Frequently Asked Questions

1. I just had an experience where a dream came true. Has anyone else had these experiences? According to surveys conducted by psychologists, about half of the population reports that they have had at least one dream come true. The first experiences typically occur in the teen or pre-teen years.

2. How do I have more precognitive experiences? Keep a dream journal and write down the unique, surprising and/or puzzling parts of your dreams. For example, it could be something you see or something that you hear. Then, in waking life try to have as many new experiences as possible, particularly those that involve going into a new space. For example, visit new places more often. When you have a waking life experience come true, try to take a picture of it, or at least write it down later in a precognition journal. Search your dream journal to see if you wrote down the dream and compare it to the precognition journal.

3. Can the future be changed using precognitive information? Yes, but it's hard. In most cases a person remembers a precognitive dream too late -- the events are taking place in the present or they have already finished. Another issue is that for many things, there are no other choices available to change the outcome. For example, if you walk into a room and see a unique painting that you've previously dreamed about, there is no choice to change that experience. However, the book describes rare cases (e.g., once every 5-10 years) where a dream is remembered before events take place, choices are available, and the outcome can either be affirmed or deleted from one's autobiographical timeline. If deleted, the events have a "counterfactual" existence in one's memory and still influence one's personal identity.

4. Precognitive dreams scare me, make me anxious, can you give me advice? Many people report that recurring precognitive experiences are unpleasant, so you are not alone in having that feeling. I would recommend speaking with a health professional and/or engaging in activities that help with emotional balance (e.g., exercise, meditation, music, art, etc.). I often recommend starting dream and precognition journals. Writing down and studying your experiences will offer a better sense of control, desensitization, and predictability over time that may ease anxiety. Also, note that many people welcome precognitive experiences and feel happy that they have such an ability or gift. Another helpful hint is to take a look at what people are writing in the reddit group below on precognition. If you are scared to sleep because of racing thoughts, you can try the following: in bed with your eyes closed, try to raise your gaze slightly, as if looking up at your eyebrows, and keep it there. Your eyes will eventually drop, and when you notice that happening, lift them back up again. At the same time, concentrate on noticing what is happening with your breathing. Then, when unwanted thoughts start appearing, shift your awareness back to mentally observing your breathing. Do that over and over again, returning your attention to breathing, and keeping your gaze lifted.

5. Can precognitive dreams be used against virus outbreaks, such as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic? Yes, it is possible to accomplish with no new technology -- it just requires the methods and organization described in the book. In Chapter 4 I wrote how an astronomical discovery could have been advanced by seven years. Then I remarked that it was too bad that I weren’t a doctor, like Jonas Salk, studying infectious diseases: "In the case of the 1952 polio epidemic in the United States, 3,145 people died and 21,269 were disabled. If the U.S. population was around 153 million, that is 0.002% of the population that died from polio. With today’s population of 319 million, the deaths in one year would amount to 6,557, or 18 people per day. So in this case, if an oneironaut scientist could find a cure just one day earlier, then that translates to 18 lives saved within the United States."