Schizotypal Forum

so this is whats on my mind

and I am curious to know if this has been the experience of others here

sometimes in my dreams I get the sense that my friends talk to me - like they are thinking something about me intensely and I am catching it. this is really new for me - it just started a few years ago...

I have two stories i will share briefly - once I had a falling out with a close friend - I was really mad at him but I never told him why - I gave him the "silent treatment" (which I now regret) Anyway a few nights after this silent warfare started - I had a dream which was very clear and emotionally intense - he came to me and very concerned asked me what was wrong - "can we please talk about this!?" I awake from this dream feeling like my ego boundaries did not exist - but oddly I wasn't scared of the idea that my friends could get in my head in this way - this experience actually changed me - no more silent treatment - felt badly for how I acted and resolved to speak directly to people when I am upset.

Second dream: I was at a job where I was being treated really badly and I became really stressed out - unhinged actually. A few days later this same friend contacted me concerned about me - I knew that he knew what was going on.
I am getting this more often lately - its not major - like huge visions or anything but its different - challenging many of the things I believed. I do believe in telepathy. its real. what about others? have any experiences like this?

I normaly have this kind of experience after waking up in the morning and then going back to sleep.

Dreams are amazing things, I always thought they were and have very vivid dreams and many in one night. I saw a therapist last year whos speciality was dream interpretation. Our dream, apparently reflects a lot from our waking life. How to resolve disputes for example, and also some times they are a prediction. The people in our dreams can represent other aspects in ourselves which we associate to people we know, or qualities we admire and also possess. It is very interesting stuff.

I have had a few dreams that have come true. Some beleive that this is also what dejá-vu is...

This site is interesting and explains some of the symbolism in dreams:
http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamdictionary/s.htm

thank you mysteryteacher - I want to check out that link you offered me. I am really into learning about dreams and the different purposes they serve. For some reason I feel like I am only at the tip of the ice berg and that there is so much possibility.
I have also had prediction dreams - like where I once dreampt that a professor of mine was giving me a grade for an assignment following an exam. It was a foggy dream - not too clear but trust me when I say that it actually ended up happening just like the dream: the prof gave me the grade while two other students stood close by and said "you made third place after these two".
I think dreams are brilliant as guides - I am now regarding my dreams as instructional - they (as you pointed out) show me parts of myself as projected onto dream figures like friends and show me how I might deal with problems I've been unable to solve. I am interested in exploring the possibilities - its exciting stuff!

I also believe in telepathy. I did a telepathy experiment with my dad and got way above the average 1/3 correct. I actually got 7/10 correct one time. This is guessing one of three options.

Look up telepathy seminar through google; it explains how it works in detail.

Its funny really --- 'cause in Aboriginal cultures experiences like ours are considered pretty normal - (albeit quite fun and mystifying!) For Aboriginal people its just part of what it means to be 'connected' with ours - our 'energies' connect - linking our thoughts and feelings to each other...
I just think that the idea of us having solid ego boundaries is total fallacy....

ooops...sorry guys, I just realized that I started this thread under the wrong category.

thank you -

I was wondering if this thread could be put under the psych, spirituality and philosophy category...