Do sunspots, solar flares, and geomagnetic activity affect our dreams? Our guest, Annani Kelly, is finishing her PhD research on a study involving 92 participants and over 4700 dream reports. Annani talks about some of the effects of solar activity on health which has been well studied over the years. Hers is the first study which investigates such effects on dreaming. Annani’s study includes the effects on quality of sleep, nightmare frequency, non nightmare aggressive dreams, dream bizarreness, and extraordinary dreams.

After the break we take a call from Kelley from Santa Cruz who asks about central sleep apnea. Then Rick asks about the Fatima event and Max brings up the issue of the effects of earthly magnetic sources on mental health.

BIO: Annani Kelley has a Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology and is a PhD Candidate with an anticipated graduation date of December 7th. Her research focus is the interplay between space weather and consciousness. Her dissertation explored the influence of space weather on sleep and dream states.

Check the webpage SpaceWeatherLive.com for a compilation of current information and archives of space activity to compare with your own dream journal.

Contact me if you’d like to get on touch with Annani.

This show, episode number 327, was recorded during a live broadcast on September 6, 2025 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz.

Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Tony Russomano for answering the phones.

The Santa Cruz Festival of Dreams will be at the Museum of Art and History October 10-12, 2025! Early bird discount available now at FestivalofDreams.net Follow us at our FB group page HERE or follow #KeepSantaCruzDreaming on FB and IG.

SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on FB, IG, LI, & YT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com.

The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites.

A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means.

The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/.

Closed captioning is available on the YouTube version of this podcast and an automatically generated transcript is available at Apple Podcasts.

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Today we speak with Akinke Lucas about dreaming ourselves whole. We start by talking about Akinke’s travels in Africa and Indonesia, then about how to tell the difference between helpful tricksters and not-so-helpful demons. Akinke describes masculine vs feminine, conscious vs unconscious, mind vs soul, and speaks about how the birth of humanity was through Africa and also about the importance of knowing who we are in this moment.

We take a call from Sahlah Dubel of DivinebyDesign.org from Virginia who asks about bringing healing to communities. As she has recently given birth to her second son, she is concerned with the society her children are being born into. Akinke responds with a story about how she deals with her struggles to honor her own problematic lineage.

BIO: Akinke (“Ah-kin-kay”) Lucas is a Spiritual Consultant who utilizes her background in Drama Therapy, Somatic healing, social work, and indigenous traditions to guide her in facilitating purposeful healing modalities. She has a Ph.D. (ABD) in Integrative Therapy and Healing Practices from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Akinke also completed a year of ancestral apprenticeship in Africa and Asia, where she furthered her indigenous learning and artistic work.

Find our guest at: Flowingwaters.online, IG @flowingwatersllc, email at contact@flowingwaters.online

This show, episode number 326, was broadcast August 30, 2025 from a show originally recorded on October 28, 2023 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz.

Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Tony Russomano for answering the phones.

The Santa Cruz Festival of Dreams will be at the Museum of Art and History October 10-12, 2025! Early Bird discount available now at FestivalofDreams.net Follow us at our FB group page HERE or follow #KeepSantaCruzDreaming on FB and IG.

SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on FB, IG, LI, & YT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com.

The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites.

A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means.

The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/.

Closed captioning is available on the YouTube version of this podcast and an automatically generated transcript is available at Apple Podcasts.

Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.