I have previously written a lot about this topic, and now I have summarized and expanded it in the format of a scientific article without unnecessary details. The illustrations are my own paintings.
Extrasensory Perception in Dreams Through Emotions and Symbols
Based on the author’s personal experience of lucid and regular dreams, research was conducted to establish the possibility of obtaining new and previously unknown information from dreams that could later be verified in reality, or information about future events that could not be predicted in advance.
It was found that dreams can be deciphered as a language of symbols based on subconscious associations and may contain the essential meaning and emotional content of future events, which cannot be predicted in any other way or influenced. Sometimes, lucid dreams can accurately convey such events. A side result of the study revealed the author’s extrasensory connection with people in a light sleep state.
It is hypothesized that the explanation for dreams coming true may lie in the brain’s unconscious ability to predict events based on information obtained both in ordinary and extrasensory ways.
It is proposed to pay attention to these phenomena and conduct further in-depth research.
Introduction
From ancient times to the present day, there has been a belief that dreams can predict the future. The idea that the information in dreams is encoded in the form of symbolic images is also widespread. Esoteric practices include collections of meanings for such symbols, and there is a well-known biblical prediction of a drought in Egypt, made through the interpretation of a dream about camels. In practice, dream predictions can be explained by simple identification of dreams with unrelated events, or by the dreamer’s intent to act on something, which first manifests in the dream and later in real life.
The author analyzes his regular and lucid dreams, out-of-body experiences that occurred spontaneously throughout life or were deliberately induced during the course of this 10-year research. The majority of the research focuses on this decade-long period, except for some particularly memorable cases.
A connection between dreams and future events is also identified. Special attention is given to recurring dreams and events, as well as singular dreams that vividly reproduce events. The dreams are divided into three groups:
- Regular dreams – Dreams in which the person is unaware that they are dreaming. The setting does not correspond to the real time or place where the dreamer is, and consists of images from the real world. Here, an analogy with AI-generated art can be drawn, where new unique images are created from already existing ones.
- Lucid dreams – Dreams in which the person realizes they are dreaming and can control the dream, but the setting remains similar to regular dreams.
- Out-of-body experiences – States in which the person is aware of being in a real place and time, with the setting close to reality, while feeling that they exist outside their body.
There is no clear boundary between these three groups, and they can transition from one to another within a single experience.
The First Lucid Dream in an Out-of-body State
At the age of 8 or 9, in December 1991 or 1992, the author experienced hypothermia, which resulted in a high fever and delirium. This led to nightmares, followed by a lucid dream, and eventually to an out-of-body state with full depersonalization, comparable to a near-death experience.
Despite the time that has passed, this experience was one of the most significant in the author’s life and is well remembered. It was repeatedly recorded to reconstruct all the details without distortions and unconscious embellishments. Unfortunately, the exact chronology of these visions could not be restored, complicating their analysis. The experience was remembered fragmentarily, likely because it was interrupted by partial awakenings.
The dream shows a parallel with the Bible, though the influence of religion is doubtful. Among the main influences, one should note science fiction and a fascination with space, which will be noticeable later. The elements of biblical stories may have been known as legends unrelated to religion.
The dream began with a vision of letters on the ceiling, but the text was incomprehensible. This may be associated with a school primer. Here, there is a resemblance to the biblical Revelation of John, where he saw a book in a vision but could not read it.
Next came a nightmare in which the author was swimming in a dark ocean under a gloomy gray sky, with dead bodies of people floating all around. It was known that a flood had occurred, the old world no longer existed, and none of the author’s loved ones were left; the bodies were dead children. Then a large dirty steamboat appeared, with a rope ladder made of infant bodies hanging from it. The author climbed up but found that the situation remained just as nightmarish, and he was still alone in a world where everyone was dead. This was followed by waking up.
In this dream, the ocean of bodies is clearly associated with gathering potato beetles in a suburban plot, where they were thrown into a container of water and floated on the surface. This was initially perceived as entertainment but after the dream, as cruelty.
The image of the steamboat seems to have been taken from a movie and was associated with a successful life. The ascent on it, as later established, symbolized the social ladder, gaining new knowledge, and development, not necessarily tied to material values.
Later, the sequence of the dream was lost, and fragments are presented in increasing order of significance.
In the dream, the author sees a large asteroid in space, comparable in size to a planet and structurally similar to the moon but irregular in shape. This created a very oppressive feeling, but the meaning and origin of the asteroid were unclear, and no associations were found for it.
Later, it was noted that a similar shape, resembling a pear, is seen in the geoid model, which represents the Earth without water, though the irregularities are exaggerated for clarity.
In another fragment of the dream, the Earth appears, visible from space, and as if zooming in, the surface reveals a familiar spring landscape with blossoming garden trees and houses. It becomes known that all of this will be destroyed and nothing can be done, but the reason is unclear. This evokes strong emotions, to the point of wanting to cry.
Lucid Dream
The experience begins as a regular dream of unknown content but is pleasant. Gradually, the pleasant feeling turns oppressive and eventually unbearable. There is a sensation of needing to hold a burden on the shoulders, which is impossible to bear. Simultaneously, there is a realization of being in a dream, where the author is a giant, growing in size and thus overcoming the weight. This is immediately identified with the figure of a titan holding up the sky.
The growth continues to the limits of space, and from that height, the place where everything began becomes visible.
The place creates a pleasant impression of naivety and looks like a landscape covered with shallow seas or lakes. A similar impression is associated with the shallow Sea of Azov, where the author vacationed. Notably, there is an unusual reddish-yellow light and a dark sky, making the world seem illuminated from within.
