But how would a person know if their dreams had changed before & after they started paying attention to them?
Yesterday my partner and I walked past a restaurant and the sign had changed from whatever it was to “Rosie’s” and I said, “Oh look, that’s different” and she said, “it’s been like that for years”.
Dreams always change if you pay attention to them. Focusing on dreams by nature changes/develops your consciousness. So that you can’t attribute these changes to outer conditions.
Your example with the restaurant sign doesn’t work because your consciousness didn’t alter the signs. But looking at your dreams will.
Yesterday my partner and I walked past a restaurant and the sign had changed from whatever it was to “Rosie’s” and I said, “Oh look, that’s different” and she said, “it’s been like that for years”.