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Through the same law that mental impressions are telegraphed
from one finite mind to another a man may place himself in harmony
with the infinite mind and thus receive true and healthful
warnings of coming evil or good。 Homer； Aristotle and other
writers of the ancient classics thought this not improbable。
The statesman； the poet； the philosopher of the Bible were
unanimous in attaching prophetic significance to dreams。
Has the law of ethereal vibrations undergone any recent
changes to debar or molest the communion of the soul with its
spiritual father； any more than it has debarred contact with its
material mother or environments？
We only understand the great laws of nature by effects。
We know that vegetation planted in native soil and properly attended
with light； heat and moisture； will grow and yield a certain
species of fruit。 We may infer how it does this； but we cannot
explain the process of transformation any more than we can explain
why certain tropical birds are burnished with glowing colors；
and that other birds under the murky skies are gray and brown；
while in the Arctic regions they bleach。
In sleep we see； without being awakened； the angry lightning rend
the midnight clouds； and hear the explosive thunder hurl its fury at us；
but can we explain it any more than our scientist can explain the natural
forces of thought； of love and hate； or the subtle intuition of woman？
What of the silhouette or the anthelion of the Scandinavian Alps；
and the aerial cities so often seen by explorers and travelers？
Do not they defy the law of optics？ Must we understand the intricacies
of articulation and the forces back of it before we can appropriate speech？
Must we discard all belief in an infinite mind because we cannot
understand it； and therefore say we are not a part of it because there
is no Infinite？ Should we discard the belief in the infinitude of number；
because we cannot understand it； and therefore say that finite number
is not a part of the infinite？
No scientist or naturalist is so grossly stupid as to deny
the infinite expansion of numbers？ If this be so； it establishes
the infinite of number； of which every finite number is a part；
and thus we have a parallel in mathematics； the very cornerstone
of the exact sciences； for a finite and an infinite mind。
It is from the prototype of this infinite of number； namely；
the infinite of intelligence； that spiritual dreams proceed。
They are； therefore； the reflection of truth upon the dream mind
and occur with less frequency than do dreams of the other two classes。
There are also mixed dreams； due to a multitude of incidents
arising from one or more sources； which being reflected upon
the mind at the same instant； produce an incoherent effect similar
to that which might be produced by running the same newspaper
through two or more presses all of different size type。
Again； if you sit before a mirror where flashlights of faces and
other things are reflected simultaneously and instantly removed；
you will fail to obtain a well…defined impression of what passed
before your mind。
If you should pass on a train； at the speed of two miles a minute；
through a forest of flowers and trees； your mind would be unable
to distinguish one flower or tree from another。
It is in a similar way dream life and incidents may fall upon the mind。
A woman may dream of receiving a letter； and in the same connection see
muddy water； or an arid landscape。 Closely following； in waking life；
she is astonished to receive a letter in about the same manner of her dream；
but the muddy water and the arid landscape are missing。
This is a mixed dream and is due to more than one cause。
The first part is literal in its fulfilment； and belongs to
the spiritual class； the other part of the dream is subjective；
and therefore allegorical in meaning。 Together with the letter；
it was a forewarning of misfortune。
These dreams are more difficult of interpretation than those
belonging to the spiritual type。 In such dreams you may see water；
letters； houses； money； people； and countless other things。
The next day you may cross water or receive a letter； the other
things you may not see； but annoyance or pleasure will follow。
Again； you may have a similar dream and not receive a letter or cross water；
but the waking life will be filled with the other dream pictures and you will
experience disappointing or pleasant surprises as are indicated by the letter
or water sign。
I have selected the allegorical type of dreams for the subject of this work。
Dreams that are common occurrences and are thought by the world
to be meaningless。
I have endeavored； through the occult forces in and about me
to find their esoteric or hidden import。
_Dreams transpire on the subjective plane。 They should therefore
be interpreted by subjective intelligence_。 This； though burdened
with many business cares； I have honestly endeavored to do。
Through the long hours of many nights I have waited patiently
and passively the automatic movement of my hand to write
the subjective definitions without receiving a word or a single
manifestation of intelligence； and again the mysterious forces
would write as fast as my hand could move over the paper。
I will leave it for my readers to draw their own conclusions
as to whether automatic writing is the work of extraneous spirits；
through the brain and intelligence of the medium； or the result
of auto…suggestive influence upon the subjective personality。
It is argued by the Materialist； with some degree of strength；
that the healthy man does not dream； This is； perhaps； true； in a way；
but the whole man comprises the past； present； and future。 The past
and future always embrace more of the conditions that surround him than
the present。 The present is only the acute stage； while the chronic stage；
considered from a personal view； is the past and future combined。
Man cannot eliminate entirely these states from himself； for； while they
are past and future to the personal mind； they are ever present
to the higher subjective senses； he is； therefore； never in perfect
health unless these states are in harmony with the present。
The personal self； in a normal state； cannot free itself from the past
or from the anxieties of the future。
The reader should ever keep before his mind the fact that no man
ever had the same dream twice。 He may have had very similar dreams；
but some detail will be missing。 Nature seems to abhor duplicates。
You could no more find two dreams alike than you could find facsimiles
in two blades of grass。 A man cannot live two days exactly alike。
Different influences and passions will possess him。 Consequently； no two
dreams can be had under exactly the same influences。 Stereotypes are
peculiarly the invention of man and not of God or nature。
Since it is impossible to find a man twice in exactl