Wouldn’t it be amazing to enjoy the abilities of great artists, savants and geniuses?  What would the world be like if all enjoyed the capabilities of the world’s greatest and most brilliant artists and thinkers?

This idea may seem like a naive, optimistic dream, but the possibility does exist – and dreaming is the evidence.

If we set aside notions about the significance of our dreams and presume (for the sake of this discussion) that dreaming is nothing more than the random wanderings of the resting mind, dreaming is still a stunning demonstration of the true capabilities of our minds and brains.  When we dream, we create landscapes, worlds and histories without the struggle of creative process or need for inspiration.  Each of us composes entirely novel situations and reproduces in exquisite detail memories that are often long lost to our waking consciousness.  Even the least talented among us can hear music in our dreams, accurately reproducing the familiar and effortlessly composing original material.

Dreaming is nightly proof that each of us has access to skills and abilities that few ever develop to the point they can be used at will – capacities so few learn to access in waking life that those who do are heralded in history.

What is it that the savants and geniuses have that we don’t?  Our dreams demonstrate that we all have the potential.  The study and exploration of lucid dreaming may provide a way for all of us to access and use that potential.  It is no exaggeration to say that such creative genius, if ever unleashed, could quickly transform our world.