Now, let's venture back into the obscure and clandestine world of dreams.
INTERESTING FACT: Did you know that it takes longer to wake up than it does to fall asleep?
Perhaps this is indicative of a greater importance to sleep - and its ensuing dreams - than meets the eye. Remember my description of "Psychic Dreams" in my last blog commentary? Well, I promised that I'd share some real and personal accounts. Kate's infamous precognitive dream:
Towards the tail end of my world travels, I was preparing to leave Australia in order to work and live in England for a few months before finally returning home to Canada.
One night, I had a very vivid, and quite frankly, terrifying dream. I was in a room with two military men in uniform. Based on the sheer volume of medals on their uniforms, I assumed that they were high-ranking men.
We were viewing a map of the world, almost as if we were watching life unfold on a large 3D TV screen, and suddenly, I saw meteors or firebombs hitting the northeastern coast of the U.S. The men looked at me, and sternly declared, "A lot of people are going to die. A lot of people are going to die."
They were flooding me with facts and information, such as when it's going to hit, from what angle, and how many people will perish.
I woke up in a startle, sat up on the bed screaming, "I just had an oracle, I just had an oracle!!"
My boyfriend was abruptly roused from his sleep (and yes, he STILL married me) only to unsuccessfully calm me down. I told him that something terrible was going to happen... and soon.
It was the most disturbing dream I'd ever experienced.
I wish it never happened
One week later, I flew out of Australia and landed in the United Arab Emirates for a short stopover en route to London. The televisions at the airport were all tuned in to one tragic, unfolding event: the 9/11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon.
Our world would never be the same.
I had a very clear premonition about the 9/11 tragedy - as did thousands of people all over the world. My dream still haunts me to this day.
Why did I (and so many others) see this coming?
Why would we be cursed with such a precognitive dream unless we could actually do something to stop these awful events?
In my heart, I believe that most psychic dreams serve to help or warn us. Perhaps others are simply to prepare us for the emotional turmoil that will ensue.
