willissuspended，orpassivetoexternalstates。Amanwholivesonlyonthesensualplanewillreceivehisknowledgethroughthesenses，andwillnot，whileinthatstate，receivespiritualimpressionsorwarningdreams。
　　Menandwomenrarelyeverdegradethemselvessolowthatthesmallvoiceofthedesertdoesnotbringthemamessage。SodomandGomorrah，vilewiththedebaucheryofanamelesscrime，werenotdesertedbytheangelofloveuntilthefirewhichtheyhadlightedintheirsoulshadconsumedthem。ThewallsofJerichodidnotfalluntilRahab，theharlot，hadbeensavedandtheinmateshadheardforseveraldaystheram’s-hornandthetrampofJoshua’sinfantry。
　　TheevangelistJonah，theSamJonesofHebrewtheology，exhortedtheadulterousNinevehmanytimestorepentancebeforeitfell。
　　David，whileintoxicatedwiththewineoflove，fromlanguishingintheseductiveembraceofthebeautifulbathingnymph，Bathsheba，heardthevoiceofNathan。SurelyGodisnorespecterofpersons，andwillspeaktoallclassesifthepeoplewillnotstiffentheirnecksorhardentheirhearts。
　　Womendreammoreoftenandmorevividlythanmen，becausetheirdreamcompositionislessinfluencedandalliedtoexternalenvironments。
　　Alldreamspossessanelementofwarningorprescience；
　　somemorethanothers。Thisisunknowntothemany，butisknowntotheobservingfew。Therearemanypeoplewhohavenonaturaltasteformusic，andwhodonotknowonenotefromanother。Therearealsothosewhocannotdistinguishonecolorfromanother。Totheformerthereisnoharmonyofsound，andtothelatterthereisnoblendingofcolors。
　　Theyareheardandseen，butthereisnoartisticrecognitionofthesame。Stillitwouldbeabsurdtosaytoeitherthemusicianortheartist：yourartisfalseandisonlyanillusionofthesenses。
　　Onemanapparentlyneverdreams；anotherdreamsoccasionally，andstillanothermorefrequently；noneattempttointerprettheirdream，ortoobservewhatfollows；therefore，theverdictis，“Thereisnothingindreams。”Schopenhaueraptlysays：“Nomancanseeoverhisownheight……
　　Intellectisinvisibletothemanwhohasnone。”Thefirstisliketheblindmanwhodeniestheexistenceoflight，becausehedoes20
　　notperceiveit。Thesecondandthirdresemblethecolor-blindman，whoseesbutwhopersistsincallinggreenblue，andviceversa。
　　Afourthmanseesinadreamafriendwalkinginhisroom；
　　thevisionissovividheinstantlygetsupandstrikesamatch。Aftermakingsurethereisnointruderabouttheroomhelooksathiswatchandgoesbacktobed。Thenextdayhereceivestheunwelcometidingsthathisfrienddiedattheexactmomentofthevision。
　　Atanothertimehehearsinhisdreamafamiliarvoicecryoutinagony。Soonhehearsofashockingaccidentordistressingillnessbefallingtheonewhosevoiceherecognizedinthedream。2
　　Thethirdman，alreadyreferredto，hasaboutthesamedreamexperiences，butcallsthemstrangecoincidencesorunconsciouscerebration，etc。
　　Again，thefourthmandreamsofwalkingthroughgreenfieldsofcorn，grassorwheat。Henotesaftersuchdreamsprosperousconditionsfollowforatleastafewdays。Healsonotes，iftheareaoverwhichhepassesisinterspersedwithrocksorotheradversesigns，goodandbadfollowinthewakeofthedream。Ifhesucceedsinclimbingamountainandfindsthetopbarrenhewillaccomplishhisobject，butthedealwillproveunprofitable。Ifitisgreenandspring-likeinappearance，itwillyieldgoodresults。Ifheseesmuddywater，sickness，businessdepressionorcausesforjealousymaydevelop。
　　Anightmaresuggeststothedreamertobecarefulofhealthanddiet，torelaxhiswholebody，tosleepwithhisarmsdownandkeepplentyoffreshairintheroom。
　　Hesumsuptheforegoingwithathousandsimilardreamincidents，andisledtobelievecertaindreamspossessanelementofwarning。
　　Therearethreepuretypesofdreams，namely，subjective，physicalandspiritual。Theyrelatetothepast，presentandfuture，andareinfluencedbypastorsubjective，physicalandspiritualcauses。Thelatterisalwaysdeeplyprophetic，especiallywhenitleavesavividimpressionontheconsciousmind。Theformer，too，possessesanelementofwarningandprophecy，21
　　thoughthetruemeaningishiddeninsymbolsorallegory。Theyareduetocontingentmentalpicturesofthepastfallingupontheconsciousmindofthedreamer。Thusheisbackattheoldhome，andfindsmotherpaleandaged，orruddyandhealthy，andthelawnwitheredorgreen。Itallaugurs，accordingtotheaspectthepictureassumes，illorgoodfortune。
　　Physicaldreamsaremoreorlessunimportant。Theyareusuallysuperinducedbytheanxiouswakingmind，andwhenthisissotheypossessnopropheticsignificance。
　　Dreamsinducedbyopiates，fevers，mesmerismandillhealthcomeunderthisclass。Amanwhogamblesisliabletodreamofcards；ifhedreamsofthemindeepsleepthewarningistobeheeded；butifitcomesasareveriewhilehesleepslightlyheshouldregarditasworthless。
　　Suchdreamsreflectonlythepresentconditionofthebodyandmindofthedreamer；butasthepastandpresententerintoshapingthefuture，thereflectionsthusleftonthewakingmindshouldnotgobyunheeded。
　　Weoftenobservemattersofdressandexteriorappearancethroughmirrors，andwesoonmakethenecessaryalterationstoputourbodiesinharmonywithexistingformalities。Then，whynotstudymoreseriouslythementalimagesreflectedfromthemirrorofthesouluponourmindsthroughtheoccultprocesseswithinus？
　　Thirdly，thespiritualdreamsarebroughtaboutbythehigherselfpenetratingthesoulrealm，andreflectinguponthewakingmindapproachingevents。Whenweputouranimalmindandsoulinharmonywithourhigherselfwebecomeonewithit，and，therefore，onewiththeuniversalmindorwillbybecomingapartofit。Itisthroughthehigherselfwereachtheinfinite。Itisthroughthelowerselfwefallintothewhirlpoolofmatter。
　　Thesedreamsareapartoftheuniversalminduntiltheytranspireinthelifeofman。Afterthistheygotomakeapartofthepersonalsoul。Whateverhasnottakenplaceinthemind，orlifeofman，belongsexclusivelytotheimpersonalmind。Butassoonasamanlivesorseesathing，thatthinginstantlybecomesapartofhissoul；hence，theclairvoyant，ormindreader，neverperceivesbeyondthepersonalego，asthefuturebelongsexclusivelytoGodortheuniversalmind，andhasnomaterial，subjectiveexistence；therefore，itcannotbeknownexceptthroughthechannelsofthehigherself，which22
　　istheTruthortheWordthatisconstantlystrivingtomanifestitselfthroughtheflesh。
　　Ourpsychicalresearchpeoplegiveusconclusiveproofofmentaltelepathyortelegraphybetweenfiniteminds。Thuscommunicationsorimpressionsareconveyedmanymilesfromonemindtoanother。Thisphenomenoniseasierwhenoneorbothofthesubjectsareinastateofsomnambulenceorasleep。
　　Inthoughttransferenceormindreadingitisabsolutelynecessarytohaveapositiveandanegativesubject。Throughthesamelawthatmentalimpressionsaretelegraphedfromonefinitemindtoanotheramanmayplacehimselfinharmonywiththeinfinitemindandthusreceivetrueandhealthfulwarningsofcomingevilorgood。Homer，Aristotleandotherwritersoftheancientclassicsthoughtthisnotimprobable。
　　Thestatesman，thepoet，thephilosopheroftheBiblewereunanimousinattachingpropheticsignificancetodreams。Hasthelawofetherealvibrationsundergoneanyrecentchangestodebarormolestthecommunionofthesoulwithitsspiritualfather，anymorethanithasdebarredcontactwithitsmaterialmotherorenvironments？
　　Weonlyunderstandthegreatlawsofnaturebyeffects。
　　Weknowthatvegetationplantedinnativesoilandproperlyattendedwithlight，heatandmoisture，willgrowandyieldacertainspeciesoffruit。
　　Wemayinferhowitdoesthis，butwecannotexplaintheprocessoftransformationanymorethanwecanexplainwhycertaintropicalbirdsareburnishedwithglowingcolors，andthatotherbirdsunderthemurkyskiesaregrayandbrown，whileintheArcticregionstheybleach。
　　Insleepwesee，withoutbeingawakened，theangrylightningrendthemidnightclouds，andheartheexplosivethunderhurlitsfuryatus；butcanweexplainitanymorethanourscientistcanexplainthenaturalforcesofthought，ofloveandhate，orthesubtleintuitionofwoman？
　　WhatofthesilhouetteortheanthelionoftheScandinavianAlps，andtheaerialcitiessooftenseenbyexplorersandtravelers？Donottheydefythelawofoptics？Mustweunderstandtheintricaciesofarticulationandtheforcesbackofitbeforewecanappropriatespeech？
　　Mustwediscardallbeliefinaninfinitemindbecausewecannotunderstandit，andthereforesaywearenotapartofitbecausethereisnoInfinite？
　　Shouldwediscardthebeliefintheinfinitudeofnumber，because23
　　wecannotunderstandit，andthereforesaythatfinitenumberisnotapartoftheinfinite？
　　Noscientistornaturalistissogrosslystupidastodenytheinfiniteexpansionofnumbers？Ifthisbeso，itestablishestheinfiniteofnumber，ofwhicheveryfinitenumberisapart，andthuswehaveaparallelinmathematics，theverycornerstoneoftheexactsciences，forafiniteandaninfinitemind。Itisfromtheprototypeofthisinfiniteofnumber，namely，theinfiniteofintelligence，thatspiritualdreamsproceed。Theyare，therefore，thereflectionoftruthuponthedreammindandoccurwithlessfrequencythandodreamsoftheothertwoclasses。
　　Therearealsomixeddreams，duetoamultitudeofincidentsarisingfromoneormoresources，whichbeingreflecteduponthemindatthesameinstant，produceanincoherenteffectsimilartothatwhichmightbeproducedbyrunningthesamenewspaperthroughtwoormorepressesallofdifferentsizetype。
　　Again，ifyousitbeforeamirrorwhereflashlightsoffacesandotherthingsarereflectedsimultaneouslyandinstantlyremoved，youwillfailtoobtainawell-definedimpressionofwhatpassedbeforeyourmind。
　　Ifyoushouldpassonatrain，atthespeedoftwomilesaminute，throughaforestofflowersandtrees，yourmindwouldbeunabletodistinguishoneflowerortreefromanother。
　　Itisinasimilarwaydreamlifeandincidentsmayfalluponthemind。
　　Awomanmaydreamofreceivingaletter，andinthesameconnectionseemuddywater，oranaridlandscape。Closelyfollowing，inwakinglife，sheisastonishedtoreceivealetterinaboutthesamemannerofherdream，butthemuddywaterandthearidlandscapearemissing。
　　Thisisamixeddreamandisduetomorethanonecause。
　　Thefirstpartisliteralinitsfulfilment，andbelongstothespiritualclass；theotherpartofthedreamissubjective，andthereforeallegoricalinmeaning。Togetherwiththeletter，itwasaforewarningofmisfortune。
　　Thesedreamsaremoredifficultofinterpretationthanthosebelongingtothespiritualtype。Insuchdreamsyoumayseewater，letters，houses，money，people，andcountlessotherthings。Thenextdayyoumaycrosswaterorreceivealetter；theotherthingsyoumaynotsee，butannoyanceorpleasurewillfollow。24
　　Again，youmayhaveasimilardreamandnotreceivealetterorcrosswater，butthewakinglifewillbefilledwiththeotherdreampicturesandyouwillexperiencedisappointingorpleasantsurprisesasareindicatedbytheletterorwatersign。
　　Ihaveselectedtheallegoricaltypeofdreamsforthesubjectofthiswork。Dreamsthatarecommonoccurrencesandarethoughtbytheworldtobemeaningless。
　　Ihaveendeavored，throughtheoccultforcesinandaboutmetofindtheiresotericorhiddenimport。
　　Dreamstranspireonthesubjectiveplane。Theyshouldthereforebeinterpretedbysubjectiveintelligence。This，thoughburdenedwithmanybusinesscares，Ihavehonestlyendeavoredtodo。ThroughthelonghoursofmanynightsIhavewaitedpatientlyandpassivelytheautomaticmovementofmyhandtowritethesubjectivedefinitionswithoutreceivingawordorasinglemanifestationofintelligence，andagainthemysteriousforceswouldwriteasfastasmyhandcouldmoveoverthepaper。
　　Iwillleaveitformyreaderstodrawtheirownconclusionsastowhetherautomaticwritingistheworkofextraneousspirits，throughthebrainandintelligenceofthemedium，ortheresultofauto-suggestiveinfluenceuponthesubjectivepersonality。
　　ItisarguedbytheMaterialist，withsomedegreeofstrength，thatthehealthymandoesnotdream，Thisis，perhaps，true，inaway，butthewholemancomprisesthepast，present，andfuture。Thepastandfuturealwaysembracemoreoftheconditionsthatsurroundhimthanthepresent。Thepresentisonlytheacutestage，whilethechronicstage，consideredfromapersonalview，isthepastandfuturecombined。Mancannoteliminateentirelythesestatesfromhimself，for，whiletheyarepastandfuturetothepersonalmind，theyareeverpresenttothehighersubjectivesenses；heis，therefore，neverinperfecthealthunlessthesestatesareinharmonywiththepresent。Thepersonalself，inanormalstate，cannotfreeitselffromthepastorfromtheanxietiesofthefuture。
　　Thereadershouldeverkeepbeforehismindthefactthatnomaneverhadthesamedreamtwice。Hemayhavehadverysimilardreams，butsomedetailwillbemissing。Natureseemstoabhorduplicates。Youcouldnomorefindtwodreamsalikethanyoucouldfindfacsimilesintwobladesofgrass。A25
　　mancannotlivetwodaysexactlyalike。Differentinfluencesandpassionswillpossesshim。Consequently，notwodreamscanbehadunderexactlythesameinfluences。StereotypesarepeculiarlytheinventionofmanandnotofGodornature。