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* In the modern novel continuity of the StarTrekExpandedUniverse, the Cardassian Fates communicate like this. Non-corporeal creatures inhabiting a mysterious dimensional plane that intersects with our own, they can telepathically influence mortals. In particular, with individuals of the right genetic makeup (or whose minds have been altered by particular artifacts), they can appear in dreams and hold "conversations" - or alternatively just plant images and desires. In the TerokNor books, their apparent leader, Oralius, uses it to find the next [[LegacyCharacter Astraea]] so as to keep the [[GoodOldWays Oralian Way religion]] and the compassionate, noble aspect of Cardassian society alive. Her EvilCounterpart Uramtali uses it to telepathically rape young boys.

May shade into DreamingOfThingsToCome, if the other person tells of or shows the future. May be mistaken for DreamingTheTruth, or if a DeadPersonConversation, be [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane indistinguishable]].

* In JRRTolkien's ''TheReturnOfTheKing'', Frodo's dreams are filled with the Eye of Sauron, who fortunately has ability to reach him than in most instances of this trope.

* In JosephaSherman's ''TheShiningFalcon'', Finist appears in Alexi's dreams, posing as a BadDream.

** In SandyMitchell's {{Warhammer40000}} novel ''[[DarkHeresy Scourge the Heretic]]'', the sleeping Carolus is attacked by a demon. (Disguised as an EroticDream, no less.)

* The protagonist in ''DarkCity'' receives a training montage to control his telepathic powers in a condensed artificial dream, by the aliens' human collaborator.
** No. He was given a life time of memories via a syringe to the brain. It had to be shown as a montage in the film or we would have been in the cinema for the 35 odd years of memory contained in the syringe.

* In JohnCWright's ''Chronicle of Chaos'' the [[spoiler: hostage]] children [[spoiler: suffering from LaserGuidedAmnesia]] receive repeated dream messages [[spoiler: from their parents, who can reach them no other way]].

** In season eight "The Long Way Home" Buffy has a long talk with Ethan Rayne in her dreams, who gives her valuble clues into who's attacking her, and why.
** Are we forgetting ''Restless'', an entire episode made of this trope? (With the primeval doing the communicating.)

** In ''Only In Death'', the dreams plaguing various Ghosts are revealed to be [[spoiler: Soric attempting to reach and help them]].

* In a notable example from MercedesLackey's work, Kerowyn, the protagonist of ''[[HeraldsOfValdemar By the Sword]]'', spends ''ten years'' having dream-conversations with Eldan before finally learning that they'd actually been communicating telepathically the whole time.

* In a deleted ''Parallel Dementia''/''Emergency Exit'' mini-crossover, Eddie does this in order to talk to Fall after he's been forbidden to visit her dimension in real life.

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* In a deleted Parallel Dementia/Emergency Exit mini-crossover, Eddie does this in order to talk to Fall after he's been forbidden to visit her dimension in real life.

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* In the modern novel continuity of the StarTrekExpandedUniverse, the Cardassian Fates communicate like this. Non-corporeal creatures inhabiting a mysterious dimensional plane that intersects with our own, they can telepathically influence mortals. In particular, in individuals with the right genetic makeup (or whose minds have been altered by particular artifacts), they can appear in dreams and hold "conversations" that way- or alternatively just plant images and desires. The apparent leader, Oralius, uses it to find the next [[LegacyCharacter Astraea]] so as to keep the [[GoodOldWays Oralian Way religion]] and the compassionate, noble aspect of Cardassian society alive. Her EvilCounterpart Uramtali uses it to telepathically rape young boys.

** In fact, this trope happens fairly often in her works. ''Key of Keplian'' contains another example.