“In modern western societies, we think of dreams as sleep experiences. But for many cultures, dreaming is fundamentally about waking up. In the language of ancient Egypt, the word for “dream” is rswt, which means “awakening”. The implication is that, in much of ordinary life, we are in the condition of sleep-walkers, following programs and routines. In dreams, we wake up. This may happen during sleep, or in a twilight state of reverie, or in a vision or meditation or shamanic journey, or through the dreamlike play of coincidence and symbolic “pop-ups” in the midst of everyday life - all of which may be viewed as modes of dreaming and may provide experiences that can be reviewed and honoured in the manner of dreams.”
Robert Moss from ‘The secret history of dreaming’
