Dreaming in the Digital Age

Sleep

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.

Artificial Intelligence

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.

Freudian Psychology

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.

Meditation

Dream Journaling as a Contemplative Practice

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on March 2, 2023

Keeping a dream journal generates a contemplative flow that can become a powerful resource for creativity in all aspects of life.

Keeping a dream journal generates a contemplative flow that can become a powerful resource for creativity in all aspects of life.

Sleep

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.

Unconscious

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.

Unconscious

How to Interpret Dreams of Movies, TV, and Video Games

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on November 7, 2022

It could easily be argued that dreaming is the original form of fan fiction.

It could easily be argued that dreaming is the original form of fan fiction.

Sleep

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.

Unconscious

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.

Projection

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.

Unconscious

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.

Empathy

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.

Sleep

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.

Unconscious

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.

Psychoanalysis

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.

Dreaming

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.

Dreaming

The Jumbotron Critique of Lucid Dreaming

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on November 9, 2021

Lucid dreaming is increasingly popular and yet has pitfalls and drawbacks that its advocates rarely mention.

Lucid dreaming is increasingly popular and yet has pitfalls and drawbacks that its advocates rarely mention.

Sleep

The Nightmares of Halloween

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on October 21, 2021

A look at current research on nightmares—who has them, what they’re about, what causes them—reveals new insights into the unconscious creativity of our Halloween festivities.

A look at current research on nightmares—who has them, what they’re about, what causes them—reveals new insights into the unconscious creativity of our Halloween festivities.

Creativity

How Your Most Bizarre Dreams Can Help You

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on October 11, 2021

Bizarreness in dreaming is not random or accidental but can be meaning-driven and creatively expressive.

Bizarreness in dreaming is not random or accidental but can be meaning-driven and creatively expressive.

Sleep

The Inevitable Spirituality of Dreaming

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on September 21, 2021

It’s one thing to realize you have selfish desires or aggressive instincts; it’s another thing entirely to become aware of your existence as a spiritual being.

It’s one thing to realize you have selfish desires or aggressive instincts; it’s another thing entirely to become aware of your existence as a spiritual being.