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By Ben, on July 10th, 2010
 Untitled Art by Ben | Copyright 2010 | Dreaming Life
Having a dream where you are simultaneous you but also someone else is such a strange yet common occurrence.
Here is a short dream I had where I was someone else not just once but twice, in the same dream. The first person I barely knew, he was someone who helped spearhead some events I was a part of and the second one is a person nearly everyone on the planet knows – Homer Simpson. What a strange thing to merge the two.
Dream Journal: 7:32 PM 10/11/99
I’m R, the PFT organizer. I’ve . . . → Read More: Dream #6: Dreams of Being Other People
By Ben, on July 9th, 2010
 Art by Ben | Copyright 2010 | Dreaming Life
This is another dream from the vaults, the experience of which has always stood out in my mind. Only 1 person has ever read this dream – he told me his Mom did dream interpretation, so I sent him this dream, to which he was sheepishly responded it was really long and maybe another time she could interpret it. Ha! Anyhow, here’s a condensed version of it.
Dream Journal: 1:12 PM 9/19/99
I’m flying over the United States we a group of people. We see a small little town in the country and immediately . . . → Read More: Dream #5: Flying Vampires, Locusts, Violence & Biblical Imagery
By Ben, on July 8th, 2010
 Photo by Marisa
It’s rare that I have a dream whose meaning is so easily and obviously symbolic to what’s going on in my life in such blunt terms. This is one of the most literal dreams of that sort that I’ve had. This dream is about problems my girlfriend (at the time) and I were having in our relationship.
Dream Journal:
6:56 am May 24, 1999
We’re outside of a business. I’m arguing with an employee who then turns into A. I’m shouting and ranting and raving because of the bad service. Then A and I start throwing things at one another . . . → Read More: Dream #4: A Very Symbolic Dream of Fighting & Reconciliation
By Ben, on July 7th, 2010
 Photo by Ben
Whenever I have a dream where I experience a small level of conscious awareness (or lucidity, if you will), and am able to think about the fact that I’m dreaming and do a few interesting things – often consisting of marveling at my hands and putting them through objects – when I wake up, I typically question the experience.
Was it a lucid dream?
Or what it a dream about a lucid dream?
This thought haunts me to be honest, because there are many “lucid dreams” where I question if they’re really true lucid dreams or just dreams of having lucid . . . → Read More: Dream #3: A Dream of Astral Traveling
By Ben, on July 6th, 2010
 Untitled By Ben. Copyright 2010 Dreaming Life
There is a woman who has appeared in my dreams for many, many years. A little while back, I realized she ceased to represent the person who she appears to be and had become a kind of archetype in my brain; a woman that represents some sort of ideal woman, a highly sexualized archetype, a kind of goddess almost.
In fact, in real life she had a very big “energy” or presence to her personality, style, and image, so this archetypal concept is not too far off to be honest.
So yes – . . . → Read More: Dream #2: Dream Archetypes & Sexual Dreams
By Ben, on July 5th, 2010
 Art by Claudio P
One of the earliest dreams I ever had was an experience that scared me because for the longest time I never realized it was a dream.
I reckon I was 4 or 5 years old at the time. Nearly 25 years later, I can still remember the man in this dream who threatened me. Here’s the dream retold from the perspective of my 29 year old:
I’m lying in bed, going to sleep. My bed rests up against the white walls of my bedroom, and as usual, I prefer to sleep towards the wall, as opposed to the other . . . → Read More: Dream #1: Childhood Dreams or “I’ll Poke Your Eye Out”
By Ben, on July 4th, 2010
 Part I: “The Things You Own, Ending Up Owning You.”
While I don’t even own all that much stuff already, I feel there’s always room for improvement to own less.
Actually, the truth is, I’ve been reading about people doing things like owning 100 things or less and while I was recently traveling in California and living out of laptop bag, I realized how liberating it would be to try and get rid of a bunch of crap and live on less.
That being said, I’m now making a concerted effort to get rid of much of my belongings that are just . . . → Read More: Becoming a Minimalist: Thoughts on Owning Less and Living More
By Ben, on June 22nd, 2010
A couple weeks ago I was flipping through the local paper and an innocent little classified ad caught my eye:
OK, so maybe that wasn’t really the classified ad I saw, but if it was, I would’ve called them too!
For real:
Instead I saw an ad placed by the Rhine Research Institute at Duke University in Durham, NC, seeking volunteers for an on-going ESP/Psi study going on. After making contact with them, I was able to volunteer in the study, which was a real interesting experience to be a part of and I thought it’d be fun to share with you!
Wait – Duke University . . . → Read More: I Was Part of an ESP Experiment at Duke Last Week
By Ben, on June 20th, 2010
 Me in San Diego recently. Kick ass place.
Like my grandma used to say:
“Holy hell in a handbasket!”
That’s right bitches, I’m back.
Actually I’m lying.
My grandma never uttered those words in her life. And nor do I ever say “that’s right bitches” to anyone in any context, so we’re either 2 for 2 or none for none, depending on how you want to count.
But anyway what I’m trying to say here, dear friends, readers, stumblers, and random search engine traffic visitors is:
Lookie! It’s another post on Dreaming Life.
It’s been a long time.
And like the punk rock DIY zines of yesteryear, each of . . . → Read More: Holy Hell in a Hand Basket
By Ben, on March 19th, 2009
I try not to be one of those blogs that does nothing but post quotes, cuz that’s usually kinda lame, but every once in awhile, a good quote is worth sharing…
With that in mind, I stumbled upon a lovely interview today with Jeff Warren, author of The Head Trip: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness, where on the topic of sleep, he marvels at the fact of dreaming, and how amazing this is, in and of itself, stating:
When you wake up in a dream and actually take a look around — it’s bananas. It’s the absolute craziest goddamn thing in all . . . → Read More: Colorful quote on dreaming from an interview with Jeff Warren
By Ben, on March 16th, 2009
I just found out that Bouncing Bear Botanicals is producing a neat looking film/documentary on psychedelics called Manifesting the Mind.
Below is a preview of the clip, featuring notable figures such as Dr. Rick Strassman, author of the brilliant book DMT: The Spirit Molecule, the infamous Terrence McKenna, and my favorite psychedelic writer and 2012 speculator, Daniel Pinchbeck.
This film is actually just the first of 3 films (!) in a series that will address different aspects shamanism. The offical description states that:
This first film, Manifesting the Mind, is a broad look at psychedelics in general. Why are psychedelics so brutally suppressed in . . . → Read More: Manifesting the Mind – film trailer
By Ben, on March 6th, 2009
I got an email today from an individual suffering from occasional yet terrifying bouts of sleep paralysis, asking for my advice on the practicality of using lucid dreaming to deal with the experience.
Being that I’ve had relatively few sleep paralysis episodes beyond one incredibly weird sleep paralysis / alien / demonic experience back in 2007, I’m not inclined to give the best advice on the question of where lucid dreaming can fit in the picture.
So I thought it would be interesting to pose this question to everyone out there reading & ask you about…
Your experiences with sleep paralysis?
What helped you . . . → Read More: Can lucid dreaming help with Sleep Paralysis?
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