Have each of us planted time-release clues and reminders in our waking dreams—what I call “lucidity stimulators”—which, like alarm clocks, go off at exactly the right moment in time in order to help wake us up? A simple, mundane example: Say if when I leave the house tomorrow I want to not forget to bring my notebook. I might put a pillow against the front door such that it blocks my ability to open the door, which will remind me to bring my notebook. The next day, I’m about to leave my house and I see the pillow blocking the front door, which, because I’ve invested this scenario with a meaning (bring the notebook!), helps me to remember to bring my desired notebook. It is interesting to note that in this example, I set up a seeming obstacle (the pillow), which served a greater function—helping me to remember something.
In this example, my past self (the one putting the pillow against the front door) is planting a signal that will communicate with a future self (the one who is leaving the house), reminding me to do the desired task (bring the notebook). Is the deeper part of us, the dreamer of our lives, doing something similar—planting clues—throughout and within the fabric of our waking dream in order to help us to recollect ourselves? If so, are we able to get the message and recall what these clues were meant to remind us of? Are there things happening in our current life—maybe even right now—that were designed to trigger an anamnesis (an overcoming of our amnesia), helping us remember what we are here to do?

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Paul Levy