Lucid Dreaming

• “Mad World” by Tears For Fears (September 20, 1982)

I love the synchronicity of being given two books for Christmas and having one reference the topic of the other.

The closest Katherine had ever come to projecting was the occasional “lucid dream” – a bizarre experience wherein she “woke up” inside her dream, realized she was dreaming, and was able to do whatever she wanted within her dream. The ultimate virtual playground. An accessible bridge between consciousness and fantasy, lucid dreaming offered a unique window into the manipulation of one’s own subjective reality. Not surprisingly, lucid dreaming had become a multimillion-dollar industry of “lucidity” – dream instruction manuals, sleep goggles, and even galantamine drug cocktails designed to help dreamers “Go Lucid!”

The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown 2025 Doubleday New York (page 409)

Sweet dreams are made of this…