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Global Dreams

by Ariadne Green, MS

Me and my family were all sitting at our dinner table. It was dark out and all of a sudden the sky got light for a moment. Everybody knew it was the end of the world. Everyone was crying and hugging each other. Then I woke up.

~ Anonymous dreamer

Are dreams like this one a prophecy for our future or a product of the dreamer’s fears and concerns for the future?

The possibility that some dreams can predict the future is a fascinating and otherworldly topic to those intrigued by the paranormal twilight zone of dreams. They offer us a glimpse of the potentials of the dreaming mind to tap into the reservoir of the collective unconscious and to pull out meaningful clues the conscious mind may not be privy to during the waking state. These potentials and hidden abilities reveal themselves in the dreams of average individuals who in no way consider themselves as particularly psychic in their waking life. Yet, at night they expand beyond the limitations of their conscious minds into dream dimensions where they witness graphic scenarios of the future.

Although, not all dreams of disaster fall into the category of a warning or precognitive dream, many dreams do present elements, which are common to them.

Predictive dreams are defined as paranormal dream phenomena, which represent details of events happening in the near or distant future. Whether warning of natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods or hurricanes or of the destruction caused by war, these dreams seem to involve a greater consciousness that acts as a psychic witness. In the dream, the dreamer is often portrayed as a passive witness sitting on a porch or looking out a window into the horizon. Or they may be flying above a military operation witnessing combat. Or sitting in front of a computer screen, a TV or a theatre watching a movie dramatizing the details of the event.

Precognitive dreams, which have later been verified as giving accurate accounts of real events predicted weeks or even months in advance, are more common than one might expect. When they are verified, they are mind-blowing examples, which shake our perception of a linear time/space reality. One example was from a dreamer in Turkey who witnessed a fireball traveling through the sky in her dream. The next afternoon she was shocked to hear the news of the Columbia shuttle tragedy. A dream I had three months before 9/11 predicted the fall of the Twin Towers and the deaths of thousands of innocent citizens. In the dream, I was standing in the doorway of a tall historic building in a big city. The building was leaning and about to fall. I looked into the horizon and saw thousands of frogs glowing in the dark. Frogs as a symbol of transformation were offered as a metaphor for the mass transition and cleansing of the thousands of souls who died that day and whose Inner Light returned to the Source. At the time of the dream, I misinterpreted the message as merely predicting an event that would create changes in the economy. I saw the fall of the buildings as representing the fall of a financial empire rather than a literal collapse of the World Trade Center that would cost thousands their lives.

While some dreamers are forecasting the future, others see themselves offering a helping hand to solve world problems. Some dreamers extend themselves by traveling in their astral bodies to spread their grace and psychic power towards some key figures making decisions for the masses. Dreamers’ attempts to collaborate, intervene and influence the consciousness of world leaders in some way, are examples of telepathic interventions. These impressive examples of dream telepathy demonstrate that we may not need a pass or invitation into the oval office to communicate with the President and get involved politically