Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP) We’re Together In Dreams: Dreaming and Western Esotericism
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Oct 4, 2017 AI Snips
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Dreams and the Human Condition
- Dreams are central to Western esotericism and the human experience.
- They involve visions, altered states, and symbolic language.
Homeric Dream Visitations
- In Homeric poems, dreams are visitations, not experiences.
- An oneros, a figure in a dream, usually a god or dead person, visits the dreamer.
Zeus's Dream Deception
- In the Iliad, Zeus sends Agamemnon a deceptive dream, predicting Greek victory.
- This dream, however, sets up a series of events ultimately benefiting Achilles.