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Ryan Hurd — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:02:29 +0000

The annual conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams starts today in Chicago, IL. I’ll be there, to give my lucid nightmares talk as well as chair the cultural and...

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Dreams and the Gift of Masculinity

Ryan Hurd — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:53:06 +0000

Most people who are interested in learning more about their dreams are women. About three quarters or so, in fact. Whether it’s culture or biological, women are more willing to explore the...

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REM Sleep Improves Creativity: New Research Findings

Ryan Hurd — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:46:11 +0000

Image: 25/365 by ♪ maybe a mezzo ♪ One more reason to take a nap: a new study reported by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that REM sleep — also known as dreaming...

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Lucid Nightmares - Submit Your Dream

Ryan Hurd — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:16:00 +0000

I’m preparing for my upcoming lecture on lucid nightmares, coming up in three weeks in Chicago at the annual conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams. So if you...

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Robert Moss’s Blog & the Archaeology of Gratitude

Ryan Hurd — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:09:10 +0000

Check out the new blog by renown dream worker Robert Moss. I say new, but he’s really been at it for six months already. Moss has an approachable style to working with dreams, and he never...

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Migrating During A Mercury Retrograde.

Madbad — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:15:50 +0000

Gutsy, aren’t we? At the moment, apostrophes and single quotes have gotten lost in the migration. If they appear as quotation marks, do forgive us. If you find some other reason we should be...

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The Dream Work Method of Acting

Ryan Hurd — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:38:05 +0000

The New York Times just ran a piece about the gaining popularity of “Dream Work” as a way for actors to move deeper into their characters. Apparently Harvey Keitel is all about it, as...

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Nightmares Linked with Multiple Suicide Attempts

Ryan Hurd — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:19:05 +0000

A study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden reports that suicidal patients are more likely to attempt to take their life again if they have nightmares following the first attempt. In fact, the...

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Routine Sleep Schedules Good for Infants

Ryan Hurd — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:50:31 +0000

ScienceDaily reported a study from the journal Sleep today showing a strong connection between regular bedtimes for babies and improved sleep patterns. Here’s a snippet from the original...

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Lucid Dreaming, Religion and Cognitive Science

Ryan Hurd — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:51:44 +0000

For my San Francisco Bay area readers, I”m announcing a free public event titled “Lucid Dreaming, Religion, and Cognitive Science” taking place next week at the Institute of...

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