But in ancient times, due to the backwardness of science, dreams were inevitably implicated as hints from heaven. This statement is widely circulated in the world, and some people even compiled a book "Duke of Zhou", trying to guess a reasonable explanation for the illusory dream. So who is Duke Zhou? Why does he interpret dreams?
Duke Zhou's surname is Ji. He is a famous Dan, but his surname is not Zhou. He used to be his younger brother, and because his feudal city was in Zhou, his title was still public, so he was called Duke of Zhou. He was an outstanding politician, strategist, thinker and educator in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty. . . The brilliant achievements represented by this series of titles also made him the object of admiration in previous dynasties. "Go in for the Duke of Zhou, go out for Uncle Fang, call him a tiger", "Duke of Zhou vomits food, the world returns to the heart" and so on have already been written into the textbook, and Duke of Zhou is talking about him.
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But he is not a dream interpreter, so how can such an arrogant saint be related to dream interpretation? Why is his name of dream interpretation so dazzling that when people mention Duke Zhou, the first thing that comes to mind is dream interpretation, which even overshadows his actual achievements. The internal cause of this is inextricably linked with Confucius.
Because Duke Zhou perfected statutes and standardized rites and music, he was honored as the founder of Confucianism and became the most revered object of Confucius. You know, the ideal that Confucius wanted to pursue all his life was to realize the system of rites and music and implement benevolent government in the early Zhou Dynasty. Under this belief, Duke Zhou began to appear frequently in Confucius' dreams because of dreaming. In China, where Confucianism has long dominated the culture, Duke Zhou is inevitably associated with dreams. Therefore, "dream" is often called "dream of Duke Zhou" or "dream of Duke Zhou", and sleeping is also called "going to find Duke Zhou".
Duke Zhou is also the son of Ji Chang, King of Zhou Wen. Before King Wen, the doctrines written by sages were not the later Four Books and Five Classics, nor the art of war. They only loved "gossip". This is inseparable from the social environment that was not enlightened at that time. At that time, many phenomena that could be simply explained by science could only be explained by "theology", such as simple wind, rain, thunder and electricity. Since the concept of "God" came into being, people have tried to find and summarize the evolutionary relationship between man and everything under the nature of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, which is the initial "Yi".
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Later, Fu created innate gossip, Shennong created the Eight Diagrams of Lianshan, and Xuanyuan created the Eight Diagrams of Returning to Tibet, which is also a cultural heritage. As an ambitious monarch with both ability and political integrity, Zhou Wenwang is naturally unwilling to lag behind. He created the Eight Diagrams of King Wen on the basis of predecessors, and later developed it into the Book of Changes, which became the most important ancient book in China, ranking first among the Six Classics. All other "eight diagrams" have been lost. Only the Eight Diagrams of King Wen is full of vitality in a new form, which is inseparable from Duke Zhou and Confucius. It is because of their study, inference and explanation that the Eight Diagrams of King Wen was circulated.
You know, in ancient times, everything from changing dynasties to marching and fighting, to weddings and funerals, to trivial matters of life was the most popular thing, but before going out, you can count as a divination, from the initial tortoise shell to the later copper coins, and you like everything, not to mention dreaming. In today's modernization, after waking up from my dream, I have to check whether it is good or bad online. In that era of underdeveloped science, its importance can be imagined. Therefore, it is definitely a big deal to imply something in the dark. Therefore, ancient kings were often accompanied by fortune tellers, and later a "heavenly prison" was specially set up.
Kings believe in things, not to mention ordinary people, so dream interpretation has become the normal state of life. Duke Zhou is famous for his connection with dreams. He is also a saint, the son of Zhou Wenwang. He also interpreted and interpreted the Eight Diagrams, and then the Book of Changes became popular all over the world. No matter for celebrity effect or other reasons, Duke Zhou has undoubtedly become a "famous brand" in people's minds.