Originally Posted by
sisyphus
I think the hang-up is on the word "belief" which can be problematic in its ambiguity. In one sense, "belief" means "faith" or perhaps "wishful desire." That is the definition that Mzzkc seeks to dispell, mostly because it is ineffable, unreliable, and outside of rational analysis. The other sense of "belief" or "believable" describes a thought that is consistent with other thoughts, so that it is acceptable to the unconscious mind. In that sense, we can investigate and utilize thoughts and their consistency through the use of such tools as schemata and mnemonics. That is the sense that is most useful for dream control.