Dream #45
— January 24, 2026 at 5:30 am
Limerick
A scholar named Hu and Steve Crazzy
Met brewing in Saskatoon, quite hazy
With beetles and bees
And three Polish trustees
The dream logic rendered things jazzy
Met brewing in Saskatoon, quite hazy
With beetles and bees
And three Polish trustees
The dream logic rendered things jazzy
Haiku
Ming dynasty scroll—
mediterranean bee
bores through ancient wood
mediterranean bee
bores through ancient wood
What If
What if the ritualized performance aspects of professional wrestling could serve as a therapeutic framework for religious communities struggling with moral theology questions, similar to how theatrical never-seen characters allow audiences to project their own interpretations onto absent figures?
Feasibility Assessment
Based on my search of relevant research literature, I can provide a scientific assessment of this hypothesis:
## Scientific Plausibility Assessment
**1. Is this hypothesis testable or purely speculative?**
The hypothesis is **testable** but methodologically challenging. Research has already demonstrated that wrestling training produces meaningful psychological benefits, while drama therapy uses theatrical techniques to bring about meaningful change and gives clients a way to express their feelings and interact with others. Both domains have established therapeutic frameworks and measurable outcome metrics. Religious Cognitive-Emotional Therapy (RCET) has emerged as a comprehensive theory helping therapists find practical theories of psychotherapy, suggesting that integrating performance with religious communities is within established therapeutic bounds.
**2. What existing research areas intersect with this idea?**
Several convergent research areas support elements of this hypothesis: Scientific studies suggest that wrestling could help increase mental health and prevent mental conditions due to its ability to alter neurotransmitter concentrations. Professional wrestling mimics therapeutic work by helping clients take actions that match their values and beliefs about what they want in their life. Theatrical processes in drama therapy can provide a setting for discourse on mental health, with remote drama therapy conferring personal value to group members in active recovery. Additionally, religiously integrated cognitive-behavioral therapy has been developed as a manualized therapeutic approach to assist individuals using their own religious beliefs and resources.
**3. What would be the key obstacles or required breakthroughs?**
The primary obstacles are cultural and methodological. A major challenge is designing treatment that is both specific to religious traditions but broad enough to be applicable across different faiths. While some religious interventions are perceived as appropriate and helpful, others may be seen as inappropriate or not helpful. The wrestling component would require adaptation from its traditional competitive format to a ritualized, symbolic framework suitable for theological reflection. Required breakthroughs would include developing standardized protocols that respect diverse religious sensitivities while maintaining therapeutic efficacy, and establishing outcome measures that capture both spiritual and psychological benefits.
The hypothesis builds on legitimate therapeutic foundations from multiple established fields but represents a genuinely novel integration. While the individual components (wrestling therapy, drama therapy, religious counseling) have research support, their combination in this specific framework appears unexplored in current literature.
**PLAUSIBILITY rating: [Testable]**
## Scientific Plausibility Assessment
**1. Is this hypothesis testable or purely speculative?**
The hypothesis is **testable** but methodologically challenging. Research has already demonstrated that wrestling training produces meaningful psychological benefits, while drama therapy uses theatrical techniques to bring about meaningful change and gives clients a way to express their feelings and interact with others. Both domains have established therapeutic frameworks and measurable outcome metrics. Religious Cognitive-Emotional Therapy (RCET) has emerged as a comprehensive theory helping therapists find practical theories of psychotherapy, suggesting that integrating performance with religious communities is within established therapeutic bounds.
**2. What existing research areas intersect with this idea?**
Several convergent research areas support elements of this hypothesis: Scientific studies suggest that wrestling could help increase mental health and prevent mental conditions due to its ability to alter neurotransmitter concentrations. Professional wrestling mimics therapeutic work by helping clients take actions that match their values and beliefs about what they want in their life. Theatrical processes in drama therapy can provide a setting for discourse on mental health, with remote drama therapy conferring personal value to group members in active recovery. Additionally, religiously integrated cognitive-behavioral therapy has been developed as a manualized therapeutic approach to assist individuals using their own religious beliefs and resources.
**3. What would be the key obstacles or required breakthroughs?**
The primary obstacles are cultural and methodological. A major challenge is designing treatment that is both specific to religious traditions but broad enough to be applicable across different faiths. While some religious interventions are perceived as appropriate and helpful, others may be seen as inappropriate or not helpful. The wrestling component would require adaptation from its traditional competitive format to a ritualized, symbolic framework suitable for theological reflection. Required breakthroughs would include developing standardized protocols that respect diverse religious sensitivities while maintaining therapeutic efficacy, and establishing outcome measures that capture both spiritual and psychological benefits.
The hypothesis builds on legitimate therapeutic foundations from multiple established fields but represents a genuinely novel integration. While the individual components (wrestling therapy, drama therapy, religious counseling) have research support, their combination in this specific framework appears unexplored in current literature.
**PLAUSIBILITY rating: [Testable]**
Sources:
Effects of wrestling training on psychological well-being, anxiety, and resilience in adolescent boys | BMC Psychology | Springer Nature Link
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Effects of the wrestling + injury prevention program in freestyle wrestlers: a two-arm randomized controlled trial - PMC
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The Role Of Stem Cell And PRP Therapy In Wrestling Recovery
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TNA Wrestling Partners with BIOFLEX to Elevate Athlete Recovery and Performance – TNA Wrestling
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Physical Therapy in our clinic for Wrestling - Introduction
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How does wrestling affect the production of neurotransmitters and can wrestling be used to cure severe mental conditions such as depression? | Research Archive of Rising Scholars
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How Professional Wrestling Can Help You Find Your Authentic Self
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Effects of the wrestling + injury prevention program in freestyle wrestlers: a two-arm randomized controlled trial - PubMed
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Mastering the Mat: The Crucial Role of Sport Psychology in Elevating Wrestling Performance
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The Most Common Wrestling Injuries and How Physical Therapy Can Help
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Drama Therapy: How Storytelling Can Promote Healing
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A Pilot Remote Drama Therapy Program Using the Co-active Therapeutic Theater Model in People with Serious Mental Illness - PMC
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Drama Therapy: Benefits, Techniques & How It Works
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Self-revelatory performance: A form of drama therapy and theatre | Request PDF
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(PDF) Performance in drama therapy
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Drama Therapy As Performance
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(PDF) Therapeutic theatre and well-being
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Drama therapy - Wikipedia
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Drama therapy: Techniques, benefits, and exercises
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Hall of mirrors on stage: An introduction to psychotherapeutic playback theatre - ScienceDirect
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The Important Role of Faith-Based Counseling in Mental Health
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Religious Cognitive–Emotional Therapy: A New Form of Psychotherapy - PMC
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Religiously Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A New Method of Treatment for Major Depression in Patients With Chronic Medical Illness - PMC
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(PDF) Therapeutic Culture and Religion in America
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What Is Faith-Based Counseling? | Psychology Today
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Religion-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Review and Description of Techniques - PMC
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Full article: The evaluation of religious and spirituality-based therapy compared to standard treatment in mental health care: A multi-level meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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Apa
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Integrating Spirituality and Religion into Psychotherapy Practice - Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: Not Just a Problem with Youth Ministry