The regenerative visions of dreaming across time and species | Aeon Essays
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We’re not the only beings that dream. What visions might sleep bring to a cell, an insect, a mollusk, an ape?
How many times have you woken up from a dream that has deeply stirred your emotions? Terrifying dreams of chasing and fighting, grandiose experiences of free flight through space, moving or disturbing reunions with loved ones who have drifted away or died… A single dream that is particularly remarkable for its beauty, surprise, power or sadness can completely change your day, your week, your life and even the life of all mankind, such as the dreams associated with the invention of the sewing machine by Elias Howe, or the discovery of the structure of the atom by Niels Bohr. Even knowing…
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