Oneiromancy
From The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom)
Oneiromancy is a form of divination based upon dreams; it is a system of dream interpretation that uses dreams to predict the future.
Dreams occur throughout the Tanach as omens or messages from God. Jacob dreams of a ladder to heaven; his son Joseph dreamed of his future success, additionally intrepreting the dreams of the Pharaoh of Egypt. King Solomon conversed with God in his dreams. Daniel (from the Book of Daniel) also interpreted dreams.
Aristotle and Plato both discuss dreams in various works. Artemidorus gives a list of authors mentioned in his Oneirocritica, the longest of the ancient dreambooks. All of the referenced works are lost, but fragments are preserved in Artemidorus and other ancient authors. wrote an edition of Artemidorus Oneirocritica in addition to his own. Achmetampsychus was the pseudonymous author of a number of divinatory, magical and medical works, including an Oneirocriticon.
Oneiromancy is also used as a type of magic in the Dungeons & Dragons game, which influences, interprets or alters dreams, and also has an effect on the fictional Plane of Dreams, or Dreamscape.
External links
- Galen, On Diagnosis in Dreams translated by Lee T. Pearcy (Medicina Antiqua)
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Interpretation of Dreams, covering classical and biblical dream interpretation
- Encyclopaedia Iranica. Persian dream interpreation, pre- and post-Islamic
- "Oneiromancy", the complete text of Jean Bottero's essay on Mesopotamian dream divination. Seminal.
- Dream Interpretation Resources, from Ancient Astrology and Divination on the Web (Tim Spalding)
- The Streams Institute for Spiritual Development, in-depth training programs in Dream Interpretation
- Maljonic's Dreams, Dream Interpretation and Spiritual Development.
--Angel 15:51, 25 May 2006 (CDT)
