Definition: Dream

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Revision: 23 Jul 2026

Dream

An imaginary world in which one seems to exist and have experiences.
Dreams are heavenly when the truth of oneness is embraced.
Dreams are heavenly when the truth of being Divinity/God/Source is embraced.
Dreams are hellish or nightmarish when there is a belief in the possibility of separation from Divinity/God/Source.
All dreams, including the awakening dream, are transcended upon relinquishing every idea that would negate absolute oneness.
The awakening dream is an imaginary world in which one learns and remembers how to be Divinity/God/Source.
The awakening dream is an imaginary world in which one comes to remember being THE SUPREME.
The awakening dream is the subset of the dream of negation, the dream in which “not God” is entertained. The awakening dream is the undoing of the “not.”
One awakens from the dream of negation by embracing oneness and relinquishing the belief in separation.
Once negation is released, all dreaming is the flowering of THE SUPREME.
The process of awakening from dreaming is the flowering of consciousness after unconsciousness.
Dreams are heavenly when the truth of being THE SUPREME is embraced.
Dreams are lucid when YOU know who and what YOU are.
Dreams are hellish or nightmarish when you do not know who and what you are.
All dreams, including the awakening dream, are transcended upon awakening as THE SUPREME.