In the Christian Bible, the Saviour was announced in a dream, important information was given to a king in a dream about his kingdom and the kingdoms that would reign after him. Jacob, who was later named Israel, dreamed of a ladder to heaven with angels ascending and descending on it. Joseph, Jacob's son, had a dream that really upset his brothers when he shared it with them, and he later had a dream that foretold a famine.

Yet, in spite of the references to dreaming in the Bible, it's easy to receive off-the-wall responses and responses of outright fear and dismay when attempting to discuss dream experiences with Christian friends. Some of these responses involve fear when admitting you have heard a foreign word in a dream. "Oh! That's demonic!" was the response. My forehead wrinkled up with puzzlement. After all, I did nothing to encourage it. I heard what I heard. People see in dreams, right? Why isn't it okay to hear in dreams?

Fundamentalist Christianity would say it is of the occult, Native Americans would see it as a spiritual quest, spiritualists would see it as an opportunity to reach out to contact otherworldy inhabitants, psychotherapists would see it as a way to understand your mind, Wicca would see it as a source of magick, and Aborigines would see dreaming as the more true world as the 3D world as the illusion. Charismatic Christians might see dreaming as part of their spirituality, and the writing down of dreams to encourage spiritual visions. Christianity would say that any religion that acknowledges the paranormal realm is deceived and under control of the devil. Since everyone dreams, or should dream, and dreaming is part of the paranormal realm, that seems illogical.

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