
Originally Posted by
blue_space87
If you refer to a previous philosophical speculation, consciousness will inevitably be correlated; if life is infinite, you cannot possible live once…
Whether an individual life or consciousness is infinite remains unproven; however, material existence provides strong evidence suggesting, in my opinion, that materiality had an indeterminate beginning. Still, an indeterminate beginning is not suggestive of an indeterminate or infinite existence--again, in my opinion.

Originally Posted by
blue_space87
I do agree that perhaps rational thought is pertained during a dreaming state; our interpretations of dreams are simutanously rational and abstract…I had initially thought that it ws the rational portion of the brain that was deactivated, and not the realization center; I agree that perhaps the center of realization is temporarily deactivated.
To clarify, our conscious (awake) mind interprets all experience--including dream experiences--from a
literal perspective; i.e., when we awake with memories of a dreams, our conscious mind recalls those memories as literal (physical/material) depictions of experience. Our unconscious mind, through the dream state, does not experience literal or abstract reality; i.e., our unconscious mind experiences a reality comprised of mental forces, influences, and perceptions. Our dreams aren’t irrational or abstract; they are the essence of mental experience, which our conscious mind interprets from a literal perspective.

Originally Posted by
blue_space87
Again, I don't believe one can recall something without experiencing it; that is to say that, memory cannot be stored without some degree of experience… I don't believe that our awareness is shut down during a dream and that when we're awakened, we immediately interpret the memories as they were as opposed to experiencing them and later remembering them.
I think I understand the source of your disagreement;
unconscious, as I used the term, does not describe the deactivation or switching-off of awareness. During the dream state, our
unconscious mind is fully aware but
unconscious to the influence of physical/material (literal) reality. Here,
unconscious refers to the mental state of
awareness without the sensory perception of physical/material experience.
Conscious, as I use the term, refers to the wakeful state of brain function wherein
awareness is influenced by the sensory perception of physical/material experience. The "conscious" environment of awareness is
literal, while the unconscious environment of awareness is purely
mental. Although difficult to explain in terrestrial terms, our mental environment of awareness is comprised of nebulous
forces and
influences rather than material substance. As we awake from dreaming, the interpretative parts of our brain associated with physical/material experience arouse and begin to define our unconscious mental experiences with the literal depictions that form our dream memories. This is like giving shape and substance to nebulous thoughts and feelings.

Originally Posted by
blue_space87
Again, I don't believe that we remember dreams; that our awareness is disabled completely and if this had occurred, it would be no different to death (If we were to define death as the removal of awareness) - and I don't believe that our unconscious is capable of predicting our thoughts…
Again, just to clarify, our awareness
is not disabled during the unconscious state of dream sleep. Dream sleep, from my perspective, is a misnomer; i.e., dreaming is not sleep but rather a type of wakefulness in the brain amid the sleep process.

Originally Posted by
blue_space87
…although we don't consist entirely with will, we are subject to a small portion of will; we are able to control to a certain degree - part of us is committed by our thoughts and our own only, and not our unconscious - I don't believe our unconscious is capable of predicting this portion. And thus, I believe lucid dreaming is a conscious interpretation of a metaphysical reality in the perspective of a physical reality…
From my perspective, too little is known or clearly understood about the nature of mind, consciousness, unconsciousness, and brain function because many of us adhere to archaic paradigms about our mental and neurological nature. Understand, much of what mainstream considers truth is rooted in ideas and perceptions that are nearly 100 years old without the slightest consideration of contemporary science. The ideas and perspective I espouse is rooted in the most recent science combining elements of the latest research in paleontology, psychology, neurophysiology, and neuropsychology. Many researchers have missed the path to a better understanding by not pursuing a cross-discipline and cross-species analysis approach to their studies.
If I may also add, a precise understanding of brain function and our unconscious mind offers a unique opportunity to form a extraordinary partnership with ourselves. Our unconscious mind is a tremendously misunderstood and underused resource for personal insight and enrichment. Our unconscious is not that bastion of repressed desires, base instincts, or illicit urges as many have come to believe; it is that part of us that is unbiased by our overwhelming conscious concerns and desires. As a full partner to our conscious mind, our unconscious cannot be shaped to any deliberate will unless that shaping serves the will of the unconscious mind. Essentially, we may live unproductive and unfulfilled lives because we are in conflict with ourselves through our lack or disinterest in truly knowing our innermost self. I welcome your further thoughts.