Who are dream characters?

Who are dream characters?

I have really been giving this question really thought. As far as I can deduce there are two types of dream characters... those that are made up by my subconscious and complete strangers that I have never met, it's this latter group that really intrigues me.

The dream characters that which I believe that are made up by my subconscious are people that I know, like family members, friends and people I have met, seen or have known. On the whole their behaviors seem to be rather predictable as I would expect in waking life (apart from the odd occasion when they totally ignore me).

The dream characters that are complete strangers leave me bemused; could they also be made up by my subconscious, somehow I doubt it? The detail is amazing, they all have distinct personalities and I have no recollection of ever meeting/seeing them before. In a recent dream I asked one of these dream characters who they were and whether they knew that they were a character in my dream, this seemed to annoy her and she stopped speaking to me!

I am usually very skeptical, and really do not believe in the supernatural or things that cannot be proven scientifically. I am a firm believer in theory, test and evidence. But because of the nature of my experiences, I am really beginning to consider the fact that there could be a possibility of a universal dreamscape. This would mean that some of my dream characters are actual beings asleep somewhere in the Universe or maybe this is evidence of the existence of a universal consciousness.

I know what I suggest may sound totally ridiculous to some of you, but I intend to do a lot more research on this topic and post my findings, in the mean time please leave a comment below and let me know what you think.