User blog comment:SnakeTongue237/A Recent Experience With Sleep Paralysis/@comment-26268104-20161118000126/@comment-4849011-20161124005147

That's an intelligent and insightful response. "Dreams, in general, tend to be reflective of your recent experiences and what's 'on your mind a lot'." I agree. A lot of hopes and fears come to the surface in dreams.

I think the Ganzfeld Effect, or something like it, has been offered by some as the reason people see visions while staring into a crystal ball. Their eyes and mind grow bored from lack of visual stimulation, so they create their own visual input. I probably worded that awkwardly, but I think you know what I mean.