Chapter 109 Chapter Thirteen

How did Paguguay instruct Banuj to use dreams to calculate the good or bad luck of marriage? "Since the two of us have different interpretations of Virgil's hexagrams, let's find another algorithm." "What algorithm?" Banuzhi asked. Grande Guai replied: "A proper, ancient, and effective algorithm: dreaming. According to Hippocrates's work "περ■■γνπγ■ωγ", there are also Plato, Plotinus, Yang Bo Regus, Sinaius ②, Aristotle, Xenophon ③, Galen, Plutarch, Artemidorus, Daltianus ④, Herophylus The works of Si ⑤, Gantus? Carabel ⑥, Theocritus ⑦, Plinius, Atheneus and others all say that the soul often foresees the future when dreaming.

"I don't need a long story to prove it to you, just give you the most common example. When you see clean, fat, white babies sleeping soundly, the nurses take the opportunity to go free, for they don't need to be by the cradle.The same is true of our soul, when the body sleeps and all the work of the body is done, the soul has nothing to do until it wakes up, so it goes back to its native heaven to wander. "There the soul resumes its original spiritual instincts, and beholds the infinite and intellectual sphere, the center of which is directed toward all parts of the universe, and whose periphery does not stay in one place (according to Hermes Trismegis) According to Tus, the ball is God), for which there is neither new nor old, nothing is missing, everything is present. The soul sees not only the past, but also the future. It sees It is called prophecy and foresight. Of course, it will not bring back everything it sees, because of the faculties of the flesh. It has its flaws and weaknesses, just as the moon receives light from the sun, but what it reflects back to us is not as bright, pure, dazzling, or intense as it receives. Therefore, for dreamy prophecies, we need There are interpreters, clever, learned, skilled, skilled, theoretical, affirmative dreamers and dreamers. That's what the Greeks called them.

"Heraclitus once said that dreams reveal nothing and hide nothing, they just allow us to explore a meaning and clue to the future, whether it is a blessing or a curse to ourselves, or a blessing or a curse to others. There are such examples in the Bible, and the history of foreign teachers is even more well-founded. Countless examples are based on their own dreams or other people's dreams, which were later fulfilled. ① Greek: "On Dreams". ② Sinaisius: Greek neo-Platonist philosopher in the fourth century, Bishop of Ptolemais. ③ Xenophon: An Athenian philosopher in the fourth century BC, a student of Socrates.

④ Daldianus: Roman philosopher in the second century, who wrote palmistry. ⑤ Herophilus: Greek medical scientist in the fourth century, the first author of human anatomy. ⑥ Gantus? Carabel: The Greek poet of the fourth century, Gantus of Smyrna, whose later works were found in Calabria, is also known as Carabel. ⑦ Theocritus: Ancient Greek poet in the fourth century BC. ① At that time, it was believed that God was a spherical celestial body, and the center of the sphere was omnipresent, reaching everywhere around, but not staying in one place. ② Hermes Trismegistus: Neo-Platonist philosopher in the second century, according to "Hermes Trismegistus" means "supreme Hermes", Hermes is like Rome In the mythical Marguri, it is said that the works of Hermes Trismegistus include all the cultural knowledge, religion, and science of ancient Egypt. The most heated debate among medieval humanists is one of the main arguments in the works, that is, : The Lord is a spherical celestial body.

"The people of Atlantis and those who live on the island of Thassos, one of the Cycrates, do not have this convenience, because people in these places never dream. And Creon de Dory Nor do Athias, Thrasymides, nor our modern polymath, the Frenchman Villanovanus, dream. "So, when tomorrow's cheerful dawn chases away the darkness of night with its pink fingers, you try to sleep well. But first put aside all emotions: love, hatred, hope and fear, let go. "Just like the great prophet Proteus in ancient times, he often changes into fire, water, tiger, dragon, or other grotesque shapes to avoid prophesying to people. If he wants to predict a few words, he must return to his original form. The same is true of man, only when the most spiritual part of him (that is, No s and Mens) is quiet, calm, calm, and has no external favorites to distract him. He was able to withstand the skill of spirituality and prophecy."

Banuge said: "I agree with this. Should I eat more or less for dinner today? I ask this on purpose. Because if I don't eat dinner well, or if I don't eat enough, then I will sleep. I don't sleep, and the light in the night is full of random thoughts, and my thoughts are as empty as my stomach." Paiguguay said: "Looking at your complexion and fat and thin appearance, it is best not to eat dinner. The ancient prophet Amphi Araus ⑤ told those who want to know good or bad luck in their dreams not to eat for the whole day. , No drinking is allowed before three days. Our rules don't have to be so strict.

"Although I believe that it is more difficult for bad things with a fat brain to accept spiritual things, I also disagree that people who fast and starve for a long time can observe spiritual things much faster than others. "You must remember my father Gao Kangda (I mention him with great respect), he used to tell us that the things written by fasting monks are as dull, dry, and decayed as the bodies when they write, Philosophers and physicians alike have affirmed that the intellect is seldom clear when the body is lifeless, and they say that the energy of animals bursts with arterial blood refined and purified by the wondrous nerves below the brain, Production and activity. We have heard such an example, saying that there was a philosopher who thought that a person could comment, play, and write quietly when he was away from the world, but the dogs around him were barking and the wolves were The howling, the roaring of the lion, the howling of the horse, the braying of the elephant, the neighing of the snake, the braying of the donkey, the singing of the cicadas, and the chirping of the doves are more noisy than those in the fairs in Fontenay or Niort. His stomach was panicking with hunger. In order to cope with the hunger, his stomach kept growling, his eyes blurred, and his blood vessels sucked the nutrients in his muscles, causing the wandering intelligence to decline sharply, neglecting the master it was supposed to take care of: the physical body. It's like a bird of prey held in someone else's hands. It wants to spread its wings and disobey discipline, but it is held down by the rope on its claws. For this reason, Homer, the father of philosophy, left us an authoritative statement Story: He said that after the death of Achilles' confidant and friend Patroclus, the Greeks had not finished crying, and there was a famine, and they couldn't even shed tears from their stomachs. Because after a long period of suffering A hungry and sleepy body cannot shed tears or cry.

① Atlantis: The continent in the Atlantic Ocean in mythology.See the fourth volume of Herodotus' "History" and the eighth chapter of the fifth volume of Plinius' "Compendium of Natural History". ② Villanovanus: that is, Simon de Nouvel, born in Hainaut, the author's contemporary polymath and humanist, died in Padua in 1530, at the age of thirty-five . ③ See lines 417 to 424 in Volume IV of Homer's "Odyssey". ④ No ■s is Greek and Mens is Latin. ⑤ Amphiaraus: The son of Apollo in mythology, the prophet of Argos. ① There are three markets in Fontenay-le-Compte in the Vendée province every year, which are very lively; the market in Niort is even more lively than Fontenay.

② Batroclus: A Greek hero who was killed by Ekdor in the Trojan War. Achilles avenged him and fought for Greece. ③ See the twentieth line of the thirteenth volume of Homer and the first five and five lines of the fourteenth volume. "However, temperance is praised by everyone, so you must be temperate. No beans for dinner, no rabbit, no other meat, no fish (what people call aquatic products), no cabbage, Do not eat any other food that will confuse and affect your intellect. This is like a mirror. If there is steam or fog on the surface of the mirror, it cannot clearly see what is outside. The same is true for the mental intellect. If it is too much, clouded and delirious with the mist of food, it cannot accept any image suggested in the dream, because the connection between the body and the spirit is inseparable.

"You only have to pick and eat a few large Clustomenia and Belcamote pears, and an apple from Montbéliard, a few plums from Tours, and then I just pick some cherries in the orchard and eat them. This way, you don’t have to worry about your dreams being vague and ambiguous. As the pastors said, autumn eats more fruits than other seasons, so dreams cannot be believed. In the same way, the seers and poets of old also mysteriously said that bad and deceitful dreams are hidden and covered under the leaves on the ground, because the leaves fall on the ground in autumn. This is not true, because, The natural and rich juice in the freshly harvested fruit is easily evaporated to all parts of the body (like wine in fermentation), and has long been absorbed and distributed. In addition, go to my water spring and drink some water."

Panuge said: "The conditions are a little uncomfortable. However, I will try it anyway, as long as I eat early after the dream is finished tomorrow morning. In addition, I also ask Homer's two dream doors to bless you." I ②, Morpheus ③, Eslun ④, Pantarsus ⑤, Blessedor ⑥ come to protect me. If they will help me in emergency, I will build them a comfortable house Altar, framed with fine furs. If I were now in the temple of Ino in Laconia, with Etyrus on one side and Taramis on the other, Ino would have called me Sleep peacefully, have a dream comfortably, and solve my hesitant confusion." He asked Panagruel again: "Do you think it would be good for me to put a sprig of sweet-scented osmanthus under the pillow?" "No," said Paguguay. "It is a superstition, according to which the Ascalonians Serapion, Antiphon, Philocorus, Artemon, and Fulgentius Planche It is all deceitful, according to Ardes and others. It is the same as using the left rib of a crocodile or a lizard, if it is not disrespectful to old Mr. Democritus; Des' Bactrian stone ⑩; as with the 'Amon's Horn' (11), the Aisiopians put a golden color, shaped like a goat's horn, that is ① Krus Turmenia and Belcamote are two cities famous for their pears. ② See lines five and sixty-two of Volume XIX of the Odyssey. ③ Morpheus: The god of sleep in mythology. ④ Aslan: God of horror in mythology. ⑤ Pantarsus: The god of appearance in mythology. ⑥ Fubedor: Another god of terror, the above four gods can be seen in the 640th line of Chapter 11 of Ovid.Aslun and Fubedor are two names of one god, not two gods. ① Laconia: Ancient Greek place name. ② Ino: Queen of Thebes. ③ Galen said that osmanthus can make people sleep. ④ Serapion wrote the book "On Dreams". ⑤ Antiphon: An orator in Athens in the fifth century BC, who wrote works on dreams. ⑥ Philocorus: Ancient Greek writer in the fourth century BC. ⑦ Artemon: Born in Miletus, author of "On Dreams". ⑧ Fuergenius? Planciades: Bishop of Carthage in the fifth century, author of "Mythology". ⑨ Plinius talked about it in the eighth chapter of the twenty-eighth volume of the "Compendium of Natural History", and Aulus Galias talked about it in the tenth chapter of the "Attica Night" . ⑩ See Chapter 10 of the thirty-seventh volume of Plinius' "Compendium of Natural History", saying that "Ermetrides" is a pillow under the head when you sleep, and you can have wonderful dreams. It means that the gemstone like Amon? Jupiter's horn is called 'Amon's horn', and it is said that whoever sleeps with it will definitely have a truly efficacious dream and receive instructions from the gods. "As for the two dream doors (12) that you prayed for, Homer and Virgil used to mention, one was of ivory, from which came vague, mysterious, and indeterminate dreams, followed by A layer of ivory is invisible no matter how thin it is. Ivory is opaque, and its density prevents vision, so that one cannot see what is on that side. The other door is made of something like a horn, From this door come dreams that are clear, real, and undeniable, and images of all kinds are seen as clearly and truly in its light as through a transparent corner." Brother John interrupted: "You mean to say that the dream of the horned tortoise—that is, the dream of Panurge with the help of God and his wife—is true and infallible. .”