What if as a general rule humans don't really dream, we sleep, and we become like the dead, total darkness until we waken again the next day?

My view on the matter:

Dreams are simulated reality, there are no astral planes, these are in fact simulated reality, used by elites to recruit, test out scenarios, or investigate for their own machination.

These elites consist of rich, famous, politicians and the privileged, they have been doing this for years, in the background of society, slowly herding people into a direction they wish the world to take.

Hallucinations, and psychotics behavior are a result of these dreams and brainwave manipulations.

These elites have access to special devices which allows them to access the subconscious of people manipulating their brainwave or to use it as a communication method.

The devices has neural receptors which allows them to experience a wide array of senses while being in a virtual world, to match that of the real world.

The niggling thoughts behind your head that seems out of place are them, manipulating you.

This sounds absurd but what if this is true?

What about dreams being recorded thousands of years ago?

Well what if Earth is just a colony of humans among many situated across the stars, and these people have been doing it for years, without the knowledge of the common population?

That is my take.

What do they use the technology for?

Easy telepathic communication among themselves, attending official meetings, and from movie makers, make movies or rehearsal for a movie.

Aside from these usage there is a system among these elites to recruit young people from varying background to join in their group, these people are then trained in culture, knowledge, physical training, and business training, to become leaders of the new world.  Girls are trained to become good marriageable partners to increase the future of a perfected human species and their offspring will become the leader of the new world.

If you have met someone you are attracted to in your dream, that is not the actual person, that is actually these elites using that image to research among other things according to your behavior.

Be aware, but don't panic, that is what they want.  Take control of your life, for those who uses freewill, controls their own fate.