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。