Precognitive dreaming

Precognitive dreaming
Peter has a vision of himself exploding.
Originally held by:	Angela Petrelli
Absorbed by:	Peter Petrelli
Ability to:	See the future through dreaming

Precognitive dreaming is the ability to see the future through dreams.

Characters

• Angela Petrelli possesses this ability.
• Her son Peter has absorbed this ability from her (Genesis).

Limits

In order to see and dream the future, this ability requires the user to be unconscious. It is not known, however, if the user can activate this ability at will: the only known examples of Angela using this ability is a dream she had while riding in a taxi (The Butterfly Effect), while Peter has unknowingly accessed this ability several times.

It is not clear whether or not this ability allows the user to see the present or the past. Peter claims he dreamt about Nathan's accident as it happened (Genesis), but it is possible that he was dreaming the very near future.

There appear to be slight differences between the dream and the actual events. Whether this is related to inexperience, the future being changed, how far in the future the event takes place, or simply a natural consequence of the power is unknown.

The amount of detail users of this ability are able to retain after waking up is unknown, albeit both Angela and Peter seem to remember their dreams.

Examples

• 
  Angela awakens from a dream.
• 
  Peter also had his own dreams.

See Also

• For other uses of dream, see dream (disambig).
• For the similar ability to paint the future, please see precognition.
• For a summary of the visions caused by this ability, please see Angela's dreams or Peter's dreams.

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Precognitive dreaming for fan-created theories and other speculation.