How to Interpret Dreams and Visions Perry Stone

recognize when it occurs. Every person, especially when young, spends time daydreaming. This can cause disruptive behavior during school hours, as the child is present in body but absent in mind. Children may be sitting behind a desk, and at the same time, mentally they are back home in the yard, perhaps splashing in their plastic swimming pool. This is not a vision but simply the imagination at work. The human mind has the ability to create images (the root word for imagination) and can, with a simple change in the brain, take you to any place in the world where you can shop at the finest boutique, dine in world-class restaurants, and rest under silk sheets—all without paying a dime! At the same time, a Spirit-filled believer can begin to meditate upon the Lord and pray while sitting at a desk, walking down a sidewalk, or lying in a bed. Suddenly the believer may sense a strong feeling that something is wrong. The weight of the thought presses into his or her spirit and creates a burden. As the person begins to pray, he visualizes a situation about which he knows nothing. As he further enters into deeper intercession, the believer realizes he is praying for a particular family member or a negative situation. Later, the situation he visualized is proven true. This is a form of a spiritual vision. This occurred many years ago when I was visiting in Oregon at a state park with an extinct volcano that was in the middle of a large lake. That afternoon I did a foolish thing, and instead of following the established walking trail to the boat dock, I went in the opposite direction and ended up on the back side of this extinct island volcano. I came to an opening where volcanic lava once flowed into the lake. It was as slick as glass, and I