Sleep & Deep Lucid Dreaming

Health Metaphors in Dreams

Common dream metaphors like dirty water or broken vehicles may signal physical concerns. Dr. Clare Johnson shares powerful stories of lucid dreamers who healed headaches and tinnitus.
Upcoming Lucid Dreaming Ocean Retreats with Dr. Clare Johnson: Hawaii, Oct 25-29, 2025. And Portugal, May 19-23, 2026.
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The Art of Lucid Dreaming
The Complete Book of Lucid Dreaming
Elixir of Sleep
Video classes and guided lucid dream meditations with Dr. Clare: https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/

Dissolve Psychological Blocks to Lucid Dreaming

Struggling to become lucid in your dreams? You might be unknowingly held back by deep psychological blocks or limiting beliefs. In this episode, Dr. Clare Johnson reveals how these hidden fears impact not just your dreams but your waking life too. She shares simple, powerful techniques to dissolve them.
Learn how to shift your mindset with positive affirmations and vivid imagery, clear inner resistance, and open the door to conscious dreaming. If you want to break free from mental barriers and finally experience lucid dreams with ease, this episode is for you!
Upcoming Lucid Dreaming Ocean Retreats with Dr. Clare Johnson: Hawaii, Oct 25-29, 2025. Portugal, May 19-23, 2026.
Sign up to Dr. Clare's newsletter to be first to know all her workshop, retreat and conference dates, receive lucid dream tips and dreamy gifts: https://deepluciddreaming.com/sign-up/
Listen to the Sleep & Deep Lucid Dreaming podcast on https://www.deepluciddreaming.com/podcast/
The Art of Lucid Dreaming
The Complete Book of Lucid Dreaming
Elixir of Sleep
https://www.amazon.com/Elixir-Sleep-Practical-Solutions-Nights/dp/B0DV6GBHG4/
Video classes and guided lucid dream meditations with Dr. Clare: https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/

Creativity & Ethics of Lucid Dream Sex. With Robert Moss

What are the ethics of (lucid) dream sex? What does it mean if you have dream sex with someone who is not your partner? How responsible are we for what we do in our dreams?
In this candid conversation, Dr. Clare Johnson talks with the fascinating and insightful bestselling author Robert Moss (Conscious Dreaming; The Dreamer's Book of the Dead, and more). 
Robert offers insights into why men who never share dreams suddenly begin to, and why many indigenous cultures believe we are absolutely responsible for what we do in dreams. 
They also discuss the pure magic of dream creativity and share stories about meeting their fictional characters in lucid dreams.  Robert reveals just how much of his life is spent in liminal states of consciousness such as hypnagogia, and Dr. Clare reflects on why dreaming is a co-creation.
Robert Moss shares his thoughts about the way discussions about lucid dreaming have progressed and become more intelligent over the past decades. 
This deep conversation is one of monthly talks Dr. Clare engages in with luminaries in the field of sleep and lucid dreaming, and with highly experienced lucid dreamers who share their stories. 
Find Robert Moss here: https://mossdreams.com/ 
The Art of Lucid Dreaming contains a Guide to Fabulous Lucid Dream Sex.
Elixir of Sleep gives techniques for inviting erotic dreams. Audiobook or paperback.
There is also info about lucid dream sex and creativity on Dr. Clare's website and blog:  www.DeepLucidDreaming.com
 

Lucid Dream Sex - Pros and Cons

From flying orgasms to shapeshifting dream lovers, Dr. Clare breaks down the pros and cons, answers listener questions, and shares scientific insights from dream research. What really happens when we have sex in a lucid dream? Why does it feel so real? Is it ethical to have dream sex if we have a partner in waking reality? And why are our thoughts so vital while we’re making love in a lucid dream?  
Dr. Clare Johnson explores one of the most frequently asked (and least answered) questions in lucid dreaming: What’s the deal with lucid dream sex? She breaks down the pros and cons, answers listener questions, and shares scientific insights from dream research.
The Art of Lucid Dreaming includes a “Guide to Fabulous Lucid Dream Sex”, and The Complete Book of Lucid Dreaming dives into how to stabilise and guide erotic lucid dreams, and the ethics of lucid dream sex.
Topics Covered by Dr. Clare Johnson:
Why sex and flying top the list of favourite lucid dream activities
Listener questions answered: Will it hurt if a virgin has sex in a lucid dream?
Ethical and relationship dilemmas: Is dream sex "cheating"?
What if your dream lover morphs into a zebra or other animal?
The ultra-realism of dream orgasms and REM sleep arousal
Lucid dream sex as a safe space for healing, confidence, and self-discovery
Pitfalls of overreliance on dream sex for intimacy
Tips for stabilising erotic lucid dreams and guiding them with intention
Upcoming Lucid Dreaming Ocean Retreats with Dr. Clare Johnson: Hawaii, Oct 25-29, 2025. And: Portugal, May 19-23, 2026.
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Listen to the whole podcast on https://www.deepluciddreaming.com/podcast/
Video classes with Dr. Johnson: https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/ 
Blog: Lucid Dream Sex & Symbolism

Is Dream Control Wrong?

What are the pros and cons of dream control? Let's look at the attitudes around this topic. Are dreams sacred messages from the unconsious that should not be tampered with or changed in any way? Dr. Clare Johnson identified FOUR levels of dream control during her PhD work at Leeds University.  She shares these in this episode.
A lot of people misunderstand what lucid dreaming is and how the dream responds to our thoughts, emotions and expectations.
Dr. Clare shares the story of a psychotherapist who froze every time she got lucid in her dreams. She was terrified of changing anything, as she perceived dreams as sacred. But what are the ramifications of this attitude in terms of our wider perception of consciousness? 
In this episode, we'll illuminate the transmogrifying nature of the dreaming mind and explore lucid dreaming as a mutual conversation. Learn more in Dr. Johnson's books and video classes: https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/
Dive through portals into lucid dreaming on her big website: https://deepluciddreaming.com/
Or join Dr. Clare in person on Hawaii October 25-29 for a fabulous Lucid Dreaming Ocean Retreat. https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/p/lucid-dreaming-ocean-retreat-hawaii

The Lucid Void - what is it?

The lucid void is that endless space you sometimes end up floating in, possibly bodiless, during your night of sleep. 
The lucid void usually perceived as black, but it can be grey, or rainbow dots of light, or any other colour.
In this episode, we'll look at the incredible creative value of the lucid void and what it is.
Learn more about the magic of sleep, lucid dreaming, OBEs and more with Dr. Johnson's video classes and lucid dreaming ocean retreats. There's a whole universe within you to explore!
Hawaii Retreat, Oct 25-29:
https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/p/lucid-dreaming-ocean-retreat-hawaii
Video classes: https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/
Listen to the podcast on Dr. Clare's website and explore her site for a huge amount of info: https://www.deepluciddreaming.com
 

Make money in your dreams? Stock market tips arrive in dreams, says Dr. Bhaskar Banerji

"My most lucrative investment tips have come from my dreams," says Dr. Banerji.  The wise and marvellous dreamworker candidly shares how he received stock market tips in dreams—advice that astonishingly led to financial success in waking life.
In other dreams, Dr. Banerji’s deceased father appeared, offering financial advice to ensure his son's wellbeing from beyond the grave. These dream encounters provided him with valuable - and lucrative! - guidance on where to invest his money.
Dr. Banerji, who has a doctorate in Mind-Body Medicine specializing in Health-Related Dreams, recounts how a dream helped him heal from an excruciating physical event. His story serves as a reminder that within us lie depths of healing intelligence—our inner guru—waiting to be accessed through the dreamspace.
Dr. Clare Johnson shares a series of luminous lucid dreams that helped her heal from a fibroid tumour.
Bhaskar also shares a powerful psychic childhood dream where he saw the school test: each question clearly written out. His dream was exactly correct, so he was able to ace the test... but was accused of cheating by the headmaster!
Another intense dream helped Bhaskar potentially evade kidnap by warning him of what was about to transpire. Two people in the travel group he was leading from Laos to Cambodia decided not to heed his dream warning... and they ended up being kidnapped by an ex-militia group. (Fortunately, they were OK in the end.)
On this day of Guru Poornima, we’re celebrating the “inner guru” of dream wisdom with this special podcast recorded deep in the Indian jungle.
Dr. Bhaskar Banerji organises fabulous Dream Conferences around the globe. Next one is in India in February 2026. Send an email to stay in the loop: regionalrep@asdreams.org
Dr. Clare's next Lucid Dreaming Ocean Retreat is on Hawaii's Big Island, October 25-29, 2025. Amazingly, a lucid dream incubation temple is being specially built for us, and Dr. Bhaskar will be there, too. Info here: https://deep-lucid-dreaming-video-courses.teachable.com/p/lucid-dreaming-ocean-retreat-hawaii
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Learn more about Dr. Bhaskar Banerji's work and inspiration here: https://www.dreamanalytics.info/inspiration
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When your partner cheats on you in a dream

What does it mean when your partner cheats on you in a dream, or all your teeth fall out? Which symbols do dreams use to send us health messages?
Dreams can be baffling and obscure. But they communicate in a symbolic and metaphoric language. When we familiarise ourselves with this, it's incredible to unwrap the deeper meaning within our dreams.
In today's episode, Dr. Clare Johnson unpacks four highly common dreams, including dreams where we flee, and dreams of vehicles. 
She explores why it's vital to trust your gut when figuring out the meaning of your dream, rather than accepting another person's authority and their imposed idea of what your dream means. 
Her book Dream Therapy (US title is Mindful Dreaming) offers many beautiful practices for unwrapping the essence and wisdom of your dreams. There are also blog posts on Dr. Clare's website, such as this one: https://deepluciddreaming.com/2021/04/the-secret-language-of-dreams/
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Do anti-nightmare pills exist?

Nightmares can be terrifying experiences. But the fact is, you CAN transform your nightmares and transmute all that energy into creativity, or healing, or personal growth.
In this episode, Dr. Clare Johnson looks at what happens in the brain during a nightmare, and why so-called "bad" dreams arise. She explains why anxiety dreams and nightmares can be viewed as unfinished healing dreams. 
We can train our brain to have fewer nightmares and anxiety dreams. Dr. Johnson's book The Art of Transforming Nightmares has a comprehensive Nightmare Quiz encompassing everything from traumatic recurring nightmares to sleep paralysis and scary out-of-body experiences. This quiz fast-tracks you to the practical tips and techniques that will help you transform your dreamlife on every level. 
The 30-Day Power of Dreams class teaches Dr. Clare's original Lucid Imaging Nightmare Solution, a transformative technique that has helped thousands. Go to https://www.deepluciddreaming.com and click on Classes. Use code word SLEEP at checkout to get 50% off this class. 
There are also blog posts on her website to discover how to turn nightmares into healing dreams.
Please share this episode with anyone you know who is experiencing nightmares. There are solutions! We can empower our dreaming selves, and this empowerment will bring us greater confidence and happiness in our waking life, too.
Children's nightmares are covered in an upcoming episode and there are tips for kids in The Art of Transforming Nightmares and in The Complete Book of Lucid Dreaming. 
 

Teleport in Lucid Dreams

Have you ever teleported, or been pulled up by an invisible force in your lucid dreams? Every night, we travel out of our physical body and enter a dream body. While our physical body sleeps in bed, we climb mountains without getting out of breath, swim for miles underwater, or fly Superman-style through the dream sky.
Dr. Johnson explores lucid dream travel through the lens of two categories: involuntary and voluntary. She talks about being sucked backwards or downwards out of the dream scene, the lucid void, and time-travel in dreams.  She shares her highly lucid experiences within spaces of light, where she is sometimes shown the mysteries of the universe in the form of codes and chains of light. In such lucid dreams, time does not exist and everything is divinely interconnected.
Dr. Clare gives tips on how to teleport in a lucid dream and the art of shapeshifting into a bird or animal. There is so much fun and amazement in lucid dreaming!
Go way deeper with Dr. Clare Johnson’s huge book, The Complete Book of Lucid Dreaming. This is also available as an audiobook that lasts 20 hours and will teach you everything you always dreamed of knowing about the mysteries of lucid dreaming, as well as the science behind it. www.deepluciddreaming.com