Classical Dreams 05 [CD] { } ~54.00.00 80757

The Gottingen neurologist Johannes Heinrich Schultz (1884-1970) introduced this kind of self-hypnosis, which leads to relaxation through a certain inner attitude, into general use. It has an approximate counterpart in the incubation or temple sleep of antiquity. Incubation effected divine revelations and the cure of diseases in dreams, (incubare: to lie down in a consecrated place). In classical times incubation leading to relaxation was preceded by bathing. (Lourdes and elsewhere!) 'The actual incubation was carried out peacefully in the abaton, the holy of holies of the temple." (What other effect do churches and altars have?) Dr. Von Schumann[23] says that muscle relaxation and falling asleep during incubation (as in autogene training) must be in close correlation, for then the suggestible and credulous patients, uncritically wide open for a religio-magical cure, can be healed and liberated of their disorders. The person seeking a cure behaves passively during incubation and 'awaits ... a magical cure from the God Asclepios' ...»