Experience description:

My boss at work said something was wrong with a part of something we were building and blamed it on me.  Of course, I denied being at fault.  That night, I dreamed the man next to me at work had a splinter in his saw stop, which would cause the pieces he cut to be short.  When I reported to work the next day, I looked at the saw and found just exactly what I had dreamed!  I went immediately to the boss, reported my dream, and showed him the problem that existed.  He measured the part and found it to be short exactly the amount of the splinter in the saw stop!  Since that time I have been interested in dreams, and once during the early 1970's I kept a dream diary for three years.  I used that diary as an inspiration for my drawings.

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience? No     

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words?         No     

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?         No     

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience? While I slept, it seemed like I was actually at work and seeing the problem.

            Was the experience dream like in any way? Yes, is was in a dream.

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?          No     

What emotions did you feel during the experience?         Don't remember, but I am certain I felt relieved that is was NOT my fault.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?         No

LOCATION DESCRIPTION:  Did you recognize any familiar locations or any locations from familiar religious teachings or encounter any locations inhabited by incredible or amazing creatures? No     

Did you see a light?        No     

Did you meet or see any other beings?         No         

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?        Yes    Like I reported in my essay, I actually saw the splinter located on the saw stop.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?       No     

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    No     

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?                    No         

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience? No     

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience? Yes    Discovered my dreams can be more than relief.

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       Not sure this applies.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?      No         

Have you shared this experience with others?       Yes    My boss was impressed, and asked me in a joking manner to use that on other problems in the shop.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?    The satisfaction of knowing I can have dreams that mean something.

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?          No