About the Author Scott Cunningham learned about Wicca while still in high school and practiced elemental magic for twenty years. He was the author of more than forty books, both fiction and nonfiction, sixteen of them published by Llewellyn Publications. He experienced, researched, and then wrote about what he learned in his magical training. His books reflect a broad range of interests within the New Age sphere, where he was highly regarded. He passed from this life on March 28, 1993, after a long illness. Llewellyn Publications Woodbury, Minnesota Copyright Information Dreaming the Divine © 1999, 2016 by Scott Cunningham. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any matter whatsoever, including Internet usage, without written permission from Llewellyn Publications, except in the form of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. As the purchaser of this e-book, you are granted the non-exclusive, non- transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. The text may not be otherwise reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, or recorded on any other storage device in any form or by any means. Any unauthorized usage of the text without express written permission of the publisher is a violation of the author’s copyright and is illegal and punishable by law. First e-book edition © 2016 E-book ISBN: 9780738748085 Cover design by William Merlin Cannon Llewellyn Publications is an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cunningham, Scott, 1856–1993 Dreaming the divine : techniques for sacred sleep / Scott Cunningham. —2nd ed. p. cm. Rev. ed. of: Sacred sleep. 1992. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1–56718–192–9 1. Dreams. 2. Symbolism (Psychology). 3. Mental healing. I. Cunningham, Scott, 1956–1993. II. Title. BF1078.C86 1999 99–0000 135’.3—dc21 99–39673 CIP Llewellyn Publications does not participate in, endorse, or have any authority or responsibility concerning private business arrangements between our authors and the public. Any Internet references contained in this work are current at publication time, but the publisher cannot guarantee that a specific reference will continue or be maintained. Please refer to the publisher’s website for links to current author websites. Llewellyn Publications Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. 2143 Wooddale Drive Woodbury, MN 55125 www.llewellyn.com Manufactured in the United States of America This book is dedicated to Those Who speak to us in the Night Contents Preface Ancient Assyrian Dream Prayer Acknowledgments Part I: Day Chapter 1 The Mysteries of Dreams Chapter 2 Egypt Chapter 3 The Middle East: Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria Chapter 4 Greece Chapter 5 Rome Chapter 6 Hawai’i Chapter 7 North America Chapter 8 Dream Books Part II: Night Chapter 9 Sacred Sleep Chapter 10 Dream Messengers Chapter 11 Preparations for Sacred Sleep Chapter 12 Dream Rituals Part III: Dawn Chapter 13 Recalling and Recording Your Dreams Chapter 14 Dream Interpretation Chapter 15 Divine Dreams Chapter 16 Sacred Dreaming Appendix 1: A Catalogue of Sacred Dream Symbols Appendix 2: Dream Deities Appendix 3: Natural Sleep-Inducting Technique Appendix 4: Dream Spells Glossary Annotated Bibliography
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