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JUNE 2014 VOLUME 12 / ISSUE 6 |
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IN THIS ISSUE PsiberDreaming Conference Early Bird Registration and Call for Art 2014 Annual Conference Berkeley, California:Wrap Up 2015 IASD Annual International Conference, Virginia Beach: Dates Announced Call For Research Grant Proposals IASD Regional News You Can Use ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Contact: PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS FROM KATJA VALLI
Dear IASD members and friends,
DREAMING THE BIG DREAM - JUDY GARDINER'S BOOK LAVENDER WINS TOP
HONORS AT THE NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Judy B. Gardiner was recently awarded the coveted spot for New Age Fiction
by the National Indie Excellence Awards committee for her book,
Lavender -
An Entwined Adventure in Science and Spirit.
BOOK ON DREAMS AND HEALTH NOW AVAILABLE
In 1967, a dream research classic was published in Russia: a book written by
Psychiatrist Vasily Kasatkin. He studied the dreams of his patients for over
forty years. In his work as a psychiatrist, Kasatkin treated a variety of
patients: schizophrenics (he was the first ever to record dreams in a
scientific manner of these patients), blind people, alcoholics, but also
people with a broken leg or arm. He analyzed their dreams and made
remarkable conclusions.
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IASD MEMBERS FEATURED ON SWISS TELEVISION
Professors Michael Schredl and Daniel Erlacher were interviewed on a Swiss
TV health show broadcasted on June 2, 2014. The second half of the program
was devoted to dreaming, dreams, and even lucid dreams.
For those who understand German
click
here for the website
DREAMSCLOUD COMPILING RESOURCE LISTS OF LICENSED THERAPISTS
Angel Morgan, Ph.D., serving on the Advisory Board of DreamsCloud.com is
compiling a resource list of:
CALLING ALL WRITERS!
Authors or aspiring authors . . .
In this issue, Hot Off the Press explores the subject of the new
frontiers of lucid dreaming. The intention of this column is to publish
links to evidence-based scientific articles that are written for a
non-research audience in the study of dreams.
THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF LUCID DREAMING: AN ONLINE SURVEY.
An online survey was conducted to gather data about lucid dream
origination, duration, active or passive participation in the dream,
planned actions for lucid dreams, and other phenomenological aspects.
Among the 684 respondents who filled out the questionnaire, there were
571 lucid dreamers (83.5%). According to their reports, lucid dreams
most often originate spontaneously in adolescence. The average lucid
dream duration is about 14 minutes. Lucid dreamers are likely to be
active in their lucid dreams and plan to accomplish different actions
(e.g., flying, talking with dream characters, or having sex), yet they
are not always able to remember or successfully execute their intentions
(most often because of awakening or hindrances in the dream
environment). The frequency of lucid dream experience was the strongest
predictor of lucid dream phenomenology, but some differences were also
observed in relation to age, gender, or whether the person is a natural
or self-trained lucid dreamer. The findings are discussed in light of
lucid dream research, and suggestions for future studies are provided
INDUCTION OF SELF AWARENESS IN DREAMS THROUGH FRONTAL LOW CURRENT
STIMULATION OF GAMMA ACTIVITY BY URSULA VOSS, ROMAIN HOLZMANN, ALLAN
HOBSON, WALTER PAULUS, JUDITH KOPPEHELE-GOSSEL, ANSGAR KLIMKE & MICHAEL
A NITSCHE
TOTAL MAY MEMBERS = 59 |
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FOR
IASD's online PsiberDreaming Conference 2014 "Dreaming With the Other"
will happen this year between Sunday, September 28 and Sunday, October
12. Online all the time for two weeks – you'll never have more fun. If
you’re eager for the fun to begin, register NOW for the Early Bird
discount (month of July only) at
www.asdreams.org/psi2014
THE 2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE BERKELEY, CA: GOLDEN GATEWAY TO DREAMS WRAP UP
IASD would like to thank all of the wonderful staff and volunteers
personally for the terrific job you did on this year’s IASD
International Conference which made it an astounding success. The latest
registration results indicated that we had 413 attendees (369 regular
plus artists) from 20 countries around the world. 164 of those were
presenters coming from 17 countries. All of the accounting is not in yet
but by all estimates it appears we should achieve a net margin of close
to $50,000, which beats our budgeted goal of $40,000. This margin is
necessary to help support our office, our expenses and other IASD
programs. General Board Meeting
From Susannah Benson (Nominations Chair) The five directors who had been elected by the membership were also introduced at the general membership meeting and took their positions at the annual board meeting. They are Joy Fatooh (USA), Willem Fermont (Netherlands), Bobbie Ann Pimm (USA), Linda Mastrangelo (USA) and Massimo Schinco (Italy). Directors serve for a period of three years. The practice has been to have 15 directors who are elected by the membership. Rather than replacing the entire Board every three years, and to maintain a cadre of experienced directors, IASD currently arranges it so that we only replace five directors each year.
In addition to the 15 member-elected directors, four to seven of our
board members can be directly appointed by the Board. The Nominations Committee thanks and acknowledges all the outgoing board members and officers for their commitment and dedication to serving the membership and realizing the vision of IASD. The membership honored two extraordinary members with a moment of silence: Ernest Hartmann and Robert Van de Castle, Past Presidents and lifetime achievement award winners who had passed away this year. Awards Presented to Two Outstanding Student Papers
Each year, thanks to a generous grant from an anonymous donor, IASD is
able to award two students $500 cash prizes for outstanding papers on
dreams and dreaming. The evaluation of the student papers is done by the
Student Awards Committee, and we are able to award in two categories:
quantitative research and qualitative research. Awardees are required to
present their research paper, either at a subsequent IASD full or
mini-conference, or via publication in Dreaming or DreamTime. Nancy Richter Brzeski Art Awards Presented
Eight awards were granted to outstanding artists at the 2014 Juried Art
Exhibition. Through her generous ongoing support, Nancy Richter Brzeski
presented cash awards to the artists whose works were most relevant to
dreams and dreaming. This year the awards also included a Peoples’
Choice Award, where attendees were given the opportunity to vote for
their favorite artist. Dream Ball and Psi Contest
The
highlights of these conferences have always been the annual Dream Ball
and the Psi Dreaming Telepathy Contest, thanks to founder Robert Van de
Castle. His presence was clearly missed this year in Berkeley. IASD
gives a hearty thank you to Ed Kellogg for his enhancements to and
management of the Psi Dreaming Contest and Laurel Clark as our gifted
“sender.” Marcia and Jim Emery the ever so cordial social chairs who
brought you the beautifully decorated Dream Ball and Gayle Delaney
and
David Kahn (“Fred and Ginger”) who did a stellar job as our “dreamy”
Costume Parade MCs, and for Ted Jones, Jeff Armano
and Justina Lasley as
the judges. THE 2015 IASD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, VIRGINIA BEACH: SAVE THE DATES!
The 2015 IASD Annual International Conference will be held on Friday evening June 5 through Tuesday evening June 9, 2015. The venue is the beautiful Virginia Beach Resort Hotel on the shore at 2800 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA with sweeping views of the Cape Henry Bay. The Dream Conference features world-renowned keynote speakers, over 150 presenters from around the globe, an opening reception, the Dream Art Exhibition and reception, a Dream Hike, the annual Psi Dream Contest, the ever popular costume Dream Ball and other fun special events appropriate to the beach-side location. Come meet and converse with your favorite authors and personalities as well as a multitude of kindred spirits interested in sharing the joy and benefits of understanding dreams and dreamworking. CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS
For
those thinking about submitting a Dream Research Grant Proposal, the
deadline is October 15, 2014 for this grant cycle. The process is
slightly different this year in that we will be reviewing final
proposals instead of Letters of Intent as in the past. Grants are
offered through a partnership between IASD and the DreamScience
foundation (DSF).
From Susan Benson, Regional Events Co-Chair It was great to catch up with so many of the reps at the
annual conference and to be able to share ideas, get feedback and preview
some future planning for the regional events network. Regional Events Calendar THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE Call for Submissions has passed. Full details about the program and registration details will be posted later in July on the IASD site.
The 4th Montreal Colloque Rêve will be held in French at Collège de Maisonneuve on November 1, 2014. The theme of the conference is Dreaming through the ages: Birth to old age. Further information will be posted on the IASD website. 5TH EUROPEAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Call
for Submissions
is still open If you were a participant at the last European Regional
Conference in Berne, or previous European Regionals you will know that these
events are very popular and consistently receive high participant feedback.
If you didn’t get to the annual conference then this next European
conference is a great opportunity to share information and connect with
researchers and dream practitioners. Nicola Zippel, conference host, reports
that the program will include morning dream groups and a focus on dream and
art. The Committee welcomes submissions that include: Regional Representatives Network Please check the IASD website for up-to-date names and contact information for the regional representative in your area. The Regional Representative webpage is divided into regions, making your search more user-friendly. If you do not have a Regional Rep for your area, consider volunteering to become one! You could serve an important networking role for IASD.
To volunteer to become a Regional Representative, contact Susannah Benson
at: dreamtracking@gmail.com
or Claude Desloges at:
claude.desloges@videotron.ca
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