Mere Cognition

I've been camping out in Psalm 62 a lot lately, as a lot has been happening in the ever weird life of this cogitator... Waiting on the Lord is a must, so that's what I've been doing.

Over the past few months, I've been, a) remembering more dreams than usual; b) having more recurring dreams than I ever have; c) had a mix of semi-lucid and lucid dreams, which is anomalous... usually taking control in dreams is like trying to swim in molasses - it just doesn't happen no matter how hard I push.

But I remembered to write down another recurring dream. This one is writing about the setting, as it's popped up in dreams that had different subject matters.

This one is about a rather normal, yet oddly laid out house.

Odd. I've dreamt of this house before.
From the front, house is sometimes a duplex, sometimes a regular house. Vaguely Victorian.
Back yard is large and rolling with hills, maybe half acre. Tall trees, hedgerows. Lush and green.
Beyond looks like rolling Appalachian forest. Meadow beyond the yard boundary.

Ground level opens to foyer. Immediately aft is the kitchen, overlooking a deck.
To the left of the foyer, down a few steps is a study like room. Long rectangular shape. Just through its archway to the right down a few more steps, a living room like place. Doors at the back open up to ground level below the deck. Couch. Television. Computer desk in the corner.
From the foyer, stairs up to the next level. Next level is open to the kitchen with railings. To the left and the right are doors to bedrooms. Bedrooms are normal.
Stairs lead up to a third level. Room is dusty, like it's been unused for years. Rocking chair next to a small table, lamp is on the table. Room looks like a study. Bookshelves.

Most of the dreams themselves were rather normal, mostly dialogue I can't remember, with a different cast of people usually.

I remember there being one of them where I was trying to avoid someone, I believe. I don't recall anything else.

My dreams are normally about working something out from the waking world and are mostly reality based. I'm not sure if they really mean anything but it's interesting nonetheless. These are somewhat of an anomaly.

Maybe I'm eating some food that's gone bad and I don't realize it. Yeah, we'll go with that theory for now.

Philosopher Francois de La Rochefoucauld:

“Nobody deserves to be praised for goodness unless he is strong enough to be bad, for any other goodness is usually merely inertia or lack of will-power.”

Psychologist Jordan B. Peterson:

"You should be a monster. An absolute monster. And then you should learn how to control it."

Bible, Genesis 4:7:

"...And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it."