Ok so basically, I had a dream last night...not lucid, but (me) asked someone to explain the way the mind works etc. and the answer I got I have to say was very interesting...i'm lucky I still remember it so vividly...anyway it went something like this... (also even though I realize this sounds in a way religious, I do have to state that i'm an atheist, so any implied religious meaning should be discounted )

As of right now, we think the mind is the center of thought etc., however this "voice" basically explained that, forever, we have been looking in the wrong place. Essentially, there is a smaller "thing" that contains your entire non-physical presence (mind, etc.), but it can't be found normally in the body cause it exists in a "different dimension" basically, this "thing" routes all thoughts/processes etc. THROUGH the mind while alive, but after death, it exists only as itself (aka you minus your physical presence (commonly conceived as a "soul")) and runs essentially on its own energy (basically a lucid dream for eternity after death).

idunno just kind of a weird little thing that in a weird way sorta makes sense...anyway just thought i'd mention it and see if any others have some sort of insight...