Hi,
I am glad I found this thread. I was going to ask you in another thread if you would elaborate on this personal story of yours. I'm glad you did, and glad I saw it finally.
Yes, I have had the type of vision you described about seeing her with your eyes open but in your mind's eye. The way you described her is the same way I'd describe the experiences I have had.
From my own experiences, I've had one such remarkable vision the same as you describe, and at the time I had it, the person who sent it had been thinking intently of me feeling the love and bond of our friendship. On another occasion with another person, I am not sure if he was thinking of me at the time I received the vision, but I later found out I have a strong spiritual connection with that person as well. In fact, I had a vision of him before even having met him! That was very remarkable in itself.
I'm sure that vision changed your life in some way, didn't it? My experiences with this type of spiritual experience changed my life too.
The way this vision just pops into your mind's eye so vividly and real, it's remarkable isn't it. The way you could see her smiling, giving you love, it's a feeling that's way more strong than the normal smile and look in the physical world isn't it. In my experiences, it's as if pure love, kindness, joy, and happiness were emenating in energy from the vision to me. Would you describe your vision the same way? Truly remarkable I would say, and more real than anything else.
She very well could have been thinking deeply about you at that moment. She wasn't necessarily in trouble, pain, or dying, probably just thinking fond memories about you or sending you love. And you got it! You two obviously have a very strong and intense spiritual connection, love, and friendship that has existed for who knows how long and it always will.
I believe we really have two relationships with people with whom we have this intense connection with. We have the physical relationship here in life, whether you are together or apart, but there is also the spiritual relationship that is never, ever "apart" from each other. We are always, always connected with this person spiritually...and it's as if we are living a life "there" alongside the one we live here.
In my mind it would make sense that one life would parallel the other, but this is not how it works. Don't ask me how it works because I cannot understand it! I only know how it exists.
Your story is so heartwarming yet heartbreaking that I could just cry. I'm a big lover and a big baby wrapped in one...show me a love story that "goes wrong" and I just fall to pieces.
But I "know" about this other existence we have alongside our own physical one...it's just hard to be focused here when you have to deal with the misery that life can bring.
Vicky