10,000 dreams interpreted-第1节

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10；000　Dreams　Interpreted



by　Gustavus　Hindman　Miller







‘‘In　a　dream；　in　a　vision　of　the　night；　when

deep　sleep　falleth　upon　men；　in　slumberings　upon

the　bed；　then　he　openeth　the　ears　of　men　and

sealeth　their　instruction　that　he　may　withdraw

man　from　his　purpose；　and　hide　pride　from　man。''

Job　xxxiii。；　15。









PREFACE。





‘‘Dreams　are　rudiments　of　the　great　state　to　come。

We　dream　what　is　about　to　happen。''BAILEY；





The　Bible；　as　well　as　other　great　books　of　historical　and

revealed　religion；　shows　traces　of　a　general　and　substantial

belief　in　dreams。　　Plato；　Goethe；　Shakespeare　and　Napoleon

assigned　to　certain　dreams　prophetic　value。　　Joseph　saw

eleven　stars　of　the　Zodiac　bow　to　himself；　the　twelfth　star。

The　famine　of　Egypt　was　revealed　by　a　vision　of　fat　and　lean　cattle。

The　parents　of　Christ　were　warned　of　the　cruel　edict　of　Herod；

and　fled　with　the　Divine　Child　into　Egypt。



Pilate's　wife；　through　the　influence　of　a　dream；　advised　her　husband

to　have　nothing　to　do　with　the　conviction　of　Christ。　　But　the　gross

materialism　of　the　day　laughed　at　dreams；　as　it　echoed　the　voice　and

verdict　of　the　multitude；　‘‘Crucify　the　Spirit；　but　let　the　flesh　live。''

Barabbas；　the　robber；　was　set　at　liberty。



The　ultimatum　of　all　human　decrees　and　wisdom　is　to　gratify

the　passions　of　the　flesh　at　the　expense　of　the　spirit。

The　prophets　and　those　who　have　stood　nearest　the　fountain

of　universal　knowledge　used　dreams　with　more　frequency　than

any　other　mode　of　divination。



Profane；　as　well　as　sacred；　history　is　threaded　with　incidents

of　dream　prophecy。　　Ancient　history　relates　that　Gennadius

was　convinced　of　the　immortality　of　his　soul　by　conversing

with　an　apparition　in　his　dream。



Through　the　dream　of　Cecilia　Metella；　the　wife　of　a　Consul；　the　Roman　Senate

was　induced　to　order　the　temple　of　Juno　Sospita　rebuilt。



The　Emperor　Marcian　dreamed　he　saw　the　bow　of　the　Hunnish　conqueror

break　on　the　same　night　that　Attila　died。



Plutarch　relates　how　Augustus；　while　ill；　through　the　dream

of　a　friend；　was　persuaded　to　leave　his　tent；　which　a　few　hours

after　was　captured　by　the　enemy；　and　the　bed　whereon　he　had　lain

was　pierced　with　the　enemies'　swords。



If　Julius　Caesar　had　been　less　incredulous　about　dreams　he　would

have　listened　to　the　warning　which　Calpurnia；　his　wife；

received　in　a　dream。



Croesus　saw　his　son　killed　in　a　dream。



Petrarch　saw　his　beloved　Laura；　in　a　dream；　on　the　day　she　died；

after　which　he　wrote　his　beautiful　poem；　‘‘The　Triumph　of　Death。''



Cicero　relates　the　story　of　two　traveling　Arcadians　who　went　to

different　lodgingsone　to　an　inn；　and　the　other　to　a　private　house。

During　the　night　the　latter　dreamed　that　his　friend　was　begging　for　help。

The　dreamer　awoke；　but；　thinking　the　matter　unworthy　of　notice；　went　to

sleep　again。　　The　second　time　he　dreamed　his　friend　appeared；　saying　it　would

be　too　late；　for　he　had　already　been　murdered　and　his　body　hid　in　a　cart；

under　manure。　　The　cart　was　afterward　sought　for　and　the　body　found。

Cicero　also　wrote；　‘‘If　the　gods　love　men　they　will　certainly　disclose

their　purposes　to　them　in　sleep。''



Chrysippus　wrote　a　volume　on　dreams　as　divine　portent。

He　refers　to　the　skilled　interpretations　of　dreams　as　a　true　divination；

but　adds　that；　like　all　other　arts　in　which　men　have　to　proceed

on　conjecture　and　on　artificial　rules；　it　is　not　infallible。



Plato　concurred　in　the　general　idea　prevailing　in　his　day；

that　there　were　divine　manifestations　to　the　soul　in　sleep。

Condorcet　thought　and　wrote　with　greater　fluency　in　his　dreams

than　in　waking　life。



Tartini；　a　distinguished　violinist；　composed　his　‘‘Devil's　Sonata''

under　the　inspiration　of　a　dream。　　Coleridge；　through　dream　influence；

composed　his　‘‘Kubla　Khan。''



The　writers　of　Greek　and　Latin　classics　relate　many　instances

of　dream　experiences。　　Homer　accorded　to　some　dreams　divine　origin。

During　the　third　and　fourth　centuries；　the　supernatural　origin

of　dreams　was　so　generally　accepted　that　the　fathers；　relying　upon

the　classics　and　the　Bible　as　authority；　made　this　belief　a　doctrine

of　the　Christian　Church。



Synesius　placed　dreaming　above　all　methods　of　divining　the　future；

he　thought　it　the　surest；　and　open　to　the　poor　and　rich　alike。



Aristotle　wrote：　　‘‘There　is　a　divination　concerning　some　things

in　dreams　not　incredible。''　　Camille　Flammarion；　in　his　great　book

on　‘‘Premonitory　Dreams　and　Divination　of　the　Future；''　says：

‘‘I　do　not　hesitate　to　affirm　at　the　outset　that　occurrence　of　dreams

foretelling　future　events　with　accuracy　must　be　accepted　as　certain。''



Joan　of　Arc　predicted　her　death。



Cazotte；　the　French　philosopher　and　transcendentalist；　warned　Condorcet

against　the　manner　of　his　death。



People　dream　now；　the　same　as　they　did　in　medieval　and　ancient　times。



The　following　excerpt　from　‘‘The　Unknown；''＇1＇　a　recent　book

by　Flammarion；　the　French　astronomer；　supplemented　with　a　few

of　my　own　thoughts　and　collections；　will　answer　the　purposes

intended　for　this　book。





＇1＇　‘‘From　‘The　Unknown。'　　Published　by　Harper　&　Brothers　Copyright；

1900；　by　Camille　Flammarion。''





‘‘We　may　see　without　eyes　and　hear　without　ears；　not　by　unnatural　excitement

of　our　sense　of　vision　or　of　hearing；　for　these　accounts　prove　the　contrary；

but　by　some　interior　sense；　psychic　and　mental。



‘‘The　soul；　by　its　interior　vision；　may　see　not　only　what　is

passing　at　a　great　distance；　but　it　may　also　know　in　advance

what　is　to　happen　in　the　future。　　The　future　exists　potentially；

determined　by　causes　which　bring　to　pass　successive　events。



‘‘POSITIVE　OBSERVATION　PROVES　THE　EXISTENCE　OF　A　PSYCHIC　WORLD；

as　real　as　the　world　known　to　our　physical　senses。



‘‘And　now；　because　the　soul　acts　at　a　distance　by　some　power　that　belongs

to　it；　are　we　authorized　to　conclude　that　it　exists　as　something　real；

and　that　it　is　not　the　result　of　functions　of　the　brain？



‘‘Does　light　really　exist？



‘‘Does　heat　exist？



‘‘Does　sound　exist？



‘‘No。



‘‘They　are　only　manifestations　produced　by　movement。



‘‘What　we　call　light　is　a　sensation　produced　upon　our　optic　nerve

by　the　vibrations　of　ether；　comprising　between　400　and　756　trillions

per　second；　undulations　that　are　themselves　very　obscure。



‘‘What　we　call　heat　is　a　sensation　produced　by　vibrations　between　350

and　and｛sic｝　600　trillions。



‘‘The　sun　lights　up　space；　as　much　at　midnight　as　at　midday。

Its　temperature　is　nearly　270　degrees　below　zero。



‘‘What　we　call　sound　is　a　sensation　produced　upon　our　auditory　nerve

by　silent　vibrations　of　the　air；　themselves　comprising　between　32；000

and　36；000　a　second。



　。　。　。　。　。　。





‘‘Very　many　scientific　terms　represent　only　results；　not　causes。

‘‘The　soul　may　be　in　the　same　case。



‘‘The　observations　given　in　this　work；　the　sensations；　the　impressions；

the　visions；　things　heard；　etc。；　may　indicate　physical　effects　produced

without　the　brain。



‘‘Yes；　no　doubt；　but　it　does　not　seem　so。



‘‘Let　us　examine　one　instance。



‘‘Turn　back　to　page　156。@@@



‘‘A　young　woman；　adored　by　her　husband；　dies　at　Moscow。　　Her　father…in…law；

at　Pulkowo；　near　St。　Petersburg；　saw　her　that　same　hour　by　his　side。

She　walked　with　him　along　the　street；　then　she　disappeared。

Surprised；　startled；　and　terrified；　he　telegraphed　to　his　son；

and　learned　both　the　sickness　and　the　death　of　his　daughter…in…law。



‘‘We　are　absolutely　obliged　to　admit　that　SOMETHING　emanated

from　the　dying　woman　and　touched　her　father…in…law。　This

_thing　unknown_　may　have　been　an　ethereal　movement；

as　in　the　case　of　light；　and　may　have　been　only　an　effect；

a　product；　a　result；　but　this　effect　must　have　had　a　cause；

and　this　cause　evidently　proceeded　from　the　woman　who　was　dying。

Can　the　constitution　of　the　brain　explain　this　projection？

I　do　not　think　that　any　anatomist　or　physiologist　will　give

this　question　an　affirmative　answer。　　One　feels　that　there　is

a　force　unknown；　proceeding；　not　from　our　physical　organization；

but　from　that　in　us　which　can　think。



‘‘Take　another　example　（see　page　57）。@@@



‘‘A　lady　in　her　own　house　hears　a　voice　singing。

It　is　the　voice　of　a　friend　now　in　a　convent；　and　she　faints；

because　she　is　sure　it　is　the　voice　of　the　dead。

At　the　same　moment　that　friend　does　really　die；　twenty　miles

away　from　her。



‘‘Does　not　this　give　us　the　impression　that　one　soul　holds

communication　with　another？



‘‘Here　is　another　example　（page　163）：@@@



‘‘The　wife　of　a　captain　who　has　gone　out　to　the　Indian　mutiny　sees　one　night

her　husband　standing　before　her　with　his　hands　pressed　to　his　breast；

and　a　look　of　suffering　on　his　face。　　The　agitation　that　she　feels　convinces

her　that　he　is　either　killed　or　badly　wounded。　　It　was　November　14th。

The　War　Office　subsequently　publishes　his　death　as　having　taken　pl