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1. Kari
   Comment by Kari | 2009/04/16 at 13:42:50

   Oh, wow! I’ve totally had such experiences. I was just talking to Wade about a similar instance the other day. I had this odd “dream-like” feeling when I walked around the kitchen counter to dish out baby food. I’ve had such “been there before” moments that just kinda come out of the blue. Weird. Wade claims that it means you are on the right path in life and that feeling is reassurance that your making good choices. Hmmm….not sure why getting baby food ready should be such a significant reminder of that, but it’s a nice thought anyway.

2. Jim Sowter
   Comment by Jim Sowter | 2009/06/21 at 10:20:00

   Non-scientific explanations attribute the experience to prophecy, visions (such as received in dreams), or past-life memories. Some believe that deja vu is a glimpse of a life that could have been, for example when you make a choice in life it takes you down a certain path, when you are on that path you have a glimpse of your life, having made a different choice.

   Some believe déjà vu is the memory of dreams. Though the majority of dreams are never remembered, a dreaming person can display activity in the areas of the brain that process long-term memory. It has been speculated that dreams read directly into long-term memory, bypassing short-term memory entirely. In this case, déjà vu might be a memory of a forgotten dream with elements in common with the current waking experience. This may be similar to another phenomenon known as déjà rêvé, or “already dreamed.”

   Kevin Heady suggested that a feeling of remembering occurs in a sense that he might realize that what he had dreamed is now a relevant present action that is taking place right here right now.

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