The Power of Dreams

Struve dives into the particularities of late Ming Dynasty, China during the 16th and 17th centuries. She argues that this decline has been accelerating at least among the educated since the 17th century. So it's all interesting I think coming from our current place in the consideration of dream. We're still obsessed with our dreams right? They still have the power to fascinate us,. But we're generally more inclined to dismiss them as nonsense or the scrambled remnants of waking experience, thoughts and feelings.