recurring characters in my dreams

[respect_the_fro]

Fairly frequently and for about 5 years now ive been dreaming of a group of people ive never met, but who are obviously my friends. Today i met someone who i dreamed about last night...im not kidding here, it could coincidense, or it could be magik...

[Rar1013]

Kewl...have u ever heard of lucid dreaming.....reoccuring dream characters are big in lucid dreaming....i have a 'group' that i hang out w/ at night sometimes in my sleep...that have been present for years....:) you should see the movie called 'waking life' it's all about lucid dreaming and will explain it all to u.....:)
lucid dreaming......
KEEP IT ALIVE.............................
Keep it surreal..........

[aje]

Do these characters appear only in your dreams or do they ever come up in your normal thoughts?