Dreams can—and often do—feature the most random assortment of people doing the most random things: You, a childhood friend, and a celebrity you’ve never met are all fighting an enemy in a parallel universe or playing hide-and-seek in Paris.
You wake up confused, happy, or scared, knowing that the adventure you just experienced was only an illogical journey that didn’t symbolize anything significant.
But what if our dreams did mean something? Not in a lucid, transcendental manner, but in a real, scientifically proven way? What if dreams were mirrors that reflected the state of a person’s physical and mental well-being?…