Mysterious Dream Interpretation

Author: Yao Weijun
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Chinese culture is renowned not only for its longevity and richness but also for its profound mystique, which has attracted global attention. The term "mystique" encompasses wonder and secrecy. Any culture with mystical elements can be termed mystical culture. It includes the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns, empresses, concubines, eunuchs, relatives, sorcerers and shamans, hermits and immortals, devout men and women, secret societies, all walks of life, the Three Classics and Five Canons, secret texts and forbidden books, heresies and doctrines, the Yin-Yang Five Elements,, the Eight Trigrams, divination and taboos, strange customs and traditions, face-reading and divination by calligraphy, alchemy and health preservation, astrology and geomancy, martial arts and qigong.
Although ancient Chinese dream superstition is considered a byproduct of traditional culture, we should not dismiss it outright. In these examples of dream interpretation, we can actually see the value orientation of traditional Chinese culture. As the dream life of the ancestors of the Chinese people, it has become a cultural phenomenon under the influence of specific culture. The interpretation of dreams by dream interpreters is, in fact, an interpretation of culture. From the divinations of dream interpreters, we can easily discern the folk customs and psychological structures of the Chinese ancestors. Based on this understanding, the focus of this book is on this aspect.