This paper examines how global market dynamics and local imaginaries intersect within the context of agrarian transition. In the highlands of Donggala, Central Sulawesi, the Nggolo indigenous community is undergoing a significant shift from shifting cultivation (upland rice/padi ladang) to cash-crop commodities, specifically cloves (cengkeh). Drawing on embedded ethnographic fieldwork in Sintulu and Pu’u Ntana, we argue that this transition fundamentally alters how local communities construct their futures. Central to this process is the radical semantic and ontological shift in how “dreams” are defined. During the era of upland rice, “dreaming” (pangipi) functioned as a transcendent, literal experience during sleep that connected humans with ancestors to navigate subsistence farming. However, with the introduction of cloves, the reliance on pangipi has dissolved. Through daily interactions with successful Bugis clove farmers, the notion of “dreaming” has been reshaped and re-embedded in their conscious minds; it is no longer a spiritual guide (pangipi), but an everyday “navigation of hope” for capital accumulation, market integration, and monetary wealth. Through deep listening and localized observation, this study illustrates how cosmopolitan imaginations penetrate indigenous spaces. Rather than relying on spiritual premonitions, the Nggolo community actively appropriates the economic models of neighboring ethnic groups, transforming their conscious desires into strategies for a better future.