Have you ever been in a grocery store or buying gas and seen someone, a complete stranger, yet suddenly you feel like you know them or even odder knew them?
Its a bit different than when you think you see someone you know but aren't sure. Its like on one hand your brain knows that you have not ever met the person, yet there is a sense of belonging or connection emotionaly to the stranger. I know this sounds nuts, there must be someone out there that has this happen to them too. I have even spoken to them like to ask Do I know you? Or felt the pull to talk to them and then there gone and its over and your left with a disturbing feeling that something non earthly just happened, something speacial. I believe that we do know these people that come randomly into our lives that stand out from the others. Perhaps before we got here, somplace else maybe we were friends in some way or who knows, its not easy to explain what this is like. \
It hasn't happened that much to me, over 42 years maybe 12 times or so, waitresses or clerks or a nurse when I was hospitalized, random and fleeting. I heard someone on a train the other day mention this subject to a friend and I knew exactly what they were describiing but the friend did not and teased the guy about it. Poor guy, should of talked to me about it. Maybe some of us get this and some never have it , Why? Anyway, please let me know what you think, then maybe the next special one that I bump into wont make me feel crazy.

The world we see around us is physical and evident, the other world around us is spirtual, immense and somewhat evident. We all have a spirit, which is infintely more aware of
all things. It can communicate with the other spirits of other people, that is why you sense a familarity. If you approach that person, you will be amazed at what purpose there is in your encounter.
I had the same kind of encounter with a gentleman in a McDonald's, where he had the same feeling of familarity as I did. Our long conversation led to our ancestry in Romania, and we discovered we had the same relatives. We were distant cousins!
There is so much we don't know, but it's exciting to explore and discover these things.


Edit: Removed redundant quote.
-Disinterested

well just today while i was in walgreens i saw this old lady and felt like i seen here before some where.

That happened to my husband and I. We met online and talked for many months before finally agreeing to meet up as friends. When we met it was like we'd known each other for ever, and within two weeks we were living together and married within 6 months. We often prompt each others sentences, dream similar dreams and most of the time we know exactly what the other is thinking. I believe that if someone is on the same psychic wavelength as you there is a connection instantly the moment you meet, although a lot of people don't realise this when it happens and describe it as an "odd feeling". I feel that everyone is psychic to some degree.

I've had this same type of experience many times, except that when it happens to me I always feel like that person is hurting. The people I've approached when I've had this feeling were all strangers, but they would reveal their deepest hurts to me after talking for only a minute or two. The other strange thing is that every one of them reveals to me that they have been sexually abused in the past, and the majority of them say that they've never told anyone else and they don't know why they're telling me. It's a very strange thing when it happens, but I'm glad that I'm able to help them.

It is true that you can have amazing and immense connection with a stranger. But that doesn't mean that they are supposed to become your husband in all cases, especially if they are on the other side of the world. If somebody already has a husband and the soul-buddy has a girlfriend, for example, then they are probably meant to be soul-friends for life and helpers on your spiritual journey. They are teachers to your soul just like many other people in your life can be. They can become best friends but it can sometimes be mistaken for something more than that, which can put pressure on all aspects of their lives, sapping their energy, and could end up making them sick. Recognising the lessons for what they are can heal the confusing situation.

The universe tests us. And it will never throw anything at us that we cannot handle. Stand in your own personal energy and power. Trust that your own journey, and the universe, will unfold. It is all happening perfectly. Give each other space, time and respect, and try not to rush the lessons. They will show when the timing is right...

Sometimes people mirror the emotions and problems we have and they come into our lives to be helped.

Other times people come into our lives who mirror our gifts, those people can both be teachers to one another.

I didn't mean for it to sound as if I thought that everyone who had such a connection should start a relationship, I apologise if it sounded misleading, and I agree completely with what you say about soul-friends and spiritual helpers. One instance is my best friend. I met her nearly 20 years ago now, and although we are as different as chalk and cheese we have a bond which none of our friends and relations can understand, this bond was established the very first day we met each other at school, and has survived through the years. Although we now live over 100 miles apart we "know" when the other needs our help and our friendship is stronger than ever.

yea that happed to me a few times its realy weird its like you new them from a past life or before life begen or you had a dream about them.

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!! Someone who knows what Iam talking about!!!!!!!

Yes, it happened to me today, during my lunch break. WEIRD

I was ordering food and glanced at this woman. We made eye contact for sometime, longer then usual. I got my food and made eye contact again. I sware we were thinking of the same thing, and it wisent sexual at all but more like we know each other. WEIRD

There was this theory I read about decions made in your mind. For example if you thought of buying candy at the store it actually happens in a parallel universe. In that universe you met a person at the store and had conversed with or him or her.

Now when you see that person some time in the future you will think "hmm I know you" and so will they (perhaps)

Here is a link about twin souls. If one soul could split, then it makes sense that each soul could split again, and so on and so on.

http://www.crystalinks.com/twinflames.html

(Thanks to Yelekiah whose link from another thread had this as a cross-reference.)

Actually yes...I had that experience with a few people all of whom I have stayed friends with, some that I have never met face to face...its happened with 3 people over the internet and we are now good friends. It does happen tho doesnt it!

love peace and serenity
jill

It is very true, it definitely does happen. I have many a story about it, although I prefer to keep them in my heart.

I just met eyes with an elderly woman in the supermarket, and she looked at me and smiled. Same type of connection. It is like you already know all about them.

I think that part of life's journey is to actually connect with people, and share bonds of the heart and spirit. In this way, a type of telepathy or empathy can occur and the bond of love connects the two hearts, and sometimes you can sense when they need help, etc. We call it Mother's Intuition when the woman knows her child is in need or danger.

yea i get ya

The problem is why does it happen?

My theory is thus:

Our brains are run on electrochemicals. Its a well known fact that we all give out pheromones which are chemical substances secreted all animals which influence the behaviour of other animals of the same species it is said, ie human to human, chimps to chimps, dogs to dogs etc! (I diagree with this stance though as it has been often recorded that Bulls, dogs and other animals can smell the fear in humans .and so give chase) this is just a genral example ok.

When we meet other people, dependant on the pheromone given off, and likewise the pheromone response of the other person...it could mean we hate them or like them. When we meet other people then would it not be possible for our pheromones to give away something about the person that we (on a subliminal level that we like, understand or know?)

I read a long time ago about a pair of twins seperated at birth that became good friend. They met up while on holiday, they reported to have felt as if they had always known each other. After years of being best mates they found they were sisters!

How strange is that?

There is much that we do not comprehend of the brain and also of its functionality, that unknown quantity can lend doubt into the way that we as a species behave toward one and another. If you think back to the days before language smell would have played an important part in social grouping.
Dogs sniff each other to find out all kinds of information we are animals that now have speech. However, we are just animals all the same so the main question we should be asking is.......how does smell influence the interaction of others?

This is not to say that the theory is correct per se, however it is food for thought ?

love peace and serenity
jill

It's weird, but it's not unusual. We're all spawned from the same seed remember? We all have a spiritual connection to someone or other. It may seem prolific, but it's true.

i know this is a old topic but it happens to often ill see someone and ill feel a connection ill go up and ask if there name is something and theyll say yes and ask me how i knew that they think im a stalker or something but i think there is someting special to do with that person

I know what you mean. Just yesterday me and my cousin were getting soda and the guy from the counter knew where my cousin worked when she quit and what her full name was and she didnt even know him physicly yet she thought she knew him.

Mabie your just checking them out and you wish you knew them. j/k

Yes, There is something special about them. But WHAT? I truly get the feeling when this happens and its not often maybe only once in 2 years or so, that I do know the other person very well in some long ago place before here or something. It sounds out there and Iam certainly not one to believe in too much out there stuff, but this is one that is real and I know it for sure. When I pass,, I wonder, will I get to see these other people and find out what it was all about and how I knew them?

Only theory that I have been given to this that sort of makes sense in a crazy way was given to me by my late grandmother, she told me when I first started having this experience that these special people here were in another lifetime of mine in the same reality as me , I worked with them, or maybe neighbors, or friends, wives, brotheres, bosses and on and on. Perhaps even enemies. Past lives would invovle alot of us going around and around and we may bump into them here and now, feel a connection and a feeling of I know you, but cant place the face because the face has changed in this life.
Whatever it is , it is a neat little oddity of life that Iam glad Iam not the only one experiencing. Thanks for the post, even when a thread is older its still nice when someone posts and you see it pop up again.

This is interesting . . to be honest, I've never heard of this before. I've never had a 'connection' with a stranger(s), I really don't connect with people to well. Hmm . . . . I don't even connect to my family.

That has been happening quite frequently of late.
I'll meet someone and we click right off the bat like we knew each other our whole lives. Strange phenomenon to experience. I do believe in reincarnation, which may explain the strange bonds people can get.

I had a really weird experiance with a girl in Amsterdam about 6 years ago.
In a bar some Italian girls joined us on a table as the place was packed.
There was one girl who I instantly recognised,she didnt speak a word of English and I dont speak Italian but I recalled laughing and joking with her,like we'de met many times before.It was impossible though.It wasnt just visual either,she didnt really resemble anyone I knew,her presence around me was so familiar.Like a best friend who you havent seen for ages.
It was weird because her friends translated that she recognised me too,but it was a bit confusing with the language barrier.We tried chatting for about an hour and then she left me,out of my life forever.....
It was like meeting a family member,almost like love at first site but it was more than that.
Weird.
I meet alot of people who I instantly like and connect with but this was different.

Your post reminded me of something:

I moved to the States a while ago from Italy (my relatives and family still live there though), and I remember talking to my step-uncle on the phone to set up a day where I could meet him, because he was in America on a business tour. I ate at a resturant with him, and he called me something really funny - I can't remember what it was exactly, but it wasn't Italian. I asked him what he meant, and he said he didn't know, and he didn't know why he called me that in the first place. It made me think as if I knew him spiritually, even though I've only seen him three times in my whole life. Odd.

I have met someone online who I have never met in real-life and we have shared some amazing co-incidences and experiences. I don't think it has anything to do with pheromones, but it is more like a spiritual bond. It is very hard to find out what the reason is, but past-lives could definitely be the answer.

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Yes your right...pheromones in a close encounter perhaps but over the net..well...its happened to me too...funny how personalities come out in words...Mmmm! Very strange...however, one must be careful as sociopaths are prolific in manners and often pull the wool over peoples eyes....be safe! Good point tho!

what if you feel a very strong connection to someone that is so strong it goes beyond anything and that person feels it to but doesnt "get it" or is unsure? i have had this happen to me hundreds of times but this one is very different i can feel it, it is something more, its driving me nutts. i have never felt such a strong connection to someone before and before you say " oh its just a little crush" its not ive had those and this is totally different its wierd. it wont go away and i know that the other person feels it too but i think they dont know what to do or i am totally wrong and the other person cant feel anything?? if so why me?????!!! thanx

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This has happened me. I met someone about a year and a half ago on a spiritual forum (not this one). There are just too many coincidences/synchronicites for it not to be looked at. We share the same birthday, right down to the year, however as we got to know each other, we discovered our due dates were also the same. Despite the fact that we are on opposite ends on this planet Earth, the connection is quite profound. We have both talked about the fact that perhaps we knew each other in a different life time. I would liken it to love, but not sexual. We are hoping to meet up in the not too distant future. I see it as a gift that has been sent my way. At first, the similarities were both mind blowing and yet discerning too, however over time, we have both learnt to embrace it. The connection is so deep that I feel I cannot put it into words, as no words would do it justice, to try and describe the deep connection we share.

This has happened to me. About 3 years ago, I met a guy at a party, and I swore I knew him from somewhere, but I didn't. It was the first time we'd met. We ended up together for about a year - I saw photos of him growing up and I was and am sure I knew him from somewhere. We spoke about it, and we could not find a link anywhere. I did not know this guy before I met him. Before we got together, I thought he was a bit of a creep, but he won me over. He ended up cheating on me, and messing me about a lot. It really affected me for a very long time. We had an amazing relationship (I thought). I guess this could be the universe teaching me a lesson. Go with your initial instincts or something. But yes, it's a time I'd rather not re-live. THANKS UNIVERSE!

I also experienced something similar, meeting someone who I was instantly connected to, it ended badly but somehow I feel I will always be connected to them.

this sounds to me like past lives of ppl who knew eachother

If time flows both ways like a river then perhaps it is simply a case of like attracts like combined with knowing that you do know this person...in the future. Not that a river actually flows both way but it can be traversed both ways even though going upstream takes more energy than simply flowing downstream which requires none besides staying on course. In other words maybe we can just see whats down the river which would be the feeling of this person we just met not being a stranger.

hmm... no. I wish it happened to me. But it does not.

Well with my current girlfriend, it feels like Ive known her all my life, when In fact Ive only known her 2 weeks! its strange, but nice

I like your comment, Clovis ~ perhaps we could say 'consciousness' instead of time flowing forward and back
(the mind not being restricted by time) And would also like to add ~ 'Soul Recognition', or something like that ~ as I believe that
we have 'Soul Contracts' prior to our incarnation (just MY take on things)

i had a dream explaining this one.


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we are but one mind perceiving life from all angles some angles have a better view and allow you to see things you dont realize or more so dont want to realize.

i personally see what common ground we have before a word is spoke.

the more ground the more familiar one is.

I know exactly what you mean. I wrote a song about it like a month ago. Hope you like it!
-SisterMoon
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Jen
Written by Amy Childers
©Twenty-Seven Productions 2008

Jen where've you been?
It's been a long time.
The same jade around you.
The same sparkle in your eye.
Seems like we spoke centuries ago.
Seeing love and believing more.
We both know we were never alone.

Go now
See yourself as you always were and forever shall be
Times in harmony
Believing what you know you saw and cannot conceive
Seeing your present memory... wasn't just a dream

Jen remember when
You saw me in your mirror?
Same jade all around me.
The sparkle much more clear.
Seems like the lights still a'glow
Seeing beauty in simplicity
We both know that we'll always grow.

Go now
See yourself as you always were and forever shall be
Times in harmony
Believing what you know you saw and cannot conceive
Seeing your present memory... wasn't just a dream

The magic we've created never fades
Same soul in the back of our mind
Crazy how time has changed
But we forever stay the same

Go now
See yourself as you always were and forever shall be
Times in harmony
Believing what you know you saw and cannot conceive
Seeing your present memory... wasn't just a dream

Jen we'll meet again
It's just a matter of time
When the past wraps back around
We'll sprout wings and fly

Histories intertwine
To show us why
Time flies by
And we still try

Yeah this has happened to me a few times too, always starnge places like the original poster noted. Both men and women. To me, it feels EXACTLY the same as when I experience deja vu. It has to be soul memory of some sort, or like he says, linked with reincarnation. Probably knew each other in a past life, and the souls remember it.....creating that crazy feeling in the conscious mind. Maybe you are supposed to meet in this life, maybe not.

But here's an odd one from me. Now don't take this as a romantic implication, as I am with someone, and have been for several years. Perfectly happy, I actually believe she is my soulmate.....anyway....a few years ago, before I was with her, this experience was happening to me with this girl (yeah she was cute but that's not the point lol), and it occurred SEVERAL times. Like I just kept seeing her, all over town. Totally weird. We made eye contact each time, and I could tell she was having the same reaction I was. You know, THAT reaction...the whoa....what...feeling. Saw her at a book store. At a gas station. In her car. A restaurant...finally it was like....wtf......last time it happened I actually just quickly turned around and left. Now I wonder, since I ran into her more than once like that, was I supposed to talk to her? I mean, that was REALLY odd. Had it happen with different people too, but only once. That was so crazy.

WTF
i just thought of this today randomly at burger king
some lady walks by and im like
wow i feel a connection with her
maybe i was like best friends with her in a past life
....amazing...

By your description of events, you (whether you realize it or not) may be an empath. A person that can feel what others do, without them verbally telling you what is wrong. Also (if you believe in this) you may project a warm, caring personality through your aura's energy. Most people fail to realize that the sixth sense is predominant when assessing whether or not a person or situation is a beneficial or hazardous.
Just something to think about.
Take Care

Not really a connection, but I find I can often read people's intentions before they act. Though I'd put it down to being good at picking up on body language than something paranormal.

Some people are just better at spotting the signs than others I guess.

I'm not so sure if this is same thing, but the word chemistry comes to mind, here is one of my personal experiences that I can't explain.
I was a regular customer at this very busy convenient store on my way to work. There was a lady from INDIA who just bought the store & she would work there-ring up customers during the day, I would come in and buy my usual every day things in the evening.. smile at her never (not once saying a word to her)... I noticed (immediately) a closeness with this woman that I can NOT put into words. It was so apparent to me, that I noticed this closeness to her from that first moment I saw her. I felt as if I KNEW this woman, somehow, someway, and in a very familial type of way.. not friendly type of way but blood..crazy, but mother-daughter best way I can explain it and No, she is NOT my mother, or could be my mother-


A few weeks after she bought this store an armed assailant entered the store and shot her five times point blank, walking around the counter to shoot her the last three of the five times in her face. She hit the floor, but wasn't dead as the offender thought. A customer walked in, & found her lying there and rushed her to the hospital.

She lost an arm, and some of her face.

within that week I had flowers sent to her house by this small flower shop (she lived directly behind the store I'd heard). I didn't put a name on the card or an address- nor did the flower shop ask for my information, I simply told her on the note with flowers that my thoughts & prayers were with her.

She returned back to the store a month or so later. The first time, I walked into the store after she returned, she came walking from around the counter arms opened wide, smiling, hugging me & saying something in that language, telling me thanks for my prayers, thoughts, and flowers-- (her son (?) had to translate.) I didn't understand a word.
How did she know? There was absolutely no way she could have known it was me.
When I asked her how she knew, he translated her answer back to me, her heart told her it was me she said. So, it was confirmed then that I wasn't the only one with this feeling of closeness to this stranger, she felt the same way too, apparently.

theres this girl i see every once in awhile walking around in my school, we always have eye contact for a long time. I feel as if i have known her for a long time when i have never even talked to her, its a strange feeling but i know what your talking about. I have only gotten it with her but its weird.

Shankpin, that is a really beautiful story. I am glad to hear that many people feel this way, and that it is more common than I had believed.
Too bad most of these stories don't end happily...

edit; typographical errors aplenty.