Why do we get so absorbed in our dreams?

Question

Our brain being as "aware" as it is, how come in dreams our consciousness isn't easily aware of its circumstances?

Answer 1

The waking subconscious becomes the dreaming conscious.  Unless and until the waking subconscious is more integrated into lucidity, dreaming is more cocooning.

http://www.dreamviews.com and

http://www.lucidity.com represent a step toward lucidity, based on desire and method.

http://www.dreamhealer.com is a further step.

"The Master of Lucid Dreams," Dr. Olga Khartidi,

then "Watch Your Dreams," Ann Ree Colton, and then "The Masters and Their Retreats," Mark Prophet, present further steps.

"The Great Divorce," C. S. Lewis, and

"Testimony of Light," Helen Greaves, offer insight into the general life and daily cycles of awareness.

Answer 2

It's your SUBconcious, so something completely weird can be happening, and you don't even think it's weird. Your subconcious can basically believe anything.