International Association for the Study of Dreams Archives | Kelly Bulkeley https://bulkeley.org/tag/international-association-for-the-study-of-dreams/ Dream Research & Education Mon, 05 May 2025 21:53:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://bulkeley.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/kb-100x100.png International Association for the Study of Dreams Archives | Kelly Bulkeley https://bulkeley.org/tag/international-association-for-the-study-of-dreams/ 32 32 Reflections on Among All These Dreamers (1996) https://bulkeley.org/reflections-on-among-all-these-dreamers/ https://bulkeley.org/reflections-on-among-all-these-dreamers/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:38:26 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4641 The first time I attended an annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams was in Santa Cruz in 1988. For the next several years (London in 1989, Chicago in 1990 (which I hosted), Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991) these conferences gave me an opportunity to learn more about the various ways in …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/reflections-on-among-all-these-dreamers/feed/ 0 Bizarreness, Nightmares, and Play https://bulkeley.org/bizarreness-nightmares-and-play/ https://bulkeley.org/bizarreness-nightmares-and-play/#respond Sun, 18 Aug 2024 20:15:38 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4593 The bizarre contents of dreaming can easily seem like the products of mental deficiency. “Children of an idle brain” is what Mercutio calls them in Romeo & Juliet (I.iv.102). Many scientists today essentially agree with Mercutio that the weird absurdities of dreams are evidence of diminished cognitive functioning during sleep. But what if the “bizarreness” …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/bizarreness-nightmares-and-play/feed/ 0 New Dream Research in 2019 https://bulkeley.org/new-dream-research-in-2019/ https://bulkeley.org/new-dream-research-in-2019/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2018 23:51:16 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3751 Dreaming, play, theater, science, religion, social and political crisis. Jung, Freud, Shakespeare, a troupe of immigrant artists, Alice in Wonderland, Lucrecia de Leon, the US President. These are the topics and the people I will be discussing most frequently in a series of presentations lining up for 2019.  Each presentation will speak directly to the interests of a …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/new-dream-research-in-2019/feed/ 0 Your Dream Journal: A Gift to Future Researchers https://bulkeley.org/your-dream-journal-a-gift-to-future-researchers/ https://bulkeley.org/your-dream-journal-a-gift-to-future-researchers/#respond Sat, 10 Nov 2018 01:39:08 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3734 Simple steps you can take to help the future study of dreams. Sooner or later, people who keep a dream journal realize they are creating a document of more than just personal interest.  They realize their journal is an amazing window into the lived experiences of a unique individual, offering potential insights for psychology, history, …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/your-dream-journal-a-gift-to-future-researchers/feed/ 0 The Dreams of a Sight-Impaired Person https://bulkeley.org/the-dreams-of-a-sight-impaired-person/ https://bulkeley.org/the-dreams-of-a-sight-impaired-person/#respond Wed, 18 Jul 2018 01:03:36 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3674 A study from 2015 about the distinctive patterns in the dreams of “Jasmine,” a young sight-impaired musician.  First presented at the annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Introduction This presentation demonstrates the use of a digital word search method to study 800 dreams recorded in a …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/the-dreams-of-a-sight-impaired-person/feed/ 0 A Festival of Dreams https://bulkeley.org/a-festival-of-dreams/ https://bulkeley.org/a-festival-of-dreams/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2018 19:53:46 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3655 Several hundred people from all over the world gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona this week to discuss the latest findings and methods in dream research.  The 35th annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams  featured five days of panels, workshops, and artistic events.  A lively mix of academic symposium, spiritual retreat, and …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/a-festival-of-dreams/feed/ 0 Preparing for the 2018 Dream Studies Conference https://bulkeley.org/preparing-2018-dream-studies-conference/ https://bulkeley.org/preparing-2018-dream-studies-conference/#respond Thu, 07 Jun 2018 22:39:54 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3618 The world’s biggest yearly gathering of dream researchers, teachers, artists, and therapists is less than two weeks away. The 35th annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) will be held June 16-20 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.   I attended my first IASD conference in 1988 in Santa Cruz, California, and I …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/preparing-2018-dream-studies-conference/feed/ 0 Art, Immigration, and Dreaming: An Experimental Workshop https://bulkeley.org/art-immigration-dreaming-experimental-workshop/ https://bulkeley.org/art-immigration-dreaming-experimental-workshop/#respond Fri, 04 May 2018 23:06:31 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3587 An international group of artists join together to explore their dreams. Next weekend (May 11-13), six professional artists and I will gather in New York City for an experimental workshop on the interplay of dreaming, artistic creativity, and the realities of life as an immigrant.  The participants are an incredibly talented group, and I’m very …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/art-immigration-dreaming-experimental-workshop/feed/ 0 Dark Times and the Powers of Dreaming https://bulkeley.org/dark-times-powers-dreaming/ https://bulkeley.org/dark-times-powers-dreaming/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:46:48 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3437 I’ve been thinking a lot recently about a new book, Dreaming in Dark Times: Six Exercises in Political Thought, by Sharon Sliwinski, a professor at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Sliwinski approaches dreaming as a powerful resource for political theory and action, especially in times when basic human freedoms are most at risk. …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/dark-times-powers-dreaming/feed/ 0 The Dreams of a Religious Cult Member https://bulkeley.org/dreams-religious-cult-member/ https://bulkeley.org/dreams-religious-cult-member/#respond Sun, 23 Apr 2017 23:22:26 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=3311 A new study of a long-term dream journal from a woman who belonged for many years to a physically and spiritually abusive religious cult. Earlier this year a dream research colleague, G. William Domhoff, told me about a new series of dreams available from a person willing to participate in a new experiment with “blind …

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