But it can happen close to or long after a person has died. In her research, she has concluded that four factors characterize a visitation dream:
1. The people in your sleep when you have visitation dream look like they did when they were alive, although often healthier or younger.
2. The deceased often says something about how they are now, for example, that they are fine.
3. The message in the dream is experienced more telepathically than in the form of physical presence.
4. The dream is often calm and organized, almost harmonious.
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