Lucid Journeys: Exploring the Phillip Aisling Multiverse

Have you noticed how the question “Is reality even real?” is no longer confined to philosophy seminars? Lately it shows up everywhere, from tech culture to everyday conversation, and the language has shifted. Surreal. Glitchy. Dreamlike.

In this episode, we explore why this question is exploding right now, without trying to prove a final answer. We trace the modern simulation argument, why AI and digital life have destabilized our s...

Why do repeating numbers show up at the strangest possible moments?
You’re not looking for them. You’re not thinking about anything mystical. You’re rushing through life… and suddenly it’s 11:11.
Or 4:44.
Or 7:77 on a receipt.

It jolts you — not because the number is magical, but because you noticed.

In today’s episode, we explore repeating numbers from every angle:
 • the modern “angel number” interpretations
 • ...

SPOILER ALERT! Some spoilers from book #1 and #2 are in this episode. Recommended to read first if you'd like a spoiler free read through.

This episode takes you behind the scenes of the new Kickstarter video for The Dreams of Phillip Aisling. If you have ever created something and put it out into the world only to have strangers call it lazy, this conversation is for you.

We explore what it really takes to direct a fully cohere...

 In today’s episode, we explore one of the most common questions parents, teachers, and librarians ask about the Phillip Aisling series: Is the vocabulary too advanced for young readers, or does it actually help them grow?

You’ll hear the honest story behind the author’s own self-doubt while writing the series, how advanced vocabulary shows up naturally in fantasy favorites like Percy Jackson, Keeper of the Lost Cities, and Harry Po...

What happens when your dream stops being a quiet idea and suddenly becomes real? In this episode, we talk about the strange moment when a creative project crosses the halfway mark and the whole energy shifts. The Dreams of Phillip Aisling Book 2 Kickstarter just jumped from 35 percent to 51 percent funded with 16 days to go, and that shift brought up new feelings, new questions, and a new kind of responsibility.

We talk about why mo...

At long last! The Dreams of Phillip Aisling: Book 2 – The Lucid Multiverse Kickstarter has arrived!

This week, we’re announcing the official Kickstarter launch of the long-awaited sequel—now live at:
👉 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bbosse/the-dreams-of-phillip-aisling-book-2-the-lucid-multiverse?ref=c6y1a3

In this episode, the Lucid Journeys hosts explore what makes the Aislingverse so unique: over a decade of ...

Before we launch into the next chapter, we’re taking a short pause to say thank you.
 This special interlude recaps what Lucid Journeys is all about, how Phillip Aisling’s story began, and what’s coming next with Book 2: Dreams of Phillip Aisling and the Lucid Multiverse.

We’ll talk about the second edition of Book 1 – Dreams of Phillip Aisling and the Numinous Nagwaagan, now being finalized, and where to grab the current editio...

Series Finale: Waking Up in a Dream—What the World Is Starting to Remember

What if your brain isn’t producing consciousness…but translating it? In our series finale, we unpack the “consciousness-first” model using Phillip Aisling’s Book 1 canon (Ch. 13’s cube model; Ch. 30’s “It feels real because it is real”) and show how attention, intention, and choice act like a tuning dial—collapsing potential into the reality you experience.

We...

This episode is part of the 10 episode series Waking Up in a Dream: What the World Is Starting to Remember

Two worlds are unfolding side by side. One is collapsing into fear, control, division, and fragmentation. The other is quietly rising on resonance, coherence, and wholeness. Right now, we are living in the in-between.

In this episode, we dive into:

• Why reality feels distorted, surreal, and “cartoonish” right now — and why dis...

Ever had a dream that felt more real than waking life—colors brighter, sensations sharper, emotions that won’t fade? In this episode of Lucid Journeys, we explore why certain dreams hit with undeniable realism, and how Book 1 of Phillip Aisling reframes them as glimpses into adjacent layers of reality.

We follow Phillip’s early “too-real-to-ignore” dream and the Metaphysician’s insight: “It feels real because it is real.” We connect...

Déjà vu. That strange jolt of recognition that makes you stop and wonder, “Haven’t I lived this before?”

In The Matrix, déjà vu meant a glitch in the system. For lucid dreamers, it can be a trigger — a moment to pause, do a reality check, and maybe even wake up inside the dream.

In this episode, we connect déjà vu to Phillip Aisling’s first lucid awakening in Book 1, when he sees fish swimming in a window and asks the life-changing q...

⚠️ Spoiler alert: This episode discusses key moments from Book 1 of Phillip Aisling’s Waking Up in a Dream series.

Most of us dread nightmares. They leave us sweating, heart pounding, sometimes shaken all day. But what if nightmares aren’t punishments at all? What if they’re teachers — intense guides designed to shock us awake?

In this episode, we explore Phillip Aisling's early nightmares in Book 1 — the spiraling bus, the unde...

What if your dreams were already giving you coordinates — and all you lacked was the key to read them?

In Book 1 of Phillip Aisling, Phillip stumbles upon the mysterious Dreamer’s Dictionary: midnight blue, silver moon embossed, its pages spinning like atlas rings filled with symbols. To most, it looks like nonsense. To a true Dreamer, it reveals hidden maps across dimensions.

The riddle inside says it best:

“Through the Gates of Drea...

TikTok’s #RealityShifting trend is everywhere — scripting, the Raven Method, “desired realities,” even Hogwarts. Millions are trying to shift. But what’s really happening?

In this episode of Lucid Journeys, we dive into why this trend resonates so strongly, the very real human longing behind it, and how Phillip Ashling’s story from Waking Up in a Dream offers a missing piece.

We’re not here to critique TikTok — shifting is already ma...

Ever notice reality just… winks at you? Numbers repeating, déjà vu, strange coincidences that feel too meaningful to ignore? In this episode, we explore mass synchronicities, Mandela effects, and those uncanny “glitches in the matrix” that might be dream clues pointing to something deeper.

⚠️ Heads up: the real glitch this week is in our audio—there are a few volume jumps (yep, even our podcast joined the theme 😂). Thanks for rolli...

Ever had someone from your past suddenly walk into your dream — a childhood friend, an old flame, or a face you haven’t thought about in years? In this episode of Lucid Journeys, we explore why these dream encounters might be far more than random memories.

Continuing our 10-part series Waking Up in a Dream – What the World Is Starting to Remember, we uncover how dreams can act as portals to alternate realities where those conn...

🌟 NEW SERIES ALERT 🌟 Welcome to "Waking Up in a Dream: What the World Is Starting to Remember" - a 10-episode deep dive into the strange phenomena happening all around us.

Have you noticed reality feels... different lately? Time warping, mass synchronicities, vivid dreams, that eerie feeling like you're living in a simulation? You're not going crazy - and Phillip Aisling's first awakening experience might ...

After 10 episodes comparing the magical worlds of Harry Potter and Phillip Aisling, we're wrapping up our epic journey with the ultimate synthesis episode! This is the grand finale of our Harry Potter comparison series (Episodes 11-20), where we explore what these two beloved magical worlds teach us about wonder, power, and human potential.

Harry Potter taught a generation to believe in external magic—wands, spells, and wizardi...

🤖 AI Podcasting Experiment Alert! After the incredible response to Episode 19A (37 views in 24 hours - our biggest success yet!), we're getting transparent about our creative process and giving you BOTH versions of this deep dive.

Why two versions exist: AI podcasting is amazing, but sometimes you get two good versions instead of one great one. After listening to Version A, I wanted to fix a few things: better pronunciation of...