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A dream I had several times when I was young has stayed with me. I would lay in my bed and I was aware of someone coming up the stairs. I couldn’t move my body though I could my eyes. I would see an Indian Chief (someone akin to sitting bull, definitely a North American plains Indian) slowly float to the end of my bed, or to either side, that usually differed. He would put his arms out over me and I would begin to float up, still unable to move. His details what I can remember of them were that he was pale whit(ish). Every part, including his clothing. Just as if he was doused in milk. Anyways, I would be under his control floating like a wood board. He would lead me beyond my bed and down the hall. Just before the steps I would come to and wake up. I did have pretty bad asthma then, and it would be no surprise if I had difficulty breathing during those dreams. But always always the same one. Strange.

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So fascinating! Thank you for sharing your dream. I can’t help comparing your dream to the floating man I dreamed of.

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Strange isn’t it? The floating part. Dreams, my dreams, never have feet feeling the ground. Even when running, there’s never the ankle twist or the toe jamming. And never footsteps either, mine or anyone else’s.

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Nov 2, 2022Liked by Minna

I once woke up in the middle of the night and there was an old bald man in a red farmer's flannel shirt watching me. I wanted to scream when I opened my eyes, but nothing came out of my mouth. I stared at hım in the darkness until he slowly stared to fade away backwards and finally dissappeared. 🤯 True story

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Thank you for sharing this. I wonder if you experienced a lucid dream — with the inability to speak. I remember having dream paralysis a few times and trying to shout but nothing happens. How scary and frustrating it must have felt to see the man in the red flannel shirt!

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Nov 6, 2022Liked by Minna

It was very real, he Was there, but one thing to take into concideration is that I fell asleep in a room where there was a fire burning in the fireplace. I might have been inhaling some unhealthy toxins. Well it spooked me out anyway.

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That’s a very interesting theory, about the smoke from the fireplace. Definitely no wonder this experience remained with you!

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