Vision collector: the man who used dreams and premonitions to predict the future
After the Aberfan disaster in 1966, psychiatrist John Barker collected 76 premonitions related to the event. This led to the creation of a Premonitions Bureau with journalist Peter Fairley, influenced by JW Dunne's work on predicting the future through dreams.
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In 1966, after the tragic Aberfan disaster in Wales, psychiatrist John Barker became intrigued by premonitions and dreams related to the event. He collected stories from individuals who had foreseen the disaster, receiving 76 responses. Examples included a man dreaming of the word "ABERFAN" and a woman envisioning a coal avalanche. Barker found 22 premonitions described before the disaster occurred, leading him to believe precognition was not uncommon. This interest in premonitions led to the creation of a Premonitions Bureau by Barker and journalist Peter Fairley, where readers could submit their dreams for analysis. Barker's work was influenced by earlier studies on precognition, such as JW Dunne's book "An Experiment With Time," which explored the concept of predicting the future through dreams. Dunne's theory of serialism and encouragement for individuals to document their dreams for analysis had a lasting impact on the study of premonitions. The Aberfan disaster and subsequent investigations highlighted the mysterious nature of precognition and its potential prevalence in the general population.
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