10,000 dreams interpreted- 第2部分

feeling　that　is　created　in　us　by　the　discussion　of　phenomena。

This　is　how　all　science　has　been　started。　　Well；　and　does　not　every

one　feel　that　we　have　here　to　do　with　manifestations　from　beings

capable　of　thought；　and　not　with　material　physiological　facts　only？



‘‘This　impression　is　superabundantly　confirmed　by　investigation　concerning

the　unknown　faculties　of　the　soul；　when　active　in　dreams　and　somnambulism。



‘‘A　brother　learns　the　death　of　his　young　sister　by　a　terrible　nightmare。



‘‘A　young　girl　sees　beforehand；　in　a　dream；　the　man　whom　she　will　marry。



‘‘A　mother　sees　her　child　lying　in　a　road；　covered　with　blood。



‘‘A　lady　goes；　in　a　dream；　to　visit　her　husband　on　a　distant　steamer；

and　her　husband　really　receives　this　visit；　which　is　seen　by　a　third　person。



‘‘A　magnetized　lady　sees　and　describes　the　interior　of　the　body

of　her　dying　mother；　what　she　said　is　confirmed　by　the　autopsy。



‘‘A　gentleman　sees；　in　a　dream；　a　lady　whom　he　knows　arriving　at　night

in　a　railroad　station；　her　journey　having　been　undertaken　suddenly。



‘‘A　magistrate　sees　three　years　in　advance　the　commission　of　a　crime；

down　to　its　smallest　details。



‘‘Several　persons　report　that　they　have　seen　towns　and　landscapes

before　they　ever　visited　them；　and　have　seen　themselves　in　situations

in　which　they　found　themselves　long　after。



‘‘A　mother　hears　her　daughter　announce　her　intended　marriage　six　months

before　it　has　been　thought　of。



‘‘Frequent　cases　of　death　are　foretold　with　precision。



‘‘A　theft　is　seen　by　a　somnambulist；　and　the　execution　of

the　criminal　is　foretold。



‘‘A　young　girl　sees　her　fiance'；　or　an　intimate　friend　dying

（these　are　frequent　cases）；　etc。



‘‘All　these　show　unknown　faculties　in　the　soul。　　Such　at　least

is　my　own　impression。　　It　seems　to　me　that　we　cannot　reasonably

attribute　the　prevision　of　the　future　and　mental　sight　to　a　nervous

action　of　the　brain。



‘‘I　think　we　must　either　deny　these　facts　or　admit　that　they　must

have　had　an　intellectual　and　spiritual　cause　of　the　psychic　order；

and　I　recommend　sceptics　who　do　not　desire　to　be　convinced；　to　deny

them　outright；　to　treat　them　as　illusions　and　cases　of　a　fortuitous

coincidence　of　circumstances。　　They　will　find　this　easier。

Uncompromising　deniers　of　facts；　rebels　against　evidence；

may　be　all　the　more　positive；　and　may　declare　that　the　writers

of　these　extraordinary　narratives　are　persons　fond　of　a　joke；

who　have　written　them　to　hoax　me；　and　that　there　have　been　persons

in　all　ages　who　have　done　the　same　thing　to　mystify　thinkers

who　have　taken　up　such　questions。



‘‘These　phenomena　prove；　I　think；　that　the　soul　exists；

and　that　it　is　endowed　with　faculties　at　present　unknown。

That　is　the　logical　way　of　commencing　our　study；　which　in　the　end

may　lead　us　to　the　problem　of　the　after…life　and　immortality。

A　thought　can　be　transmitted　to　the　mind　of　another。

There　are　mental　transmissions；　communications　of　thoughts；

and　psychic　currents　between　human　souls。　　Space　appears

to　be　no　obstacle　in　these　cases；　and　time　sometimes　seems

to　be　annihilated。''



A　few　years　ago　a　person　whom　I　will　designate　as　‘‘A''　related　a　dream

to　me　as　follows：　　‘‘I　take　no　interest　in　pugilism　or　pugilists；

but　I　saw；　in　a　dream；　every　detail　of　the　Corbett　and　Fitzsimmons　mill；

four　days　before　it　took　place　out　West。　　Two　nights　before　the　fight　I

had　a　second　dream　in　which　a　favorite　horse　was　running；　but　suddenly；

just　before　the　judge's　stand　was　passed；　a　hitherto　unobserved　little　black

horse　ran　ahead　and　the　crowd　shouted　in　my　ears；　‘Fitzsimmons　wins！'　''



‘‘B''　relates　the　following　as　a　dream：　　‘‘I　saw　the　American　soldiers；

in　clay…colored　uniform；　bearing　the　flag　of　victory　two　weeks

before　the　Spanish…American　war　was　declared；　and　of　course　before

any　living　being　could　have　known　the　uniform　to　be　adopted。

Later　I　saw；　several　days　before　the　actual　occurrence　happened；

the　destruction　of　Cervera's　fleet　by　the　American　navy。''

Signed　‘‘B。''



‘‘Just　after　the　South　African　hostilities　began；　I　saw　in　a　dream

a　fierce　struggle　between　the　British　and　Boers；　in　which　the　former

suffered　severe　losses。　　A　few　nights　after　I　had　a　second　dream

in　which　I　saw　the　contending　forces　in　a　long…drawn　contest；

very　disastrous　to　both；　and　in　which　neither　could　claim　a　victory。

They　seemed　to　be　fighting　to　a　frazzle。''　　Signed　‘‘C。''



‘‘D''　related　to　me　at　the　time　of　the　occurrence　of　the　dream　the　following：

‘‘It　had　been　suggested　to　me　that　the　two　cereals；　corn　and　wheat；　were　too

far　apart；　and　that　I　ought　to　buy　corn。　　At　noon　I　lay　down　on　a　lounge

to　await　luncheon；　I　had　barely　closed　my　eyes　before　a　voice　whispered：

‘Don't　buy；　but　sell　that　corn。'　　‘What　do　you　mean？'　　I　asked。

‘Sell　at　the　present　price；　and　buy　at　23　7/8。'　''　The　foregoing　dream　was

related　to　me　by　a　practical；　successful　business　man　who　never　speculates。

I　watched　the　corn　market　and　know　it　took　the　turns　indicated　in　the　dream。



In　this　dream　we　find　the　dreamer　conversing　with　some　strange

intelligence　possessed　of　knowledge　unknown　to　objective　reason。

It　could　not；　therefore；　have　been　the　waking　thoughts

of　the　dreamer；　for　he　possessed　no　such　information。

Was　the　message　superinduced　through　the　energies　and

activities　of　the　waking　mind　on　the　subjective　mind？

This　could　not　have　been；　because　he　had　no　such　thoughts；

besides；　the　intelligence　given　was　free　from　the　errors

of　the　calculating　and　anxious　waking　mind。



We　must　therefore　look　to　other　sources　for　an　explanation。　　Was　it

the　higher　self　that　manifested　to　Abraham　in　the　dim　ages　of　the　world？

Was　it　the　Divine　Voice　that　gave　solace　to　Krishna　in　his　abstraction？

Was　it　the　unerring　light　that　preceded　Gautama　into　the　strange　solitudes

of　Asia？　　Was　it　the　small　voice　that　Elijah　heard　in　the　desert

of　Shurr？　　Was　it　the　Comforter　of　Jesus　in　the　wilderness　and　the　garden

of　distress？　　Or；　was　it　Paul's　indwelling　spirit　of　this　earthly　tabernacle？

One　thing　we　may　truthfully　affirmthat　it　did　not　proceed　from　the　rational；

objective　mind　of　the　rank　materialist；　who　would　close　all　doors　to　that

inner　life　and　consciousness　where　all　true　religion　finds　its　birthmark；

its　hope；　its　promises　and　its　faith；　which；　rightly　understood；

will　leave　to　the　horrors　of　the　Roman　crucifixion　the　twin　thieves；

superstition　and　scepticism；　while　the　angel　of　‘‘Goodwill''　will　go

free　to　solace　the　world　with　the　fruit　and　fragrance　of　enduring　power

and　promise｛。｝　The　steel　chains　that　fasten　these　hydra…headed　crocodiles

of　sensuous　poison　around　love　and　destiny　can　only　be　severed　by　the　diamond

of　wisdom　and　knowledge。



A　citizen　worthy　of　confidence　relates　the　following　dream：

‘‘In　December；　1878；　I　saw　in　a　dream　my　brother…in…law；　Henry　Yarnell；

suffering　from　a　bloody　knife　wound；　after　this　I　awoke；　but　soon

fell　asleep　again。　　The　second　time　I　dreamed　of　a　similar　scene；

except　that　the　wound　was　the　result　of　a　shotgun。　　After　this　I

did　not　go　to　sleep　again。　　I　was　much　troubled　about　my　dream；

and　soon　started　in　the　direction　of　my　brother…in…law's　house。

I　had　not　gone　far；　when　I　met　an　acquaintance　who　promptly　informed

me　that　my　brother…in…law　had　been　shot。''　　Signed　‘‘E。''



A　well…known　resident　of　Chattanooga；　Tenn。；　formerly　of　New　York　City；

will　vouch　for　the　accuracy　of　the　following　incident　in　his　life：



‘‘On　February　19；　1878；　I　was　boarding　with　a　family　on　Christopher　street；

New　York；　while　my　wife　and　baby　were　visiting　my　parents　in　the　country；

a　short　distance　from　the　city。　　Our　baby　was　taken　sick。

The　malady　developed　into　brain　fever；　followed　by　water　on　the　brain；

causing　the　little　one's　death。



‘‘At　our　boarding…place　there　was　at　the　time　a　quartette　of　us

grass　widowers；　as　we　called　ourselves；　and　in　order　to　pass　away

the　time　pleasantly　we　had　organized　a　‘grass　widowers'　euchre　club。'

We　used　to　meet　almost　every　evening　after　dinner　in　the　dining…room；

and　play　until　about　eleven　o'clock；　when　we　would　retire。

On　the　above　date　I　dreamed　that　after　playing　our　usual　evening

games　we　took　our　departure　for　our　rooms；　and　on　the　way　up

the　second　flight　of　stairs　I　heard　a　slight　movement　behind　me；

on　looking　around　I　found　I　was　being　followed　by　a　tall　figure

robed　in　a　long；　loose　white　gown；　which　came　down　to　the　floor。

The　figure　seemed　to　be　that　of　a　manI　would　say；　about　seven

feet　tallwho　followed　me　up　the　second　flight　and　along

the　hallway；　entering　my　room。　　After　coming　in　the　door　he　made

a　circle　of　the　room　and　seemed　to　be　looking　for　something；

and　when　he　approached　the　door　to　make　his　exit　he　stopped　still；

and　with　a　gesture　of　his　hand　remarked；　‘I　have　taken　all　you　have。'

On　the　following　morning；　about　9：30　o'clock；　I　received　a　telegram

from　my　wife　announcing　the　death　of　our　only　baby。''　　Signed　‘‘F。''



A　well…known　citizen　of　Chattanooga；　Tenn。；　relates　and　vouches

for　the　truth　of　the　following　occurrence：



‘‘Several　years　ago；　when　a　boy；　I　had　a　schoolmate　and　friend；　Willie　T。；

between　whom　and　myself　there　sprung　up　a　mutual　feeling　of　high　regard。

We　were　chums　in　the　sense　that　we　were　almost　constantly　together；　both　at

school　and　at　home；　and　among　the　partnerships　we　formed　was　one　of　having

amateur　shadowgraph　and　panoramic　shows　in　the　basement　of　Willie's　home。

This　much　to　show　the　mental　and　social　relationship　that　existed　between　us。

Some　time　during　this　association　（I　cannot　recall　the　exact　night　now）

I　had　a　strange　dream；　in　which　my　chum　appeared　to　me　with　outstretched　hand；

asking　me　to　shake；　saying；　‘I　shall　not　see　you　any　more。'　　With　that；

the　dream　lapsed　and　was　over。　　I　thought　nothing　of　the　occurrence；　and　had

almost　forgotten　it；　when　one　day；　about　a　week　later；　during　which　time　I　had

not　had　a　glimpse　of　my