Premonitory Dreams: Paying Attention to Divine Messages

Ever since I was a teenager, I dreamed of my boyfriends before I met them in real life. The first time it happened, I was fifteen years old. I dreamed that I was holding hands with a charming boy with brown eyes and beautiful teeth, and I had a feeling of lightness, peace and joy in my dream. One week later, as I was walking in a park downtown Montreal, I locked eyes with the same eyes I had seen in my dream and it was love at first sight for both of us.

This happened every single time I had a new boyfriend in my life: I would dream of him several days before meeting him in the real world, and I was never surprised when we would run into each other. The cliché phrase, “I’ve seen you in my dreams” was fact, not fiction, for me! Not wanting to scare anyone away with my sixth sense, I was careful who I shared my dreams with.

Such dreams are known as premonitory dreams. They foretell an event before it happens.

Using Dreams for Guidance

Many important ancient civilizations relied on dreams for guidance in political matters or social matters. Egyptians believed that their gods visited them in their dreams and transmitted important messages in this fashion. Greeks not only used dreams as ways to obtain messages but also to obtain healing remedies for various illnesses. They would perform very elaborate rituals before dreaming, such as abstaining from eating meat or having sex, to make sure they were clean vessels for dreaming.

In the New Testament, we often read about God speaking to disciples in dreams and guiding them towards important missions to accomplish. For the Hebrews, there were good dreams sent from God and bad dreams sent from evil spirits.

One of my spiritual teachers spoke a lot about premonitory dreams. She was a firm believer that dreams were important divine messages, coming in through the help of our spirit guides. She taught us that if we dreamt of the same thing three nights in a row, it was definitely an important premonitory dream.


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Over the years, I had plenty of time to test out her theories and found that they worked for me too. Here are some things you can do to discover if you are receiving divine messages through your dreams.

Keep Track of Your Dreams

Before deciding if a dream is a premonitory one, you must write down all your dreams in a dream journal. That is the only way you will be able to discover if you had a premonitory dream or if it was just a fantasy-driven dream.

I keep a dream journal next to my bed so that when I wake up in the morning, I can quickly write down what I remember. You may notice how rapidly a dream vanishes as you begin your morning routines, so don’t waste too much time. Write down your dreams as soon as you wake up.

Pay Close Attention to Details

Write down as many details as you possibly can. What were you feeling in the dream? Where were you? With whom? What conversations did you have or hear?

Typically, premonitory dreams have very clear and precise details that regular dreams lack. Colors, emotions, places and conversations will guide you on your path towards establishing whether a dream is a premonition or not. For me, regular dreams are often foggy but premonitory dreams are much more clear and intense.

Wait and See

Continue your life without being too preoccupied about trying to link your dreams to your reality world. Suddenly, one day, something will happen that your dreams will have predicted accurately. At that moment, take your dream journal out and establish the time delay between the night you had your dream and the day your event happened.

People can have premonitory dreams years in advance or days in advance. It’s possible to find a pattern in this time delay. I discovered that I dream of upcoming events days before they occur, not weeks or months. With this in mind, I am able to be better prepared.

What is the Point?

The point of trying to figure out if you have premonitory dreams or not is to see if God or Creator or whatever you believe in has given you a special gift in this life. If you have this gift of being guided in dreams, then by all means discover it and play with it and learn from it!

Whatever spiritual help we get to better navigate this world, we can use to enjoy life more and avoid hardships and obstacles.

©2017. Nora Caron. All Rights Reserved.

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Nora CaronNora Caron has a Masters degree in English Renaissance literature and speaks four languages. After struggling through the academic system, she realized that her true calling was to help people live from their hearts and explore the world through the eyes of their spirit. Nora has studied with various spiritual teachers and healers since 2003 and she practices Energy Medicine as well as Tai Chi and Qi Gong. In September 2014, her book "Journey to the Heart", received the Living Now Book Award Silver Medal for Best Inspirational Fiction. Visit her website at: www.noracaron.com

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