Ezekiel’s vision by the river Chebar—Our vision by the river Khabour—Rivers identical—“A wheel within a wheel”—Babylonish emblem of divinity—Origin of the cherubim—Dream of a woman suffering from cataract—Effect of dream on her character—Watch and chain recovered by means of a “faked” dream—Illustration of the doctrine of Kismet or Naseeb—“Ghosts” in our compound—Atmosphere of ghosts bad for fowls.
“O dreamer, dream thy dream, and dream it true.
Sir Lewis Morris.
“Did not Heaven speak to men in dreams of old?”
Lord Tennyson.
”... The vision of my soul
Has looked upon its Sun and turns no more
To any lower light.”
Sir Lewis Morris.
Dreams and visions have a great influence on the Eastern mind. They believe most firmly that God often speaks by means of these agencies, using them as a warning of impending danger, or as a voice of instruction.