And now for a journey into the paranormal.
The question of the day is this: Have you ever dreampt about something that later happened? Have you ever had a dream that came true?
I don't usually share my supernatural experiences with the general public. HOWEVER, I have had five dreams in my life that have come true, and what makes it really fun is that four of them have been in the last six months. (The latest one over the weekend.)
Now, none of them are very important. Additionally, in the grand scheme of things, of the millions of dreams I've had, only five have come to pass. That's not very good odds. I mean, the laws of probability likely dictate that some of your dreams will have to come true. On the other hand, the ratio of true dreams versus plain dreams has risen significantly in the last six months.
I find this freaky. I used to wish that my dreams would come true. I thought that would be really ridiculously cool. Turns out, it is not ridiculously cool. It's annoying. Now, everytime I have a dream, I'm asking myself, "Is this going to happen?" (Part of me still thinks it's pretty damn cool, but it would be a whole lot cooler if I could tell which ones were going to come true.)
On the other hand, like I said, only one (or two?) has had any significant meaning. Otherwise, two of them have been about a book and a movie, which I don't consider earth shattering, and one was pretty much about my laughing gas high at the dentist office.
So, I am wondering if there are any other freaks like me out there? If so, share in the comments and make me feel less like a freak.
Posted by LoWriter at June 19, 2006 08:39 AMit happens to me too. there are tons of theories about why they occur. i get more deja vu than actual remembered dreams. i have to contemplate the deja vu to remember when i dreamt it. freakish or not, i think it's kinda cool when it happens!
Posted by: dr gonzo at June 19, 2006 11:29 AMYeah, it probably is kinda cool. I'm glad to know it happens to others.
Posted by: Lo at June 20, 2006 03:44 PMC.S. Lewis was interested in this kind of phenomena as well; he talked about it a little in "The Dark Tower", a kind of sci-fi story that was never finished.
He quotes a guy (whose name I forget) who did dream research, and who found that there was a direct relation between dream-happenings and actual happenings! Not all of them, of course, but there was a definite relationship between dreams and the future.
So...can you dream about the World Cup and let me know who wins? There may be some yen in it for you! =)
Posted by: Thom at June 22, 2006 12:56 AMThat's so wild! How did you find this "Dark Tower" book? Is it soemthing I could get at the library? It would be nice to find someone with some kind of scientific evidence that I'm not crazy... or at least that I'm not crazy for this reason.
Alas, alack, thus far, the dreams have not been about anything I could bet on. If, however, the World Cup plays into my dreams, I will definitely let you know who wins. And I will expect my share of the yen. ;)
Posted by: Lo at June 22, 2006 10:39 AMWell, if you were to make your way over to the Bethel University Library and look for the book under the Dewey Decimal number "823.91 L67d" you'd find this "Dark Tower" book.
Posted by: Jeremy K at June 22, 2006 04:09 PM