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Here is the full sentence:

> 夢を作っている僕の深層心理が、彼の顔を固定できない。

I gather that the main meaning of this sentence is "My subconscious can't fix
this face into [itself/memory].", but the main question for me is what exactly
夢を作っている mean here? A few Japanese teachers I've asked were pretty confused,
saying that 夢を作る is not exactly a natural thing to say. This sentence is from
a novel though, so no wonder it's not natural in the sense of being
"ordinary". Thanks. Any help is much appreciated.
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What does 夢を作る mean here?
<http://blog.livedoor.jp/asuran_yume/archives/162771.html>

> 男：願い事はあるかい？
>
> ナレ：そう穏やかな声で問いかける彼の顔はクルクルと色んな顔に変わる。時には、〝彼女〟になることさえある。
> 夢を作っている一輝の深層心理が彼の顔を固定できない。 確かに見たはずのその顔は、どんな人にも似ているようで、どんな人にも似ていなかった。

From the context, it's obvious that 夢を作っている can be interpreted literally.

**_His deep psyche which is making/creating this/his/the dream cannot hold
on/fix the man's face._**

夢を作っている＝making the dream, creating the dream
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