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The World of Dreams - Henri Bergson
The World of Dreams
Henri Bergson
Translated by Wade Baskin
Contents
INTRODUCTION
THE WORLD OF DREAMS
INTRODUCTION
In the modern world there is an increasing tendency to see the essence of reality and the secret of the universe, not in the inertia of matter, but in the movement of life. For the particular orientation of contemporary thought we are to a certain extent indebted to one man who, unwilling to submit to a materialistic doctrine, took up the concept of vitalism forged earlier by Schopenhauer and by virtue of the eloquence of his expression, the clarity of his thought, and the force of his sincerity, made a lasting impression on a sceptical age.
The major works of Henri Bergson (1859-1941) are probably more familiar to the general public than are those of any other philosopher of our century. The same holds true for some of his minor works, one exception being the present work on dreams, first given as a lecture before the Institut Psychologique on March 26, 1901 and later published in the Revue Scientifique of June 8, 1901. And one is tempted to attribute the neglect in this instance to the nature of the subject rather than to a lack of merit in the work. Too many investigators seem unfortunately to look with disdain or bias on the study of the interpretation of dreams. Each culture has or has had its interpreters, yet the scientific literature on the subject suggests that, apart from the contributions of groups associated with Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, and C. G. Jung, there has been little progress since Bergson at the end of his enlightening study left us at the threshold of the mystery.
That repressed wishes seek expression in dreams was a common belief among the ancients. Xerxes was urged repeatedly in his dreams to undertake the invasion of Greece. He renounced the idea only after he was told by Artabanus that his dreams were nothing more than the expression of thoughts that had been on his mind during the day. Lucretius subsequently observed that whatever our hearts are set upon will be the subject of our dreams; he was supported by Cicero, who added that dreams are influenced by the overflow from our waking life, and by Plotinus, who noted that in dreams phantasy presents us with the object of our desire.
Another common belief among the ancients was that some dreams warn the sleeper that sickness or disease is imminent. Aristotle explained this; he pointed out that the sleeper has the ability to convert slight sensations into intense ones; he observed, for example, that a sleeper may dream of walking through fire when he perceives a slight sensation of heat on some part of his body. But the ancients insisted that while such dreams may be caused by immediate circumstances,