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I realized it for the first time in my life: there is nothing but mystery in the world, how it hides behind the fabric of our poor, browbeat days, shining brightly, and we don't even know it.
- Sue Monk Kidd
The Mysterious Ways of Dreams
In the first issue of our upcoming Mysterious Ways magazine, we'll feature a story by Guideposts Roving Editor Mary Ann O'Roark about the mystery of dreams—the puzzling images and feelings that come to us in our sleep—and what they may mean for our lives.
Throughout the years, we've heard so many stories about how dreams changed peoples' lives in remarkable ways. Recently, we featured a story by Terri Bradbury from Houghton, New York, who had a dream that saved her on the road. Then there's Anne Abruzzini from Turlock, California, who was urged to get a life-saving cancer screening while deep in slumber. Guideposts reader Mary Ruth Howes, from Jersey City, New Jersey, told us how her father's dreams often had a way of being all too real. And Joyce Garner from Casselberry, Florida, discovered that her dream solved her worries about moving and provided an answer to the desperate prayers of a casual friend.
These stories all show that when it comes to dreams, it's more than just our brains working overtime. In our sleep, at our most vulnerable, messages are sent to us that we can't ignore.
I could go on and on, but I'd like to hear from you. How have your dreams provided clarity, or given you caution? How have they solved a problem ... or alerted you to a problem you didn't know was there? Have they given you comfort in a time of need, or prepared you for a difficult time ahead? Share your story in the comments below or email us. We're looking forward to reading them.
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Adam Hunter is a senior editor for Guideposts magazine and Managing Editor for Mysterious Ways. He’s edited the Mysterious Ways section since October 2006, and is continually amazed by the astounding stories shared by readers. Follow him on Twitter: @MMysteriousWays
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I know this sounds crazy but for 3 days prior to 9-11 I kept dreaming (including naps..I was pregnant) of this plane crashing into my husbands auto repair garage in Carmichaels PA (near SHANKSVILE) on the morning of the actual disaster I dreamed. Same dream but this time I was able to see the passangers who sat in the window seats and the fear in their faces. Was awaken to a phone call from a friend who told me to turn on the t.v. and there it was! Also a few years ago I dreamed another plane crash of a plane crashing into a ski area..duringbthe dream I seen a little blond girl who was burned all on one side of her body I woke up and told my husband about this dream also tasting gasoline! Next morning I turned t.v on to see that a plane crashed into a cemetary charting mostly children to a ski lodge in I believe NJ. Why do a dream these tragic things if I cant help??? I feel so horrible and helpless after.
Diane, You might be having these dreams for intercession purposes! After dreams like these you should pray about the situation and people involved. You might do that already, but thats why I think you would get those dreams. Not so much that you would be able to "do something" about them but that you pray and for the people and their families. I am sure that there are people in real life associated with your dreams that need the intercession becuase they otherwise could not handle the events without it.