deja vu ??

[IloveJesusMyFather3:16]

I have had several (very strong) deja vu experiences in my life. Before I was a christian I had them all the time and figured it had to do with another life. Ever since I became baptized in the Holy Spirit and so in love with Jesus, deja vu hasn't been in my life and I'd totally forgotten about it. I know the Bible says there is one life and then death....so I know recarnation is non-existant. The other day I had a very strong deja vu and a couple of days later I had another one. I know I've never done these actions before in the setting that I was in. I'm confused. Is this the devil? Is he just trying to confuse me or something?? What is deja vu???

 

[IloveJesusMyFather3:16]

What is deja vu?

The term déjà vu is French and means, literally, "already seen." Those who have experienced the feeling describe it as an overwhelming sense of familiarity with something that shouldn't be familiar at all. Say, for example, you are traveling to England for the first time. You are touring a cathedral, and suddenly it seems as if you have been in that very spot before. Or maybe you are having dinner with a group of friends, discussing some current political topic, and you have the feeling that you've already experienced this very thing -- same friends, same dinner, same topic.

As much as 70 percent of the population reports having experienced some form of déjà vu. A higher number of incidents occurs in people 15 to 25 years old than in any other age group. Since déjà vu occurs in individuals with and without a medical condition, there is much speculation as to how and why this phenomenon happens. Several psychoanalysts attribute déjà vu to simple fantasy or wish fulfillment, while some psychiatrists ascribe it to a mismatching in the brain that causes the brain to mistake the present for the past. Many parapsychologists believe it is related to a past-life experience. Obviously, there is more investigation to be done.

So what do spirit-filled Christians think??? Thanks guys.

 

[KleinerApfel]

The "experts" haven't found an exact cause for Deja Vu as far as I know, but it's generally thought to be something like the brain getting it's wires crossed.

So no more than the mental equivalent of hiccups, and really nothing occult or mystical at all, even though it can feel like it.

It sometimes preceeds a seizure in epileptics, but most of us have innocent episodes of Deja Vu now and then.

God bless, Susana

 

[KleinerApfel]

I could also add that, in my experience it often comes in batches, so to speak, so not having an episode for years then having a couple straight off probably fits the norm.

God bless, Susana

 

[MissRowboat]

My mom told me that it was like when one eye perceives and sends the message to the brain before the other, so when the other eye sends it to your brain, you've already felt it and that's why it's so familiar. I have deja vu all the time. But it's weird..Cus I also remember having the feelings and thinking the things I'm thinking I have at that moment.

 

[cherokeehippie]

A few yrs ago, the Lord gave me a dream where HE showed me different things that were going to happen to me--as confirmation of something else He showed me about my future life. For example, in the dream, I saw certain incidents that would happen to me on my last trip to Israel--before I made that trip--and before I ever moved down to Florida, He showed me my apartment in Florida and the orange trees that were infront of my Apt. HE told me that when I woke up I would not remember each event until after it took place. Just recently, I thought all of it had already happened, but I now remember being shown that I would own Margaret Hamilton's compact(Margaret HAMilton was the actress who played the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz--she was the totally opposite in real life and was real sweet, etc--my great-aunt knew her). I just recently acquired a mother of pearl compact that belonged to her! that's the most recent thing. I don't understand why I had that dream, but I"m guessing it has to do with the LORd confirming to me HIs will for my life. Another time, I dreamed that I was at the flea market and had sold a certain book to a Hispanic man. A year or two later, I was at the flea market, selling stuff and the next thing I knew, it was deja vu--there was the hispanic man picking up that exact book and asking me how much it was! It really startled me when that happened--this was before the first dream I mention. I guess the Lord was using that to prepare me.

 

[Trish1947]

It is strange why this happens..I had this happen just a few weeks ago.. The atomospere was the same, the conversation was familier, I knew what was going to be said next, that I had been in this place before, which I hadn't. I was in a restauraunt with some friends.

 

[cherokeehippie]

And another time, was when I was living in Tucson, AZ, and one night I had been praying for my Nana's salvation and for the first time I Felt like I had broken thru with the prayer--I felt this peace come over me big time. I then fell asleep and had a dream--I dreamed that I was in a certain Apt. with my pictures up on the wall a certain way, etc when I dreamed that Nana was dying and I rushed over to plead for her to come to Christ, but found there was a christian nurse aid by her side and that she had been that tool that led NANa to the Lord. And that NANA already accepted Him but couldn't tell me because of her brain tumor. I had another dream the next week where I was told that someone I loved very much was dying of a brain tumor, but that she would be saved and I was to believe and that she would not be able to tell me(becaus of the effects of the brain tumor on speaking, etc) Well, a month later I moved back to Fort Worth and my grandmother--NANA, gave me the bad news. She had a brain tumor and had 4 to 6 months to live. I broke down and cried, etc. I had to move in my new Apt. and as I was fixing my Apartment up, it was deja vu! I realized that I saw my new Apartment in my dream and where I had my pictures on the wall, with Shalom on the door, etc--was exactly like in the dream and I then remembered the dream the LORD gave me! And all the nurse aids at my Nana's bedside were all believers! I believe that the day she came to the LORD was when one day she was almost going to go and everyone was around her--the nurse aid, my grandfather, etc--I went in the other room and started praying big time. I felt as if someone was holding my hands! and I felt so at ease and Nana came back--she didn't die, but I feel like she probably saw hell and she looked at me a certain way. When I wasn't in the room, one of the nurse aids was freaked out because my Nana saw someone--I Believe it was the LORD--and said "help me">She sat up and reached her arm out--towards the LORd--later, the nurse aid said, that NANA had a glow on her face. She couldn't talk, and it wasn't until a month later that she passed on.

 

[fiveinjuly]

I have deja vu sometimes, I just blame it on dreaming about something or thinking about it and then it happens...

 

[Dee235]

I feel that deja vu could be when you have dreamt something, but don't remember it and then when the situation occurs it triggers a memory.

I have had a few of these experiences, but not recently. Maybe if you are really worried about them take these worries to the Lord, ask for His guidance and revelation concerning them.

 

[Duggie]

I think as Christians we can sometimes over-spiritualize things. The brain is incredibly complex and different parts of the brain have specific functions. There's a part of the brain that deals with our emotions and feelings. I'm not qualified to speak about the intricate workings of our brains but I would encourage you not to get worried about deja vu. I sometimes have this strange experience whereby I see tiny silver spots and it lasts only a couple of seconds, but it happens. Has anybody else experienced this or is it just me?

 

[Father Rick]

I have had several (very strong) deja vu experiences in my life. Before I was a christian I had them all the time and figured it had to do with another life. Ever since I became baptized in the Holy Spirit and so in love with Jesus, deja vu hasn't been in my life and I'd totally forgotten about it. I know the Bible says there is one life and then death....so I know recarnation is non-existant. The other day I had a very strong deja vu and a couple of days later I had another one. I know I've never done these actions before in the setting that I was in. I'm confused. Is this the devil? Is he just trying to confuse me or something?? What is deja vu???

First.. don't worry...

As already stated, deja vu could come from a number of different sources. Many times it is just a 'hiccup' in the brain.

Personally, there are also times when God has given me prophetic dreams about situations I will encounter. Many times these are just a few seconds long. I try to record them when possible. Later, I will encounter a very difficult time/situation and suddenly "deja vu"-- I have seen the next 30 seconds or so before in my dream (even to know what people I've never seen before will say in advance). For me, this is usually dealing with critical times and it's just God's way of letting me know He is in control and I'm in the right place at the right time.

Either ways-- whether it is totally natural 'brain glitches' or something spiritual, it's nothing to worry about. God is in control.





Or it could be someone is playing with the Matrix again .

 

[Father Rick]

I think as Christians we can sometimes over-spiritualize things. The brain is incredibly complex and different parts of the brain have specific functions. There's a part of the brain that deals with our emotions and feelings. I'm not qualified to speak about the intricate workings of our brains but I would encourage you not to get worried about deja vu. I sometimes have this strange experience whereby I see tiny silver spots and it lasts only a couple of seconds, but it happens. Has anybody else experienced this or is it just me?

It sounds like you may have what are called 'floaters'. They are tiny pieces of tissue inside the eye itself that 'float' inside the gel of the eyeball. They are not harmful in any way and usually are seen if you are looking at a solid, light color background (like looking at the sky). The difficulty is that you can't look at them directly, because when you move your eyes, the floaters inside the eye move too.

You may want to talk to your eye doctor, but again, if that's what it is there is nothing that can be done about but they are not harmful.

 

[MooTipping]

Deja vu is such a weird feeling...for me, deja vu could last for a second or the whole day, it's pretty freaky because I know what my friends will say next and they're like "WHOA HOW DID YOU KNOW?!"...hehe. I was having fun daydreaming one day that I could have been my own guardian angel and I followed myself around last life, and we just switch lives everytime. Either that, I did come back. Either way, it's fun.

 

[NacDan]

I could swear I've read this before.

Danny

 

[IloveJesusMyFather3:16]

Thanks for all your answers. I don't know why but I just feel like it's spiritual. I can't shake it. It's driving me a little nuts. ha ha.

CherokeeHippie, your story is so sad and so beautiful. I almost cried. Thank you Jesus for giving this lady one more chance to be with you, Lord. You are so merciful and glorious and marvilous and wonderful, great I AM Jesus. I love you, Father. Thank you Father for bringing her to heaven, your wonderful paradise to be with You. I love you Father!!! You couldn't be anymore PERFECT, Father.

 

[SOLDOUT4HIM]

Funny stuff NacDan. Amazing story Cherokee. So cool. Praise God!

 

[SOLDOUT4HIM]

Funny stuff NacDan. Amazing story Cherokee. So cool. Praise God! I've had deja vu too, it is such a wierd feeling.

 

[Asaph]

The brain is an incredible machine, but it still has limitations and misfires on occasion. I believe that is all deja vu actually is.

Here is a neat trick you can do to show yourself the limitations we all are exposed to. You see the brain may be ables to process things much faster than it can recieve information by dividing up the task. So the impulse that your eyes send toward the brain are on two single pathways and limited in processing speed by the speed of the electrical impulse, once that impulse is accepted in the brain for processing it is divided up into many pathways that can then process faster than it is recieved. If the impulse short circuits down one path it is percieved as the previous thought.

Do this: Fix your focus on an object a couple feet in front of you. Hold your hand off to one side of your direct line of sight far enough that your focus remains on the object, but close enough that you can see your hand too. Now, maintaining your focus, move your hand rapidly to the other side of your line of sight. It may take some practice, but you will get where you can see your hand actually disappear and reappear a couple times in that one movement. It does this because all of our sensory perceptions are actually nothing but electrical signals that the brain codifies, and your receptors in our eyes can only fire signals so fast. In between firing your hand appears to disappear and then reappear.

I believe that deja vu is a physical phenom, not a spiritual one.

Asaph

 

[Lottedah]

I think its a prophetic occurence if ur christian and if ur an unbeliever chances are its demonic.
I have them all the time, see things before they happen, know I was going to visit somewhere, know the outcome of situations, its just natural and a normal thing. I know when your into the occult it can become quite commonplace. As for past lives I learned through some experiences its not that you lived it previously its that any demonic things inhabiting you inhabited the character your visions coordinate with previously.