The Power Behind Premonitions

The Power Behind Premonitions Premonitions dreams have occurred throughout history leaving profound footprints where they made appearances or came true. In recent research, 37 out of 51 premonition dreams came true. A premonition is a forewarning, or intuition of what is to come. Although it is undecided whether or not they are accurate by chance or by a supernatural force, premonition dreams often come true. Premonitions happen spontaneously and as of now, there is no explanation for why or how they occur. The science of dreams is not a clear-cut. While many people believe dreams hint at something, many people also do not believe that dreams mean anything. Dr. Larry Dossey, a medical doctor, believes that the explanation for humanity’s apparent ability to predict the future is in evolution (Chalmers 6). He reasons that the ability to predict the future is something that “intelligent, survival-oriented organisms might sooner or later develop” (6). Animals can sense the foreboding through their natural instinct for avoiding danger. Dr. Dossey believes that all humans have a similar ability, and they are more likely to have premonitions about themselves, or about those to they are emotionally attached to (Chalmers 2). Dreams that hint at the future intrigue and affect humans. Many tragedies such as the destruction of a coal-mining village at Aberfan in 1966, the sinking of the Titanic, and 9/11 were preceded by premonitions. A woman who had booked a flight to Disney on 9/11 cancelled her plans after a disturbing dream, and later, she discovered that the details in her dream were actually statistics of the casualties from the attack (Chalmers 4). Also, despite being commuter services, “the occupancy of the all four doomed planes was a mere 21%” (6). Reports of premonitions have led researchers to continue studies on REM sleep and lucidity. Some ingoing studies involve “trying to get the dreamer to communicate with observers while he or she is dreaming”