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Déjà Vu
Déjà vu is usually described as a feeling that one has somehow experienced the current circumstance before somewhere, sometime, though the circumstance seems apparently new. The feeling of déjà vu is highly prevalent and most individuals experience it at least once, if not multiple times in their lives.
The experience follows directly from the
Principle of Reflection which states that patterns manifested in matter are reflections of patterns within Being. As long as a given pattern within Being subsists, its outer manifestations tend to repeat, even across 'lifetimes'. Experiences of these externally manifested patterns are available within the subconscious as memories and are often projected into dreams as a narrative. Therefore when an individual comes across a physical manifestation of a pattern that is current, a sympathetic response can be triggered in the subconscious and a sensitive individual can get the feeling of déjà vu.
But if this is so, then many a physical event should trigger this feeling, which is not the case. In most people the subconscious effect of deeply ingrained memories and patterns, is to be attracted or repelled from people or situations for 'unknown' reasons. In many cases of déjà vu however, a pattern recently projected into dreams becomes a prelude to the actual experience and thus reinforces short term memory. These memories are more easily retrieved and require less sensitivity on the part of the individual if time lapse has not been significant. Since these recalled memories are somewhat fragmentary in nature, the individual is left with a strong feeling, 'I have somehow experienced this before'.