Did you know that you can solve problems just by dreaming about them? It’s a process called dream incubation. You think about your problem before bed, then intend to have a dream that solves it. Scientists, philosophers, and artists have found inspiration in their dreams and so can you.
The topic of dream incubation connects dreaming with rich religious and mythological literature involving the entities who respond to the incubation request, i.e. the members of the “committee of sleep”.
Deirdre Barrett has studied this topic throughout her career. This paper is from 1993, which she followed up with a book called Committee of Sleep.