In addition to confirmation bias mentioned above, this could also at least partly be attributed to self-fulfilling prophecy. On a subconscious level, after your dream you could have been thinking, "Hey, I should get a cat," and this influenced you to adopt the stray kitten instead of leaving it, putting it up for adoption, [...]
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FWIW, there is also a thread in culture and literature associating prophecy and epilepsy. Examples here and here, among others. Some cultures have called epilepsy a "sacred disease," and and some have associated it with shamanism. Not disparaging the prophetic/intuitive aspect, just pointing out the connections… Go to Source get a public blog of your dreams with a list of ‘predictions’ with a ‘confidence rating’, and keep a record of which are fulfilled. (Of course, this will encourage you to look carefully for ‘fulfillment’, but still, it’s something.) Personally, I don’t believe in prophecy, but this could help you rule out selection bias [...] |
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