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Dreaming in the Digital Age

New Technologies for Exploring the Art and Science of Dreams

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Who Is Most Likely to Dream of the Dead?

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on August 30, 2023

Through visitation dreams people may renew their sense of living a psychologically coherent life in which the dead person is both gone forever and yet always present.

Through visitation dreams people may renew their sense of living a psychologically coherent life in which the dead person is both gone forever and yet always present.

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Why Do We Have Taboo Dreams?

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on August 1, 2023

Taboo behaviors in dreaming grab your attention in order to dramatize an important concern in your waking life, a concern that’s vital to your development.

Taboo behaviors in dreaming grab your attention in order to dramatize an important concern in your waking life, a concern that’s vital to your development.

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Nightmares of Climate Change

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on July 12, 2023

These dark dreams carry potential gifts and energies for positive change if we can learn to heed their insights.

These dark dreams carry potential gifts and energies for positive change if we can learn to heed their insights.

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The Many Functions of Dreaming

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on June 28, 2023

The multiple functions of dreaming derive from the autonomous intelligence of the unconscious, and from the dynamic powers of the brain and body during sleep.

The multiple functions of dreaming derive from the autonomous intelligence of the unconscious, and from the dynamic powers of the brain and body during sleep.

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Atheism and Dreaming

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on May 15, 2023

Atheists might shift their negative attitudes about dreaming if they set aside common misconceptions and learn more about current psychological research on dreams.

Atheists might shift their negative attitudes about dreaming if they set aside common misconceptions and learn more about current psychological research on dreams.

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AI and Dream Interpretation

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on May 2, 2023

An AI system for interpreting dreams could be abusive if it were treated as a higher psychological authority rather than a helpful tool.

An AI system for interpreting dreams could be abusive if it were treated as a higher psychological authority rather than a helpful tool.

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Shakespeare’s Enduring Impact on Psychology

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on April 18, 2023

Although wild and dangerous, Shakespeare portrays the human imagination as a creative source of new critical awareness of ourselves, society, and the world around us.

Although wild and dangerous, Shakespeare portrays the human imagination as a creative source of new critical awareness of ourselves, society, and the world around us.

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Recurring Dreams

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on January 23, 2023

The long-term consistency of your dreaming offers a unique window into the nature of your personality and the foundational realities of your waking life.

The long-term consistency of your dreaming offers a unique window into the nature of your personality and the foundational realities of your waking life.

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A Simple Method for Group Dream-Sharing

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on January 11, 2023

Insisting on maximal respect for the dreamer and the dream enables unusually honest conversations about unconscious thoughts, feelings, and conflicts.

Insisting on maximal respect for the dreamer and the dream enables unusually honest conversations about unconscious thoughts, feelings, and conflicts.

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The Case for Animal Dreaming

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on September 29, 2022

Any truly scientific dream theory from now on must be a theory of multi-species dreaming, not just human dreaming.

Any truly scientific dream theory from now on must be a theory of multi-species dreaming, not just human dreaming.

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AI-Text Generators and Dreams

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on July 26, 2022

This technology may have therapeutic value, by giving individuals a more expansive sense of the potential of their own imagination.

This technology may have therapeutic value, by giving individuals a more expansive sense of the potential of their own imagination.

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AI-Image Generators and Dreams

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on July 12, 2022

The best way to realize the transformational power of AI-image generators as a tool for dream interpretation will be to collaborate closely with experienced dreamers.

The best way to realize the transformational power of AI-image generators as a tool for dream interpretation will be to collaborate closely with experienced dreamers.

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Dreaming of Water

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on June 2, 2022

Vivid, highly memorable dreams of water may be calling you to pay attention to emotional realities outside your normal range of conscious awareness.

Vivid, highly memorable dreams of water may be calling you to pay attention to emotional realities outside your normal range of conscious awareness.

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Dreaming of War

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on March 18, 2022

The practice of sharing dreams creates an empathetic connection during wartime.

The practice of sharing dreams creates an empathetic connection during wartime.

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4 Ways to Keep Dreaming Into Old Age

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on March 15, 2022

With dreaming, age is not destiny. A few simple practices can help you remember more of your dreams and weave their messages into waking life.

With dreaming, age is not destiny. A few simple practices can help you remember more of your dreams and weave their messages into waking life.

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Why People Dream of Apocalypse

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on January 5, 2022

The archetype of apocalypse is a latent potentiality of human dreaming, ready to be activated if waking-life circumstances become sufficiently dire.

The archetype of apocalypse is a latent potentiality of human dreaming, ready to be activated if waking-life circumstances become sufficiently dire.

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The Original Christmas Dreams

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on December 12, 2021

For present-day psychologists, the dreams surrounding the birth of Jesus could offer an ancient mythological expression of ideas that also emerge from current scientific dream research.

For present-day psychologists, the dreams surrounding the birth of Jesus could offer an ancient mythological expression of ideas that also emerge from current scientific dream research.

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The Essence of a Dream Library

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on November 30, 2021

A rich, vibrant Dream Library can have just four or five volumes if they are the books that speak most powerfully to you.

A rich, vibrant Dream Library can have just four or five volumes if they are the books that speak most powerfully to you.