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> How Dreams Change Under Authoritarianism > When the Nazis came to power, the writer Charlotte Beradt began collecting dreams. What did she learn? Also true,
by blumomo 4y ago
> How Dreams Change Under Authoritarianism
> When the Nazis came to power, the writer Charlotte Beradt began collecting dreams. What did she learn?
Also true, as everyone can confirm who did this: Dreams significantly change when you start paying attention to your dreams, i.e. by collecting them.
So, is authoritarianism really the _cause_ of the dreams changing, in the case of Charlotte Beradt? I bet, not.
- hairofadog 4y agoBut how would a person know if their dreams had changed before & after they started paying attention to them? Yesterday my partner and I walked past a restaurant and the sign had changed from whatever it was to “Rosie’s” and I said, “Oh look, that’s different” and she said, “it’s been like that for years”.
- blumomo 4y agoDreams always change if you pay attention to them. Focusing on dreams by nature changes/develops your consciousness. So that you can’t attribute these changes to outer conditions. Your example with the restaurant sign doesn’t work because your consciousness didn’t alter the signs. But looking at your dreams will.