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Book SynopsisThe Scribes of Sleep analyzes the dream journals of seven remarkable people -- Aelius Aristides, Myoe Shonin, Lucrecia de León, Emanuel Swedenborg, Benjamin Banneker, Anna Bonus Kingsford, and Wolfgang Pauli -- and employs an interdisciplinary approach to shed light on their meanings, drawing on data science, depth psychology, and religious studies.
Table of ContentsI. Seven Dreamers and their Journals 1. Aelius Aristides: Devotee of the Healing God 2. Myoe Shonin: Extreme Visionary 3. Lucrecia de Leon: Prophet of an Empire's Doom 4. Emanuel Swedenborg: Mystical Scientist 5. Benjamin Banneker: Mapping the Heavens 6. Anna Kingsford: Spiritual Dynamo 7. Wolfgang Pauli: Quantum Physicist/Depth Psychologist II. Discovering Patterns of Content 8. Digital Methods of Analyzing Dreams 9. Baseline Patterns in Dream Content 10. Anomalous Patterns in Dream Content III. Interpreting Psychological Meaning 11. Psychoanalysis 12. Archetypal Psychology 13. Cultural Psychology IV. Exploring Dimensions of Religiosity 14. Individualism 15. Mysticism 16. Pluralism Conclusion Bibliography Index
