what happened to me?

[Jeff_Mash]

What do you consider a "dream" to be?  Something that is completely made up by your mind, something that isn't really "real?"

To me, the difference between a thought creation and a real contact with a spirit in our dreams is the "feeling" we get after the interaction.  You just KNOW that there was some sort of contact with the person when it happens, and to me, it sounds like you had this same "knowing" feeling.

Just as one can meet deceased loved ones when having a conscious out of body experience, the dream environment is equally conducive to meeting these spirits.  The only difference is that we don't have as much awareness of the event in a dream as we do in an OBE.

Hope that helps.....I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.  It's never easy for those of us left behind to grieve for their death....but if you were reassure yourself of one thing, it's the fact that your friend is no doubt having a ball right now in the afterlife.

And it sounds like he was trying to tell you that too.  []

[Sam]

Jeff is right.  One thing I might add is that dreams are often a very personal issue and the same dream might mean different things for different people.  You need to use your intuition to work out what a dream means, and its better to do it as quickly as possible.  For example when I wake up after a particularly vivid or unusual dream I will lay in bed asking myself in my head "what did the dream mean, what did this bit mean, what did that bit mean" and usually the answers will come to me and it makes sense.

If you felt that it was truly your friend in the dream then its likely he was deeply concerned for you and has come to say that he's okay and not to feel bad or sad because he always knew that you loved him and it went without saying, plus I get the feeling he'll be hanging around for a while.  You could try calling him to you when you meditate or project, I hope you two will get a chance to talk soon.

[angelwithsadeyes]

A Few months ago I thought I was dreaming dont know if this really happened I lost one of my best friends which I loved more than a friend he had passed away a few months before I felt really bad that I never did tell him I loved him more than a friend, While I was sleeping I think? I was moving towards this beautiful feild and saw a woman I heard her saying no you cant talk to her yet then I heard his voice say I have to do this then he appeard he took my hand and we started walking He was talking but his lips where not moving He told me I love you too and Im ok and you will be ok And he turned and left I woke up still crying was this a dream\[?]