Sometimes I wish I had a time machine. If I did, I’d take Jinny Jana’s Giant Journeys  back to my five-year-old self, and my whole relationship with dreams might have been considerably less... confusing. Alright, let’s back up (because context matters). Those familiar with my work will know that I found my way into lucid dreaming through a rather difficult and strange route - childhood parasomnias. Night terrors, sleep paralysis, sleep walking, nightmares - the whole lot. Frankly, sleep was...

Lucid dreaming teacher Daniel Love explores how metacognition and self-awareness unlock conscious dreaming. Lucid dreaming  is the scientifically verified state in which you become aware that you’re dreaming while the dream continues. Over the past three decades, I’ve worked as a lucid dreaming teacher and researcher , helping thousands of people learn this fascinating skill through critical thinking and scientific honesty rather than superstition. It’s a skill anyone can learn, but only if...

So, once upon a time when people said “lucid dreaming community” it actually meant something - it was a place where people genuinely interested in lucid dreaming could meet like minds, chat, grow, make friendships - and even invent new stratergies. It wasn't perfect (what ever is) - but we don't have anything like it any more. The Lucidity Institute forum was the starting point. That was the real deal - serious - researchers and practitioners in the same digital room. It could be messy, the...