1. Study of Dream History
... dream content itself. The Babylonians revered the Jews as dream interpreters, and in the sixth century BC they summoned the Israelite prophet Daniel to interpret one of King Nebuchadnezzar's dreams, whereupon he correctly predicted the king's imminent seven years of madness (Daniel 4: 535). The Egyptians also prized the Israelites as dream interpreters. Joseph, sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers, ... personal growth and development. By avoiding narrative and emotional complexity of REM dreams and instead loosening the usual restrictions upon thought, they allow the dreamer to sur...
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