Have you ever had a premonition that came true...? Or is it all nonsense and coincidence?

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According to Wikipedia, the word premonition refers to a situation when future events are foreknown or forecast. Premonitions are attributed to the presence of supernatural or paranormal abilities. Many people have experienced a premonition, some more so than others. It can be as slight as a gnawing or gut feeling that something is not right or as overwhelming as a dream, such as Sandra Bullock's character in Premonition, where one can see what is going to happen.

Although it is often hard to prove, there have been many famous premonitions recorded throughout history. On of the most talked about is a premonition President Abraham Lincoln had just days before his assassination. He dreamt of people crying in the East Wing of the White House. As he went to investigate he was told that the weeping was for the President who had been assassinated. Days later he was killed in Ford Theatre by John Wilkes Booth and his body was later held in the East Wing so that people could pay respect.

Harriet Tubman, who could neither read nor write, was rumored to have premonitions that helped her lead herself and hundreds of slaves to freedom, safely. She often dreamt of soldiers capturing her and later avoided those places during her journeys. Many believe this is what ultimately allowed her to escape slavery and return five times to lead out some 300 slaves without getting caught or punished.

The sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage is one of the most talked about events in history. However, what many people do not realize is that only fifty-eight percent of the ship's passenger load was filled the night of its journey. Further investigation led psychiatrist Ian Stevenson to record more than nineteen incidents of premonitions and precognitions. Some cancelled their reservations after dreaming of the ship's doom while others said it was bad luck to sail on the ship's maiden voyage.

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Yes. Several come to mind. Dating back to when I was about 19 or so somehow the number 1113 or 113 in a vague way started to have a subliminal "destiny" feeling/significance in my life. When my daughter was born she had some physical ailments (heart problems, etc.) I was 38 at the time, nineteen years after the initial impression of this strange "1113" or "113" destiny feeling. After her birth when I went to see her for the first time she was in room 113 at that particular hospital. Something told me (and I am not superstitious about the number 13) that this was a sign from God that her life would be short. She died two years later.

Several times I just "knew" that Barry Bonds would hit a home run in a particular at-bat, and the exact pitch he would do it on, even before the wind-up. The first time I told my wife that he was about to hit one she did not believe me; the next time I predicted it she sure did!

I have had many small ones, such as when I have sold stuff on craigslist I can tell who is actually going to deal with me regardless of how nice or hard-bargainish they act; and if they say the'll meet me at noon to buy those used whatevers, I can always tell when they won't show up.

My mother used to have what in Scotland is called "second sight". She would receive an impression that a friend of hers would knock on the door at a particular time in the future with no explanation as to why the friend would want to come at that time of night (of course none of these visits were planned nor were there any phone calls before hand). She did this many times - in fact on several of these occasions, she said she could actually see the person, describe what they would be wearing and how many times they'd knock. She was always right!

"You're traveling in another dimension- -a dimension not of sight or sound but of mind......"

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I have heard about the 'second sight'. Wasn't sure if anyone else heard of it as well.

Thanks for sharing...

Answer 2

Yes I have had that kind of experience, more than once, and no there are no coincidences.

Answer 3

yes - one or two - but hundreds which didn't ( I like to forget them as most people who claim to predict the future do)

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Yes, I did, a long time ago. I was a very young girl and I was in the back seat of our car in an underground garage. I just remember blurting out: "I have the feeling we're gonna have to slam on the brakes." As we exited the garage someone walked right in front of the car and indeed my father had to slam on the brakes. Both my parents turned around in astonishment and looked at me. It was a very weird experience. I can't tell you why the thought came to me, how it came to me, I just uttered it when it did.

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Yes I had a dream about something a preacher at church said as a child, as I got older I forgot about it and then one Sunday we were at church and everything he said, gestures and everything that was going on happened! I have also had bad feelings about things happening and telling my husband to be careful, and then something did happen, but not to him.

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When I was 10 years old , i had a dream in full color in the summer of 1948 of a blonde lady. In the dream, she was older than me, and we would be married. I married this women in 1968. She is 9 years my junior and was born in 1949. Also my father came to me in a dream, so that i would know he was ok. He died three months previous by suicide.

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Only the almighty can do these things.