(see Ciystals, Gems, Jewelry, Stones)Divine favor. In the 16th century the bishop of Rennes in his book, De Lapidum, a treatise on the mystical uses of gems, recommended agates for...

Babylonia / Mesopotamia Accounts of dream analysis in ancient Mesopotamia, dating back more than 5,000 years to 3100 BCE, offer a fascinating glimpse into the early understanding o...

"In the state of wakefulness, dreams subtly encroach upon the individual, giving rise to a forgetfulness, or rather a memory, whose contours are transposed onto a plane of con...