Echo of the Brain or Shared Reality: The Science of Collective Dreams

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The narrative begins by investigating the global phenomenon known as This Man—a mysterious face seen in the dreams of thousands of people worldwide, independently of one another. This occurrence challenges the scientific dogma of dreams as a purely personal, isolated reality. The events unfold around attempts to understand how such large-scale and detailed coincidences are possible in the subconscious of unconnected individuals.

At the heart of the analysis is Carl Jung's theory of the collective unconscious, which offers an explanation through the concept of universal archetypes. The story explores not only shared characters but also common dream worlds with recurring details, such as a chrome cube. The dual role of the internet is examined: on one hand, it serves as a tool for gathering evidence, and on the other, as a source of mental viruses and cryptomnesia, which fuels scientific skepticism.

The plot moves from a confrontation between mysticism and rationalism to a synthesizing hypothesis of dream weavers, according to which people are active co-authors of a collective dream reality. This idea reframes the skeptics' arguments, presenting them as descriptions of tools for joint creation rather than a refutation of the phenomenon itself. In the end, the narrative leaves the question of the nature of this shared reality open, inviting the audience to make their own choice.