Back to Elizabeth Smart, bringing it back up...

Wednesday, November 6, 2002 Posted: 8:16 PM EST (0116 GMT) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (CNN) -- FBI agents arrested an 18-year-old man in Charleston, South Carolina, Wednesday who allegedly claimed to have kidnapped Elizabeth Smart and who was demanding $3 million for her return.

I'm glad someone is open-minded on the subject of dreams and such. When I had that dream some months ago, I told my husband about it because he knows about my dreams, as do other family members. I had that one while taking a nap in the afternoon, and when I woke up I felt exhausted. The last time that happened the thing I dreamed came true that night. So there are people who know about my dreams.

My husband suggested I call the Salt Lake City police, but I was very reluctant to do so because they probably get lots of crack-pot calls and probably thousands of "psychic" calls. Well, I went ahead and did call. A woman answered and I told her about my dream and how I've had such dreams before, so she had me e-mail the dream. I did, and I haven't heard back. It was so vivid and I even smelled paper-mill smell. It took place in Pittsburg, a place I have never been to, and I found out they do have paper mills there. It may be nothing, but it has bugged me ever since because what if she is there and could be saved?

I know! I figured they probably get tons of calls such as the one I made concerning dreams. I still remember it very vividly, and I should probably write it down so I don't forget, although I tend to always remember those dreams. That was the first time I had ever called the police on something like that. Usually my dreams deal with ordinary situations that don't have much significance. I did dream the pope got shot the night before he got shot (a few years back!) and I dreamed about a volcano that blew up in Fiji and the locals didn't want to evacuate. That was around the same time period the pope got shot. Normally those dreams have to do with things in my own life though.

Last summer, on Aug. 18, I had a really sad experience. I had a Siamese cat whom I dearly loved, he was 3 1/2 years old and he was really special in that he'd follow me around the house like a dog, and would always come to me when I'd call him and he loved to sit on my lap, and would look me strait in the eyes and just purr away and butt his head against me. He was also so goofy and funny. He was also a real talker. I adored him.

That afternoon I took a nap, and I dreamed I asked (to whom I'm not sure), "What will happen to (my cat) after he dies?" and the voice answered back, "He's a spirit just like WE are and so he'll go to the same place!" The "voice" was comforting and acted like he'd be okey. I woke up and told my husband of my wierd dream and wondered why I would dream such a strange thing. The cat was a housecat and never went outside. Well that night he actually snuck out the front door, and these 2 killer dogs that were roaming the area (we live in rural Alaska) came out of nowhere and when I went out right after him to retrieve him, the two dogs were on him and killed him. It was horrible. The city finally caught the dogs and had them put down because they had threatened people and had attacked other dogs and pets which I didn't know about at the time.

I don't know what it all means or why I have those dreams, but otherwise I am a fairly normal person! I still miss my cat though and I don't think I'll ever run across one as special as he was. We buried him in the front yard.

I still think about my Elizabeth Smart dream and wonder if she was taken to Pittsburg. It was a very detailed dream, she was drugged and taken to a place where you could smell a paper mill, and there were other young girls being held captive there. I do wonder if anyone else has dreamed that she is/was in Pittsburg.

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.