The three witch sisters from Charmed usually fight demons and other evil creatures, but in Dream Sorcerer (series 1, episode 5), they are confronted by a mad scientist—Whitaker Berman, who researches dreams in a laboratory and enters the dreams of young women who have displeased him, where he murders them. Prue, one of the sisters, becomes his target after she rejects him. First, she is subjected to nightmarish attacks in her sleep, and the injuries manifest in reality; then, she falls into a coma, and Berman intends to finish the job.
The pursuit of Prue, which unfolds within her dreams, leads to a fierce struggle for survival in a world where dreams and reality blur—where death in a dream entails real death. Ultimately, Prue remembers in her dream that she is a witch, and instead of trembling with fear, she defends herself as she would in reality: with magic. Specific techniques used by lucid dreamers that are indirectly shown in the episode include:
1. Dream lucidity—Prue realizes who she is, and this is a key moment that allows her to escape the nightmare and begin active resistance.
2. The power of intention—this allows Prue to break through Berman’s control over her dreams.
3. The influence of external stimuli on the dream—sounds from the real world (the voices of her sisters) help Prue become lucid and take control of the dream’s plot.
Have you seen the episode? What do you think—is it possible to enter someone else’s dream?
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