Ryan Hurd
Ryan's recent dream research focuses on lucid dreaming, sacred sites, the anthropology of dreaming, and sleep paralysis. DreamStudies.org
Waiting In The Lucid Void
Since I was a child, I have had conscious dream experiences that take place in immense, spacious realms. Sometimes these spaces are truly voids and my own dream body does not exist. Other times, these spaces fill up with abstract… Read the rest
Balancing Curing and Healing in Modern Medicine
What is the universal symbol for medicine?
Chances are, you thought of the caduceus – a staff with two snakes spiraling up, flanked with two outspread wings. Used today by thousands of doctors and medical associations, including the US Surgeon… Read the rest
Tasting the Dragon
In the West, the only good dragon is a dead dragon.
In our shared imagination known as mass media, our heroes slay dragons left and right, and with the violent act comes the annihilation of the dragon’s traits we love… Read the rest
The Ancestor Effect: Thinking about our roots boosts intellect and confidence
We all know that giving thanks is something we “should” be doing. But recently a clinical study reported that thinking positively about our family roots boosts emotional confidence and even intelligence.
The 2010 study, published in the European Journal of… Read the rest
Online PsiberDreaming Conference Starts this Sunday
Starting this Sunday, I’ll be spending my time exploring a vast new city of cultural creatives where we’ll camp out, share dreams and visions, and then, two weeks later, vanish without a trace.
No, I’m not talking about Burning Man;… Read the rest
