Malay Magic / Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula

Chapter 333: [cclxii] Another System of Interpreting Dreams

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A compilation of Malay Peninsula folklore, popular religion, and magical practices drawn from manuscripts, published sources, and the author's field notes, presenting creation myths, supernatural beings, charms, incantations, ritual practices, and folk explanations for illness and misfortune. The text emphasizes literal translations of spells and formulæ with originals in an appendix, confines attention to Malay communities of the peninsula, and compares recurring motifs while avoiding non-Malay populations. Methodological notes explain evidence and limits. The volume serves as an introductory survey that organizes material thematically—cosmology, spirit lore, protective and harmful magic, divination, and ritual observances—without claiming exhaustive treatment.

[cclxii] Another System of Interpreting Dreams

Adapun kata sagala ʿulama dan hukama dan kata sidang budiman:—

Ada mimpi raja lebeh deripada mimpi pandita; adapun mimpi pandita labeh deripada mimpi mentri; [adapun mimpi mentri] lebeh deripada mimpi orang kaya-kaya; [adapun] mimpi orang kaya itu lebeh deripada mimpi orang yang ʿalim-ʿalim; [adapun mimpi orang ʿalim] lebeh [deripada] mimpi [orang] petapa’an; [adapan mimpi orang petapa’an] lebeh deripada mimpi hamba orang dan mimpi [hamba] orang lebeh deripada mimpi orang jahil: wa’llahu aʿlam bi’l-sawab, ada-nya.