I've wondered and written about dreams a lot. It is one thing that has forced me to ponder upon constantly besides the workings of seeds. Yeah, I know. I am still baffled how a banana seed grows into such a huge tree and continues to branch off into shoots that grow into new trees!
Let me get back on track... Dreams. So yes, my husband was recently sharing his metaphysical take on dreams. He said, 'Dreams are created by external triggers from surroundings and memories. Senses are still operational except eyes. Though light can penetrate our skin, the largest sensory organ.'
I found it strange... but plausible. When we are asleep, our senses are not operational to practical extent. They still pick up the occurrences around us. We might not process and react to touch, a sound, or a scene playing out. It doesn't mean our body didn't register it. Except for the eyes, our body continues to gather data. It is fed to our brain, and we create dreams.
Some people experience hearing a sound and get up. Yet others make it a part of their dream. They might wake up later and be confused if the sound was real, or did they dream about it. A lot of kids wet their beds because they can't differentiate between reality and dream. Many have claimed they felt someone choking them and woke up to find it wasn't real but there is evidence of bodily trauma. Though dreams occur involuntarily, our body still participates in the mind-driven construct.
Another strange phenomenon is the perception of passage of time when dreaming. It seems to pass at a faster pace. If we consider Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which predicts that where gravity is stronger, time passes more slowly (also known as time dilation). It would suggest that we could be separated from our bodies and not under the influence of gravity. That's why we experience a lifetime within the two-three hours of dream-state we enter every night.
Wouldn't it be fun to have control on our dreams? Well, it is possible and is a trained cognitive state called Lucid Dreaming. This psychological phenomenon lends to what my husband theorized about external triggers contributing to dreams.
Although we have researched a lot on dreams. They are still a mystery. No matter the triggers, dreams suggest we are all storytellers, right?
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