Because learning about your brain and sleep can be fun . . .
The road was icy in places. The clouds gathered, dark and menacing. The winds whipped past the SUV making its way down the highway. The clouds offered what’s called a “wintry mix” and the schoolteacher steering the car struggled to stay awake. This experience isn’t unusual for the residents of West Texas. Living remotely, and…
In part three we continue this summary of the dream diaries of “Barb Sanders.” Sanders was a pseudonymous dream enthusiast Calvin Hall studied and who kept a dream diary for much of her life. In late 1994 and into 1995, Barb Sanders’ longstanding friends grew worried. Once again, she seemed not to be seeing relationships…
Part 1/6 Scientists who study dreams can know a lot about their subjects, especially if they interview their friends and family, and really “dive deep” into their lives and writings. Even so, they can’t possibly know as much as the person being studied themselves. This is forgotten and the study of dreams is misapplied too…
How you should look at your dreams, how you study them, depends on what problems you need to solve and what you need to do in order to live your best life possible.
Studying their dreams can benefit anyone.
Anyone of any age can use dreams to resolve personal conflicts and gain clarity about what they need to do to feel and be successful.
We were lucky St. Joseph wasn’t a modern guy with the Internet when God sent him his famous warning dream. Not every technological advance is an actual advance. Small Town, Some Country In the Middle East In An Alternate History, Spring 2023 Joe wakes up to the alarm on his phone. He uses an alarm…
Should you set the alarm or wake up naturally? When someone sets an alarm clock, there’s fear at work: fear of missing work, school, or whatever. The fear may be warranted. If you go to bed too late, you’ll be tired in the morning. Do that every day and you’ll set yourself up for long-term…
I’m no psychic. I’m not a medium either, nothing at all like that. Some people apparently have that talent—I don’t. Yet, I’ve had some of the experiences from time to time. Anecdotally, it seems to be fairly common. Many people do. I’ll tell you a true story that happened to me. It might help you…
Sleep and dreams play an interesting role in art. It’s only natural the state inspires some art and provides the setting for other art. It makes up about a third of a human’s life. From the beginning, sleep had a lousy name in Western culture. When it comes to modern times, the attitude is mixed.…
Fifty years ago, lots of people who slept alone fell asleep to the monophonic sound of AM radio. It was part of their bedtime routine. Due to the characteristics of the broadcast frequency, AM radio stations carried news, information, and music from far-off cities at night, frequently reaching communities more than a thousand miles away.…
As a species, we didn’t start out this way. We weren’t really meant to live amid all this light pollution. It’s progress in some ways, an irreplaceable loss in others. There’s no going back. Our ancestors didn’t have streetlights, neon signs, porch lights, and motion-detecting lights every hour of the day. Light at night has…
In our day, probably the greatest obstacle to getting a refreshing and recharging night of sleep is non-stop activity. Both we and our electronic devices are always on. Smartphones and computers interfere with our ability to fall asleep with their beeps, notifications, and addicting design. Their addictive lure beckons when we should be asleep. Sleep…
Part 4 of 4 History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Mark Twain When we’re looking forward to the future, we can make predictions based on technology that’s already here or coming soon. We can also use theories. Using the Strauss-Howe Generational Theory to attempt to predict anything precisely is abuse, misuse, and misunderstanding of the…
For many Americans, the 1930s were a nightmare. Over 25 percent of the population found themselves without work. People were starving, suffering, and despondent. They called it the Great Depression. Memories and images of that severe economic downturn are still fresh thanks to photos and film and radio recordings. While the generation that personally experienced…