Yellow Emperor, the originator of dream interpretation

Yellow Emperor, the originator of dream interpretation

In China, dream interpretation has a long history, as many remarkable inventions are attributed to the Yellow Emperor, one of the first ancestors of the Chinese people, Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, who is said to have written the 'Dream interpretation Classic', is the earliest inventor of dream interpretation. Huang Fumi of the Han and Wei Dynasties recorded in the Imperial Century:

'The Yellow Emperor dreams of strong winds blowing dirt all over the world, and dreams of people holding a thousand Jun's crossbow to drive thousands of sheep.' After waking up, the Yellow Emperor analyzed himself: 'The wind is the order, and the rulers are also; Dirt off, after also. Is there a family name in the world? Fu Qianjun crossbow, different forces also; Drive sheep thousands of herds, can herdsmen for the good also. Is there a shepherd by the name of power in the world?' So in accordance with the dream to give him a hint, found the wind, force Shepherd two famous ministers.

Huangdi not only obtained wise ministers by interpreting dreams, he also won wars by interpreting dreams. The legendary 'Yellow Emperor Out of the Army' records the Yellow Emperor according to the dream of the West queen mother to make war decisions.

When the Yellow Emperor attacked Chiyou, he dreamed that the Queen Mother of the West sent a man dressed in a black fox fur and told him: 'Taiyi is in front of the day, and after the day is ready, the river is out of faith, and the battle is over.' The Yellow Emperor woke up, did not understand what this means, and told the wind, force Shepherd. After the wind, Li Mu said: 'This soldier should also, the battle will win.' Therefore, Li Mu and the Yellow Emperor together went to the side of Sheng water, set up an altar to pray. At this time, there was a big black turtle holding a soldier's charm, swimming out of the water, towards the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor took up the soldier's symbol and shouted to the soldiers that he had dreamed of the prophecy of the gods. Now the prophecy of the gods had been fulfilled, and the war would surely be won. When the soldiers heard this, their morale was lifted. The war was won at last.

'Bing should', said that there will be war and the spirit induction to show the dream. 'The battle will win' is the conclusion obtained from the direct interpretation of the Yellow Emperor's dream. As the symbol in the dream of the Yellow Emperor was only an imaginary image, he performed a grand sacrifice and obtained it, so the Yellow Emperor prepared for war and deployed according to the intention of the Western Queen Mother in the dream, and finally defeated Chiyou and created the Chinese civilization.

After the Yellow Emperor ruled the Central Plains, he honored Chiyou as the God of war (before the Tang Dynasty, Chiyou was the God of war), asking the people not to forget the difficulties and dangers of war; At the same time, he dictated the Sutra of the Occupation of Dreams, which he left to later rulers as an important book for predicting the future and governing the country. This book was still circulated in the Western Han Dynasty and recorded in the Book of Han. Unfortunately, because of the war, this strange book disappeared in the long river of history.