creative mode of thinking to explore how to resolve the mismatch.
Yep. It's possible to interact with your projections during waking state. Visualize your DG, ask questions: how can I best bring you into the dream? See what they say. My advice would be to let the unconscious process choose the guide, however. It will be more organic. The ego usually wants things to be a certain way, but it may not be most helpful to you in the end. Shamanic journey (probably, not much experience ) and guided hypnosis stronger way to do this. Go the bottom of the temple, open the door: who is behind it? That kind of thing. Make your creative mind (the unconscious, truly creative part) part of the process, and consider the suggestions it makes.