Predictions Update

Hi Everyone! Don't know if you've checked the Your Space section recently, but today a new reader wrote in about predictions.

They said...

Hi all! what a wonderful place to share experiences. I myself am anxiously waiting for predictions to come to fruition. I noticed that the last post was in may, so has anyone seen their hopes come to reality? :-)

How about it?

What Science Tells Us About Dreams

By Psychic Ariel

It surprises some people to know they actually have four or five dreams per night. But research has proven this is absolutely true.

Let’s start at the beginning. There are two distinct types of sleep phases. One has been given the unpretentious acronym, “REM”, for “rapid eye movement,” while the other is simply called NREM, for “non-rapid eye movement.” By studying volunteers in labs, researchers have been able to observe this very distinct “REM” action. Actually, this eye movement has been observed in animals as well.

These two phases of sleep (REM and NREM) follow each other throughout the course of the sleep cycle. The only difference is the increase in the duration of REM as the sleep cycle goes on. The cycle of NREM and REM repeats itself several times throughout the night (or sleep cycle). This repetition occurs at approximately ninety-minute intervals. So, as the night progresses, our dreams increase in length. On average, the first one begins at about ten minutes, increasing to anywhere between twenty and forty minutes in length. It is this last dream that most people remember.

To be more specific, during our wake cycle, we are in the Beta state, which is the state where our fastest brain waves occur. As we lie down to sleep and become drowsy, our brain waves begin to move more slowly. 

Then, as we begin to drift into the Alpha wave pattern, we can actually feel ourselves moving in and out of reality. As our brain waves continue to slow down, we move rapidly from Alpha to Theta and finally to the Delta state. All this takes place in a matter of minutes.

Once we reach the Delta state for the first time of the night, an interesting thing happens. Our bodies become quite still and researchers have commented that from a distance, it looks as if we are watching something. This, of course, is indeed true. We are watching our own inner dramas, otherwise known as our dreams!

Many times we have serial dreams. That is, many dreams that surround the same theme. Since our dream recall usually only centers around our final dream, we only realize that we have had serial dreams after having them for several nights.

NEXT:  Some interesting tidbits about dreams

When Astrology is Too Close to Home

Here in the West, astrology tends to be seen as more of an entertainment source, but in many countries the world over, astrology is a really, really big deal.

Take this recent example: A popular astrologer in Sri Lanka was arrested for making a prediction that popular President Rajapaksa (he recently ended the country's 26 year civil war) would be ousted this fall.

"The astrologer predicted that a planetary change on 8 October will be inauspicious for parliament and the government may not be able to contain rising living costs - a forecast which correspondents say has already been made by private economists...So convinced are Sri Lankan politicians over the accuracy of astrology that many have their own personal seers who decide the auspicious times to launch any new initiative."

You can read the rest of the story on the BBC: Sri Lanka astrologer is arrested

Many of our psychics use astrology in their readings, I'd like to hear their take on this :D

A Change in Thinking

Last night I got a frantic call from a friend who's been down the past few months. She's been having issues many can relate to - she's been dating around but hasn't really found a good match for any kind of substantial relationship. Lately, she's had a string of men that she goes to bed with on the first date. In her call she asked me point blank if that was interfering with her ability to find someone. Now, in my opinion, to each his own. If you can do that and feel OK about it then awesome. But clearly she wasn't feeling good about it. I pointed her to a quote by Albert Einstein I came across recently when I was reading about mindfulness:

"Problems cannot be solved by thinking within the framework in which they were created."

They don't consider Einstein to be the smartest man in history for nothing! She didn't end up listening to me last night, but I think I gave good advice!