When I think about my dream life and ‘aliens‘, a strange fact emerges: I cannot recall a singular regular dream featuring an alien, however in a few semi-lucid and lucid dreams, alien-looking figures have appeared. Sometimes with advice, sometimes with questions, and sometimes with wry observations. Because of the complexity of dream figures, these…
By Ed Kellogg, Ph.D. © 2015 Throughout recorded history, people have recounted experiences of encountering non-human beings, or even of finding themselves abducted by them. For most of this time people identified such beings as supernatural, for example, in Celtic countries specifically as the Sidhe (fairies), and more generically as spirits, demons, or gods. In…
Photo by Ryan Brohm via Iowa State Daily Minister, professor and Sanskrit student, George Gillespie, counts as one of the early investigators to write about ‘light’ in lucid dreams. How do we experience light, and what do we make of the varieties of light, when lucidly aware? Check out this illuminating interview with an…
By Arthur Gillard © 2015 Anamnesis is a science fiction web series about lucid dreaming based on an original short film of the same name. It has been getting a great deal of positive attention in the lucid dreaming community based on its accurate and realistic portrayal of lucid dreaming, as well as its compelling…
By Eike Swoboda © 2015 I‘m a musician and filmmaker from Hamburg, Germany. When I first heard about lucid dreaming, I had been suffering from a writer‘s block for about a year. I was immediately fascinated by the idea of gaining consciousness of dreaming whilst being in a dream, so I started reading all…
There is a lot to appreciate when modern technology attempts to provide measurable data to validate phenomenology, which is the study of the structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. Since my focus in this column is to report on the scientific research of lucid dreams, I usually remain neutral when…
In lucid dreams, follow the creativity…. After a few years as a beginning lucid dreamer, I noticed a simple point: as my mind changes, the lucid dream normally reflects the change. For example, when lucidly aware and trying to fly, my sudden remembrance that ‘Gravity does not exist here,‘ would immediately ‘create‘ a space…
By Marcelle Liemant © 2017 Recently I sat down and had a conversation with the protagonist of the story I‘m writing. It was an enlightening and affirming experience that certainly stoked the fires to finish. It also took place in a dream. The Dream I entered into a void dream from sleep paralysis.…
by Clare R Johnson, PhD © 2015 Lucid, I recall my intention to find a ‘magic box‘ of images, ideas, and inspiration. I immediately see a treasure chest lolling open behind a tree. There are two big guard dogs near it but I shoo them away. To my surprise, the treasure chest is bursting with…
Photo by Ryan Brohm via Iowa State Daily Psychotherapist, lecturer and Sufi teacher, Nigel Hamilton, has a deep interest in using dreams and lucid dreaming for personal transformation. His recently published, ‘Awakening Through Dreams: The Journey Through the Inner Landscape,’ offers a unique guide to the process of spiritual unfolding. As I recall, you have…
Photo by Ryan Brohm via Iowa State Daily Author, professor and therapist, G. Scott Sparrow, has been writing about lucid dreams since 1975, and more recently in 2009 in his book, Healing the Fisher King: A Fly Fisher’s Grail Quest. Check out this illuminating interview with an experienced lucid dreamer. As I recall, you wrote…
By James Bray © 2015 I am a person who has always struggled internally. Depression, self-loathing, and social anxiety are issues that have frequently plagued me. I have been using lucid dreaming to heal myself for the past few years. Not only has lucid dreaming helped me to overcome these issues, it has also clued…