I just remembered a neat experience I had about 10 years ago. I was in fairly deep REM sleep phase (it was 1 in the morning) and a loud noise suddenly brought me to semi-conscious. I saw a series of bright flashes and between each flash I would see a scene. Some of the scenes were gorgeous some were not so nice but it was like some sort of massive download was occurring at super high speed. As my conscious mind struggled to wrap my mind around what was happening I came out of it. If it had not been for the loud noise that brought me to semi-conscious I probably would never have known this could or had ever happen to me. Has anyone else had this happen to them?
Cheerio!
Violet