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From Sacred Rituals to Modern Insights: The Evolution of Dream Incubation

Sarah Janes By Sarah Janes
Sarah Janes

dream incubation

Dream incubation is any technique or combination of techniques aimed at engendering a desired dream. For our ancestors this would most likely involve seeking out a divine entity or deceased person. 

Why Do We Dream? Science Sheds Light on the Sleeping Brain

Drew Dawson and Madeline Sprajcer, CQUniversity Australia By Drew Dawson and Madeline Sprajcer, CQUniversity Australia
Drew Dawson and Madeline Sprajcer, CQUniversity Australia

dream catcher

Last night you probably slept for seven to eight hours. About one or two of these was likely in deep sleep, especially if you’re young or physically active.

Dreaming Is In Danger: Optimal Dream and Sleep Hygiene Practices

Sarah Janes By Sarah Janes
Sarah Janes

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I think dreams are in danger, and if dreams are in peril, then so too is our health, on an individual and a collective level.

The Forgotten Language of Dreams, Visions and Oracles

Edward Tick, PhD By Edward Tick, PhD
Edward Tick, PhD

man standing in front of a sky

Ancient biblical and Greek cultures through modern analysts like Jung and Hillman affirm that we can receive psycho-spiritually based and nonrational messages, images, prescriptions, or insights for healing and life guidance.

Waking from a Dream of Covid-19

Paul Levy By Paul Levy
Paul Levy

outline of a woman's face looking out from under the blankets with a background kaleidoscope of colors 

Freud called dreams “the royal road” to the unconscious. When we get out of balance, off-center, or one-sided, the unconscious sends us dreams to help us reconnect with the part of ourselves we’ve lost touch with.

How Your Race, Class And Gender Influence Your Dreams For The Future

Karen A. Cerulo, Rutgers University and Janet Ruane, Montclair State University By Karen A. Cerulo, Rutgers University and Janet Ruane, Montclair State University
Karen A. Cerulo, Rutgers University and Janet Ruane, Montclair State University

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In Disney’s “Pinocchio,” Jiminy Cricket famously sings, “When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are. Anything your heart desires will come to you.” But Jiminy Cricket got it wrong.

The Subconscious Mind Is Your Creative Co-Conspirator

Evelyn C. Rysdyk By Evelyn C. Rysdyk
Evelyn C. Rysdyk

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The subconscious can be creative when you are sleeping. You can program your subconscious before you go to sleep, asking it to provide creative solutions through dreams. 

The Subconscious Mind Is Your Creative Co-Conspirator (Video)

Evelyn C. Rysdyk By Evelyn C. Rysdyk
Evelyn C. Rysdyk

woman laying in a single bed with a full moon in the background

The subconscious can be creative when you are sleeping. You can program your subconscious before you go to sleep, asking it to provide creative solutions through dreams. 

Is There a Right Way of Interpreting Dreams?

Serge Kahili King By Serge Kahili King
Serge Kahili King

holding up a mask of a man's face

When you give others the authority to interpret your dreams, you are buying in to their beliefs, expectations, biases, and prejudices, instead of yours. What they may say about your dreams might or might not be useful, but it can never be as good as what you yourself might think, because, after all, they are your dreams, not theirs.

Is There a Right Way of Interpreting Dreams? (Video)

Serge Kahili King By Serge Kahili King
Serge Kahili King

holding up a mask of a man's face

When you give others the authority to interpret your dreams, you are buying in to their beliefs, expectations, biases, and prejudices, instead of yours. What they may say about your dreams might or might not be useful, but it can never be as good as what you yourself might think, because, after all, they are your dreams, not theirs.

Precognitive Dream Daisy-Chains: The "Trivial" Details of Life

Eric Wargo By Eric Wargo
Eric Wargo

Precognitive Dream Daisy-Chains: The "Trivial" Details of Life

You will discover as your dream journal grows that your dreams are interconnected in a vast web or skein of associations. A metaphor my collaborator Tobi uses comes from the Arbai Trilogy of science-fiction writer Sheri S. Tepper. The Arbai device is a vast mycelia-like communication network linking individuals all over a planet.

Using Dreams to Prevent Cancer?

John D. Goldhammer, Ph.D. By John D. Goldhammer, Ph.D.
John D. Goldhammer, Ph.D.

How To Prevent Cancer using Dream Interpretation

Researchers studying the relationship between dream content and the onset of disease have discovered a particular type of recurring dream that often comes long before cancer becomes apparent. Their research suggests that: "Cancer can be seen as a 'growth' process  . . . taking place incorrectly in the body rather than in the...

Changing Your Nightmares or Fearful Dreams Into Pleasant Experiences

Serge Kahili King By Serge Kahili King
Serge Kahili King

image of a girl looking into a gloomy forest but with light ray shining through

The following sentence is the most important thing I have to say about dreams and dreaming: AFTER A DREAM IS OVER, IT BECOMES A MEMORY! This is the key to mastering your dreams.

Changing Your Nightmares or Fearful Dreams Into Pleasant Experiences (Video)

Serge Kahili King By Serge Kahili King
Serge Kahili King

image of a girl looking into a gloomy forest but with light ray shining through

The following sentence is the most important thing I have to say about dreams and dreaming: AFTER A DREAM IS OVER, IT BECOMES A MEMORY! This is the key to mastering your dreams.

How Anger, Sadness and Fear Crept Into Our Dreams During Lockdown

Mark Blagrove By Mark Blagrove
Mark Blagrove

How Anger, Sadness and Fear Crept Into Our Dreams During Lockdown

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of our lives. Our dreams are no different. Soon after the first lockdowns started, people reported having more dreams than before, with different content.

Big Dreams in the Time of the Pandemic

Robert Moss By Robert Moss
Robert Moss

Growing Big Dreams in the Time of the Pandemic

One of the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic, notable even in the first few weeks after it reached Europe and the United States, was an explosion of public interest in dreams. People who never gave much thought to dreams and were rarely known to talk about them were suddenly dreaming up a storm and ...

How To Develop A Partnership and Dialogue with your Dreams

Judith Orloff, M.D. By Judith Orloff, M.D.
Judith Orloff, M.D.

Listen and Initiate an Ongoing Dialogue With Your Dreams

There is a healing instinct within you that can manifest in dreams. You'd be surprised at the straightforward health advice they give, either spontaneously or on request. Tips on food, preventive therapies, treatment options...

How To Use Dreams As A Problem Solving Tool

Marcia Emery, Ph.D. By Marcia Emery, Ph.D.
Marcia Emery, Ph.D.

How To Use Dreams As A Problem Solving Tool

Dreams are a direct conduit to the intuitive mind. You can use your dreams as problem-solving tools in the waking world -- but first you have to remember them and learn to decipher their sometimes confusing messages.

Unravelling The Mysteries of Sleep: How The Brain 'Sees' Dreams

Melinda Jackson and Rachel Schembri By Melinda Jackson and Rachel Schembri
Melinda Jackson and Rachel Schembri

Unravelling The Mysteries of Sleep: How The Brain 'Sees' Dreams

New research, published today in the journal Nature Communications, shows brain activity during the dreaming phase of sleep is remarkably similar to brain activity when we’re awake and processing new visual images, suggesting the brain “sees” dreams.

Dreams, Visions, and Out-of-Body Experiences: Are They The Same Thing?

Jim Willis By Jim Willis
Jim Willis

Dreams, Visions, and Out-of-Body Experiences: Are They The Same Thing?

What’s the difference between dreams, visions and fully fledged Out-of-Body Experiences? Can we chalk it all up to imagination? Is there any empirical data that suggests we can actually “move” outside our bodies while fully conscious? If so, what actually “moves?”

Why You're Having More Vivid Dreams During The Pandemic

Dr Rosie Gibson By Dr Rosie Gibson
Dr Rosie Gibson

Why You're Having More Vivid Dreams During The Pandemic

An interesting side effect of the coronavirus pandemic is the number of people who say they are having vivid dreams.

Do Your Nighttime Dreams Influence Your Daily Life?

M.J. Abadie By M.J. Abadie
M.J. Abadie

Do Your Dreams Influence Your Everyday Life?

Although no one can say for certain what dreams are, where they come from, or even why we have them, there's no doubt that they are important to the quality of our lives. Even people who claim not to dream (they just don't remember their dreams) are in some subtle way affected by their dreams, if only as an unexplainable...

Why Do We Dream?

Jason Ellis By Jason Ellis
Jason Ellis

Why Do We Dream?

Although science knows what dreams are, it is still not known exactly why we dream, although plenty of theories exist.

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