“I agree that dreams seem to be involved in laying down memories but I realise that dreaming gives us access to a part of our brain we do not normally have access to.” GivingDreamSeemsMemoriesBrainInvolvedAgreeAccessRealisingLaying Down Author:Amy Hardie
“We dream primarily the same way that we have consciousness of the world for the same reason. Basically, that our brains evolve to simulate reality and to control what's happening around us.” WorldWayReasonDreamRealityBrainConsciousnessHappeningsEvolveSimulate Author:Amy Hardie
“I know I have different priorities when I am close to dreaming and coming out of dreaming. I notice I am connected to people in a different way, and connected to the earth. For me, I have exactly the same emotional responses when I go through into shamanic trance.” PeopleKnowsWayDifferentDreamEarthEmotionalResponseConnectedPrioritiesDifferent WaysComing OutTranceEmotional Response Author:Amy Hardie
“I am sure that there is a lot more going on in the objective real world than we can monitor with our five senses. I think dreams allow us to engage with the real world and monitor the way it is acting on us.” ThinkingWorldWayRealDreamActingFiveSensesObjectivesReal WorldFive Senses Author:Amy Hardie
“A recurring dream probably merits close attention. Something wants you to pay attention.” WantDreamPayAttentionPay AttentionMeritRecurringRecurring Dreams Author:Amy Hardie
“My interest at the moment is to use my dreaming self (which I also access in shamanic journeying) to engage with the Earth. In my waking rational life I often forget about the Earth, or I get worried or confused by contradictory information. With my dreaming brain I can have access to powerful images of what is going on in the Earth, from day to day.” I CanSelfMomentsUseDreamEarthInterestForgetPowerfulBrainInformationAccessRationalWorriedConfusedWakingDay To DayContradictory Author:Amy Hardie
“I like the way dreams present themselves as words and images that are trying to get your attention using your model-making brain's ability to make up stories.” WayTryingStoriesDreamAbilityAttentionBrainModels Author:Amy Hardie
“I try to see what the dream might be referring to - because the information in the world is being interpreted by my brain which only has the concepts derived from our five senses. So I think of the sequences in my dream as my brain doing its very best to process information in a way it knows I can deal with.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWayTryingI CanDreamMightProcessDealsBrainFiveInformationConceptsSensesSequenceReferringFive Senses Author:Amy Hardie
“We forget most of our dreams because we don't have access to those parts of our brain once we are switched to wakefulness. But why we evolved that way is a puzzle to me.” WayDreamForgetBrainAccessPuzzlesOur Dreams Author:Amy Hardie