Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An Account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence Amongst the Women of the East

Chapter VIII

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Dreams and Visions

Ezekiel's vision by the river Chebar--Our vision by the river Khabour--Rivers identical--"A wheel within a wheel"--Babylonish emblem of divinity--Origin of the cherubim--Dream of a woman suffering from cataract--Effect of dream on her character--Watch and chain recovered by means of a "faked" dream--Illustration of the doctrine of Kismet or Naseeb--"Ghosts" in our compound--Atmosphere of ghosts bad for fowls 257