psychology Archives | Kelly Bulkeley https://bulkeley.org/tag/psychology/ Dream Research & Education Mon, 05 May 2025 22:10:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://bulkeley.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/kb-100x100.png psychology Archives | Kelly Bulkeley https://bulkeley.org/tag/psychology/ 32 32 Reflections on An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming (1997) https://bulkeley.org/reflections-on-an-introduction-to-the-psychology-of-dreaming-1997/ https://bulkeley.org/reflections-on-an-introduction-to-the-psychology-of-dreaming-1997/#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 22:10:11 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4657 Early in my career, I had attitude about writing “secondary” texts. I didn’t want to write about what other people thought, I wanted to write about my own ideas. That’s why when the opportunity arose to write a book intended as an introductory textbook for college students, I hesitated. The offer came by way of …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/reflections-on-an-introduction-to-the-psychology-of-dreaming-1997/feed/ 0 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 Reflections on The Wilderness of Dreams (1994) https://bulkeley.org/reflections-on-the-wilderness-of-dreams-1994/ https://bulkeley.org/reflections-on-the-wilderness-of-dreams-1994/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:11:48 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4617 Writing has always been a relational process for me. Relationships with an imagined audience, with the people who have taught and influenced me, sometimes with co-authors, and always with the energies of inspiration I personify as Muses—without them, I would never care enough to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. With them, I’ve …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/reflections-on-the-wilderness-of-dreams-1994/feed/ 0 The Meanings of Houses in Dreams https://bulkeley.org/the-meanings-of-houses-in-dreams/ https://bulkeley.org/the-meanings-of-houses-in-dreams/#respond Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:51:21 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4605 Houses and homes are among the most frequent elements appearing in dreams, with a wide range of literal and symbolic meanings. According to the Baseline frequencies of the Sleep and Dream Database, 47% of women’s dreams and 42% of men’s dreams include at least one architectural reference, with house, room, and home being mentioned the …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/the-meanings-of-houses-in-dreams/feed/ 0 Freud, Jung, and AI-generated Dream Interpretation https://bulkeley.org/freud-jung-and-ai-generated-dream-interpretation/ https://bulkeley.org/freud-jung-and-ai-generated-dream-interpretation/#respond Sat, 10 Feb 2024 00:58:15 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4548 This is a post I recently wrote about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the practice of dream interpretation.  In coordination with the team at the Elsewhere.to dream journaling app–Dan Kennedy, Gez Quinn, and Sheldon Juncker–we have been experimenting with “Freudian” and “Jungian” modes of interpretation, and the results are very encouraging. Maybe …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/freud-jung-and-ai-generated-dream-interpretation/feed/ 0 Works in Progress https://bulkeley.org/works-in-progress/ https://bulkeley.org/works-in-progress/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 01:02:32 +0000 https://bulkeley.org/?p=4360 Despite the many crises afflicting the world right now, or perhaps because of them, my Muses have been quite active recently. Urgent, even. They have inspired several writing projects I hope to share soon.  “Dreams, race, and the Black Lives Matter movement: Results of a survey of American adults” – an article co-written with Michael …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/works-in-progress/feed/ 0 Dreams and Politics 2020: Preparing for New Research https://bulkeley.org/dreams-and-politics-2020-preparing-for-new-research/ https://bulkeley.org/dreams-and-politics-2020-preparing-for-new-research/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:29:26 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3883 To prepare for a new study of dreams during the 2020 U.S. Presidential election campaign, I am doing a brief review of my previous work in this area, to remind myself of what I have learned so far and what seems most important to investigate next. I have been studying dreams and politics since 1992, …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/dreams-and-politics-2020-preparing-for-new-research/feed/ 0 The Cultural Dimensions of Dreaming https://bulkeley.org/the-cultural-dimensions-of-dreaming/ https://bulkeley.org/the-cultural-dimensions-of-dreaming/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:24:53 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3818 Psychologists and anthropologists share a lot of common ground when it comes to the study of dreams. Dreaming clearly emerges out of the brain, mind, and personal life experiences of each individual. Yet dreaming also clearly reflects the individual’s cultural environment–the languages, customs, concepts, and practices of his or her broader community. To understand dreams, …

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]]> https://bulkeley.org/the-cultural-dimensions-of-dreaming/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 Keeping a Dream Journal https://bulkeley.org/keeping-dream-journal/ https://bulkeley.org/keeping-dream-journal/#respond Sat, 27 May 2017 21:46:18 +0000 http://bulkeley.org/?p=3387 For anyone interested in learning more about dreaming, I have a simple piece of advice: keep a dream journal.  Record your dreams on a regular basis, track their themes and patterns over time, and you will discover through your own experience many of the key psychological principles that shape the general process of dreaming.   …

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