Lofty Principles of Dream-Interpretation

Lofty Principles of Dream-Interpretation

(C^en S^i-yuan : Encyclopaedia of Dreams ) [I.6-9]

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pp. 78-79 – I.6 "The Sage"

p. 79, n. 6 residues of events, according to Yan Z^u

*the events of __*	*have / are __*
remote antiquity	"completely disappeared"
the era of the 2 sovereigns	"vanished"
the 5 emperors	are "like dreams"
the 3 kings	are "concealed"

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pp. 80-83 – I.7 "6 Types of Dreams"

p. 80 the 8 categories of "waking consciousness"

#	*consciousness of __*
1^st	events
2^nd	actions
3^rd	gain
4^th	loss
5^th	sorrow
6^th	joy
7^th	birth
8^th	death

p. 82, n. 7 rival energies of yin & yan

*when __ (subject)*	*action*	*(direct object)*	*this is called __*
heavenly branch	overcometh	earthly stem	"regulating"
earthly stem	"	heavenly branch	"attacking"
heavenly branch	giveth birth to	earthly stem	"protecting"
earthly stem	" " "	heavenly branch	"dutiful"
branch & stem be comparable & in mutual harmony			"monopolizing"

p. 82, n. 7 overcomings in politics

*the __*	*overcometh __*
king	death
minister	imprisonment

p. 83, n. 9 changes in the 5 planets

*when a planet __*	*it is called __*
changeth into an evil one	"dispersing"
its light formeth an outward-extending point	"invading"
is stationed in its own proper asterism	"defending"
threateneth other planet while passing it	"encroaching"
simply proceedeth by	"passing by"
collideth with another planet	"fighting"
crowdeth another planet	"pressing"
is a comet	"sweeping star"
hath points of light extending in all directions	"shooting star"
is a meteor moving upward in sky	"flying"
is a meteor moving downward in sky	"flowing"

"There are five different names for flying stars and

eight different names for flowing stars."

p. 83, n. 10 haloes around sun & moon

*halo*	*description*
bei-shape	*"shapes resembling the graph bei"*
jade ring	*"shapes resembling the jade ring called "jue""*
hugging	"vapors that move toward the sun"
earrings	"dark spots on the sun"
rainbows	*"The male rainbows are called nie, and tbe female ones, ni."*

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pp. 84-87 – I.8 "Antient Methods of Interpretation"

p. 86, n. 14 the reply by Gon-fu Zi to Yan Hui, as concerning Men-sun Cai’s non-mourning

(Master Z^uan) "You and I have not yet awakened from this dream. Moreover, you may dream you are a bird that soars into the sky or a fish that dives among the depths".

pp. 86-87, n. 14 the nature of dreaming in various lands (according to Master Lie)

p.	*in the Land of __*	*time spent dreaming*	*valuation of dreaming*
86, n. 14	Gu-man	"the people sleep for a long time and wake up once every fifty days.	They consider what they do in their dreams as real and what they see when awake as false."
86-7, n. 14	the Middle	"the people alternate sleeping with waking.	They consider what they do when awake as real and what they see in their dreams as false."
87, n. 14	Fu-luo	"the people are awake for a long time and do not sleep."

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pp. 88-90 – I.9 "Auspicious Events"

p. 90, nn. 4-5 grand nuo-exorcism

n.	*dynasty*	*exorcism*	*source*
4	Z^ou	"to expel nightmares is carried out during the last month of winter. This is because in the mast month of winter, the sun passes through the two lunar lodgings, Barrens and Roof. Barrens and Roof contain qi-energy emanating from tombs ... . Demons rely on these to emerge from the yin world and bring harm to people."	**commentary by Z^en Xuan on the Government Organization of the Z^ou**
5	Eastern Han	*"One hundred and twenty boys ... acted as fangxiangshi* spirit-mediums who, with the help of the twelve beasts, expelled evil demons from the palace."**	*Encyclopaedic History of Institutions*

p. 90, nn. 6-7 divine protections from nightmares

n.	*protection*	*source*
6	"At Mount Yiwang there is a bird whose form resembles a crow, and it has three heads and a large tail. It is skilled at laughing and is called "yiyu." Wearing a part of it against the body protects against nightmares".	*Guideways through Mountains and Seas*
7	*"There is an incantation to the god of night that can keep nightmares away. It goes "poshan poyandi.""*	**A Continuation of A Record of Manifold Things**

p. 90, n. 8 god of the nuo-exorcism

*god*	*painting of god*
"The Guideways Through Mountains and Seas states that in the Eastern Sea is Mount Dusuo. On its summit is a giant peach tree that coils about for three thousand li. On its northeast side is the Gateway of Demons trough which myriad demons come and go. ... Shentu and Yulei ... investigate and arrest the demons that harm people, tying them up with ropes made from reeds and feeding them to tigers.	Therefore, the Yellow Emperor made images of these gods. After the nuo exorcism is over, peach-wood sticks were affixed to the doorways along with painted images of Yulei, reed ropes, and a tiger."

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Richard E. Strassberg (transl.) : Wandering Spirits : Chen Shiyuan’s Encyclopedia of Dreams. U of CA Pr, Berkeley, 2008.