The Thorn Institute

Dream recall & subliminal programming

How to build a dream recall practice that actually compounds — and how the sleep state can be used for subliminal programming without losing scientific footing.

05 · Keynote topic

Dream recall is the entry skill for almost everything else in this space. We cover the journaling protocols and sleep-architecture moves that take people from zero to multi-dream nights, and look honestly at what subliminal audio programming can and can't do during sleep.

Source material

Recommended books on the subject

Not a reading list review — these are the works whose intel and lived experience sit behind this talk. The keynote is a distillation, filtered into something you can use in 30, 60 or 90 minutes.

William Buhlman

Adventures Beyond the Body

Buhlman · 1996

Buhlman's practical, technique-heavy guide to out-of-body experience, written after years of his own exploration.

Robert Peterson

Hacking the Out of Body Experience

Peterson · 2017

Peterson takes a tinkerer's approach to OBE — what works, what doesn't, and the trade-offs between methods.

James R. Doty

Mind Magic

Doty · 2024

Stanford neurosurgeon Doty's 12-step protocol for manifestation, grounded in attention, intention, and compassion.

30 min

Primer

A tight introduction — what it is, what it isn't, and the two or three things most worth knowing.

60 min

Keynote

The full talk — the science, the history, the practice, and an honest read of what's serious and what's hype.

90 min

Keynote + practice

Keynote plus a guided demonstration or short practice the audience can take home and run themselves.

Bring this talk to your audience

Tell us about the audience and the date — we'll come back with format options and a quote within a few days.