Dreaming in the Digital Age

New Technologies for Exploring the Art and Science of Dreams

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D,

Artificially Stimulating Dreams: The Unrecognized Dangers

If we want to develop and actualize the positive potentials of new dream technologies, we must also think carefully about how to limit the potentials for abuse.

What Dreams Reflect in Your Waking Life

New research has found that patterns in dream content can accurately reflect the most important concerns in a person's life.

Four Reasons Why You Should Take a Nap

You probably need more sleep than you think you do. Here are four simple reasons why you should take a nap whenever you have the chance.

A Dream of Love: The Dream Ballet in OSF’s "Oklahoma!"

A Gestalt-informed approach suggests the Dream Ballet in "Oklahoma!" is a metaphorical vision of why Laurey is having so much difficulty letting herself fall in love.

Art, Immigration, and Dreaming: An Experimental Workshop

A workshop for artists will experiment with various ways of mapping the terrain of our dreaming landscapes and exploring their dynamic interplay with the waking world.

Why It's So Hard to Sleep in the NBA

How can NBA players and coaches improve their sleep? One possibility: by actively engaging with the creative powers of their dreaming minds. Better sleep leads to better dreaming.

Dream Recall and Dream Sharing Among Millennials

The dream patterns of young adults or Millennials (ages 18-34) differ in important ways from those of older adults.

The Horrors of the Dream Ballet in "Oklahoma!"

The core moment in one of America’s most beloved works of musical theater is a violently realistic sexual nightmare.

Dreaming and Waking: Which Is More of an Illusion?

Scientific, religious, and philosophical views on the strange yet compelling realism of dreams.

The Power of Rebound Dreaming

Don't worry about temporary sleep deprivation; you can use it as a springboard for intensified dreaming.

The Meaningful Patterns of Dreams: A New Study

More evidence that patterns in dream content have meaningful connections with people’s concerns, interests, and activities in waking life.

DreamRev: The Many Contributions of Jeremy Taylor

Some of the most beautiful gems of dreaming wisdom from the late Jeremy Taylor.

Intuition and Dreaming: Four Questions to Ask of Each Dream

An easy way of increasing your access to a natural source of intuition is to ask yourself four questions every time you remember a dream.

Two New Works from G. William Domhoff

If you think you know a lot about the science of dreaming, but don’t know about G. William Domhoff’s work, think again. And check out these two new works.

The Science of Dreaming: 9 Key Points

Do you want to sound like an expert on the science of dreaming? These 9 key findings will get you started.

Analyzing a Long Series of Dreams: A Conference Presentation

A new method of exploring the meaningful patterns in a long series of dreams can shed light on personal relationships, emotional concerns, cultural activities, and spiritual views.

1,001 Nights of Dream Recall

A long series of dreams can offer insights into many aspects of waking life, including personal relationships, spiritual beliefs, and dynamic elements of the external environment.

The 2017 Nobel in Medicine: Good News for Dream Research

Anything that sheds new light on sleep has the potential to shed new light on dreams, since dreaming naturally emerges out of the state of sleep.

How the Enlightenment Went Astray on Dreaming

To create a healthy ecosystem for technologically enhanced dream exploration, we must make sure we accept and trust the philosophical assumptions built into that ecosystem.

Keeping a Dream Journal

One of the greatest values of a dream journal is the way it grows in power and depth over time.

Short vs. Long Dreams: Are There Any Differences in Content?

A word search analysis of a five-year selection from my own dream journal reveals the same consistent patterns of content in both the shorter and longer reports.

The Dreams of a Religious Cult Member

What can a thirty-year long dream journal reveal about the life of an ex-member of a religious cult?

The Study of a 32-Year Long Dream Journal

This long series of dreams offers an amazing opportunity to observe the emotional contours of a woman's life as she makes her way through a challenging and often dangerous world.

Dreaming Is Play: A New Theory of Dream Psychology

The best way to understand the psychological power of dreaming is to recognize it as a kind of play that promotes the flexibility and adaptive creativity of the human mind.

The Technology of Dreaming in "Falling Water"

"Falling Water," new on the USA Network, goes further than any other television show in exploring the multiple dimensions of dreaming latent within the human mind.

News From the 2016 Annual Dreams Conference

This year's IASD conference included talks on jihadi dreams, emotional processing, gender differences, social cognition, and existential dreams of "sublime disquietude."

Mediated Dreaming

How do new media technologies impact people's dreaming experiences? And how can new digital tools enhance our understanding of dreams?

Electronic Tools for the Sleep Revolution

Arianna Huffington's call for a "sleep revolution" includes an important role for new technologies that monitor and track people's sleep patterns.

The Oldest Surviving Dream Journals

What if the cognitive spark that lit the explosion of Paleolithic creativity was shamanic dreaming, as recorded and preserved in cave paintings?

Beyond the Eclipse of Research on Big Dreams

The time is ripe for a new scientific approach to the kinds of vivid, highly memorable dreams Jung referred to as the “richest jewels in the treasure-house of psychic experience.”

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