Dream Research Archives | Kelly Bulkeley https://bulkeley.org/dream-research/ Dream Research & Education Thu, 20 Mar 2025 23:50:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://bulkeley.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/kb-100x100.png Dream Research Archives | Kelly Bulkeley https://bulkeley.org/dream-research/ 32 32 SDDb Upgrade https://bulkeley.org/sddb-upgrade/ https://bulkeley.org/sddb-upgrade/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 23:50:44 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4634 At long last, after many twists and turns, a new and improved version of the Sleep and Dream Database (SDDb) has been released, just in time for spring! Many thanks to the Elsewhere.to team–Gez Quinn, Kat Juncker, Dan Kennedy, and Victoria Philibert–for their help in the upgrade process.  The SDDb is a growing archive of …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/sddb-upgrade/feed/ 0 Dream Library construction update https://bulkeley.org/dream-library-construction-update/ https://bulkeley.org/dream-library-construction-update/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:36:05 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4608 The remaining exterior work at the Dream Library is down to roofing and painting. The focus will turn soon to the interior finish work of electrical, plumbing, and bookcase installation. Designing and installing a spiral staircase from the second floor to the third floor tower will be a special aesthetic and practical task. When the …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/dream-library-construction-update/feed/ 0 The Natural Wisdom of Children’s Dreams https://bulkeley.org/the-natural-wisdom-of-childrens-dreams/ https://bulkeley.org/the-natural-wisdom-of-childrens-dreams/#respond Mon, 31 May 2021 22:19:20 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4306 Dreaming is a natural and normal part of children’s lives as they grow and develop. Vivid dreams can appear in children as young as two or three years old. Many preschoolers between four and six years olds have frequent dream recall, and occasionally terrifying nightmares. As children develop cognitively and socially, their dreams become longer, …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/the-natural-wisdom-of-childrens-dreams/feed/ 0 An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming, 2nd Ed. https://bulkeley.org/introduction-psychology-dreaming-2md-ed-2017/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:08:01 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4118 An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming, second revised edition (2017) By Kelly Bulkeley, Ph.D. Purchase this Book Description This book is an introduction to the major psychological theories about dreams and dreaming. It offers a history of how these theories have developed from 1900 to the present, along with an extensive bibliography of key …

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]]> Dreaming Is Play: A New Theory of Dream Psychology https://bulkeley.org/dreaming-is-play-a-new-theory-of-dream-psychology/ https://bulkeley.org/dreaming-is-play-a-new-theory-of-dream-psychology/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2017 01:58:51 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3198 The scientific study of dreams has fallen on hard times.  In an era dominated by cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychoactive drugs, and computer models of the mind, dreaming seems less relevant to psychology today than at any time since Sigmund Freud published The Interpretation of Dreams in 1900. The problem, ironically, is not a lack of empirical …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/dreaming-is-play-a-new-theory-of-dream-psychology/feed/ 0 Dreams and Healing in West Bengal https://bulkeley.org/dreams-and-healing-in-west-bengal/ https://bulkeley.org/dreams-and-healing-in-west-bengal/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2016 01:31:49 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3194 The close connection between dreaming and healing has a long and venerable history in Western civilization.  The ancient Greek healing god Asclepius was worshipped throughout the Mediterranean for many centuries, with people praying to the god for dreams to help cure their physical and psychological suffering.  The dream practices at the Asclepian temples became the …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/dreams-and-healing-in-west-bengal/feed/ 0 How to Misbehave in Other People’s Dreams https://bulkeley.org/how-to-misbehave-in-other-peoples-dreams/ https://bulkeley.org/how-to-misbehave-in-other-peoples-dreams/#respond Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:19:13 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3190 What would you do if you could control not only your own dreams, but other people’s dreams, too?  What if you could enter other people’s dreams without their knowing it?  How would you use those powers?  Do the same ethical principles that guide our waking lives also apply in dreaming? The new television series “Falling …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/how-to-misbehave-in-other-peoples-dreams/feed/ 0 Climate Change Nightmares: A Sign of Things to Come https://bulkeley.org/climate-change-nightmares-a-sign-of-things-to-come/ https://bulkeley.org/climate-change-nightmares-a-sign-of-things-to-come/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2016 22:25:26 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3183 The front page of today’s New York Times newspaper includes an article about the impact of climate change on a remote village in Alaska.  The article, by Erica Goode, is titled “Climate Change Pushes Towns in Alaska to Wrenching Choice,” and it begins with a dream: In the dream, a storm came and Betsy Bekoalok …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/climate-change-nightmares-a-sign-of-things-to-come/feed/ 0 “Falling Water” and the Vasty Deep https://bulkeley.org/falling-water-and-the-vasty-deep/ https://bulkeley.org/falling-water-and-the-vasty-deep/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2016 00:53:10 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3178 The second episode of the excellent new TV series “Falling Water” (USA Network) starts with a creepy voiceover from a character who later reveals the frightening extent of his powers in the dream realm. He quotes from Shakespeare’s play “Henry IV Part I,” when two English lords plot a rebellion against the king: Glendower: I …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/falling-water-and-the-vasty-deep/feed/ 1 Dreams of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump https://bulkeley.org/dreams-of-hillary-clinton-and-donald-trump/ https://bulkeley.org/dreams-of-hillary-clinton-and-donald-trump/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:19:52 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3172   In several studies over the past 24 years I have explored the various connections between dreaming and electoral politics. One of the recurrent findings has been that political events and activities, like Presidential elections, can impact the content of people’s dreams. Some politicians appear with unusual frequency in people’s dreams, which has led to the …

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