Consciousness and Dreams

Many people would quickly say that our dreams and consciousness are completely opposite experiences. However, since we remember the dreams in most cases, we can actually state that dreams are exactly the experiences deeply rooted in consciousness.

In fact, they are among the most unique and vivid experiences of this kind. Even those who argue against such statement have to recognize that there are dreams that are quite lucid, and they happen at the time in our sleep where we recognize that we are actually dreaming.

Key Takeaways:

• In lucid dreaming, the dreamer has attentive awareness that he or she is dreaming,
• The state of dreaming significantly differs from hallucinating and wakeful remembering.
• Dreams may be a form of psychosis that, as Plato suggested, are indispensable for original thought and artistic creation.

“The film Inception gives a dramatic portrayal of how dreams can be experienced in a very wakeful way.”

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References:

• Psychology Today (Website)
• TEDx Talks (YouTube Channel)