big dreams Archives | Kelly Bulkeley https://bulkeley.org/tag/big-dreams/ Dream Research & Education Sun, 25 Feb 2024 20:29:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://bulkeley.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/kb-100x100.png big dreams Archives | Kelly Bulkeley https://bulkeley.org/tag/big-dreams/ 32 32 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 The False Heroism of Sleep Deprivation https://bulkeley.org/the-false-heroism-of-sleep-deprivation/ https://bulkeley.org/the-false-heroism-of-sleep-deprivation/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2018 22:46:00 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3712 In an interview with the New York Times on August 16, the visionary technologist Elon Musk described the grueling work schedule he forces himself to endure in order to achieve his goals. He rarely takes any significant time away from work, and when he does, it’s often for exotic vacations requiring long travels. Recently he has been …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/the-false-heroism-of-sleep-deprivation/feed/ 0 How the Enlightenment Went Astray on Dreaming https://bulkeley.org/how-the-enlightenment-went-astray-on-dreaming/ https://bulkeley.org/how-the-enlightenment-went-astray-on-dreaming/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2017 01:13:02 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3431  Enlightenment philosophers helped to spark the scientific revolution, but they were not always accurate or justified in their assumptions about dreaming. The English philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) played a vital role in promoting the ideals of the Enlightenment throughout Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.  These ideals included a trust in human reason, a corresponding …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/how-the-enlightenment-went-astray-on-dreaming/feed/ 0 199 Dreams of Donald Trump https://bulkeley.org/199-dreams-donald-trump/ https://bulkeley.org/199-dreams-donald-trump/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2017 22:59:11 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=3322 A new collection of dreams about the new US President sheds light on his psychological impact in the minds of those who support him and those who oppose him. These dreams were gathered via a website I manage, idreamoftrump.net, which has been active since early 2016.  A total of 143 came from people living in …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/199-dreams-donald-trump/feed/ 1 Recent Interviews About “Big Dreams” https://bulkeley.org/recent-interviews-about-big-dreams/ https://bulkeley.org/recent-interviews-about-big-dreams/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2016 20:18:10 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3140 In the past couple of weeks I have spoken several times with journalists about Big Dreams: The Science of Dreaming and the Origins of Religion.  It’s a daunting experience to have smart people read what you’ve written and ask sharp questions about how you put together your argument… and all the more intimidating with a tape …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/recent-interviews-about-big-dreams/feed/ 0 Beyond the Eclipse of Research on Big Dreams https://bulkeley.org/beyond-the-eclipse-of-research-on-big-dreams/ https://bulkeley.org/beyond-the-eclipse-of-research-on-big-dreams/#respond Sat, 13 Feb 2016 00:40:56 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3109 On Friday, February 19, I will visit with C.G. Jung Society of Atlanta and give a talk on “Big dreams: Religion, science, and Jung’s theory of highly memorable dreams,” followed by a workshop on Saturday titled “Dreaming as Theater of the Psyche.” I wrote the following essay for the Society newsletter as a prelude to the talk and workshop. …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/beyond-the-eclipse-of-research-on-big-dreams/feed/ 0 Prophetic Rodents: Neuroscientists Find Hints That Rats Dream of the Future https://bulkeley.org/prophetic-rodents-neuroscientists-find-hints-that-rats-dream-of-the-future/ https://bulkeley.org/prophetic-rodents-neuroscientists-find-hints-that-rats-dream-of-the-future/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2016 00:38:07 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3021 New findings from brain researchers at University College London in the U.K. suggest that sleeping rats have the capacity to imagine a place they have never been in waking. This intriguing study does more than support the idea that many animals do indeed dream, in modes appropriate to the neural capacities and environmental experiences of …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/prophetic-rodents-neuroscientists-find-hints-that-rats-dream-of-the-future/feed/ 0 Dream Incubation: An Interview with Arianna Huffington https://bulkeley.org/dream-incubation-an-interview-with-arianna-huffington/ https://bulkeley.org/dream-incubation-an-interview-with-arianna-huffington/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:10:02 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=2993 The Huffington Post recently published an interview I did with Arianna Huffington about dream incubation.  She has a long-standing interest in sleep and dreams, along with spiritual curiosity and an appreciation for scientific research–a perfect audience for what I’ve been working on over the past couple of years.  What I told her about dream incubation …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/dream-incubation-an-interview-with-arianna-huffington/feed/ 0 Children’s Dreams: A Word Search Analysis (part 1) https://bulkeley.org/childrens-dreams-word-search/ https://bulkeley.org/childrens-dreams-word-search/#respond Mon, 16 May 2011 20:40:48 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=1810 I’ve just begun a new project using word search methods to study dream reports from children and adolescents.  I thought that showing in real time the steps of my analytic process might help other people learn how to apply these methods to their own dream studies. Any research project starts with a question.  In this …

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