I think you may have misunderstood the way I worded it.
I said -kind of like tricking your mind? I am saying the exact same thing you are in a differant way.
I think that your own brain would have to possess the answer. Meaning that a dream character doesn't have the answer. [/b]
Meaning that if you do not already have the answer somewhere in the back of your mind that it will not just magically appear. You are just using your subconcious to solve the problem. And qiuite possibly an intuitive part of your brain might be able to put together answers that your concious mind might otherwise have not been able to.