Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 5252

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5252. 'I have dreamed a dream' means a foretelling. This is clear from the meaning of 'a dream' as foresight and consequently a foretelling, dealt with in 3698, 5091, 5092, 5104, 5233. The fact that at this point 'a dream' means a foretelling is also evident from what follows, for in the dream the seven years of abundance of corn and the seven years of famine were foretold.


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