A while ago i got into shamanism, mysticism, all that. I bought a few books and learned a few things. For some reason I lost interest and completely change my life. I got a whole new set of friends, values, and ideals. Just recently however, I started comparing myself to people who haven't ventured into mysticism and have come up with a few questions. Do i really have some kind of premonition or am i just good at predicting what will happen next. Do i really have dreams before i fall asleep or is my imagination just running wild. And most importantly, did my studies in this area have anything to do with my lifestyle changes, or are those just natural.

I suppose no one can answer this question but you. Anyone who is exploring mysticism to any serious degree will have doubts and skepticism, and it's up to them to figure out whether these things have any validity.

Your post is a little vague, but I think you're asking whether or not mysticism affected you in any way. Once again, you have to ask yourself this, since we will never know you as well as you will know yourself. I would say for me after having mystical experiences I couldn't help but change my lifestyle/beliefs/values. I lost interest in drinking and trying to fit in with the crowd, but only as a result of an increased awareness of why I was doing it, as well as why others did it. I moved past staunch atheism as well, because of some of the things I saw.

People all over the world are experiencing such changes; it is completely natural. The masses have grown tired of living in distraction and are succumbing to a spiritual awakening, at least that is what I got from the Celestine Prophecy.

There has been a lot of heavy astrological stuff going on for the last week or so--things are calming down now.