A couple of years ago I had a dream that has stuck with me in vivid detail. Now, when I dream I am always myself. I am never a differnt person. I look the same, I speak the same language, and occasionally there are slight variations on my hairstyles or tattoos but that's about it. I'm always me. In this particular dream however I was not me. I was a Russian fisherman, a man in about his mid to late forties who was short, stocky and sported an unkempt salt and pepper beard.
The dream started as me and two other men of similar age and appearance approached the wooden docks at the edge of a river. Behind me a city burnt in the background and I felt a sense of urgency as we hauled our catch into port. As we disembarked the boat we were met by a smart man in Nazi regalia flanked by soldiers, my dream self knew right away that they were SS. The leader of this SS party spoke to us in German, yet my dream self understood what he was saying, my subconcious translating into English almost like a voice over. The man accused us of being spies of the Motherland and said that we were to be executed. We pleaded in Russian, which my dream self spoke, despite my waking self having no knowledge whatsoever of the Russian language. We told this man we were merely fishermen bringing our catch to shore for the starving women and children.
The man did not believe us. Instead he lined the 3 of us beside the dock and gave us the choice of being shot in the head or the chest. At this point I was overcome with the most intense fear, knowing that I was going to die. But then something strange happened. My dream self, this Russian man that I was, suddenly knew that everything would be alright. I knew I need not fear death because suddenly I knew that I would live again in a next life and be safe in my bed. My dream self connected with the image of a young man in the future dreaming this dream and suddenly, I knew. As this Russian awaiting death I knew that I would live on in a future incarnation and that I should not fear death as one day I'd be re-living this moment safe asleep in the body of a young man. It felt literally as if I had dual consciousness for a moment. In an instantce I was inhabiting two people, myself today and this Russian fisherman. My mind split apart into two seperate points of consciousness within two very different bodies. It was very weird and very intense. As a wave of peace washed over me I saw the SS soldier point his Mauser pistol at my forehead and then I woke up.
So, dream or genuine past life experience? The only time I've had a dream this vivid since is when my dad came to visit me after he died. Now, I believe that actually happened, due to my consciouss awareness in that dream, yet this past life dream felt more real than even that.
I'd welcome thoughts and comments.
Cheers...
The dream started as me and two other men of similar age and appearance approached the wooden docks at the edge of a river. Behind me a city burnt in the background and I felt a sense of urgency as we hauled our catch into port. As we disembarked the boat we were met by a smart man in Nazi regalia flanked by soldiers, my dream self knew right away that they were SS. The leader of this SS party spoke to us in German, yet my dream self understood what he was saying, my subconcious translating into English almost like a voice over. The man accused us of being spies of the Motherland and said that we were to be executed. We pleaded in Russian, which my dream self spoke, despite my waking self having no knowledge whatsoever of the Russian language. We told this man we were merely fishermen bringing our catch to shore for the starving women and children.
The man did not believe us. Instead he lined the 3 of us beside the dock and gave us the choice of being shot in the head or the chest. At this point I was overcome with the most intense fear, knowing that I was going to die. But then something strange happened. My dream self, this Russian man that I was, suddenly knew that everything would be alright. I knew I need not fear death because suddenly I knew that I would live again in a next life and be safe in my bed. My dream self connected with the image of a young man in the future dreaming this dream and suddenly, I knew. As this Russian awaiting death I knew that I would live on in a future incarnation and that I should not fear death as one day I'd be re-living this moment safe asleep in the body of a young man. It felt literally as if I had dual consciousness for a moment. In an instantce I was inhabiting two people, myself today and this Russian fisherman. My mind split apart into two seperate points of consciousness within two very different bodies. It was very weird and very intense. As a wave of peace washed over me I saw the SS soldier point his Mauser pistol at my forehead and then I woke up.
So, dream or genuine past life experience? The only time I've had a dream this vivid since is when my dad came to visit me after he died. Now, I believe that actually happened, due to my consciouss awareness in that dream, yet this past life dream felt more real than even that.
I'd welcome thoughts and comments.
Cheers...