Oneironautics

Oneironautics refers to the ability to travel within a dream, usually on a conscious basis. A traveler in a dream may be called an oneironaut.

Within one's dream

Main article: Lucid dreaming

Within the dream of another

The idea of one person being able to consciously travel or interact within the dream of another person, known variously as "dream telepathy",^[1][2][3][4] "telepathic lucid dreaming" or "telepathic dreaming",^[5] has been explored in the realms of science and fantasy fiction; in recent works, such an interaction is often depicted as a computer-mediated psychotherapeutic action, as is the case in The Cell, and Paprika, as well as through the direct intervention of another sleeping person, as in Inception or Oneironautics. The concept is also included in the fantasy series The Wheel of Time as an ability "dreamwalkers" are able to use.

References

1. ^ The Importance of Dreams Survey - Lucidity And Telepathy
2. ^ Chapter 9 - Stephen LaBerge, (1985). LUCID DREAMING.
3. ^ Dream Telepathy by Montague Ullman, MD and Stanley Krippner, PhD with Alan Vaughan, ISBN: 1571743219
4. ^ Does Dream Telepathy Explain Mutual Lucid Dreaming?
5. ^ Telepathy Dreams