The Emergence Machine

Dream

process · Psychology · Level 9 · E8

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

As the mind, shaped by experience and perception, engages with imagination, it creates vivid mental experiences during sleep, drawing upon the rich tapestry of memories and perceptions it has accumulated.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “dream” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “dream”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0DreamImaginationMindCognitionMemory… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Imagination L8 (requires)
    Dreams draw on imagination to create vivid mental experiences

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