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Oneiromancy
The practice of predicting the future by interpreting
dreams. From Greek oneiros (dream) + -mancy (divination).
The ancient Egyptians believed that certain places were
conducive to the recall of dreams. They were one of the
first societies to interpret the meaning of dreams and to
develop oneiromancy, or dream divination.
An Egyptian text attributed to King Merikare, the pharaoh
who ruled from about 2070 BC, tells us about the ruler's
dreams and what they may foretell. He believed that dreams
symbolized their exact opposite. For example, a disastrous
dream foretells happiness, and happiness foretells disaster.
This oneiromancy tradition continued for centuries; one
of the oldest records of dreams and their interpretations
is a papyrus of 1250 BC, which records some 200 dreams and
their meanings. The falcon-headed god Horus supposedly penned
it.
The Egyptian oneiromancers believed that dreams contained
messages from both good and evil spirits. To recall them
and stimulate them, the Egyptians used many techniques including
ingesting herbal potions, reciting spells, or sleeping in
the temple. On awakening the dreamer would submit his or
her dreams to the temple priest for interpretation.
More about Oneiromancy can be found in the dream interpeetation sections of this
website.
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