Levels of Consciousness

“Dreams are not just accidents of Nature. Rather, they are about a nightly process directed at improving the content of the mind. It is emotionally driven,it combines memories in unusual ways. It works with a broader range of memories than those normally available to the conscious mind when the dreamer is awake. So it is not surprising that dreams should be creative…” (Leonard 2009)
How much is a filtering out process of external stimuli occurring in the dream ? How much is entering?
How is this is  altered  when immersed in  a deeply evocative creative process?

What parts of the brain are activated during various dream states as compared to a  waking dream state. 
Which are more at rest?

The next few posts I offer these inquiries to open us to a multidimensional space within ourselves and around ourselves and between each other.