Great Books Ep 56. Aeschylus - The Persians. Part 1. Sleeping Minds, Waking Truths: Can Dreams Offer Glimpses into the Future?

Dreams offer insights into lessons that we can learn from our past; they offer seeds that, if planted properly, can make our future better.

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And so it was, that in my dream methought There was some kind of quarrel 'twixt the twain, Which, when my dear son was apprised of it, He would compose and make them live as friends.

~ The Persians by Aeschylus (G. M. Cookson translation. p17. line 190)

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