Dream Studies

Host Ryan D. Hurd sits down with dream researcher and author David L. Kahn to explore the archetypal landscape of lucid dreaming. Drawing from his new book Oneironaut's Odyssey: Discovering Ancient Wisdom Through Lucid Dreams, Kahn shares vivid personal dream accounts featuring sacred geometry, the Tree of Life, underworld journeys, spiritual guides, and ancestral healing.

Trigger warning: the last part of this episode touches on themes of the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and suicide (time stamp 28 minutes+).

In this episode, we discuss:
  • The hero's journey as it plays out in dreams, 
  • Mentors and guides in lucid dreams,
  • Precognitive lucid dreams,
  • Ancestral trauma uncovered through dreaming, 
  • and practical guidance for cultivating a more lucid life. 

Guest: David L. Kahn  |  Instagram: Boundless_Dream | Amazon: David Kahn's books 

About the host: Ryan D. Hurd is a dream researcher, author, and holistic educator. The Dream Studies Podcast explores dreams, consciousness, and the imagination, bridging 21st century science with intuitive ways of knowing. More to explore at DreamStudies.org

Original music and art by Eldest Child (c) 2026

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What is Dream Studies?

What if consciousness studies were to make it out of the academic journals and into your life? That’s the guiding ethos of the Dream Studies Podcast – to support ways of knowing that integrate the best of 21st century thought with the intuitive skills prized by our ancestors: dreams, visions and the imagination.