Dreaming the Divine: Techniques for Sacred Sleep

by Scott Cunningham

Overview

Seeking the divine through dreams is an ancient and nearly forgotten technique for personal spiritual connection. Dreaming the Divine shows you how to push beyond the boundaries of ordinary dreaming using dream incubation and sacred sleep, techniques practiced in dream temples in early Egypt, Babylon, Greece, and Rome. Discover how to create sacred dreams for healing, advice, glimpses of the future, protection, fertility, and a host of other reasons. This book includes practical and simple techniques for receiving sacred messages in your dreams, including:

• Preparation and journaling
• Rituals and spells
• Tips for remembering dreams
• Meanings of dream symbols
• Messengers and deities
• Helpful baths, foods, teas, and scents

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738748085
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	11/06/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	194
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Scott Cunningham practiced magic actively for over twenty years. He was the author of more than fifty books covering both fiction and non-fiction subject matter; sixteen of his titles are published by Llewellyn Publications. Scott's books reflect a broad range of interests within the New Age sphere, where he was very highly regarded. He passed from this life on March 28, 1993, after a long illness.

Table of Contents

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

Interviews

Dream reality is a state between our world and the stars, between earth and sky, between the human experience and the Goddesses and Gods. Within its unlimited space, divine advice and prophetic messages can be acquired through direct communication with the deities, unhampered by the restraints of our waking reality. But how can you learn to do this? You'll find all of the answers in Dreaming the Divine by Scott Cunningham (previously published as Sacred Sleep: Dreams & the Divine).

Dreaming the Divine gives the history of sacred dreaming. You'll learn how thousands of temples in the ancient world were dedicated to dreaming. You'll discover the way sacred dreaming was done in a wide variety of cultures.

Dreaming the Divine reveals explicit yet surprisingly simple instructions on how you can turn your sleeping hours into sacred sleep. The book reveals everything you need to know to prepare for this spiritual experience, including the basic rituals and practices you should do to prepare for the sacred dreamtime. You'll learn how you can call dream messengers and deities to your dreams and hear what they have to share. Then you'll discover ways to remember and document your dreams, as well as how to interpret dream symbols.

Are you ready to establish the link between yourself and the divine that can naturally exist when you dream? Then get Dreaming the Divine today.