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Dreamer Weighs Prophecy Against Coincidence After Cat's Five Kittens Foretold
A Reddit user posting to r/Paranormal asks whether years of vivid dreams that later came true amount to genuine clairvoyance.
THE INTERNET — A Reddit user posting to r/Paranormal has put a plain question to the board's readers: is the writer, possibly, a clairvoyant? The post, published in October 2026, describes a run of vivid dreams that the author says came true a few days after they occurred.
The author reports that this has gone on for years and that each instance was previously dismissed as sheer coincidence. Of late, the writer says, doubt has begun to creep in the other direction, and the possibility of picking up on future events can no longer be waved away.
The chief exhibit is a feline one. In 2020, according to the post, the author's pregnant cat was nearing her due date, and the author dreamed she gave birth to five kittens. Two of them, the writer says, appeared marked with red, which conveyed a distinct feeling that those two would not survive while the other three would.
The author states that the dream was related to a roommate eight days before the event. On November 1, 2020, the post continues, the cat delivered five kittens; two died prematurely and three were born healthy. The roommate, the author writes, was in complete shock.
The author adds that countless other dreams have come true in this way, though no further examples are offered. In a parenthetical aside, the writer also mentions frequently noticing unexplained shadows or movement at the corner of the eye, which is described as a story for another post.
The writer is notably even-handed about the matter, admitting to having always wanted to believe while repeatedly returning to the word coincidence. The post closes by inviting the opinions of fellow readers. At the time of writing, this newspaper has no verdict to offer, though it notes that the cat has not been consulted.