Dreaming the Divine

Contents
Preface xi
Ancient Assyrian Dream Prayer xiv
Acknowledgments xv

Part I: Day
Chapter 1 The Mysteries of Dreams.....................3
Chapter 2 Egypt...................................................13
Chapter 3 The Middle East: Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria ....................33
Chapter 4 Greece.................................................51
Chapter 5 Rome...................................................69
Chapter 6 Hawai'i................................................77
Chapter 7 North America...................................89
Chapter 8 Dream Books...................................103

Part II: Night
Chapter 9 Sacred Sleep ...................................111
Chapter 10 Dream Messengers........................117
Chapter 11 Preparations for Sacred Sleep ......137
Chapter 12 Dream Rituals................................145

Part III: Dawn
Chapter 13 Recalling and Recording Your Dreams...............................159
Chapter 14 Dream Interpretation ....................165
Chapter 15 Divine Dreams...............................179
Chapter 16 Sacred Dreaming...........................189

Appendix 1: A Catalogue of Sacred Dream Symbols 193
Appendix 2: Dream Deities 203
Appendix 3: Natural Sleep-Inducting Techniques 207
Appendix 4: Dream Spells 213
Glossary 217
Annotated Bibliography 221
Index 235