It is difficult to shorten this to a few lines without leaving out important details. I often recall my dreams, I even remember a couple from when I was a child. One, in paticular as I dreamt it several times. I am hoping that you can shed some light or comment on what this dream below was and if it was just a dream or something more.

I am a nighthawk so hubby (I will use his initial in this post - D) often falls asleep before me. This night, about 4 years ago, I was really tired so drifted off before he did. As he sat up next to me in bed reading a book I quickly fell asleep.

I remember dreaming I was laying in bed and noticed light in the hallway and thought someone must have turned the bathroom light on. I turned to D who was awake reading next to me (the same book as the one when I actualy went to sleep) and said "I someone left a light, on it must have been Gido (my grandfather who passed over 15 yrs ago." D paid no attention to me so I said "ok fine I'll go turn it off." As I got up I turned to look back at the bed and was startled to not only see D sitting there reading but me laying next to him sleeping. As I stood there feeling confused the light in the hallway grew brighter and I instantly turned my attention that way. I walked down the hall towards the bathroom and as I neared the doorway I could see the mirror and the reflection of someone in it. I stopped just short of the door and stood and watched for a moment. I could see a man dressed in a blue soldiers uniform and hat (from the 1800's era) looking at himself in the mirror, smiling. It was then I realized the bathroom light was not on, the light was a glow in the room.

I stepped into the doorway and he turned towards me. At this time I was not frightened just curious. I said "Hello, who are you?" He did not reply, just stood there smiling. I recall thinking he looked familiar to me, he resembled a relative, who died years ago, yet it wasn't him and how could it be anyway. He just stood there smiling. I started to feel uneasy as it occurred to me that what there is a stranger in our home. As I was looking at his uniform I noticed the lower part of his pant legs were almost see through like and it just hit me, he's dead.

I started telling him he was dead and did not belong here that he should go towards the light, look for a light, that people are there waiting for him. He said nothing. Things started to feel like slow motion, even my words were coming out in a real slow motion way. I became more frightened and began to back out of the doorway and proceed to walk backwards down the hallway. He followed me. As I quickened my step so did he. I tried to yell out to him to get away and leave me alone, but the words were coming out slow and dragged out like. The next thing I knew I was sitting up in my bed with a really heavy feeling in my chest. I sat there dumbfounded. D was speaking loudly to me asking me if I was alright and telling me it's ok you had a bad dream. As I turned to him I could see a fear in his eyes. He told me I really freaked him out. I started talking in my sleep and when he looked at me I was motionless and my mouth didn't appear to be moving much, yet he could clearly hear me speaking. He repeated exactly what I had said in my dream and that I started to talk in this slow motion like way. He could tell something was scaring me. He tried to wake me but couldn't. D said he was shaking me to wake me up when suddenly I bolted upright and scared the bleep out of him. I was shaken. I told him what happened in my dream and how real it was.

It bothered me all day and I couldn't sleep the next night. I kept wondering what that meant and who that was. A couple of nights later I had another dream, that I was standing at the top of a grassy hill. I was looking down at two women dressed in long 1800 style dresses holding periosals. They were looking at me with this strange look, like they were shocked to see me. A young boy (from that era) came up to me and handed me a book. It was a diary. I opened it and found the pages blank except for a page dated the day that I had the other dream. It had one word written it said - Intruder. I gave the book back to the little boy and as he walked away I woke up.

I am still haunted by both dreams, the first in particular. I also have to share that since two people while in our home claim to have seen for a quick second a outline of a man wearing a hat. It was really quick and the image vague. We have had many strange things happen in this house that makes us believe we are not alone. That is a whole other story.

Any comments or insight that any of you can provide would be appreciated. What kind of dream was this or was it more than a dream? I would love to know who was the man in the mirror and what this means.

Thanks for taking the time to read this long post.

Cat

Good Grief! And you're still sane? If something like that happened to me, I'd be a jibbering idiot. I think the house blessing is in order here. I'm far from knowledgable about this stuff, but I would definantly do the house blessing.

Question? Has that mirror always been in the house or is it a new addition? It sounds like you have an open portal in your house that is letting in spirits that "the natives" don't care for.

I know from experience that old mirrors can act as "gates". Oh yeah, and if you have an unfinished dreamcatcher in your house make sure the two are NOT together. BAD combination. *shudder*

[ April 13, 2004, 11:49 AM: Message edited by: grumpieone ]

Sounds alot like an OBE to me. It has been said that in the lower realms of the planes of existence there are creatures & earthbound spirits. Not usually the kind that had pleasant experiences or lives...Houseblessing & completed dreamcatcher...Yup, sound like some good ideas to me! That's pretty creepy Cat, please do be wary, you can try picturing being wrapped in white light while concentrating on your breathing as you drop off...It may help. I know I'd have a case of the spookers for sure!

Hi Cat:

Wow these were both very intense experiences for you! I can't call them dreams because I feel they were much more than dreams....

I have been hesitant to post a response to you about this but I figure I will "toss this out there" as a possible consideration.

Is it possible that there is a past life connection involved in these experiences? It is the first impression I got when I read your post the other day. I felt that the man in the mirror recognized you which is why he followed you rather than stopping.

The encounter with the women and the small boy seemed like the present intruding on the past. Like you were seeing a previous life. (The present day you didn't realize it but the 'past' you did).

Anyway -- just tossing in my 2 cents.

HB

Thank-you so much for your replies. I was concerned about posting this not only because it is personal it was scary and strange (thought you may think I was off the rocker). I am also a bit concerned that by talking about it I open the door more.

I have not tried a house blessing. Tried a smudge once in my previous home to help a spirit out and it didn't work - made things a little worse. I would need to be really sure what to do before trying something here. Any ideas which would be the best one to do?

I do surround myself with the white light everymorning before I start my day and every night before I go to sleep. I guess I need a little more. Dreamcatchers - hmmm I know there are a couple in the home (not up right now) and come to think of it one of them may not be finished (my son worked on it but not sure he completed it). I will look for them. They are not in my bedroom or in the bathroom so at least that is good.

The mirror - is the main bathroom vanity mirror, the one that came with the house when it was built. It is the same age as the home.

You know the thought of a past life aspect of this has occurred to me. I did not want to put my impressions in my original post - for me the experience was hard enough to talk about without trying to add my impressions in it. I have also thought about OBE as well. I don't know how to really be sure of either. If it was an OBE then it wouldn't be my first (had similar just without a ghost in it).

Thanks again, your thoughts and words of wisdom are greatly appreciated. It is comforting to know that you think this was as scary and odd as I did. Anyone know how to close a portal?

Cat

Don't let me alarm you too much. I just don't like mirrors. You see I tend slightly toward precognitive empath. It's somewhat nebulous and I have no control over it. It hits when it hits. Mirrors tend to amplify it or focus it. Any mirror as long as it's old. So they all give me the creeps. *sigh*

But there is another connection that I have heard of between slightly familiar "people" in mirrors. If you believe in the concept of the "Great Wheel" (that we are all journeying Home and live as many lifetimes as we need to learn what we need to get there) then there is mention of a room with mirror(s) in which you see reflections of your past selves. And yes it is described as there being "a glow" in the room. Maybe you are about to go through something that this past aspect of you can help you with? If so what could he have learned that you need to know? And how could that tie in with an "intruder"? Or maybe that was a reflection (so to speak) of the unease that you felt from the encounter with the man in your mirror? Your "inner child" speaking out?

Hello Cat!
Wow, those dreams were scary, to say the least! I call them dreams, but that doesn't mean that they're "just" dreams. They're obviously more than that, I just don't know on what level, if you get what I mean.
What I would do in you're situation is this. First, try to recall the dreams you've had the last weeks (which will be a lot easier if you have kept a dream diary...). Now, write down, in one or two sentences, a description of the important thing in each dream. Then read it all together, one dream after another. Messages might pop up from doing this.
I know, usually it's good to look at details, colours, symbols etc, but this is good to get a bigger picture. It has helped me several times to see the meaning of dreams. The first time I did it was kinda revolutionary. Suddenly I saw that I had completely misinterpreted some dreams and were doing the opposite of what they had adviced me!

Well, that's my suggestion. Good luck trying to figure this out!

hugs
wilhelmina

Grupmieone no worries you didn't alarm me. I don't like mirrors much myself. I will never have two in the same room that face each other. I often close the door in rooms with a mirror in it (like the bathroom) especially if I can see the mirror while walking past the room. I do believe in the Great Wheel concept. The way this unfolded and the affect it had and still has on me lends me to feel this was more than an inner reflection though. It was a few years ago when this happened and no answers have been revealed relating to this. I will ponder that idea more though.

Wilhelmina, I do journal my dreams now but did not then. Wish I did.

I have to wonder if I somehow I came face to face with the ghost/spirit that is in the home with us. He/she can be quite active at times, although mostly in the basement, we have all felt his/her presense in the hallway and bedroom area.

Thanks all for trying to help me find the answer to this. I think it will stay with me until the day comes, if it ever comes, when I know for sure.

Hugs to all of you, you have helped.
Cat =)

Good luck to ya!

(And with my dream suggetsion, it would probably help to do it now as well, with the dreams you're having now, since you're still workling on the "problem"!)

hugs
/w