Oneiromancy
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Oneiromancy is a form of divination based upon dreams; it is a system of dream interpretation that uses dreams to predict the future.
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[edit] Biblical
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Dreams occur throughout the Bible as omens or messages from God:
- Jacob dreams of a ladder to heaven (Genesis 28);
- his son Joseph dreamed of his future success (Genesis 37) and interpreted the dreams of the Pharaoh of Egypt (Genesis 41);
- Solomon conversed with God in his dreams;
- Daniel interpreted dreams (in the Book of Daniel);
- the Magi are told in a dream to avoid Herod on their journey home (Matthew 2).
- Joseph, husband of Mary, was directed to flee to Egypt (Matthew 2);
- Paul was told to go to Macedonia (Acts 16).
[edit] Greco-Roman
Dream divination was a common feature of Greek and Roman religion and literature or all genres. Aristotle and Plato discuss dreams in various works. The only surviving Greco-Roman dreambook, the Oneirocritica was written by Artemidorus (2c.). Artemidorus cites a large number of previous authors, all now lost.
[edit] Byzantine
From the Byzantine period survive two shorter dreambooks, ascribed to Achmet and the mythical Astrampsychus.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Dream Interpretation Resources. Ancient Astrology and Divination on the Web (Tim Spalding).
