Imagine by John Lennon: You May Say I'm a Dreamer...

Imagine   by  John Lennon

Imagine there's no heaven

It's easy if you try

No hell below us

Above us only sky

Imagine all the people

Living for today, I

Imagine there's no countries

It isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion too

Imagine all the people

Living life in peace

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions

I wonder if you can

No need for greed or hunger

A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people

Sharing all the world, you

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will live as one

One verse in the song of John Lennon's Imagine strikes me the most every time I hear it. 

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will be as one

We live inside a dream... the words both Philip Jeffries and Agent Cooper state in Twin Peaks. The reason I mention this song in particular in terms of Twin Peaks is because... peace seems to be only viewed in the eyes of a dreamer as Lennon has written. There is no peace in this world, and Agent Cooper and Dr. Albert Rosenfield have their beliefs firmly in peace due to their religions - Cooper in Tibetan Buddhism and Albert in Hinduism. 

Unfortunately, the words, We Live Inside A Dream, seem to resemble our world as a horrific nightmare. War, hunger, pain, suffering, and death plague every town, city, and country, and no matter how hard we work to end it once and for all, they never stop. 

If we all live inside this dream, why? 

And, if we woke up from this dream, would Lennon's Imagine be on the other side?

If we dream about world peace and goodwill, would we have the power to create our own dream universe where others live in a better world?

It is clear in Buddhism (Cooper's religion) that dreams can be shared by more than one person at the same time. Since Buddhism is all about peace and good living, I don't see us all living in a dream as horrid as it is today. And why Judy and BOB have to exist to cause harm and feed off of our pain and suffering.

But if we're not dreaming the same dream together, who is dreaming of this world and us as its characters? Many say it's Cooper as he's in the Black Lodge. There is some backing to it as he claimed to have connections with that of the Dalai Llama. As to whether he was dreaming in the Black Lodge, it would seem unlikely due to what we saw in Twin Peaks: The Return (but I'm open to any theories that support the thought). 

Then, there is the theory that we all live in our own dreams. Cooper's dream could've been what happened in The Return. Same with Audrey Horne during and outside her coma.

Others say it's David Lynch himself. His view of the world, and BOB and Judy could just be our punishers to feed off of our flaws and weaknesses as an evolving species. It was from war that Judy and BOB arose, thanks to the U.S.'s creation and launch of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Though Twin Peaks could be against the U.S. for developing the atomic bomb, I believe it is against the flaw of all humanity - its flaw of desire for war. And it is this very flaw that gave rise to something much darker and crueler than the shadow self of humanity itself. Yes, it was the U.S.'s fault for such a monstrous creation, but it is humanity's fault as a whole that brought about such outcomes, thanks to the passion for war and hatred.

Lennon's song Imagine shines so much thought as to what dreams could be and how they could impact Twin Peaks if it were a possible outcome. To imagine and dream of a world of peace, where there is no suffering, no war, no hate. Just a world of love, freedom, peace, and a happy union for all humanity. If we could dream that for those in our dreams, we have blessed them. But if our Dreamer is an outsider, we are forever trapped and doomed to dwell in this horrific world of a nightmare.

Thank you for reading this article. Feel free to share your thoughts, theories, and debates in the comment section below. If interested, there is Twin Peaks... From Another Place group on Facebook, Reddit, and Discord to join. Also, feel free to check out my Twin Peaks: Chasing A Blue Rose fanfic series prequel, Twin Peaks: The Birdwatcher, published here and on Archives Of Our Own. Thanks again!!

Thanks again. See you in the trees.