The Dream World and the Real World Are Both the Same

They both focus on different aspects of reality and how they’re perceived is often the key to achieving happiness in life

John Whye
ILLUMINATION

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Photo by Alice Alinari on Unsplash

We are realizing more and more that the perceived gulf between the dream world and the so-called real world is not the vast chasm we once imagined. It is actually a bridge between different perspectives, flip sides of the same coin. Our brains are always working, whether we are awake or asleep.

For example, there are a lot of people discussing “lucid dreaming” these days, a state of consciousness that lets us be aware that we know we’re dreaming while we are asleep. We are simultaneously aware that the images we see in dreams aren’t really happening, that we are just dreaming, and yet the dreams seem so vividly true while we are having them!

Some people even insist they can control what happens next in their dreams, but that is not a common event. Neuroscientists claim that lucid dreams are activated by REM deep sleep, usually lasting 10 minutes to an hour. The therapeutic positive effects of REM sleeping are well-known.

It’s the end of the world as we know it (REM-the band) may or may not be true but for some people, it all depends on the filter we interpret it through. The end…

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John Whye
ILLUMINATION

2x Top writer, Illumination writer, retired hippie blogger, music lover, songwriter, and sports fan. A lifelong Pisces.