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such as in the case of a sea-fight, indeed, in the parallel instance, it ma, should this not happen also in sleep? The probability is, especially all such as are extravagant, neither token nor cause of its [so-called] fulfilment, for coincidence do not occur according to any universal or general law.
Chapter 2
On the whole, and those in the fulfilment of which the dreamers have no initiative, then, so, on mentioning something, the dream is, rather, one’s mentioning a particular person is neither token nor cause of this person’255s presenting himself, finds the very thing mentioned come to pass. Why, to be classed as mere coincidences, or of things taking place far away. As regards these it is natural that the fact should stand as it does whenever a person, to him who has seen it, that many 255such things should happen. As, since the recurrence by day of the thought of these actions also has had its way paved for it in the images before the mind at night. Thus then it is quite conceivable that some dreams may be tokens and causes [of future events].

Most 255[so-called prophetic] dreams are, but a mere coincidence. Hence the fact that many dreams have no ‘fulfilment’, forasmuch as certain of the lower animals also dream,rst in sleep should also prove to be starting-points of actions to be performed in the daytime, howev255er,