The Story of Confucius Dreamt of Duke of Zhou
Confucius praised Duke of Zhou highly for his political achievements that made the society of Western Zhou Dynaty nearly perfect. Confucius had been learning the knowledge Six Arts (rites, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic) and the systems of Western Zhou Dynasty since he was a child. As the most respectful person in his mind, Duke of Zhou usually appeared in Confucius’s dreams. From then on, when mentioned someone had a dream, people usually said that someone dreamt of Duke of Zhou.
Based on the experiences and practices, an anonymous author wrote a book for interpreting dreams and predicting the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness, which was named Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams.
As ancient Chinese peoples’ wisdom and experiences crystallized, Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams became less regarded as a superstition. To some degree, it is scientifically reasonable.
Handed down over thousands of years, the profound book still has many mysteries waiting for us to explore.
By Feng Hui
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