Quote Originally Posted by melanieb View Post
Did you ever see the movie Mannequin?

Now, I'm not suggesting you run out and rent it (it wasn't great) but perhaps animating an object that looked humanoid would be easier to imagine. Perhaps you conjure a mannequin...then clothe it...then give it a voice, and so on.


A friend of mine once bought a mannequin (very lifelike) from a store in the mall that was closing down. She put it in her room and dressed it. The effect was creepy because walking into her room and suddenly seeing someone there you didn't expect was a little off-putting.

Still, I believe the concept could be valid. Give it a try. Examine some store mannequins and see what happens when you have one in your dream.
That's an interesting idea. I think I'll give it a try. I think that will partially bridge "real humans" and "representations of humans".

I think I'm starting to realize that I've been somewhat limited by what I believe to be true in the real world. It would be far easier for me to perform experiments on a shoe, in my mind, than on a human being (in real life). And therefore my dreams are also that way.