What does it mean if you can see the future in your dreams and not realize it until the event actually happens?

The question describes the experience called déjà vu. The intense feeling of having lived through a situation previously is so strong that the mind demands an explanation. One often decides it must have been seen in a dream. Yet no such dream actually occurred. Some researchers argue that déjà vu is caused by a momentary error in visual sensory reception, but there is no universal agreement as to the cause.

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It means that you still have the gift of extra sensory. We see these on other animals as well, but for some reason we, humans, seem to forget it.

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Be aware however, there is no hard evidence that this is true. This conflicts with many aspects of a lot of religions. There have been cases of unexplained events, but to not think just because it happened once, you can "see" the future.

Perhaps you are referring to déjà vu. The true cause of déjà vu is not well known, but it happens to many healthy people across the globe. Some research suggests that déjà vu may simply be the brain accidentally invoking the sensation of remembering the past. Personally, when I have déjà vu, it seems as though I remember the present as though I had it once in a dream, but at the moment I have this sensation, reality takes a course which no longer coincides with what I predicted.

• It's called ESP (Extra Sensory Perception.) It's not as uncommon as you may think ... just ask most mothers. We all have it in us if something sticks in our minds enough. Mothers know when their babies are sick even if three to four doctors may call them 'paranoid' or at least an 'over anxious mother.' Mothers in particular can 'feel' when something is wrong no matter how old their children are. Twins can experience this as well as two people that are very close to each other. Most of us have experienced sitting with the same person having the exact same conversation with them, yet we know it hasn't happened in what we call 'reality.' We could think of a person during the day and they either drop in, phone or email you. Some people can pick up the feeling of 'something of dread' about to happen and it does. Scientists are working on it and don't know why some people experience this and others don't. I've often felt one of my family members or a close friend is having a rough time, sick or worse and will phone them. Eight out of 10 times I've been right on.