Hey everyone, welcome back.
Today, we're gonna do a deep dive
into something really interesting,
precognition and the nature of time.
Ooh, that sounds fascinating.
Yeah, we'll be looking at excerpts
from the future already happened,
which presents some evidence that, well,
time might not work the way we think.
Yeah, and what's so intriguing about this topic is,
you know, we're moving beyond just speculation.
We're gonna be looking at actual scientific experiments
and documented experiences that suggest,
well, you know, the future might be influencing our present
in ways that we're only just beginning to understand.
Right, like it's already happening
and we just don't even know it.
Yeah, exactly.
Okay, so let's jump into one of the most fascinating
experiments from the material,
backwards-strawling photons.
So it describes this physics experiment
where scientists were measuring a photon in the future
and that measurement somehow amplified
its presence in the past.
Right, it's like cause and effect happening in reverse.
Whoa, that's crazy.
I know, it's mind-boggling.
This experiment, well, it sort of delves
into this concept of retrocausality,
which suggests that an action in the future
can influence an event in the past.
So to put it simply, it challenges, you know,
the traditional linear view of time
where the past influences the present
and the present influences the future.
I see, so instead of like a straight line,
we might be looking at something more like a loop or a spiral
where past, present, and future are like all interconnected
and can potentially influence each other.
Exactly, and while this idea is,
while it's still hotly debated, you know,
in the scientific community,
the implications of retrocausality are huge.
It suggests that our understanding of time
and maybe even reality itself might need
like a radical overhaul.
Yeah, it's a lot to process.
But if the future can influence the past,
what does that mean for our everyday lives?
I mean, are there any practical examples of this
that we can relate to?
Well, you know, think about the concept of pre-sentiment,
like that feeling you get, you know?
It's actually been studied in labs.
Researchers have found that our bodies
sometimes react to emotional stimuli, wait for it,
before we even consciously perceive them.
Oh, wow, you mean like having a physical reaction
to something before you even see it?
How is that even possible?
I know, right?
That's the fascinating part.
Studies have shown that physiological responses
like electrodermal activity and pupil dilation
can occur a few seconds before a person
has shown an image designed to, you know,
elicit an emotional response.
So it's like our subconscious is picking up
on cues from the future and our bodies reacting
before our conscious mind even catches up.
Yeah, it's wild.
Yeah, it's pretty wild.
But if our bodies can have these precognitive responses,
what about our minds?
I mean, we've all heard those stories
about people having dreams that later come true.
Yeah, precognitive dreams are definitely
a captivating aspect of this whole thing.
One theory proposed by author and researcher Eric Wargo
suggests that dreams might actually be messages
from our future selves.
The challenge, of course, is recognizing these dreams
as precognitive before the event has occurred.
Right, because like in hindsight,
it's easy to connect the docs and say,
oh, I dreamt about that.
But how can we distinguish a precognitive dream
from a regular dream in real time?
That's a question that J.W. Dunn, a British engineer,
he tried to answer this back in the early 20th century.
He documented his dreams really meticulously
over a long period and compared them to events
that happened in his waking life.
And what he discovered was that many of his dreams
contained accurate details about future events,
some mundane, some significant.
So he was basically keeping a dream journal
and looking for patterns and connections to his daily life.
What kind of details did he dream about?
Everything, really, from specific conversations
he would have to news stories he would read,
even seemingly trivial things like receiving
a particular letter.
What's fascinating about Dunn's work is that it suggests
that we all might have precognitive dreams,
but we just dismiss them as like random imaginings.
He believed that within our minds, time might not be linear
and we might be constantly processing information
from both the past and the future.
That's an interesting idea.
It makes you wonder if those fleeting thoughts
and feelings we dismiss as just random noise
might actually be glimpses into the future.
And it's not just in dreams, right?
Some researchers think precognition can happen
while we're awake too.
Like, have you ever had that feeling of knowing
who's calling before you even look at your phone?
Exactly.
It's like the future bleeding into our present awareness.
We often write them off as coincidences,
but maybe there's something more.
Yeah, I've totally had those moments
like I'll think of someone and then bam,
they call their text right afterward.
It's always a little freaky,
but I usually just brush it off as coincidence.
We tend to dismiss these experiences as just, you know,
mere chance, but what if they're pointing to a deeper
connection between like our minds
and the fabric of time itself?
What if our thoughts aren't just confined
to the present moment, but can like ripple through time,
influencing events that haven't even happened yet?
There's a lot to think about for sure.
And it makes you wonder like about free will.
If the future can influence our thoughts and actions
in the present, do we really have control over our choices?
Or are we just playing out a script that's already written?
That's a big question, right?
And it's one that's puzzled, you know,
philosophers and scientists for ages.
There's this study by neuroscientist Benjamin LeBitt
that really throws a wrench into the whole free will debate.
His experiments, they show that there's actually
measurable brain activity initiating an action
before we're even consciously aware
of making the decision to act.
So our brains are already making the move
before we even consciously decide to do it.
That's kind of hard to grasp.
What does that mean for our sense of agency,
like our belief that we're in control of our lives?
Yeah, it's heavy stuff.
LeBitt's findings have caused a lot of controversy
and debate with some people, you know,
interpreting them as evidence against free will.
They argue that our conscious experience
of decision making is just an illusion,
a story we tell ourselves after the fact.
But others propose that, well,
LeBitt's experiments might actually point
to the possibility of retrocausality,
suggesting that information from the future
might be influencing our brain activity in the present.
Okay, so instead of our brains acting on their own,
they might be receiving signals from our future selves,
kind of guiding us towards certain choices.
That's a really fascinating
and maybe a little unsettling idea.
Well, it definitely challenges, you know,
our conventional understanding of how time
and consciousness work.
But if we entertain the idea
that the future can influence the present,
it opens up some really interesting possibilities.
For example, what if we could intentionally access
information from the future,
not just through like random dreams or premonitions,
but through, you know, a more focused effort?
That's where remote viewing comes in, right?
Right.
I've always been curious about remote viewing.
It's often portrayed in movies and TV shows
as this kind of psychic espionage,
but I've never really understood how it's supposed to work.
Right, remote viewing at its core
is the ability to perceive information
about a distant location or event
without using the traditional five senses.
Like imagine being given a set of coordinates
or a target description,
and then you're asked to describe what you see,
feel, or sense in your mind's eye.
So it's like mentally traveling to a different place or time
and gathering information based on your perceptions.
Yeah, exactly.
And what's remarkable is that remote viewers
have been able to provide really accurate descriptions
of places they've never physically been to,
including places that didn't even exist yet
at the time of the viewing.
Wait, so they're not just seeing distant places,
they're seeing into the future.
How is that even possible?
That's the million dollar question.
Remote viewing experiments are often conducted
under very rigorous protocols
to eliminate any chance of fraud or prior knowledge.
Participants are typically given only a codename
or a random set of coordinates,
and they have to describe what they perceive
without any prior information about the target.
And the results in many cases have been,
well, pretty compelling.
So are you saying that our minds are capable
of like transcending both space and time
to gather information from the future?
That's a pretty wild idea.
It definitely challenges our conventional understanding
of reality, but if we consider the possibility
that consciousness is not bound by the limitations
of the physical body or linear time,
then these seemingly extraordinary abilities
might not be so far-fetched after all.
It's a lot to take in.
This is all incredibly fascinating,
but it also raises some ethical considerations.
Like, if we can potentially access information
from the future, what are the implications
for our choices and actions in the present?
Yeah, that's a valid concern.
If we start relying too heavily on,
you know, precognitive information,
do we risk becoming like passive observers
rather than active participants in shaping our lives?
Does it diminish our sense of personal responsibility?
These are complex questions that we need to grapple with
as our understanding of time and consciousness
continues to evolve.
It seems like the more we learn
about these extraordinary capabilities of the human mind,
the more questions we uncover.
Definitely.
It's a journey of exploration and discovery,
and the further we delve into the mysteries of consciousness,
the more we realize how much we still don't know.
So if remote viewing suggests
that we might be able to tap into future information,
are there any other practices or techniques
that might enhance our precognitive abilities?
One area that holds a lot of promise is lucid dreaming,
which is, you know, the state of being aware
that you're dreaming while you're still in the dream.
I've heard of lucid dreaming,
but I've never actually experienced it myself.
Is it something that can be learned?
Well, some people seem to have, you know,
a natural ability for lucid dreaming,
but there are techniques and practices
that can increase your chances of becoming lucid.
It's like training your mind
to recognize the subtle differences
between the dream state and waking reality.
And what's so special about lucid dreaming
in the context of precognition?
Well, imagine being able to consciously,
like, navigate your dreams to explore different scenarios
and even interact with dream characters.
It opens up a whole new world of possibilities
for accessing information and insights
that might not be available to our waking minds.
So instead of just passively receiving random dreams,
you could actively seek out information
or explore potential futures.
Exactly.
Some lucid dreamers claim to have received,
like, clear and accurate information
about future events while in the dream state,
and they describe being able to interact
with their future selves or to witness events
that later unfolded in their waking lives.
Wow, that's incredible.
It makes you wonder if lucid dreaming
could be a kind of conscious time travel,
allowing us to explore different timelines and possibilities.
It's a fascinating concept,
and while more research is definitely needed
to understand the full potential of lucid dreaming,
it certainly seems to hold, you know, a key
to unlocking some of the mysteries of time and consciousness.
It's like we're starting to realize
that the boundaries of reality are a lot more,
well, fluid and permeable than we once thought.
And if lucid dreaming can provide a window into the future,
what about those out-of-body experiences people report,
like astral projection?
Could that be another way to tap into this
nonlinear perception of time?
Yeah, astral projection is often described
as the sensation of leaving one's physical body
and traveling to different realms or dimensions,
and some believe that it's not just, you know, an illusion,
but a genuine experience of consciousness,
like transcending the limits of space and time.
So could astral projection potentially allow people
to access information from the future
or even to influence events that haven't happened yet?
Well, there are many anecdotal accounts
from people who practice astral projection,
describing, you know, really vivid experiences
of visiting future events, interacting with, you know,
beings from other realms, and even influencing outcomes
in their waking lives.
While mainstream science is still skeptical,
the sheer volume and consistency of these reports
suggests that there might be more to this phenomenon
than we currently understand.
It's almost like our understanding of consciousness
is still in its infancy.
Like if we can experience things like lucid dreaming
and astral projection, where does consciousness
even reside? Is it confined to our physical bodies,
or is it something much faster and more interconnected
than we can imagine?
That's the fundamental question, isn't it?
If consciousness can exist outside the constraints
of our physical bodies in linear time,
then our current understanding of reality might just be,
well, scratching the surface of a much grander
and more mysterious universe.
Yeah, it's like we're peeling back layers of reality
and discovering that our minds are capable
of so much more than we ever thought.
Right, and as we keep exploring these uncharted
territories of consciousness, well,
who knows what other extraordinary abilities
might be waiting to be unlocked.
It's exhilarating, but also a bit daunting
to think about all the possibilities.
But if we can potentially tap into the future,
maybe even influence it, it raises some important questions
about how we should approach this knowledge
and how it might impact our lives.
One of the biggest challenges with precognition, I think,
is the question of interpretation.
Even if we get a glimpse of a future event,
how do we know what it really means
or how to respond to it?
Dreams, premonitions, even those remote viewing experiences
that can be symbolic, open to lots of interpretations.
So it's not like seeing a clear cut vision of the future,
more like getting a piece of a puzzle
that we need to try to make sense of
in the context of our lives.
Exactly, and this is where discernment
and critical thinking are super important.
It's easy to get caught up in the excitement
of a precognitive experience,
but it's important to approach it with,
well, a healthy dose of skepticism
and to avoid making hasty decisions
based on a single glimpse of a potential future.
So how do we navigate this balance
between acknowledging the possibility of precognition
and not becoming overly reliant on it
or letting it dictate our choices?
I think it's important to remember that even if the future
is influencing our present, it doesn't negate our free will.
We still have the power to choose how we respond
to the information we receive, how we interpret it,
and how we integrate it into our decision-making.
So it's not about trying to control the future
or avoid certain outcomes.
It's more about using this knowledge as a guide,
a way to inform our choices and navigate life
with more awareness.
Right, precisely.
Precognition, in a way, it can empower us
to become more conscious creators of our own reality.
Instead of just being swept along by the currents of time,
we can learn to surf those waves,
making choices that align with our values,
knowing that those choices will ripple through time
and shape the future we experience.
That's a powerful way to look at it.
Instead of seeing the future is fixed,
we can view it as a field of possibilities
that we can influence through our choices
in the present moment.
Yeah, exactly.
And the more we cultivate this awareness,
the more we might find ourselves experiencing
those synchronicities, those meaningful coincidences
that seem to guide us along our path.
It's like the universe is sending us signals, messages.
And as we become more attuned to those subtle nudges,
we can make choices that lead us towards,
well, you know, a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
And perhaps as we continue to learn
and evolve our understanding of consciousness,
we might discover that precognition isn't, you know,
some rare ability, but a natural human capacity
that we can all tap into with practice and intention.
Well, that's all the time we have
for today's deep dive into precognition
and the nature of time.
We've covered a lot from, you know,
mind-bending physics experiments
to the possibilities of lucid dreaming
and astral projection.
It's been a fascinating journey,
exploring, you know, the frontiers of human potential
and mysteries of time.
And I hope it's left you with a sense of wonder
and maybe a desire to explore these ideas further.
We encourage you to reflect on your own experiences,
to pay attention to those intuitive nudges
and synchronicities that might be guiding you,
and to keep an open mind to the vast possibilities
that lie beyond the boundaries of,
well, our current understanding.
And remember, even if we can't fully grasp, you know,
the complexities of time and consciousness,
one thing's for sure, the choices we make today
shape the reality we experience tomorrow.
Thanks for joining us on this mind-expanding exploration.
Until next time, keep questioning, keep exploring,
and keep diving deep.