This paper explores the testimony of dream healing from the ancient Greek healing temple dedicated to Asclepius, the god of dreams and medicine. I wrote this paper as an academic writing sample for my MA in East-West Psychology because I focused on the quantitative analysis of dreams. This paper introduces the cultural practice of dream healing and performs content analysis on the testimonies of healing.
The prevalence of Asclepius in early Western history provides a clear precedent that Western culture was initially polyphasic and involved dream shamanism, which are characteristics of intact and indigenous cultures. Asclepius was characterized as a shape-shifting reptilians humanoid who lives in the sky, which is highly similar to the reptilian beings reported in a large percentage of ET/NHI contact experiences.
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- Epidaurus. (2012). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidaurus