMG) sensors will be pasted to…
By Bill Murphy © 2017 Science Correspondent Lucid Dreaming Experience Magazine As an enthusiastic explorer of techniques that may increase my ability to become lucid while dreaming, I have tried different approaches with various degrees of success. While I am creative, with degrees in both art and television production, I always look for scientific explanations…
By Jo Harthan © 2017 I’ve been a dream journaller for almost thirty years and a member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) since 2001. These facts are my credentials in the world of ‘normal’ dreaming. As for lucid dreaming, I’ve had both spontaneous and induced experiences, but in 2014 they…
By Ave © 2017 Dreaming is a trustworthy companion deserving of time and energy. My dream life can vary considerably from almost zero dream recall to complex and lucid dreams with perfect recall. If I had to generalize the conditions which are associated with dream ‘drought’ or active lucid dreaming, the condition and energy of…
In four decades of lucid dreaming, I have experienced lucid dream droughts, or periods where more than six weeks would pass without a single lucid dream. But like the rains, the lucid dreams always returned, and sometimes in great abundance. So what happened? How did the lucid dream drought begin? And how does it come…