Mindblogging

I’ve long seen tornadoes in my dreams and used them as lucid dream triggers. They usually work well as triggers as my dream self easily recognizes that I’ve never before seen them in waking life.

I’ve noticed that these tornado dreams seem to precede severe weather events, usually ones threatening enough to spawn tornadoes. Now I wonder if the tornadoes I see in my dreams may be a mental weather forecast rather than a simple sign I’m dreaming!

My grandmother died a few years ago after living to a fine age of 92 years. She was a widow for the last 30 of those years, living alone (and reasonably happy) right up to the end.

Since her passing my grandmother has occasionally appeared as a character in my dreams. Rarely do I get the sense that it’s really her, though: most of the time she appears more as a face in a crowd, so to speak. Or it could be that our communication occurred on a much deeper level and what remained in my groggy conscious mind was simply jumbled snippets.
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