I occasionally do experience this sort of a feeling. It might be when I wake up in the morning and have faint memories of last night’s dream or in one of my subconscious mind states ( sometimes during my long journey back home from college). Recently, after a particularly intriguing 2mins of dreaming in my bus journey back home, I realised it is actually a pretty accurate insight into what you subconsciously actually want.

The Dream

Now, of course, I am not going to tell you what the dream was all about , but when I connect all the dots ( i.e. all the different events from my life linking up together to form a very intriguing dream ), I realize that someway or the other I actually do want those things to happen.

Somehow, the brain manages to pick out all the things you like ( and you thought about them recently ) and then manage to connect them together in a very story-like sequence of events. Now, at this point of time, I actually don’t remember the exact dream ( I perhaps should have jotted it down, it was that interesting ), but I remember finding it very interesting and could easily relate to every single detail.

Example

I will take a small example to make things clearer. Suppose there is a girl you like and then you also love roller coasters and ice cream. And you only recently thought about all the three in the same day at different points of time. You then could have a dream where you go out and you are sitting on a roller coaster with that girl eating an ice cream . Now the brain ( at least my brain did ) manages to pick up a lot more things and produce a much much more interesting sequence of events.

Cause

Now, I don’t know whether it is because :

1. I am extremely creative, even subconsciously.
2. I am just too desperate to have that particular thing.
3. My nerves are so tired due to the daily stressful routine that they have started malfunctioning.

or 4. Its my brain’s way of telling me and reinforcing what is actually my true giver of happiness.

The 4th reason definitely sounds a lot more promising and optimistic .

I mentioned the 3rd reason because I recently read a small article about removing all the pressure that builds up inside us. It talked about Tai Chi and its ability to relieve stress and improve health. It also said

“The neurological overload caused by lack of rest slows down your ability to think creatively or make accurate observations. Your capacity to send correct signals to your subconscious mind gets diminished. Your subconscious mind is like a slave. It will obey any order you give it.”

Here is the complete article if you would like to read it.

I have been going to college continuously for the last couple of weeks ( i.e. the entire 5 days ) and when you consider the distance I have to travel ( 1.5 hours long single trip ), it probably could be a cause. But, it definitely didn’t slow down my ability to think creatively .

It is, perhaps, the latter part of the article text, that talks about the subconscious mind obeying your orders, that holds greater significance. We probably are the author of the entire sequence of events ourselves.

You are welcome to share your views on the topic.