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The Gift of Dreaming in Old Age

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D. on September 4, 2024

Socrates’ recurrent dream shows that valuable insights from dreaming can blossom forth at any time of life, all the way through old age.

Socrates’ recurrent dream shows that valuable insights from dreaming can blossom forth at any time of life, all the way through old age.

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From Traumatic Nightmares to Playful Dreaming

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D. on June 14, 2024

What if, in some conditions at least, the increasing weirdness and unpredictability of dream content heralds genuine healing from serious psychological distress?

What if, in some conditions at least, the increasing weirdness and unpredictability of dream content heralds genuine healing from serious psychological distress?

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The Varieties of Dream Recall

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D. on January 21, 2024

Instead of thinking about dream recall in comparative terms—higher or lower, better or worse—you can simply try to understand who you are as a dream recaller.

Instead of thinking about dream recall in comparative terms—higher or lower, better or worse—you can simply try to understand who you are as a dream recaller.

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The Trickster in Dreams

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D. on November 29, 2023

Wherever the trickster appears—in myths or movies, in dreams or fairy tales—the effect is a wildly destabilizing but ultimately beneficial shift of conscious awareness.

Wherever the trickster appears—in myths or movies, in dreams or fairy tales—the effect is a wildly destabilizing but ultimately beneficial shift of conscious awareness.

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Dreaming and Spiritual Practice

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D. on November 8, 2023

Rather than a distraction from higher spiritual pursuits, dreams represent a powerful resource for psychological insight and spiritual growth.

Rather than a distraction from higher spiritual pursuits, dreams represent a powerful resource for psychological insight and spiritual growth.

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The Playful Art of Dream Cartoons

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D. on October 31, 2023

The fresh perspectives and novel insights spontaneously generated by our dreams make them a natural ally for anyone seeking unconventional, offbeat angles on the world.

The fresh perspectives and novel insights spontaneously generated by our dreams make them a natural ally for anyone seeking unconventional, offbeat angles on the world.

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Dreams of Losing a Sports Hero

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D. on October 17, 2023

A Personal Perspective: According to a new study, fans seem to have more sports dreams than the players themselves. What do fans dream about when their favorite players leave?

A Personal Perspective: According to a new study, fans seem to have more sports dreams than the players themselves. What do fans dream about when their favorite players leave?

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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.