Visions

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Until Abram was circumcised, God spoke to him only in a vision, as it says above, “The word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision” (Gen. 15, 1). By “vision” we understand the grade in which all figures are apparent, and which symbolises the covenant.

Zohar, Lech Lecha 31:338

I NEED not explain what a dream is, but I will explain the meaning of the term mareh, “vision,” which occurs in the passage: “In a vision (be-mareh) do I make myself known unto him” (Num. 12:6). The term signifies that which is also called mareh ha-nebuah, “prophetic vision,” yad ha-shem, “the hand of God,” and maḥazeh, “a vision.” It is something terrible and fearful which the prophet feels while awake, as is distinctly stated by Daniel: “And I saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me, for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength” (Dan…

Guide for the Perplexed, Part 2 41:1

Till Abram was circumcised, he was addressed only by that degree which we have mentioned; after he was circumcised, then THE LORD APPEARED UNTO ABRAM, i.e. all the other grades appeared over this grade, and this grade addressed him without reserve. After he was circumcised, then THE LORD APPEARED UNTO ABRAM,

Zohar, Lech Lecha 31:342

There are others who do not stop here. They enter still another gate that opens before them and attain to a higher degree, which sometimes comes before the first degree and sometimes after. When the two powers are equally strong, the person receives the prophetic inspiration without trembling and without toil, while sleeping on his couch, or in a deep sleep which comes upon him during the day. This degree is called vision (מחזה, מראה). In this stage he sees, by means of the power of imagination, forms which are not real, like the women and the horses seen by Zechariah…

Sefer HaIkkarim, Maamar 3 10:9

WE have already shown in our work that the prophets sometimes prophesy in allegories; they use a term allegorically, and in the same prophecy the meaning of the allegory is given. In our dreams, we sometimes believe that we are awake, and relate a dream to another person, who explains the meaning, and all this goes on while we dream. Our Sages call this “a dream interpreted in a dream.” In other cases we learn the meaning of the dream after waking from sleep. The same is the case with prophetic allegories. Some are interpreted in the prophetic vision…

Guide for the Perplexed, Part 2 43:1-2

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