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Daniel Harris-McCoy on the Oneirocritica of Artemidorus

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

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The Typology of Dreams According to Artemidorus

In this chapter, they discuss Artemidorus' categorization of dreams into true dreams and false dreams, as well as the distinction between directly perceived dreams and allegorical dreams. They also explore the criteria for distinguishing true and false dreams, including the dreamer's desires and the difficulty of decoding the dream. Furthermore, they discuss the relationship between diviners and their clients and the limited evidence of dream divination in the Roman Empire.

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