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[harvey_rrit]

It occurs to me I've never published this idea, and I think it's the only explanation.

Dreams do not occur at unthinkably high speed. Dream images occur all over the brain. All the images in a dream occur at the same time, generated by different parts of your cortex. The brain is so made as to require some kind of order, and it assigns times to

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[molten_alchemy]

Imagine most dreams are slow.

[harvey_rrit]

Something I wanted to tell you:
I'm currently writing a book with Larry Niven, and the character I think of as primary is based on my impressions of you.
She's heroic as hell, and I've named her Courtney Clover.
When there's nobody else around, her boyfriend-- Harvey-- calls her Shamrock.
<3

Is okay?

[dark_phoenix54]

You are not completely alone in being conscious while dreaming. Others can do it, and most could if they put their minds to it. I am frequently aware during dreams, but have never reached the point where I can change the dream landscape or characters, but I can direct what I do in the dream (it happened just last night, refusing to play along and demanding of the dream that it change). I long for the day when I can change the landscape and people in the dreams!

[oakmouse]

*nods* You're a lucid dreamer. That's a fairly rare skill, and it does go hand-in-hand with being difficult or impossible to hypnotize.

Your theory also makes an awful lot of sense. *retires to ponder it*

[tjoel2]

I don't know if it means that you are on some level always conscious, but it is lucid dreaming. People can train themselves to control and manipulate their dreams in that way. I think it's fascinating!

[allaboutweather]

Happy birthday!