Published research sleep report · English · original text

A Futuristic City Beneath an Approaching Storm

Anonymous research participant

The American dream: Election night dreams predict overnight change in feelings about the election and the future (2026) · Dreaming and the Election 2_November 7, 2024_10.58_anon.csv; logical CSV record 534 (header and two Qualtrics metadata records included); dream_text field

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Last night, I dreamt I was walking through a futuristic city, where towering glass buildings shimmered under a glowing sunset. The streets were filled with diverse people, all moving harmoniously, sharing a sense of optimism. A middle-aged woman in the crowd spoke passionately about how the country had overcome divisions, with local communities now empowered to make decisions. There were digital billboards promoting sustainability, equality, and progress, and green spaces were everywhere. I felt a deep sense of awe, but also a quiet uncertainty, as if I wasn't sure how we had gotten here. Nearby, a young leader's holographic speech spoke of unity, climate action, and innovation, inspiring cheers from the crowd. Still, a storm cloud loomed on the horizon, reminding me that challenges would always remain. As I woke up, I felt hopeful but cautious, knowing the future requires ongoing effort.

Source & context

An anonymous adult participant’s complete English self-report from the morning after the 2024 United States presidential election, released with the Livingston, Putnam and Wamsley study. One survey report remains one account even if it recalls several scenes. The report records the participant’s dream and recollection, not verified events or an editorial political position. Participant identifiers, political ratings, demographics, waking-memory responses and other survey fields are not included. This is published research material, not a Synastry community submission or a new contributor count.

William H. Livingston, Adam L. Putnam and Erin J. Wamsley (2026), The American dream: Election night dreams predict overnight change in feelings about the election and the future. Original anonymous survey release, OSF 69qwu, CC BY 4.0. Article DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0357370. Dataset creators are not the dreamer.

The source study collected reports on the morning of 6 November 2024 about the preceding night. Exact participant timestamps and identifiers are excluded. The repository/article year is not a personal dream dateline.

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The original researchers publicly released the anonymous source CSV in their CC BY 4.0 OSF project. The primary article records Furman University IRB approval and written participant consent. Only the manually reviewed dream_text field is reproduced; no participant identifiers or survey profiles are included. Source spelling, punctuation and complete narrative wording remain unchanged. English title and navigation themes are editorial additions. Dataset creators receive credit separately from the anonymous dreamer.

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Dreaming and the Election 2_November 7, 2024_10.58_anon.csv; logical CSV record 534 (header and two Qualtrics metadata records included); dream_text field

The original text and redactions are preserved. The page title is an editorial navigation label.

No narrative wording changes. Source spelling, punctuation, line breaks and trailing whitespace preserved in the complete narrative field. Paragraphs provide display breaks only. English editorial title and navigation themes added. All non-narrative survey fields excluded.

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Account text SHA-256
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Source file SHA-256
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Content notes
  • Political themes

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Titles, theme labels, illustrations and map connections are editorial navigation aids. They are separate from the account’s words and do not establish connections between real people.