Thread: Is Their Genius In Dreams

I definitely think the dream state has great potential for thinking, lucid or not. I've gotten great ideas for short films and stories from my dreams, not to mention good advice from dream characters. Dreams are clearly handy in being creative, so why not in other mental faculties? I don't think I've ever gotten answers to math problems or anything like that in dreams, but then again I'm really not interested in things like that.

Unfortunately my dream recall is at the point where it's very hard for me to remember everything that specifically gets said, but I have said some very interesting things in my dream, very inspirational as well. I used to think that because I couldn't remember exactly what I had said, I hadn't said anything real, I just thought I did. But I don't know.

He said that he had learned to avoid even the simplest states of altered consciousness, including sleep, and to induce them on his own.[/b]

Profound.

I would say yes b/c you can create anything you want when lucid and even if your not lucid your SC still creates a world where anything can happen.

I'd definitely say yes:

Think about it. Everything that we think about or experience, in waking life, is filtered through the id, ego and superego. There are so many different influences that we all go through, in life, that affect the way that we see the same, objective, concepts.
In dreams, those images can come to you Without having to first tumble through the multi-layered perspectives of the id, ego and superego. They come to you in a form that is either so primitive, or so complex, that they are completely foreign to your conscious mind. They can take a concept that you feel like you're completely familiar with, in waking life, and show them to you in a completely different perspective, causing you to see them in a whole new light.
That, in itself, is genius.

Im not sure if this off topic or whatever but do you think you can increase the chances of coming to an epiphany by conversating with DCs more often?
By guiding conversations and asking a lot of philosophical questions you would think you'd learn a lot more about yourself and the world in general.
I'm sure someone must have tried this by now so what was the result? Did they say things that were complete nonsense or did you recieve some great insight?

I know for a fact that some genius comes in dreams, atleast for me. I've had dreams where I may be talking to a significant being (sometimes God) discussing theories of philosophies that have only appeared in my dream. Often I remember the philosophies, and discover later that some very famous people have had the same thoughts I've had.