10,000 dreams interpreted-第2章

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Can　the　constitution　of　the　brain　explain　this　projection？

I　do　not　think　that　any　anatomist　or　physiologist　will　give

this　question　an　affirmative　answer。　　One　feels　that　there　is

a　force　unknown；　proceeding；　not　from　our　physical　organization；

but　from　that　in　us　which　can　think。



‘‘Take　another　example　（see　page　57）。@@@



‘‘A　lady　in　her　own　house　hears　a　voice　singing。

It　is　the　voice　of　a　friend　now　in　a　convent；　and　she　faints；

because　she　is　sure　it　is　the　voice　of　the　dead。

At　the　same　moment　that　friend　does　really　die；　twenty　miles

away　from　her。



‘‘Does　not　this　give　us　the　impression　that　one　soul　holds

communication　with　another？



‘‘Here　is　another　example　（page　163）：@@@



‘‘The　wife　of　a　captain　who　has　gone　out　to　the　Indian　mutiny　sees　one　night

her　husband　standing　before　her　with　his　hands　pressed　to　his　breast；

and　a　look　of　suffering　on　his　face。　　The　agitation　that　she　feels　convinces

her　that　he　is　either　killed　or　badly　wounded。　　It　was　November　14th。

The　War　Office　subsequently　publishes　his　death　as　having　taken　place

on　November　15th。　　She　endeavors　to　have　the　true　date　ascertained。

The　War　Office　was　wrong。　　He　died　on　the　14th。



‘‘A　child　six　years　old　stops　in　the　middle　of　his　play　and

cries　out；　frightened：　　‘‘Mamma；　I　have　seen　Mamma。''　　At　that

moment　his　mother　was　dying　far　away　from　him　（page　124）。@@@



‘‘A　young　girl　at　a　ball　stops　short　in　the　middle　of　a　dance　and　cries；

bursting　into　tears。　　‘My　father　is　dead；　I　have　just　seen　him。'

At　that　moment　her　father　died。　　She　did　not　even　know　he　was　ill。



‘‘All　these　things　present　themselves　to　us　as　indicating

not　physiological　operations　of　one　brain　acting　on　another；

but　psychic　actions　of　spirit　upon　spirit。　　We　feel　that　they

indicate　to　us　some　power　unknown。



‘‘No　doubt　it　is　difficult　to　apportion　what　belongs　to　the　spirit；

the　soul；　and　what　belongs　to　the　brain。　　We　can　only　let　ourselves

be　guided　in　our　judgment　and　our　appreciations　by　the　same

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　J