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VIEWS OF HILLARY AND BARACK SEEN BENEATH CLOSED EYELIDS
A REVIEW OF 300+ DREAMSABOUT THE CANDIDATES
 by Dr. Robert Van de Castlewith editorial input from Carol D. Warner An analysis of the 333 dreams collected by Sheila Heti onher website,
Metaphysical Poll (or:
 
 I Dream of Hillary… I  Dream of Barack…)
at www.metaphysicalpoll.com.Beginning in February 2008, people emailed the author dreams in which Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and/or John McCain appeared. A selection of these dreams wereedited and posted by Sheila Heti. The postings began onFebruary 18, 2008 and ceased on May 23, 2008.
 
 
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~ Table of Contents ~
The Role of Dreams in Our Lives
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 Introduction
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Editorial Note
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 Male Dreams of Hillary
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 Female Dreams of Hillary
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 Female Dreams of Barack 
…37 
 Male Dreams of Barack 
…40
 Conclusion
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 About Dr. Robert Van de Castle
…51
 
 
 
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~ The Role of Dreams in Our Lives ~
Humankind has always been interested in trying to understand the dramatic scenariosknown as
dreams
that we recall upon awakening. Many theories have been advancedabout the sources involved in creating these nocturnal dramas. Perhaps most implausible,at least to me, is the theory advanced by those scientists who propose that dreamsessentially originate in gibberish. Their explanation for the elegant, sophisticated imageryreported in the dreams shared by respondents of this site – and which bear strikingsimilarities to the visual imagery one sees on political news broadcasts, etc. – is a simpleone: random neuronal impulses are sent from a very primitive part of our sleeping brain,and the overwhelmed brain attempts to make sense of these random firings.Many other current researchers – myself included – feel that dreams are created becauseemotional events occurred during the waking life of an individual which did not getadequately assimilated before they fell asleep. This “unfinished business” provides theraw material for the dreamer’s mind to reprocess the material to better be able toassimilate it into the dreamer’s view of him- or herself and how the universe operates.The dreaming mind has access to a vast reservoir of personal experience accumulated inone’s life. Through examining dream content remembered upon waking, an individualmay discover insights about the patterns of thinking that contribute to their emotionaldistress in waking life. There seems to be a fair amount of agreement that the dreamer may also possess access to archetypal and emotional material and images that came “pre- packaged” in the software package we inherited at birth.There is, at present, a great deal of curiosity about how the upcoming elections in theUnited States will manifest, and, as usual, tens of millions of dollars have been investedin sophisticated polling techniques to determine the attitudes of voters. Sometimes these polls are quite accurate in predicting which states will favor selected candidates andwhich topics are of most interest to voters of a certain demographic background.

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mansfieldannetTTE1600left a comment

I realy wish you had picked Hilllary as your running mate, you would have won hands down.Since you did not, I do like who you picked.I know you will try & make a Difference in all of our lives.Let us keep the faith.
10 / 11 / 2008
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