Religious Visions

I've had two religious visions when I was much younger.

The first was seeing a great stone and crystal city bathed in golden light that rose to a tower too bright to look at. (I was about 6 years old in church at the time)

The second was seeing something standing over me with me floating a few feet over the couch I was sleeping in with a demon sucking out my soul. (I was about 18)

 

When I was a young child, after I had first taken communion, I had a dream/vision where I was standing in hell. Needless to say, it was not a pleasant experience. The next day I woke up and drew it and the next Sunday I presented it to the pastor. It was actually one of many things that began to lead me to feel that the religion of Christianity was corrupt and irreparable. After that it was like I could actually feel the presence of hell within people. And I noticed that some people caused other people to be in this hell. Fortunately, I was also left with a feeling of connection, as if there was always this presence of love and protection in the air. Even to this day these two feelings follow me everywhere. I am filled with such rage by those who invoke hell in their fellow man and whenever I feel helpless I can turn to that presence of protection and gain wisdom and hope. They certainly have a religious/spiritual connotation to them, but they seem completely natural to me.

 

I don't think I ever had a vison in that sense but sometimes I think I can see fate in the works, little things that most pass for cowincedence means alot to me... I see that alot.

 

ditto

 

A few years ago I was standing in the crowded foyer of a church waiting for my kids to come out of the Sunday school class. Other members of my family were standing around too and we were all casually chatting.
I glanced across the room and my eyes zeroed in on a woman. She was standing in a circle of people like I was. Suddenly she started shaking and trembling and then fell to her knees weeping. I didn't move but was totally transfixed on her. Her heart was breaking and her spirit was desperate. She covered her face and was rocking back and forth as she grieved.
Like a slap in the face I was jolted back when my kids came running up.
I quickly greeted them and then turned back to the woman.
She was standing in her group looking absolutely normal.
I think I was given a vision of a very, very deep part of her. I got the feeling I got a glimpse of what God sees.
I never went back to that church and never saw the woman again.
I was confused at first wondering why I'd see something like that even though I was unable to help her. I realized later that the vision was strictly to help and teach me. It helped a lot.

 

I haven't had any visions as in suddenly going from a normal wakeful state to something else entirely, but I have had dreams with a recurring symbol: tornadoes. In the dream they've never been a negative idea. Everyone else around me is freaking out, but I want the tornado. It's always precluded by pictures and associations of normal tornadoes (bunch of wind, destruction...) but the image itself is always completely different. It's like the power of a tornado made solid, and its dripping/flowing/growing down, kind of like an icicle. I can feel the sheer power in it, and always long to reach out and let it grow into me, but I've never been given that opportunity. the first time, I woke up with it 6 inches (13cm) away from my hand, the second time, it had barely touched my foot (I don't understand why, but in the dream I was inside being forced [<- very specific word choice] to get under protection, and it was my foot that was facing the tornado) I felt what was like a slight pinch in my foot, and I woke up. I still long for a dream where I actually get to touch the tornado and let it do its thing to me.

As you can see I have a very strong affinity with the element Air, these dreams, my magickal name (wind of the night), my very disposition. I really want to find out what happens with this tornado.

 

Would this be about a power greater than yourself or being a part of a power greater than yourself?

 

huh? if your asking about the relation between me and the power in that tornado, I have no idea. I haven't been able to make anything of this. I've tried meditation, tarot, pendulum divination, oclumancy (I haven't tried astrology, and I couldn't give you a date for these dreams. if I have one again, I'll make sure to record a chart.)

 

I asked because the image you described seemed to me to be a tangible source of power.

 

what? a little more in depth explanation would be nice. in the dream, yes it's very tangible, but irl, I'd more think of it as an icon for a spiritual force out there, not anything corporal.

 

I didn't want ot imply anything into your dream, so I only mentioned what came to mind while reading.

I mean tangible in the sense of existing in some way, not necessarily solid form, yet you described it as "It's like the power of a tornado made solid, and its dripping/flowing/growing down, kind of like an icicle.", so I visualised this as being fluid, more like a waterspout.
As well, you wished to be a part of it, letting it "grow into" you, so I wondered if this was an external force or your own internal self-power which you wanted to be a part of you.

 

oh, got 'ya (btw, imply or add into the dream as much as you like, if I don't like your insight, I'd just ignore it). either way, I have no idea what it is if its internal or external, and have yet come across something that would tell me.

 

I experienced a bright golden light above me in the middle of the night. I remember 4 entities being represented in the light. There was also a table with jewels and a crown. I remember being strongly impressed that I could choose to leave my earthly life and join 'them'.

I wish I could remember more. This was over 20 years ago...I was 5 or 6 when it happened.

For years I yearned and prayed for another vision, something to make sense of it, to make it more real to me.

I don't know what to make of it. Did I create the vision?

 

I didn't have a vision but I had a strong sense of God's presence.

It was at a religious retreat... and I felt it when we were sharing our deepest (and saddest) stories.

I don't think it counts. Oh well.

 

I have never had spiritual visions. However, I have had moments when I knew that something spiritual was at work; I have felt the presence of one of my grandmothers before (she passed away years ago). I have also had times where I have felt an older version of myself has inhabited my body for a short period of time. I have also had moments when I felt something needed to be communicated to me: I listened.