Motif
dream identity crossing human and animal forms
dream_identity_crossing_human_and_animal_forms
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Dream Visitors and Vision Revelations. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer TRANSCENDENTAL BLISS. / B.C. 1766. / CHAPTER II. / THE IDENTITY OF CONTRARIES.; lines 1931-2013 confidence: high
Chuang Tzŭ dreams he is a butterfly, fluttering and following butterfly fancies, unconscious of his individuality as a man; he suddenly awakens as himself.
Chuang Tzŭ dreams he is a butterfly and after awakening cannot determine whether man or butterfly is the dreamer.
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