Mysterious Dream Interpretation (Random Discourses on Dream Culture)

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, attracting global attention. The term "mystique" encompasses wonder and secrecy. Any culture with mystical elements can be termed "mystical culture." It includes emperors and empresses, concubines and maids, eunuchs and relatives, sorcerers and shamans, recluses and immortals, devout believers, secret societies, all walks of life, ancient classics, secret texts, heretical doctrines, the Yin-Yang Five Elements, divine-human interaction, mystical arts, divination and geomancy, strange customs, face-reading and divination by calligraphy, alchemy for health, astrology, martial arts and Qigong. All these can be encompassed within it.
Although ancient Chinese dream superstition is a byproduct of traditional culture, we cannot dismiss it outright. In these dream interpretations, we can see the underlying values of traditional Chinese culture. As a dream life of the Chinese ancestors, shaped by specific cultural influences, it has become a cultural phenomenon. The dream interpreters' explanations reveal the cultural customs and psychological structures of the ancestors. Based on this understanding, the focus of this book lies in this area.