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déjà vu déjà vuWhat is déjà vu? What does it mean in plain English? Does it denote experiencing an extreme form of a very common mental illusion? Alternatively, is it something like experiencing a sudden sensation of loosing balance that may be followed immediately by an intense sense of familiarity? I have been told that each of us have had a sense of déjà vu at one time or another, a feeling that this has happened before whether we can remember it or not! Is it really “a weird, occult sensation of having experienced the identical situation before in some prior time or existence”, as described by Joseph Heeller? (Catch-22) What relationship it has with a sudden feeling of vertigo and what follows immediately after an attack from vertigo? Is it true that the feeling of déjà vu often happens when people are relaxed and in familiar surroundings? Anyone can participate in the discussion that may or may not take place here though all are invited to please participate.           |
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Fine tuned intuition is a gift from the divine. Abracadabra 
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Good afternoon, Carolyn, Thank you so much, Carolyn, my friend for stopping by my blog page after such a long time. Hope all was well with you during the period you were unable to leave your thoughtful comments on my blogs! You are right when you say that females are more likely to understand and trust in deja-vu because females are more apt to trust in their instinct. It is more applicable to you as you have been favored with a divine power that can prepare you for something that may happen in future. I always wondered how one can know an outcome of an event before it happened. It can only happen when one is favored with a divine power. I know someone else who has such power to tell the outcome of an event yet to happen! I shall surely look for delightful surprises to happen each day in my life as expressed by you at above. I do not know why I now trust that something wonderful may happen in future no doubt! Take care and stay well and cheerful always, Carolyn. Your friend look
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Fine tuned intuition is a gift from the divine. You are absolutely correct that it is fine tuned intuition and is a gift from the divine. Best wishes,Star. Take care.
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Good afternoon,Deborahsu, Thanks for liking the blog ,deborah. I believe that it is better for us to forget something bad or unwanted that happened in the past in our life. It helps us to live a peaceful and tranquil life. Wishing you all the best. Take care.
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Yes, a couple of times in the past, I've been in situations where I feel that I've 'walked this road before'.... kind of just a nebulous aura. Hmmmm.... Regarding your comment to Deborahsu..... I find that as much as I try to remove past mistakes, bad events, or unwanted happenings from my mind, those are the ones that sometimes seem to come back to haunt me when my mind won't shut down before sleep. Oh well............. Such is life! 
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Yes, a couple of times in the past, I've been in situations where I feel that I've 'walked this road before'.... kind of just a nebulous aura. Hmmmm.... Regarding your comment to Deborahsu..... I find that as much as I try to remove past mistakes, bad events, or unwanted happenings from my mind, those are the ones that sometimes seem to come back to haunt me when my mind won't shut down before sleep. Oh well............. Such is life! Oh yes.......such is life! You are absolutely correct, Rocketship. However, we have to accept it as it comes by! We must try to forget the past mistakes, pains and sorrows that still haunt us from time to time! What else can we do to remove them other than accepting the inevitable unless and until we are provided with a gift of divine power! Have trouble free tomorrows, Rocketsdhip! Take care and remain cheerful.
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Having suffered attacks of vertigo, I can't say I ever equated deja vu with vertigo.......... but looking back, when experiencing deja vu, there is a quick unsettling physical feeling. I think it is one of those phenomena that cannot be truly defined or understood, but is recognized when it happens. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Déjà vu is a french combined words, it means seen before. Just as: Déjà entendu, Déjà lu, Déjà senti, and so on. These are combined words. The word " Déjà " is an adverb, and "vu" is the past participle of the verb to see. So, "Déjà vu" means "seen before".Whether in a dream, in an illusion, as a feeling or visually seen. It's an intuitive experience that has happened and can happen to anyone any time. When it occurs, it seems to spark one's memory, of a place where one has already been, a person already seen, or an act already done. It is a signal to pay special attention to what is taking place, perhaps a specific recall in a certain area or complete what is not yet finished. A tendency to recognize something already seen, imagined or experienced. They can take place anywhere, at any time and with anyone. It is a sort of remembrance of an experience or a strange feeling that in some way one has already experienced what is happening now: The phenomenon also is known as promnesia. Promnesia is the illusory memory of having experienced something before. Pro "before" + mnesia "memory". Which is different from Amnesia the total or partial loss of memory. Déjà vu has nothing to do with Vertigo. Whereas Vertigo is often caused by damage or disease in the inner ear. It's a sensation of whirling motion, a tendency to fall, a loss of balance, they are associated also with various disorders. Besides, Déjà vu is written as is but there is no dot between Dé and jà. And lastly, the feeling of Déjà vu, can or may happen when one is in a familiar surrounding, it depends on the the sight, the similarity of people, the acts and the talk or the discussed topic. I hope my long explanation is not so boring as I did my best to clarify the topic. Sorry for my lengthy comments. Enjoy a nice time, a good evening and hagd tomorrow.
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Beth is absolutely right on (merci)!! Since my background is French, I can tell you that this expression is used quite often and I've had a few of them. A prime example of one specific time (quite recently), I was in a mall & upon walking into a store, I saw someone who suddenly gave me that Déjà vu feeling... also, I've been in places where I could have sworn I had seen before (in a past life???) ....
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Having suffered attacks of vertigo, I can't say I ever equated deja vu with vertigo.......... but looking back, when experiencing deja vu, there is a quick unsettling physical feeling. I think it is one of those phenomena that cannot be truly defined or understood, but is recognized when it happens. Perhaps vertigo has nothing to do with Déjà vu feelings. I have to agree with what you have said about it at above because I know what happens when someone suffers from vertigo attacks. I have also suffered from vertigo attacks more than once in the past, but could never tell what happened to me during the duration of the attacks! Maybe, you have rightly stated that Déjà vu is one of the phenomena that can not be truly defined or understood but is recognizable when it happens! Thanks, Mrs. Joe for your kind participation. I appreciate. Take care and stay well. Best wishes.
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Déjà vu is a french combined words, it means seen before. Just as: Déjà entendu, Déjà lu, Déjà senti, and so on. These are combined words. The word " Déjà " is an adverb, and "vu" is the past participle of the verb to see. So, "Déjà vu" means "seen before".Whether in a dream, in an illusion, as a feeling or visually seen. It's an intuitive experience that has happened and can happen to anyone any time. When it occurs, it seems to spark one's memory, of a place where one has already been, a person already seen, or an act already done. It is a signal to pay special attention to what is taking place, perhaps a specific recall in a certain area or complete what is not yet finished. A tendency to recognize something already seen, imagined or experienced. They can take place anywhere, at any time and with anyone. It is a sort of remembrance of an experience or a strange feeling that in some way one has already experienced what is happening now: The phenomenon also is known as promnesia. Promnesia is the illusory memory of having experienced something before. Pro "before" + mnesia "memory". Which is different from Amnesia the total or partial loss of memory. Déjà vu has nothing to do with Vertigo. Whereas Vertigo is often caused by damage or disease in the inner ear. It's a sensation of whirling motion, a tendency to fall, a loss of balance, they are associated also with various disorders. Besides, Déjà vu is written as is but there is no dot between Dé and jà. And lastly, the feeling of Déjà vu, can or may happen when one is in a familiar surrounding, it depends on the the sight, the similarity of people, the acts and the talk or the discussed topic. I hope my long explanation is not so boring as I did my best to clarify the topic. Sorry for my lengthy comments. Enjoy a nice time, a good evening and hagd tomorrow. Thank you so much for trying to make me understand diligently what is meant by the French term Déjà vu and also what it is. I should also thank you for taking the trouble to answer all my questions one by one again diligently! However, kindly permit me to say that I shall perhaps never understand what Déjà vu feelings are unless and until I have such feeling at least once in my life time! Until then, I shall have to remain satisfied with reading articles published on the subject and readily available on the net. By the by Lisa, I may confirm that there was no intention on my part to put a dot in between Dé and jà intentionally .It was nothing but a typo happened while I was busy looking for the right color fonts. Anyway, I stand corrected. May I also take this opportunity to thank you for participating in the discussion and also for lending your valuable time. Have a wonderful time with your friends and especially with Emily, your beloved daughter. Take care and be safe on the road while driving. Wishing you all the best.
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Beth is absolutely right on (merci)!! Since my background is French, I can tell you that this expression is used quite often and I've had a few of them. A prime example of one specific time (quite recently), I was in a mall & upon walking into a store, I saw someone who suddenly gave me that Déjà vu feeling... also, I've been in places where I could have sworn I had seen before (in a past life???) .... Yes, Beth seems to be more than correct. Moreover, she has taken considerable time to answer all my questions one by one. It was very kind of her. Thanks for sharing your Déjà vu feelings that you have had in the recent past. Meantime, thanking you so much for taking part in the discussion. I appreciate! Take care, dear Frenchsalsa and always remain cheerful.
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