Topic
Every Kingdom of Dream article tagged hypnagogia — 3 pieces across 3 sections.
Dream Research
The benzene ring, the periodic table, the sewing machine needle, the structure of a Beatles song. Some of these stories are true, several are embellished, and the controlled evidence points somewhere subtler.
Lucid Dreaming
The other route into lucidity does not involve realising you are dreaming — it involves staying aware while falling asleep, and passing through some genuinely strange territory to get there.
Symbols & Meaning
Faces, geometric patterns, snatches of speech, the sensation of falling. Almost everyone passes through this territory nightly and almost nobody remembers it, which is a shame because it is the most interesting state we routinely have.
