Past few nights I've been reading first-hand (mostly) experiences of ordinary people with the departed.  Some accounts were touching, others frightening, many involved animals' after-death visits from deceased pets

Numerous accounts related to buildings and in most instances, when the person moved elsewhere, the experiences stopped.  Quite a few people claimed that others had experienced similar phenomena whilst in the same buildings.  Several suggested it was not the building which was responsible, but the land upon which it was built

Contributors were of all ages.  Some claimed they (or others who'd experienced the phenomena) were previously sceptical. Many had spent years wondering about the significance of their experience/s. More than a few derived comfort from them, as it proved or at least strongly suggested at continuation of life after physical death

There are hundreds of forums online containing similar personal accounts, but what are they telling us?  Also online, and in books, are scholarly analyses and first hand accounts from doctors, nurses, police, etc. It's a discussion that's been going on since the Stone Age: evidence of some form of existence after physical death with some of it being of personal nature whilst in other cases it's linked to location

I've read that one third of society is able to see/hear the departed

Anyway, for those interested, here's the link
https://tattle.life/threads/true-ghost-stories.1691/

PZ547 wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 2:21pm:

I've read that one third of society is able to see/hear the departed

Able? Now that’s stretching the meaning of the term.

https://carljungdepthpsychologysite.blog/2020/06/13/carl-jung-and-ghosts/#.YhbCBuzZU1J

https://www.theghoststory.com/ghosts/sigmund-freud-and-the-ghostly/1452

The Pharoah died.
But his ghost lived on as a Pyramid.

Wars come and go as do love affairs, marriages, troubles, problems, theories, beliefs, da da

what we all have in common is that we're born and we die. The filler is what we call Life

I've reduced a lot of things to faith in ordinary people -- like the good soul who found my entire bunch of house keys (security passes, basement garages, PO Box, etc included) the other day.  They'd placed them on a random post up the road. I found them there four days later (yesterday) after probably passing them half a dozen times as I retraced my steps with my eyes fixed on the path.  Something made me look up for once and there they were.  If it had been a personal movie, a beam of sunlight would have pierced the gloom and shone on that rain-drenched bundle of keys :) 

Ordinary people have confided their experiences to me.  It would probably never occur to them to document their experience online, although obviously people do. When these people tell you things, face to face, you can tell they're not inventing it.  They stop and choke up a bit, get embarrassed, add that they most likely sound 'mad' for speaking about it.  The experience has touched them, is important to them, has reassured, confused, even frightened them.  Most of them, I believe

Article the other day claimed that while a patient was undergoing a brain scan, they died of a heart attack.  The scans showed brain activity continued, albeit briefly (in our Time).  It's speculated that this was/may be evidence of the Life Flashing Before the Eyes at the time of death.  Interesting and made more so by the fact the body begins to decompose several seconds after physical death, so no wonder those life-memories have to flash by very swiftly

A cute one I read online involved a family in a patient's room as he died.  Outside in the hallway were some of the family's young children.  As a nurse passed by the room and the children in the hall, she saw/heard one of the children waving and saying, 'Bye bye, bye bye'.  Nurse asked the child who he was speaking to.  He replied it was to grandad and pointed to where he saw his grandfather as he walked away down the hall. The nurse saw no one in the hall apart from the children. This happened at the point his grandfather, in the room alongside, had died.  That child would have been one of the Ones in Three who're able to see more than the rest, imo

Frank wrote on Feb 24^th, 2022 at 9:24am:

https://carljungdepthpsychologysite.blog/2020/06/13/carl-jung-and-ghosts/#.YhbCBuzZU1J https://www.theghoststory.com/ghosts/sigmund-freud-and-the-ghostly/1452

Thanks, Frank.  I'll have a look at that later tonight

I had a visitation from my father in law after he passed away.

He was a really good man. I could not attend his funeral

Sprintcyclist wrote on Feb 26^th, 2022 at 3:49am:

I had a visitation from my father in law after he passed away. He was a really good man. I could not attend his funeral

If you feel like talking about it at any time, I for one would be very interested to hear  :)

It's quite common, apparently, for family members in particular to be visited by the departed.  I read once that a priest said after a death, several of the deceased's family members visited the priest in concern, saying they'd seen/heard or otherwise interacted with the deceased.  They each swore the priest to secrecy because they didn't want other family members to know in case it upset them.

At least two decades ago I learned from someone in the UK that it was becoming more common for the deceased to be included (along with mourners) in his/her own funeral.  This was the Church of England funeral services.  Apparently, the deceased have been seen and sensed at their own funeral on a number of occasions, so some enlightened vicars include them -- mentioning their possible presence specifically -- within the service

Years ago, a man I knew well went into his home's backyard to take out the rubbish bins or similar.  It was after dark.  His father had died a few days earlier at another, nearby house.  The man in question swiftly returned inside his own home and was noticeably shaken. This prompted his wife to ask if anything was wrong and he replied that he'd just seen his father.  When asked for further detail, he said he'd turned around from his tasks to see his deceased father standing next to him.  His wife, a new mother, forgot for a moment that her father-in-law (whom she hadn't known very well) had died and asked her husband, 'What did he want/say?'.  Her husband said he thought his father had wanted to speak to him, but he (the husband) had been shocked by his father's sudden appearance and had bolted across the yard and into his house.  Most likely, his deceased father had simply wanted to say goodbye

One of these days I'll find an article I saved by sticking it inside a book.  Can't remember which book and there are several hundred in storage. If I do find it, I'll post it.  Anyway, the article concerned a mid-life couple in (I think) Melbourne.  Their teenage son had been killed in a vehicle accident, but to their enormous distress, it appeared he had not 'moved on' after death but continued to appear at the half-glass back door, gesturing to be allowed inside.  In addition, he appeared on their television screen, even when it was switched off.  The father brought in several tv-repair men and eventually purchased a new tv, but the situation continued. The father, at his wife's insistence, took several photos of the tv screen and these were included in the article alongside a photo of the son before he died.  To me, the two images appeared to be of the same boy.  This all took place in the mid 90s and the camera used was of the older type, before digital cameras.  The father took the camera for inspection. Nothing was out of the ordinary.  The photos too were inspected by most probably Kodak technicians and the article claimed no tampering was discerned

In addition, the mother said that each time she went to sit in her armchair, hands prevented her from doing so. She claimed she was pushed out of the chair and believed her son was responsible.  She asked her husband to photograph those occasions also and from memory, the article included a photo of the mother trying to take her seat in the chair

Photographs in the article showed a comfortable home, nicely furnished, etc.  And the parents appeared as conventional, upper middle-class people.  A face at the glass, upper part of the back door showed what appeared to be their deceased son's face, same as the image of him in the switched-off tv screen.  No effort was made by the parents to conceal their identity.  They were out of their minds because of the situation and from the fact their deceased son seemed unwilling/unable to accept death.  The parents felt guilty and helpless and the wife was unable to sleep.  From memory, I think the husband was forced to take time from work to be with her.  I don't know if or how the situation was resolved.  The article simply set out the situation as described and I haven't seen anything else about it since.  Doubt an article like that, including photographs, would be published these days.  If truthful, it would appear the deceased son was haunting his parents and his previous home, possibly because he didn't realise he was dead and was confused or angered by his parents' attempts to dismiss his efforts to return to his previous life

Jim Lahey wrote on Feb 26^th, 2022 at 7:44am:

Sounds like you all need to lay off the acid and mushrooms

Sounds like they should learn you never take BOTH at the same time. Besides, today’s so called LSD is anything but LSD just as today’s black market maryjane is poisened with gibberilic acid a growth hormone triggering cancer when ingested by our species.

I read that article too PZ.

When someone dies, just about to die - then dies. There is a gland at the back of the brain they call the 'Happy Gland'. This gland can also ignite when a person is under duress - like a shark approaching: the person suddenly feels 'at peace' with the approach of death (consciously). This gland, softens the blow of death.

This gland and its effects is basically behind all the Religious, mythical and more - descriptions of 'the other side' (Elysium, Valhalla, Heaven, etc)

Now these days, they have a drug that can automatically induce this gland to ignite its effect on the person and the 'visions' are all roughly the same, although the experiences are different.

Sadly what this drug will do to the person and their happy gland, is that when 'death' does appear (successfully or not) - their gland will not ignite at the proper moment, just when they need it the most. But that's 'abuse' for you.

It's the Happy Gland that makes those last momentary memories - seem like heaven ahead.
But hey, having worked Palliative all that I could offer, when asked by the dying is "...you'll go to wherever your dreams take you."
When you die - you die.
If you had children - then you will live on.
If you wrote a best-seller - then you will live on.

A Pharoah still lives on  via his Pyramid that we all can see as testament to his immortality. Other's just leave their hand-print on a cave wall.

Like electro-magnetism, that child did not see her grandfather walk down the hall. The child felt the 'connection' break and 'go away' (as if walking down the hallway) as best as the child could describe.

There is no astral, soul, ghost, etc 'extra' extended version that lives on. Or when you look at the sun and then look away, the 'image' of the sun is still in your vision for a short while after.

We live, we live.
We die, we die.

The dead visit us in the land of dreams:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE9fN89Jc0Y

PZ547 wrote on Feb 26^th, 2022 at 7:26am:

Sprintcyclist wrote on Feb 26th, 2022 at 3:49am: I had a visitation from my father in law after he passed away. He was a really good man. I could not attend his funeral If you feel like talking about it at any time, I for one would be very interested to hear  :) It's quite common, apparently, for family members in particular to be visited by the departed.  I read once that a priest said after a death, several of the deceased's family members visited the priest in concern, saying they'd seen/heard or otherwise interacted with the deceased.  They each swore the priest to secrecy because they didn't want other family members to know in case it upset them. At least two decades ago I learned from someone in the UK that it was becoming more common for the deceased to be included (along with mourners) in his/her own funeral.  This was the Church of England funeral services.  Apparently, the deceased have been seen and sensed at their own funeral on a number of occasions, so some enlightened vicars include them -- mentioning their possible presence specifically -- within the service Years ago, a man I knew well went into his home's backyard to take out the rubbish bins or similar.  It was after dark.  His father had died a few days earlier at another, nearby house.  The man in question swiftly returned inside his own home and was noticeably shaken. This prompted his wife to ask if anything was wrong and he replied that he'd just seen his father.  When asked for further detail, he said he'd turned around from his tasks to see his deceased father standing next to him.  His wife, a new mother, forgot for a moment that her father-in-law (whom she hadn't known very well) had died and asked her husband, 'What did he want/say?'.  Her husband said he thought his father had wanted to speak to him, but he (the husband) had been shocked by his father's sudden appearance and had bolted across the yard and into his house.  Most likely, his deceased father had simply wanted to say goodbye One of these days I'll find an article I saved by sticking it inside a book.  Can't remember which book and there are several hundred in storage. If I do find it, I'll post it.  Anyway, the article concerned a mid-life couple in (I think) Melbourne.  Their teenage son had been killed in a vehicle accident, but to their enormous distress, it appeared he had not 'moved on' after death but continued to appear at the half-glass back door, gesturing to be allowed inside.  In addition, he appeared on their television screen, even when it was switched off.  The father brought in several tv-repair men and eventually purchased a new tv, but the situation continued. The father, at his wife's insistence, took several photos of the tv screen and these were included in the article alongside a photo of the son before he died.  To me, the two images appeared to be of the same boy.  This all took place in the mid 90s and the camera used was of the older type, before digital cameras.  The father took the camera for inspection. Nothing was out of the ordinary.  The photos too were inspected by most probably Kodak technicians and the article claimed no tampering was discerned In addition, the mother said that each time she went to sit in her armchair, hands prevented her from doing so. She claimed she was pushed out of the chair and believed her son was responsible.  She asked her husband to photograph those occasions also and from memory, the article included a photo of the mother trying to take her seat in the chair. ............

It's comforting really.

My father in law passed away. I could not go overseas for his funeral, had to look after our sons.
My wife went alone.
While she was there I sensed his spirit visit me one day.
He had an angel on either side guiding him.
He visited me to say goodbye, show he was 'ok' and for me not to worry.
In real life he always had a bad back, now that was quite ok.

Before my wife returned I found the album 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' by Neil Diamond in our record selection.
A double album I never knew we had. I would have known if we had it.
Anyway I played it and liked it.
A few weeks after she got back I put it on. She got upset and said 'Why did you buy that?".
Me - "I didn't, I just found it while you were gone."
She - "It was Dads favourite".

He liked his music, so do I

Jasin wrote on Feb 26^th, 2022 at 8:59pm:

I read that article too PZ. When someone dies, just about to die - then dies. There is a gland at the back of the brain they call the 'Happy Gland'. This gland can also ignite when a person is under duress - like a shark approaching: the person suddenly feels 'at peace' with the approach of death (consciously). This gland, softens the blow of death. This gland and its effects is basically behind all the Religious, mythical and more - descriptions of 'the other side' (Elysium, Valhalla, Heaven, etc) Now these days, they have a drug that can automatically induce this gland to ignite its effect on the person and the 'visions' are all roughly the same, although the experiences are different. Sadly what this drug will do to the person and their happy gland, is that when 'death' does appear (successfully or not) - their gland will not ignite at the proper moment, just when they need it the most. But that's 'abuse' for you. It's the Happy Gland that makes those last momentary memories - seem like heaven ahead. But hey, having worked Palliative all that I could offer, when asked by the dying is "...you'll go to wherever your dreams take you." When you die - you die. If you had children - then you will live on. If you wrote a best-seller - then you will live on. A Pharoah still lives on  via his Pyramid that we all can see as testament to his immortality. Other's just leave their hand-print on a cave wall. Like electro-magnetism, that child did not see her grandfather walk down the hall. The child felt the 'connection' break and 'go away' (as if walking down the hallway) as best as the child could describe. There is no astral, soul, ghost, etc 'extra' extended version that lives on. Or when you look at the sun and then look away, the 'image' of the sun is still in your vision for a short while after. We live, we live. We die, we die.

Can't agree with you, JaSin

Maybe I might agree with you if I hadn't had certain experiences.  But seeing I've had them, I can tell you, experiences of the physically dead are not mere 'images' like the after-effects of looking into the sun.  The sun's after-image doesn't move or change.  But the visitations by the physically dead do.  The physically dead (some of them) are able to transcend Time and Space and they possess the same (maybe more) intelligence and awareness as they did when physically alive.  You don't find the Sun appearing after dark to visit those it's known in life, for example.  But, all going well, you'll learn this first hand after you depart your physical vehicle

I've posted this before, so it's not new.  Years ago, an individual appeared in my locked house.  I was lost in thought so don't know when he got there, although I imagine it must have been only moments before I became aware of him.  Didn't know who he was, never seen him before.  It was close to forty years ago but I could do a reasonable drawing of him even now.  What they call, 'indelibly printed'.  So for a start, he was no 'after effect'.  Can describe him verbally, no problem

I'd been lost in thought, looked up and there he was.  He looked to be preoccupied -- and I can still remember his pose.  He seemed to be looking in confusion at something further down the room from him

Woke up next morning remembering nothing about it.  Did the chores. Then my ride arrived.  Everything normal. Chatted as we drove along.  Then as we pulled up at the lights, the driver stretched across to change stations on the radio.  For some reason, that normal action triggered my memory and I began recounting it out loud.  The driver exploded in anger and said, 'Can you hear what you're saying !'.  Hurt my feelings.  But I had to verbalise what I'd seen the night before and continued recounting it.  The driver was clearly angry with me and remained so for several hours

Couple of hours later, with the same driver present, another person began recounting how their son-in-law had died months earlier.  Said he'd died very unexpectedly (only  in his early 30s). Then went on to say his doctors still didn't know what had killed him and were still investigating his remains which were still at a Melbourne lab.  The person recounting all this then went to another room and returned with a photo.  In the photo was the stranger who'd appeared the night before in my locked house

As to that stranger's confused expression, there seems to be an explanation.  He was staring further along the room (of my house) at some objects which had belonged to him while he was alive.  The objects were being held there temporarily and I had no knowledge of their history.  I would never have made the connection if I hadn't been shown a photo of him. 

So who knows.  Maybe the deceased man and his ghost were of a materialistic bent and because of that (if that's the case) he was driven after his physical death to 'find' his material possessions? 

He is not the only 'ghost' I've witnessed and as to the appearance of 'ghosts', as I've said before, in my case there was no shock, horror reaction.  Instead, during paranormal experiences, I tend to experience nothing.  No emotions, no thoughts, no reactions - zombie like.  But I 'see' whatever is happening and it's obviously committed to memory, because afterwards, I remember whatever's been 'recorded' by my mind. I suspect my mind protects me from shock during the time the experience occurs

Sprintcyclist wrote on Feb 26^th, 2022 at 10:13pm:

PZ547 wrote on Feb 26th, 2022 at 7:26am: [quote author=sprintcyclist link=1645590098/6#6 date=1645811387]I had a visitation from my father in law after he passed away. He was a really good man. I could not attend his funeral [quote]It's comforting really. My father in law passed away. I could not go overseas for his funeral, had to look after our sons. My wife went alone. While she was there I sensed his spirit visit me one day. He had an angel on either side guiding him. He visited me to say goodbye, show he was 'ok' and for me not to worry. In real life he always had a bad back, now that was quite ok. Before my wife returned I found the album 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' by Neil Diamond in our record selection. A double album I never knew we had. I would have known if we had it. Anyway I played it and liked it. A few weeks after she got back I put it on. She got upset and said 'Why did you buy that?". Me - "I didn't, I just found it while you were gone." She - "It was Dads favourite". He liked his music, so do I

Thanks for sharing that, Sprintcyclist.  You're one of the lucky ones.  Did you tell your wife later?  Hope it helped her too.  In time, hope you tell your children also.  It must be very reassuring for all of you.  It's the kind of experience which allows people to live their lives freed of anxiety about death and separation from loved ones.  Glad you've been able to accept the reality of the experience without interference from the second-guessing which prevents others from taking such experiences as loving-gifts from the departed

Your father-in-law must have known you are open-minded enough to accept his gift.  So many others are unable to do so, unfortunately, which could be why there aren't many more accounts like yours

A friend I'd known for years told another friend and me about the moment her father died.  He was a lovely man and chose to die at home. My friend and her mother were there as he died.  In the seconds before he died, he suddenly seemed to awaken from his coma-type condition and in a clear, strong voice called out a name in such a way as if he could see the person he was calling to. Then he died.  Afterwards, my friend asked her mother who he'd called out to and for the first time, the mother revealed he'd been married before and the name he'd called was that of his first wife.  The mother explained that he and his first wife had been married and lived in the US, some decades earlier.  The first wife's name I can't remember now, but it was highly unusual.  My friend had never heard the name before -- was shocked to learn her father had another wife.  But, she said, just before he died it was as if her father was 'seeing' someone only he could see and was calling out to them in surprise and joy

Came across this article last night

Figures of Babylon: oldest drawing of a ghost found in British Museum vault

A 3,500-year-old image tablet of a ‘miserable male ghost’ gives up its secret

[url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/oct/16/figures-of-babylon-oldest-drawing-of-a-ghost-found-in-british-museum-vault[/url]

anyone with a minute to spare, please show me how to link.  Greggery showed me ages ago and I did it successfully many times, but can't do it now

PZ547 wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2022 at 2:21pm:

Past few nights I've been reading first-hand (mostly) experiences of ordinary people with the departed.  Some accounts were touching, others frightening, many involved animals' after-death visits from deceased pets Numerous accounts related to buildings and in most instances, when the person moved elsewhere, the experiences stopped.  Quite a few people claimed that others had experienced similar phenomena whilst in the same buildings.  Several suggested it was not the building which was responsible, but the land upon which it was built Contributors were of all ages.  Some claimed they (or others who'd experienced the phenomena) were previously sceptical. Many had spent years wondering about the significance of their experience/s. More than a few derived comfort from them, as it proved or at least strongly suggested at continuation of life after physical death There are hundreds of forums online containing similar personal accounts, but what are they telling us?  Also online, and in books, are scholarly analyses and first hand accounts from doctors, nurses, police, etc. It's a discussion that's been going on since the Stone Age: evidence of some form of existence after physical death with some of it being of personal nature whilst in other cases it's linked to location I've read that one third of society is able to see/hear the departed Anyway, for those interested, here's the link https://tattle.life/threads/true-ghost-stories.1691/

Interesting article.

Following a terrible accident back in 2010 (in which I almost died and experienced what was subsequently diagnosed as an NDI and filed as such in my medical records)... I have found myself in the very difficult position of seeing certain future events before they happen.

I don't have any control over these. They come to me in deep REM sleep and absolutely devastate me to the point where I wake up drenched and clammy like I've been showering.

And then the wait begins. The wait for said dream to occur for real. And throughout that waiting period I'm torn. It's like a part of my heart and soul has been ripped out of me and only an empty outer shell is walking around. I'm so angry with myself for not having seen enough. Enough to know exactly where this event is going to take place so I can warn others. The dreams are different to normal dreams. I'm there but only as some invisible presence. As an observer. No amount of screaming or trying to intervene helps me while I'm observing. I can see around me. No one else can see me. I am in total agony the whole time because of my struggle to identify the name of the place and the names of the people I see.

I've not seen anything regarding events pertaining to 2022. So please don't bother asking me.

Also I feel uncomfortable sharing specifics with others I don't know because the stuff I see is always about....people dying. And they're right in front of me when they die. And I'm standing there. Not being able to help but wishing I could.

NB The only person I feel I can share specifics with is my husband. He'll listen to me. He knows how awful these premonitions/dreams are for me. They leave me with terrible migraines too.

So getting back to this topic : I do see people but these people are still alive. It's just that they're about to die. And the causes of death range from murder to accidents to war.

I hate these dreams so much that I now stay up late watching Foxtel while shopping online and Facebooking. I usually fall asleep with my iPad in my hand nowadays.

Anyone else experience stuff like this?

Quote:

Interesting article. Following a terrible accident back in 2010 (in which I almost died and experienced what was subsequently diagnosed as an NDI and filed as such in my medical records)... I have found myself in the very difficult position of seeing certain future events before they happen. I don't have any control over these. They come to me in deep REM sleep and absolutely devastate me to the point where I wake up drenched and clammy like I've been showering. And then the wait begins. The wait for said dream to occur for real. And throughout that waiting period I'm torn. It's like a part of my heart and soul has been ripped out of me and only an empty outer shell is walking around. I'm so angry with myself for not having seen enough. Enough to know exactly where this event is going to take place so I can warn others. The dreams are different to normal dreams. I'm there but only as some invisible presence. As an observer. No amount of screaming or trying to intervene helps me while I'm observing. I can see around me. No one else can see me. I am in total agony the whole time because of my struggle to identify the name of the place and the names of the people I see. I've not seen anything regarding events pertaining to 2022. So please don't bother asking me. Also I feel uncomfortable sharing specifics with others I don't know because the stuff I see is always about....people dying. And they're right in front of me when they die. And I'm standing there. Not being able to help but wishing I could. NB The only person I feel I can share specifics with is my husband. He'll listen to me. He knows how awful these premonitions/dreams are for me. They leave me with terrible migraines too. So getting back to this topic : I do see people but these people are still alive. It's just that they're about to die. And the causes of death range from murder to accidents to war. I hate these dreams so much that I now stay up late watching Foxtel while shopping online and Facebooking. I usually fall asleep with my iPad in my hand nowadays. Anyone else experience stuff like this?

Yep. Know exactly what you mean.  I've written about it before in here and said I often stay up all night because it (and computers, strangely enough) keeps me free of the paranormal.  Although, what we term 'the paranormal' is normal really, at least for some

I woke up exhausted one day, staggered down to tell the family I'd had a 'horrible dream' about my father.  In the 'dream', I was a helpless observer, watching him writhing and screaming on what looked like the ground. He was pulling/trying to pull his leg up to his chest and in agony.  I can still see his face as that happened.  He looked to be in a ditch of some kind.  In the 'dream', people were laughing and socialising on verandahs that overlooked where my father lay.  It was a very hot night in the 'dream', so lots of people around, trying to get cool outdoors.  I was at wit's end, trying to find a way of alerting them to the fact my father needed help, but all I could do was watch

Pushed it out of mind but a few days after the 'dream' my father phoned to say 'I nearly died'.  I asked what was wrong and he told me it had been too hot to sleep, so he'd set himself up in an armchair with two fans playing on him.  When he went to get up, he'd fallen over (drink, old age, heart ops which had failed, etc.) and had somehow become wedged between furniture.  Just couldn't get up.  And the fans were directly on him, he said and now he was freezing

He said he'd called out until he was hoarse. He could hear people/neighbours all around but they mustn't have been able to hear him.  Then the cold air from the fans and his trapped position gave him terrible leg cramps which he said were agony

He said he passed-out several times.  Next thing, he came-to in hospital.  Said he'd been told he was lucky he wasn't dead.  Apparently, a friend had called around early next day as arranged. Knocked and knocked -- no answer.  Friend went away after making enquiries, but went back.  Broke in. Found father out to it and in bad shape. Rang ambulance. Saw most of it in my dream. Told father that. He went quiet

should add that my father lived on the Gold Coast and I in Sydney.  And we weren't close

I was called a witch when I was younger for 'knowing things' before they happened.  Two flatmates got a locksmith in to put locks on their doors.  I wondered why they hadn't told me because I would have had one put on mine too, thinking we must have had a security scare they'd kept from me.  Later, when we'd all parted ways, they laughed and told me the locks had been to protect them from me, not burglars.  When I asked why, they said it was because of my knowing things in advance.  Used to get my feelings hurt a lot back then.  These days I mostly hold things back.  Sick of people doing rollie eyes at each other and letting me know they're doing it.  People do the same online. They think you're lying.  Guess if they haven't experienced it, it's natural for them to feel that way.  Or people scoff and ask why you haven't picked the lotto numbers, etc.  They don't understand that you don't get to pick and choose, re precognition

I've seen some shocking things that haunt.  Like a place in the GC hinterlands where a girl was being held in an old house. I was so concerned about that one that I drove out looking for it, ended up on a goat track, middle of nowhere. Scared myself