Have you ever had a dream that felt so real, you were convinced it was actually happening? Or maybe you’ve had a dream that left you feeling scared, anxious, or unsettled. Whatever your experience ...

Instead, the world behind my eyelids has recently been a distressing place to wander. I don't have nightmares, exactly, but my vivid dreams are decidedly bad. I dream that I desperately need to ...

We still don’t know much about the experience of being aware that you’re dreaming—but a few researchers think it could help us find out more about how the brain works. When I was 19—long before I ever ...

Lucid dreams are when you know you’re dreaming while you’re asleep. Studies suggest that about 50% of all people have had at least one lucid dream. About 20% of lucid dreamers have them monthly. And a ...

It’s easy to dismiss a dream as your imagination running wild, but if you pay attention, a dream can be a very powerful tool, carrying important divine messages that enhance your life. The dream ...

In a health and wellness culture that reveres sleep, popular but under-researched topics are lucid dreaming and vivid dreaming. But what exactly do those terms mean? And how might they improve our ...

Dreaming while being aware that you are dreaming: this is what lucid dreamers experience. This phenomenon, on the border ...

In lucid dreams, the dreamer realizes they are dreaming even as they remain asleep. What is the science behind this intriguing consciousness phenomenon? This special feature looks at the current ...