I was at a very high level in a tall building with lots of glass windows looking onto the outside, and I was standing in front of an elevator. I began to get inside the elevator to go down to the ground floor, but changed my mind at the last minute. There were one or two people still in the elevator when it went down.

I was waiting for the next time to go down in the elevator when suddenly massive walls of water began pouring toward the building, splashing the windows even at the height we were at, and even surrounding the entire building. It was apparent that the building would be crushed by this wall of water, and I had that moment of certainty that the windows would be crushed and that I would be drowned. It was the moment of impact. There was no escape. I knew that to drown this way is to give up, for there is no use fighting an ocean.

I instantly had a bird's eye view of the seashore, and saw the people there being swallowed up by a giant wave. They were like little toys swept away by the water.

Back in my position in front of the elevator I immediately took the people on either side of me by the shoulders and shut my eyes in a prayer, saying something outloud along the lines of "God is with us in our moment of need" (really, just like that) and believed it. I shut everything else out of my mind at that moment.

Now, I am not a person who breaks into prayers at the drop of a hat or a bucket or anything else, although I do say a private prayer here or there. I haven't been to a church since childhood, and although I have been to buddhist gatherings, those were many years ago even so, perhaps 25 years ago. I do participate in buddhist prayers with family members, but that is not something that happens often for me, as I live far away from all my family members, just the facts. And others of my friends and family do their praying privately. Just the way it is in my life.

After saying this prayer, aloud, I found myself on a dry sidewalk someplace below, still in a city, as if I had been magically transported there. There was no water anywhere. I seemed to have no possessions and nowhere in particular to go. There were other people around, and all seemed semi-normal to me.

So, I wonder, if we are in the "otherworld" in our dreams, or after death, or while meditating, obe, whatever, and our thoughts do matter there....this might be an example of how the power of belief or positive thinking could affect our outcomes in some situations.

For example, it would have done me no good to "love" the wave as it devoured me and all others in its path. It would have done me no good to "hate" the wave, or to stand there fearing it (which I did, incidentally, because who wouldn't?).

What did seem to matter was the immediate belief, a strong belief, that a power greater than myself could and would be there to help, not just me but those around me. Perhaps that makes sense to someone today. Just thought I'd share.

...And another thing, if we do "retrievals" in our dreams occasionally, could this be one? I know of no other reason why I would single out the people next to me and speak aloud in such a way. It doesn't seem characteristic of me, in the way I see myself in waking life. I am helpful and positive as a matter of course, when I can be, but I'm no hero.

Thank you for your thoughtful interpretation and kind words.

If you were shown my name and this particular dream forum, yesterday morning, before I posted, perhaps my dream has a message for you. If, just the afterlife knowledge forum in general, I don't know...

But, I hope it gave you a good feeling, in either case.

Although I don't live near a coast, I visit places near the east and west coasts several times a year. My home is far enough not to worry about such things as tsunamis. It is quite possible that this dream is purely symbolic. Despite the subject matter, my repeating dreams of various types of personal "disasters" teach me a lot about myself and about how I see this world.

And, despite the subject matter, I awoke with a quite neutral feeling about the whole thing, but thought it might be an interesting read for someone. When I am moved to write, I do, whatever the consequences. I like the feeling of being animated by intuition. Don't you?

Thank you for thinking of me during your meditation, Recoverer.

Okay, thanks for mentioning it. So...why did the guide do that? Just being mysterious?

I live in a pleasant state of privacy, which is why I am quite careful about what I tell people about my location on a public forum....I would love to be more open about it, but there's no way to go back once you have divulged too much about your private life.

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No, not at all. A personal choice for the sake of simplicity in my life.

In parts of our world people are not taught to respect their privacy.

For example, if a person holds a job with responsibility to the general public, why would he or she throw their full name or location around on public forums?

If there is some good purpose for that, no problem. But life can be much simpler when such information is kept private.

These days a lot of people take you into their homes on U-Tube and show you all kinds of personal information about themselves. Might be good to think twice about that.

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Recoverer, you appeared in a dream last night. It was thoughtful of you to wait until I had finished my meal in the dream to come over and collect me for a visit with you. But, I kind of wished you would have come over sooner in the evening to talk. I was a little nervous because the drive to where you wanted to end up was a little long. I don't know if you have a brother, but it seems like you were going over there, wherever that was.

There was some kind of large meeting taking place in the beginning of the dream, business going on, so it took a while for us to meet up, but you were around towards the beginning and later on. Your appearance in the dream was a somewhat average, nice guy, healthy, not short, not terribly tall, perhaps brownish hair. My impression of you in the dream was of someone a little reserved, polite, but affectionate in your own way, meaning, you gave me a nice hug. Not someone to wave your arms around or be terribly animated. Oh, and you were wearing some squarish glasses. Probably, my visual on your appearance is not correct, but it was what it was.

Isee:

You didn't perceive me as being incredibly good looking and very brilliant, so I'd have to say that your perception of me wasn't accurate. Just kidding. 

I'm 6' 1", wear glasses at times, I am healthy, I am "the flattering comments you made," and have brownish hair. Reserved? I guess it depends upon the situation. While at work I joke around quite a bit. Not that I'm a social butterfly while at work.

Justin:

Thank you for your comments. In person you are not "Mr. Yang." You have a very humble approach. It is clear that you are dedicated to the higher good.  But why did you give our waitress such a hard time after she gave me a bigger portion? Just kidding.

Thanks for the reply, Ralph. That's something I should have realized, that a building could float, and under some circumstances -- fly? Who knows? I appreciate the reminder.