10-13-2006, 08:24 PM
This isn't necessarily about dreaming, but it is something I've been curious about for a while.
For a long time, when I have normal dreams, many times I see the dream reflected in waking life sometime within the next few days. Many times it's just little things, sometimes it feels rather drastic.
One of the first times I noticed this was when I had a dream about a person I hadn't seen in several years. The next day I randomly ran into this person while shopping.
Another example of something less drastic would be a night that I dreamt that I was standing on the front part of a small boat, and there was a huge spider's "nest" made out of mud. The next day I found myself standing next to the front part of a boat and there was huge spider web with a spider in the middle attached to the boat. (I don't normally hang around boats).
Also, sometimes I'll dream something and then see it reflected in a film that I've never seen before, a day or two after the dream. For example, I dreamt that I was sinking in a swimming pool with a bunch of other people. As we were sinking I noticed that a guy next to me was masturbating. I could see his orgasm floating up as we all sank. The next day I watched "Y tu mam�¡ tambi�©n" for the first time. There is a scene in the film where two of the main characters were laying on diving boards next to the swimming pool masturbating. When one of them orgasmed, it showed a camera angle from underneath the water watching the orgasm hit the water and sink.
I assure you I do not consider myself "special" because of this. What I am feeling is that this may be more common than many people think. I think it may even explain "deja vu". I also don't in any way think that this implies that things are predetermined or anything like that. I do think that it shows that time can be viewed in a much different way that we are normally aware of.
What do you all think about this, and has anyone else experienced similar things?
For a long time, when I have normal dreams, many times I see the dream reflected in waking life sometime within the next few days. Many times it's just little things, sometimes it feels rather drastic.
One of the first times I noticed this was when I had a dream about a person I hadn't seen in several years. The next day I randomly ran into this person while shopping.
Another example of something less drastic would be a night that I dreamt that I was standing on the front part of a small boat, and there was a huge spider's "nest" made out of mud. The next day I found myself standing next to the front part of a boat and there was huge spider web with a spider in the middle attached to the boat. (I don't normally hang around boats).
Also, sometimes I'll dream something and then see it reflected in a film that I've never seen before, a day or two after the dream. For example, I dreamt that I was sinking in a swimming pool with a bunch of other people. As we were sinking I noticed that a guy next to me was masturbating. I could see his orgasm floating up as we all sank. The next day I watched "Y tu mam�¡ tambi�©n" for the first time. There is a scene in the film where two of the main characters were laying on diving boards next to the swimming pool masturbating. When one of them orgasmed, it showed a camera angle from underneath the water watching the orgasm hit the water and sink.
I assure you I do not consider myself "special" because of this. What I am feeling is that this may be more common than many people think. I think it may even explain "deja vu". I also don't in any way think that this implies that things are predetermined or anything like that. I do think that it shows that time can be viewed in a much different way that we are normally aware of.
What do you all think about this, and has anyone else experienced similar things?