Thread: Dreaming of a place I've never been to?

Originally Posted by TehDalek

(Sigh, another skeptic) I think that when you see these places your parents may have known, you are seeing the place your mind has created from the stories you have heard. It may create a street name, some places that were described to you, etc. When hearing it in waking life, it is just a thought, but in a dream it is a place. A good test for this is to look at pictures of this place, current ones, see how accurate it is. Whats everyone's opinion on this idea? (/I am the skeptic)

I understand your skepticism..there are lots of them around here. You're theory could apply to some people and it does make sense.

But I should fill you in with a piece of information I didn't mention. I haven't seen my father since I was tiny--my father is not in my life and my mom isn't from that city. All I know is my dad and his family are from there. Therefore he's never told me any stories about the area, locations....nothing. I never had any prior interest in the area.

I didn't even know that the area I dreamed (it was an Exit sign with a street name near a woody area) was even IN that city at all or suspect where it was. I just happened to find out when I googled it in the day.

It just happened to be in the city where my paternal family is?

So I continue to believe there's something more.

Originally Posted by KimJane

I understand your skepticism..there are lots of them around here. You're theory could apply to some people and it does make sense.

But I should fill you in with a piece of information I didn't mention. I haven't seen my father since I was tiny--my father is not in my life and my mom isn't from that city. All I know is my dad and his family are from there. Therefore he's never told me any stories about the area, locations....nothing. I never had any prior interest in the area.

I didn't even know that the area I dreamed (it was an Exit sign with a street name near a woody area) was even IN that city at all or suspect where it was. I just happened to find out when I googled it in the day.

It just happened to be in the city where my paternal family is?

So I continue to believe there's something more.

I apologize, but it makes no logical sense to see something you have never heard about, read about, or seen ever in your entire life show up in a dream. How do you know that your subconscious didn't listen to conversations between your parents when your father left? He may have mentioned when he left you something to the effect of "I still love you, this is a tough decision, but I need to continue life in said city, and there is no way to bring you with me. I hope you will understand one day."
Since then you may have seen pictures nonchalantly about the town, or heard about it without thinking about it. Why would you think any different? For all you knew there was no significance to the town.