Dreamt about this weird modest village
Last night I had one of the most vivid dreams of my life and I want to know if anyone else has ever been to a place like this in a dream before. It felt so real that even after waking up I couldn’t shake it so I am making this post.
The dream started in what felt like some kind of government processing center or detention facility. The whole place was controlled by officers that looked almost like ICE agents or military police. They carried huge guns, wore masks, screamed constantly, and handled everyone really roughly. It felt terrifying and dehumanizing.
We were all sitting in conference rooms and they took away our phones. At one point we each had to pee in cups in this disgusting corner of a larger room covered in pee and toilet paper and it stunk so bad while everyone could see. Then we were sent back to our assigned conference room.
My coworker and friend Neil was sitting to my left the entire time. Everyone around us was crying quietly or panicking. One by one, agents would come to the door, call someone’s name, confirm their identity, and either “clear” them or take them away. If someone wasn’t cleared, they had to leave with the agents. Afterward you could hear screaming, crying, and gunshots coming from another room. We weren’t given food or water at all.
Then something impossible started happening…..
The room itself began transforming. The ceiling started folding into itself like giant metal Rubik’s cube pieces shifting and rotating overhead. Sunlight started piercing through the cracks and it hurt our eyes to look at it. Neil grabbed my hand because everyone was terrified and bracing for whatever was happening next, but strangely the agent in the room stayed completely calm. That’s what made me look up instead of hiding.
As the ceiling folded away, the entire room started changing almost like reality was re-pixelating itself. The walls dissolved and suddenly we were standing in this massive golden wheat field stretching for miles in every direction. There were fruit trees everywhere, little homes and buildings in the distance, and people walking peacefully through the fields. It was beautiful but deeply unsettling because it completely defied physics and reality as we know it. Once the transformation finished, everyone calmed down a little but we were all confused beyond belief. It felt like we had crossed into another world.
We were gathered into lines and introduced to the people living there. Everyone was kind and smiling, but in a way that almost felt fake or overly subdued. The vibe reminded me a little of Handmaid’s Tale. Everyone was dressed very modestly, men and women alike. Long clothing, muted colors, very little skin showing. People swept porches, harvested fruit, and quietly worked. In the distance I even saw what looked like a giant Best Buy transformed into some orange-branded store that started with the letter P.
I was eventually shown to the building I’d be living in. It was basically a dorm-style house filled with women ranging from maybe 18 to mid-30s. (I’m turning 30 in a few weeks in real life.) The place had several bedrooms branching off a shared common area and a super basic kitchen. Some of the girls were excited to see newcomers while others barely looked at us and kept their heads down.
I was told to find an open bed wherever I could. Some rooms were chaotic and messy with blankets and clothes everywhere. Some girls glared at me in a way that made it obvious I wasn’t welcome. Eventually I found a room with this sweet petite brunette girl who looked very Midwest-coded, no makeup, soft brown hair, very natural looking. She told me she had a king-sized bed and that 2 to 3 girls usually shared one room, but she was alone so far. I accepted immediately.
She helped me get cleaned up and explained the basics. None of the women wore makeup. Everyone looked very natural and subdued. But the place itself was diverse. I remember seeing all races, body types, heights, and ages. Afterward she told me I needed to go check in at the front desk to get my assignment for the day.
On the walk there I noticed some cute guys glancing at me and flirting a little. Weirdly, in real life I have a boyfriend and usually in dreams I still remember him and avoid flirting because it feels wrong even in dream logic. But in this dream I had absolutely no memory of my real life at all. It felt like this place was my entire reality, so I just acted like a single person naturally would.
At the front desk I was greeted by this very kind ginger gay man who was clearly trying not to act flamboyant and failing a little. As a queer person myself I immediately clocked him and felt oddly comforted. He told me my assignment was to walk all the way across the fields to that giant orange P shopping center I’d seen earlier to complete some shopping.
When I complained and began to white loudly about how far away it was and asked if there were cars or trains, this incredibly tall, gorgeous dark-skinned man approached from behind and he gently hushed me and smiled. He said, “I’ll be your escort, Miss [my first name].”
He barely spoke during the walk. Very stoic and calm. I was too nervous to ask too many questions because I still had no idea where I was or what this place actually was.
After nearly an hour of walking through fields we finally arrived at the shopping center. It looked like a mix between Walmart and Target. There were couples shopping together, groups of people carrying baskets, and individuals quietly moving through the aisles like this was all perfectly normal.
And then I woke up.
I genuinely cannot explain how real this dream felt. It didn’t feel random like normal dreams do. It felt like I visited an actual place or alternate reality. Has anyone else ever dreamed of somewhere like this before? Especially the “transition” part where reality physically transformed into another world?
I attached an AI visualization and this is very very close to what I saw.