Paranormal Phenomena: Why We Believe What We Do
Explore the scientific explanations of sleep and dream related paranormal activity - including astral projection, precognitive dreams, and living in a simulated reality...
Out of Body Experiences
Out of body experiences (OBEs) involve the vivid sensation of moving outside your physical body. But are they for real or a type of lucid dream?
Astral Projection
Astral projection is a spiritual theory of the out of body experience. But is astral projection for real or could it be a form of lucid dreaming?
Are Alien Abductions Real?
New dream research shows these hallucinogenic nightmares may stem from sleep paralysis. Here's how you can transform such episodes into lucid dreams.
Precognitive Dreams
Are precognitive dreams real or can they be explained by coincidence? Learn about about some of the most famous "psychic dreams" and their scientific explanations.
Mutual Dreaming
Mutual dreaming is the claim that two or more people can literally share the same dream. Can lucid dreamers co-ordinate shared dreams - or is it all wishful thinking?
What is The Evidence for Dream Telepathy?
Inception had it sorted. But is there any basis dream telepathy in reality? Check out the experiments to date and how lucid dreamers can join in the study.
10 Unexplained Mysteries of The World
My top 10 unexplained mysteries of the world - from OBEs to aliens, from Bigfoot to Stone Henge - and how scientific discovery may help explain them.
What Will Happen in 2012?
What will happen in 2012? Find out the truth behind Planet X, the Mayan Prophecy, planetary alignments, solar storms and polar shifts. (*Update Jan 2013 - it's all good! As predicted.)
Ever Dream This Man?
Every night throughout the world hundreds of people dream about this face. What about you..?
DMT: The Spirit Molecule
What is the suubstance DMT and its role in human consciousness? A look at the bizarre psychedelic drug known as The Spirit Molecule and the Rick Strassman experiments.
Exploring Your Conscious Hypnagogia
What is hypnagogia? Learn how to induce the hypnagogic state to have lucid dreams and apparent out of body experiences.
Paranormality: A Book Review
In Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There, Professor Richard Wiseman uses his knowledge of psychology and stage show magic to debunk paranormal myths.
Lucid Dreaming and The Critical Mind
Lucid dreamer and mentalist Daniel Love explains the importance of a critical mind - and why conformity hinders our individual journey of lucid dreaming.
About the author
Rebecca Turner is the founder of World of Lucid Dreaming. She is currently studying for a science degree in Auckland and becoming famous as a science writer. Try our free lucid dreaming course and connect with the team on Facebook and the lucid dream forum.
The Anatomy of a Dreaming Supplement
A lot has happened in the last 5 months. But how did we go from business as usual to changing the face of the entire lucid dreaming supplements industry? It’s a story that I think will interest you – and you might even learn a thing or two in the process. When I was first taken on-board as Chief Lucidity Officer in 2016, one of the first things I was tasked with was taking a good look at our operations and giving things a bit of an overhaul.
What Is Reality?
What is reality? How can we define it - fit it into a box - so that whatever experiments we throw at it, our definition always holds true? I consciously observe the lucid dream world. It is real to me because the firing of neurons in my brain stem are interpreted as real sensory data by my brain. I could argue that lucid dreams constitute part of my reality.
How to remember your dreams
To lucid dream, I recommend being able to remember at least one vivid dream per night. That will boost your self awareness in dreams (making lucidity more likely) and also means you can actually remember your lucid dreams. Which is nice. Here are four detailed tips on how to remember your dreams more frequently. And if you don't think you dream at all - trust me, you almost certainly do. It takes an extraordinarily rare sleep disorder to deprive someone of dream sleep.
What Do Lucid Dreams Feel Like?
Years ago, before I had my first lucid dream, I had a very specific idea about what a lucid dream would feel like. I thought it would be intense and magical and a little bit spooky. This turned out to be a pretty accurate representation. Becoming aware in the dreamstate is like entering another world. One where physical laws can be manipulated (there is no spoon, Neo) and your fantasies can come true in an instant. There's definitely something magical about that - and it's as if the lucid dream world is a living, breathing organism that can react to your very thoughts.
Mugwort: Dream Sage of the Chumash Indians
It is estimated that these wise and wily Indians have been using mugwort in their healing and ritual practices for 13,000 years, where it is known as the ‘dream sage’. They use the herb to promote good dreams, which they consider an essential aspect of normal human functioning! But that’s not all...
How to have amazing lucid dreams
Experts agree that everyone is capable of having lucid dreams. Dreaming itself is a normal function of the mind. We all dream every night, even if we don't remember. And we all achieve conscious awareness while awake every single day. So what does it mean to combine these states? Why, the amazing ability to have conscious - or lucid - dreams. Sounds simple, doesn't it? So why do I keep hearing from people who say they can't achieve their first lucid dream?
