We are such stuff as dreams are made on
– William Shakespeare, The Tempest, act 4
As usual, there are many ways to understand this, and that’s the richness of good poetry.
One way we can understand this, is in a very literal sense.
What dreams are made on
A dream clearly happens within and as consciousness.
And if we look, we find that waking life is no different.
All our experiences happen within and as consciousness.
To us, this human self and this wider world happens within and as consciousness.
And to ourselves, we are consciousness.
We are such stuff as dreams are made on
In a very literal sense, we are such stuff as dreams are made on.
Dreams are made on consciousness.
We, as this human self in the world, happens within and as consciousness.
And to ourselves, we are consciousness.
We are such stuff as dreams are made on.