A Brief Introduction to Ancient Witchcraft in China

Superstition about dreams is a common belief of all ethnic groups in ancient times. "The ancients thought that dreams are of great significance and practical value, and they are all signs of seeking the future from dreams. The ancient Greeks and other oriental nations must bring a dreamer when they send troops, just as they must bring scouts to spy on the enemy when they send troops today. " It is equally appropriate to use this passage of Freud to illustrate China's ancient superstition of dreams. There are a lot of Mengmeng records in Oracle Bone Inscriptions of Shang Dynasty. Shang king, princess, modern minister, etc. When they dream of people, ghosts, beasts, celestial phenomena or other terrible sights, they must be divined. They believe that nightmares are caused by ancestors and ancestors, which indicates that some kind of disaster is coming. After Shang Dynasty, dream-dreaming became more and more complicated and meticulous, and became a prediction method often used by warlocks.