The natural dreams created by Theta Waves that sort out our memories and help to coordinate new opinions, learn new tasks, and update our emotional outlook are the ones considered from the flesh. These activities in the brain only take place during the sleep hours allowing all the neuronal gates to open up.
Early information about the analysis of these type of dreams comes from Mesopotamia (land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers). The civilizations that existed there around 5,000 BC left behind what is believed to be the World's First Book of Dreams - a compilation of symbols and their meaning.
The people from the city of Summer viewed their dreams as signs sent from elemental spirits whose habitat were in a plane different that earth's. People had their dreams translated by "dream priests" who foretold the dreamer's future according to the signs produced by the process of incubation of the person's declared words and thoughts in his waking hours, and the summoning of the elemental spirits in control of them, by means of special rituals. These practices then spread throughout the ancient World and survived in various forms until the 20th century.
The Egyptians took many ideas from the people of Summer.They also viewed dreams as messages from elemental spirits living in a different plane and created their own Dream Book (currently at the British Museum in London). In temples, where special dream interpreters lived, rituals were celebrated, also they gave sacrifices and recited prayers in hopes that their dreams reveal fragments of the future. The Pharaoh's dreams attracted the most attention, because they were seen as gods themselves.
In Greece, around 335 BC, Greek philosopher Aristotle said that human beings are capable of achieving the pure form of wisdom only during sleep hours, where the minds liberate themselves from ant source of slavery. At that time Greece was the most powerful civilization on earth and played a significant role that impacted the development of the ancient world. The source of their wisdom was the oracle of Delphi, who had influence on even the most important decisions in the country. The oracle's prophecies were created based on dreams, and played a significant role in military decisions as well as family life and the assurance of prosperity in one's life.
Hippocrates, regarded as the father of modern medicine, saw dreams as important indicators of physical and mental health. He did not place dreams as coming from elemental spirits living in a different plane, instead he placed them as coming from human thoughts.
The Greeks created the most significant book about dreams that have ever written "Oneirocritica" (Interpretation of Dreams) written by Artemidorus. Today, this book is the basis for many modern books about dreams.
The Roman Augustus, the successor of Julius Caesar, believed so strongly in the prophetic nature of dreams that he created a law requiring every citizen who had a dream about the empire, to talk about it on the market in their Town. Moreover, the existence of unfair or unpopular laws was justified by the fact that they were suggested in dreams. In Rome, the importance of natural dreams was widely discussed among its scholars who openly proclaimed that dreams were inspired or stimulated by certain thoughts or emotions, internal passions, sensations or daily activities of the dreamer.
In Ecclesiastes 5, the Scripture teaches us the difference between dreams who have divine significance and the ones who do not have it: "Be careful about going to the Temple. It is better to go there to learn than to offer sacrifices like foolish people do, because they do not know right from wrong." (1)
"Think before you speak, and do not make any rash promises to GOD. He is in heaven and you are on earth, so do not say any more than you have to." (2) "The more you worry, the more likely you are to have bad dreams, and the more you talk, the more likely you are to say something foolish. So when you make a promise to GOD, keep it as quickly as possible. He has no use for a fool. Do what you promise to do. Better not to promise at all than to make a promise and not keep it." (3-4)
Psalm 73 says, "GOD is indeed good to His People, those who have pure hearts. But I had nearly lost Confidence; my Faith was almost gone because I was jealous of the proud when I saw that things go well for the wicked."(1-3) "They speak evil of GOD in heaven and give arrogant orders to everyone on earth, so that even GOD's people turn to them and eagerly believe whatever they say. They say, 'GOD will not know; the MOST HIGH will not find out.' That is what the wicked are like. They have plenty and are always getting more." (9-10) "If I had said such things, I would not be acting as one of Your People. I tried to think this problem through, but it was too difficult for me until I went into Your Temple. Then I understood what will happen to the wicked. You will put them in slippery places and make them fall to destruction! They instantly destroyed; they go down to a horrible end. They are like a dream that goes away in the morning; when You rose Yourself, O LORD, they disappear." (15-20)
"When my thoughts were bitter and my feelings were hurt, I was as stupid as an animal; I did not understand You, and You hold me by the hand. You guide me with Your Instruction and at the end YOU will receive me with honor. What else do I have in heaven but YOU? and since I have YOU, what else could I want on earth?" (21-25)
In natural dreams a hungry person may dream of eating and a thirst one of drinking, but they awake unsatisfied. Comparable delusion was in store for all the nations "waging war against the Mount of the Lord, Mount Zion." (Isaiah 29)
The Scripture warns against looking for omens, whether in natural dreams or in various incidents. (Deuteronomy 18)
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