I think this has a lot to do with the way schemas work.
A single thought opens up an almost indespensible (sp) cache of schemas: singular thoughts that are comparable to a single file in an infinitely large room of file drawers. In the conscious mind, at all times, there is a network of schemas that may, at one time, seem unrelated, but actually have some common ground with each other, which is why schemas on certain subjects are more attainable at a certain period than schemas that have absolutely nothing to do with one another.
For instance. You're taking a rorshack (sp) test. The events and/or conversations that took place before the test are more than likely going to have a LARGE effect on what you make out the inkblot to be. This is because certain schemas are activated in your mind during the course of conversation, and they continue to stay in your mind until they are no longer useful to your present situation.
If someone says to you the word "plane" a massive number of schemas that are Somehow related (in your mind) to the word "plane" are going to arm themselves to be used. You're going to be more likely to become conscious of many things that have to do with the word "plane" than if you were talking about something like basketball, moments earlier. From the word "plane" you'll be more apt to think of things like "sky" "wing" "fuel" "aerodynamic" "rotor" "carry-on luggage" "crash" "911" "terminal" "hijackers" etc etc.
Now, with the opening of every schema, comes a list of schemas relating to each schema individually, until you have a web of schemas that are connected In Some Way, even if the way isn't exactly apparent, creating a seemingly random link between many of them.
Someone could say that "gift shop" and "firemen" aren't related, however giftshops are in airports, planes dock at airports, planes were used in the 911 disaster, firemen came to the rescue. I believe this has a lot to do with how dreams are structured.
Taking this further, you have to realize that there are, in fact, three seperate thought processes that are constantly tangled with each other in the human mind; the Id, Ego, and Superego. These three "personalities" if you will, can contradict each other at all times, distorting what would probably be a more linear dream sequence by exerting supremacy at different times, and thus morely randomizing the dreaming process.
Yes? No?
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