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Today while my flatmate was out at Uni, my cat sleepified on my bed and my lizard snoozing in his 'pond,' I heard a loud thump coming from my bedroom. When I went to investigate, I found my box of pr0naphanalia lying upside down and unopened on the floor in front of my bedroom wardrobe (it had been on the top shelf of said wardrobe).

My first instinct is to blame my cat, because she loves cupboards and spends quite a bit of time on the top shelf of my parent's wardrobe when she visits their "Fattycat." However, I have never once seen her venture further than the 2nd shelf in my wardrobe. Furthermore, though the box isn't large (a little bigger than a shoebox) I doubt she would have the strength or the inclination to push it off the shelf. And she looked rather innocent when I questioned her (don't they always?).

My verdict is that either my cat is much stronger than I think, or I have a "ghost" who likes pr0n. There's nothing visibly wrong with the shelf, and nothing has ever fallen off the shelf since I've been living here.

*Cue Twighlight Zone theme song*

Maybe your cat's on steroids. That would explain the increased strength and would raise the cat's sex drive causing it to seek out porn. My advice is to check the cat for needle marks on it's buttocks. I'm pretty sure it's been shooting Deca.

There's no such thing as an 'innocent' cat. Look for pulleys. *nod*

The lizard is telekinetic and was attempting to squash the cat, as it doesnt see why it should spend its days in a "pond", while the cat gets a nice comfy wardrobe to sleep in.

The cat just heard the word 'pussy.'

The cat just heard the word 'pussy.'
**PERK** Where??? :D

Today while my flatmate was out at Uni, my cat sleepified on my bed and my lizard snoozing in his 'pond,' I heard a loud thump coming from my bedroom. When I went to investigate, I found my box of pr0naphanalia lying upside down and unopened on the floor in front of my bedroom wardrobe (it had been on the top shelf of said wardrobe).

My verdict is that either my cat is much stronger than I think, or I have a "ghost" who likes pr0n. There's nothing visibly wrong with the shelf, and nothing has ever fallen off the shelf since I've been living here.

*Cue Twighlight Zone theme song*
"Strange and unexplained," eh? Ever since I can remember, I've had precognitive dreams. They're never about anything important ( such as a winning lottery number or a stock that's going to take off ... naturally! ), but circumstances and situations that I've never been in before but which invariably come true ... the classic "deja vu" syndrome. I keep trying to discover some benefit to them, but mostly they just spook me out.

In truth I once had a dream where my friend Emailed me to say he had got a job at a company I didn't know he was applying to, a few days later he phoned me to say exactly that.

The lizard is telekinetic and was attempting to squash the cat, as it doesnt see why it should spend its days in a "pond", while the cat gets a nice comfy wardrobe to sleep in.
My lizard's an aquatic species. I gave him a nice big log, some lovely flat rocks, a heater, and some pondage in his enclosure, and he's never been happier! He's got lots of soft, cushy moss to lay on. Though I understand the potential animosity to the cat - she likes to stare at him.

Telekinesis and 6mm claws...I'll have to keep an eye on him.

"Strange and unexplained," eh? Ever since I can remember, I've had precognitive dreams. They're never about anything important ( such as a winning lottery number or a stock that's going to take off ... naturally! ), but circumstances and situations that I've never been in before but which invariably come true ... the classic "deja vu" syndrome. I keep trying to discover some benefit to them, but mostly they just spook me out.

yah, I used to experience deja vu a lot in junior high and high school (non-Americans: ages 12-18)... and it was never about anything significant.

it'd be a certain glance at a person in the hallway, or a locker closing... dumb stuff like that.

The weirdest instances were when someone SAID something i'd dreamt they'd say. Now that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!

I had a dream last month that the Eagle had been replaced by the Emu as the US national bird. The next day I drove by a farm field that contained sheep and Emus. The Emu isn't particularly common in NJ. I think it's a weird coinicdence.

In truth I once had a dream where my friend Emailed me to say he had got a job at a company I didn't know he was applying to, a few days later he phoned me to say exactly that.
There are lots and lots of stories about that sort of thing. It's been scientifically verfied that prayer/meditation speeds healing in people ( and even in plants ), even when the person being prayed for/meditated about had no idea anyone was praying/meditating. Distance is not a factor and the effects seem to be instantaneous ( i.e. faster than the speed of light ).

It's my belief that the human mind ( and perhaps any mind ) has some deep connection to either the quantum "correlation" of the Aspect experiments, or to another dimension entirely. This may account for the concept of some sort of "group mind" or "group consciousness." This would make sense because quantum physics ( and beyond that, M-Theory ) has shown that everything in the universe is correlated in some way.

Fascinating stuff! :)

EDIT: This may have something to do with many religions indicating that agreement between believers is vital. Jesus is quoted as saying that "anything about which two of more of you shall agree shall be done."

yah, I used to experience deja vu a lot in junior high and high school (non-Americans: ages 12-18)... and it was never about anything significant.

it'd be a certain glance at a person in the hallway, or a locker closing... dumb stuff like that.

The weirdest instances were when someone SAID something i'd dreamt they'd say. Now that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!
My own experiences exactly! [ Cues the theme from "Twilight Zone" again! ]

There are lots and lots of stories about that sort of thing. It's been scientifically verfied that prayer/meditation speeds healing in people ( and even in plants ), even when the person being prayed for/meditated about had no idea anyone was praying/meditating. Distance is not a factor and the effects seem to be instantaneous ( i.e. faster than the speed of light ).

It's my belief that the human mind ( and perhaps any mind ) has some deep connection to either the quantum "correlation" of the Aspect experiments, or to another dimension entirely. This may account for the concept of some sort of "group mind" or "group consciousness." This would make sense because quantum physics ( and beyond that, M-Theory ) has shown that everything in the universe is correlated in some way.

Fascinating stuff! :)
There are actually alot of problems with the Remote Intercessory Prayer experiment. It's not really conclusive. One of the most obvious problems is the lack of a true control group. You can randomly divide a group of patients, have volunteers pray for half, but can you stop the friends and family of the other half from praying?

There are actually alot of problems with the Remote Intercessory Prayer experiment. It's not really conclusive. One of the most obvious problems is the lack of a true control group. You can randomly divide a group of patients, have volunteers pray for half, but can you stop the friends and family of the other half from praying?
I wasn't going to do this, since I've been dinged before for referring people on here to my Website, but I wrote quite an exhaustive essay on this very thing: http://paradigmassociates.org/ParadigmSpirituality.html [ 3 pages ].

If this offends anyone, I apologize in advance.

I wasn't going to do this, since I've been dinged before for referring people on here to my Website, but I wrote quite an exhaustive essay on this very thing: http://paradigmassociates.org/ParadigmSpirituality.html [ 3 pages ].

If this offends anyone, I apologize in advance.
Thanks for the link. I've added it to my Favorites so I can look it over later. I don't really have time to read it right now.

I don't get precognitive dreams, but I do get deja vu...all the time, at irrelelvant moments. Usually I'll be in some situation that is totally consuming my attention, like a conversation, and suddenly the image in front of my eyes will register as very familiar, as if I am recalling a split-second of dream from the night before. It never seemed weird or worth talking about, so I never told my parents (I had enough unusual experiences as a child to know that their response is usually one of disbelief).

I've believed in reincarnation from a very early age, and recently I heard a theory that you get to choose your life before you are born. Apparently everything is preknown, and all of your supposedly spontaneous decisions are all preconcieved before you're born, because on a deeper, spiritual level you know the lessons that you are meant to learn in each life, and choose the life best suited to those needs.

I'm a twin, and I'm aware that my twin and I shared an incredibly close bond when we were toddlers, but those "skills" dissipate if they aren't cultivated. I touch wood that I never have the opportunity to precognise anything bad happening to her. When my mother recently had surgery, I had "sympathy pains" for the first few days. I also recall once having an intense feeling of dread for no apparent reason and a day later a relative to whom I have no close social ties was found dead. It's good to hear that this stuff happens with other people!

pr0naphanalia

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pondage

Draw your own conclusions.

Thanks for the link. I've added it to my Favorites so I can look it over later. I don't really have time to read it right now.
Thanks for letting me know there's some interest in it. I'd love to know what you think after you've read it! :)

I don't get precognitive dreams, but I do get deja vu...all the time, at irrelelvant moments. Usually I'll be in some situation that is totally consuming my attention, like a conversation, and suddenly the image in front of my eyes will register as very familiar, as if I am recalling a split-second of dream from the night before. It never seemed weird or worth talking about, so I never told my parents (I had enough unusual experiences as a child to know that their response is usually one of disbelief).

I've believed in reincarnation from a very early age, and recently I heard a theory that you get to choose your life before you are born. Apparently everything is preknown, and all of your supposedly spontaneous decisions are all preconcieved before you're born, because on a deeper, spiritual level you know the lessons that you are meant to learn in each life, and choose the life best suited to those needs.

I'm a twin, and I'm aware that my twin and I shared an incredibly close bond when we were toddlers, but those "skills" dissipate if they aren't cultivated. I touch wood that I never have the opportunity to precognise anything bad happening to her. When my mother recently had surgery, I had "sympathy pains" for the first few days. I also recall once having an intense feeling of dread for no apparent reason and a day later a relative to whom I have no close social ties was found dead. It's good to hear that this stuff happens with other people!
Thank you for sharing that. There seems to be considerable anecdotal evidence for reincarnation, although the jury's still out as far as I'm concerned. I had much the same experiences about deja vu when I was very young, which is one of the main reasons I use to keep a pencil and notepaper near my bed so I could write down the substance of my dreams before they evaporated. I got to the point where I had trained myself to awaken after almost every dream so I could write them down. I got away from this practice when I was in the military ( for obvious reasons! ). :)

This is actually from a bit of a book called "Men of Metal" that I got from a magazine. It doesn't say anywhere if it's real or not, so I assumed it was fake. The book was about people going off the edge of a road in England (this happened to like, 12 people alledgedly) and the next thing they know they're back on the road. It seems giant robots, made of the Mini Cooper, are saving people. This was a cool book and I was kind of envious of the fact that someone thought of it besides me. Until I visited a website in the book...very interesting. If you have any questions, just say so. I'll give you one fact: There was a picture of a 20 foot robot that looked like it was made out of a car. How do I know it was at least 20 feet? There was a guy standing right next to it. You can be the judge...if you're intersted...

*cue evil robotic laugh* MUA AHAHAHAHAHAHAWHAWHAWH!

"Strange and unexplained," eh? Ever since I can remember, I've had precognitive dreams. They're never about anything important ( such as a winning lottery number or a stock that's going to take off ... naturally! ), but circumstances and situations that I've never been in before but which invariably come true ... the classic "deja vu" syndrome. I keep trying to discover some benefit to them, but mostly they just spook me out.

:eek: same thing happens to me!! it's really weird!

oh yes, and about the little pr0n box incident.... probably mice

There's no such thing as an 'innocent' cat. Look for pulleys. *nod*I used to have a pet human who always knocked things off shelves. He was very clumsy. He also seemed to think for some reason that I belonged to him, rather than him to me. I had to eat him after he...well...let's not go into that. I've always regretted it. It lost me the Human vote in the 28th Intergalactic Convention. :D

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

"Strange and unexplained," eh? Ever since I can remember, I've had precognitive dreams. They're never about anything important ( such as a winning lottery number or a stock that's going to take off ... naturally! ), but circumstances and situations that I've never been in before but which invariably come true ... the classic "deja vu" syndrome. I keep trying to discover some benefit to them, but mostly they just spook me out.
Exactly the same thing happens to me. Just situations that are later repeated exactly in such a way that I can remember the conversations word for word.

And, as you say, nothing important. Not even mildly interesting. Bah!

Exactly the same thing happens to me. Just situations that are later repeated exactly in such a way that I can remember the conversations word for word.

And, as you say, nothing important. Not even mildly interesting. Bah!I'm not psychic in any way or form. However, I have been able to predict pretty accurately when the world will end: on May 13, 2005, at 8:12 AM GMT.

Because I will be manning the spaceship that will launch the nuclear missile that will turn the earth into little more than a few shards of rock. :p

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

I had a dream last month that the Eagle had been replaced by the Emu as the US national bird. The next day I drove by a farm field that contained sheep and Emus. The Emu isn't particularly common in NJ. I think it's a weird coinicdence.
Maybe those were ñandús and not emus.

I'm not psychic in any way or form. However, I have been able to predict pretty accurately when the world will end: on May 13, 2005, at 8:12 AM GMT.

Because I will be manning the spaceship that will launch the nuclear missile that will turn the earth into little more than a few shards of rock. :p

Can you do it on Monday instead? I'd like to enjoy my weekend, if it's not too much trouble.

With deja vu is it because you've seen it before for real or is it really a case of your brain telling you you've seen that before when you haven't really. Phenomenon or very widespread schizophrenia?

There are lots and lots of stories about that sort of thing. It's been scientifically verfied that prayer/meditation speeds healing in people ( and even in plants ), even when the person being prayed for/meditated about had no idea anyone was praying/meditating. Distance is not a factor and the effects seem to be instantaneous ( i.e. faster than the speed of light ).
Actually, the study that showed prayer speeding up healing turned out to be full of shit. It seems that subsequent attempts to replicate the experiment have shown that prayer has absolutely no effect on the patients.

Can you do it on Monday instead? I'd like to enjoy my weekend, if it's not too much trouble.Usually I wouldn't want to, but I'll oblige you. Monday, May 16th, 2005 at 8:12 GMT, then.

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

I don't get precognitive dreams, but I do get deja vu...all the time, at irrelelvant moments. Usually I'll be in some situation that is totally consuming my attention, like a conversation, and suddenly the image in front of my eyes will register as very familiar, as if I am recalling a split-second of dream from the night before. It never seemed weird or worth talking about, so I never told my parents (I had enough unusual experiences as a child to know that their response is usually one of disbelief).

Yep, I get the same thing. And for me, it's not always just the image, sometimes is the image, the sounds, and the smells. It has lasted for up to a minute at most.

But then, I think anyone who dreams every night has deja vu quite often... I think it's just a product of excessively imaginative minds. I dream twice or three times a night, and remember most of them. Many people I know either don't dream or don't remember them, and they are also the ones who have never experienced deja vu.


In answer to what is deja vu... it's probably a bit different for everyone, but basically it's the feeling--no, it's the knowledge that the exact event is already in your memory, even though logically you have never experienced it before.

Usually I wouldn't want to, but I'll oblige you. Monday, May 16th, 2005 at 8:12 GMT, then.

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

Ya know, Monday isn't really good for me. Can you cancel until next week?

I too experience odd feelings of deja vu, the strangest ones being when I know I haven't been somewhere before, but whilst there get this weird feeling I have, to the extent I can almost predict whats going to happen and what people will say.

My verdict is that either my cat is much stronger than I think, or I have a "ghost" who likes pr0n. There's nothing visibly wrong with the shelf, and nothing has ever fallen off the shelf since I've been living here.

*Cue Twighlight Zone theme song*


You missed the obvious third explanation whereby you secretly want porn strewen accross your room. Your desire for this becomes strong, but you supress the urge because you were brought up to keep said articles in containers, soon the repression of what scientists call the 'Spilt Porn Urge' becomes so great that your subconcious fractures and creates a secondary personality (mostly likely named Pete) who spills porn out of containers where you normally wouldn't. You are never aware of Pete, thus when ever Pete spills you beleive you are somewhere else.

It's obvious when you think about it.

Ghost. Get a priest who knows how to do excersisms, has holy water and has the book of excersism

There are lots and lots of stories about that sort of thing. It's been scientifically verfied that prayer/meditation speeds healing in people ( and even in plants ), even when the person being prayed for/meditated about had no idea anyone was praying/meditating. Distance is not a factor and the effects seem to be instantaneous ( i.e. faster than the speed of light ).Faster than lightspeed? If I may nitpick for a moment?

I'm open-minded to claims that particles, energies, and forces can exist that we can't detect* and claims that the effects are very rapid...

...but given that we all live on Earth (which is only a small fraction of a light-second wide to begin with), how would anyone test that the effects are faster-than-light? Really, to test this, you'd need someone on Earth praying for someone on Mars (and even then, the subject would need to start recovering within minutes; if the expected response time is longer, then you'd need to be on a further planet out).

* It's happened before: atoms, electromagnetism, the strong and weak nuclear forces, neutrinos, et cetera; we didn't know about them before, but we've eventually discovered them over time.

"Think about it for a moment." :p

--The Democratic States of Cogitation
Founder and Delegate of The Realm of Ambrosia