Their features give us hints about the new conscious states of we modern Japanese. Westerners might be interested in these new states, if they too are trying to find a way to go beyond their own modern ego. In the first chapter, some medieval stories are discussed, especially those having to do with dreams. At that time, the demarcation lines between conscious and unconscious and between human beings and Nature are very thin. With that kind of consciousness, one can certainly have a different view of the world from that of modern people.
Medieval persons can acknowledge inner reality much more freely and easily.
With interpretations of some of his dreams, I try to show how his state of consciousness is different from that of modern people. It is a hint for thinking about the difficult issue of the body and mind continuum. It is indeed a different approach from Descartes. The third chapter deals with Japanese mythology. There I pay attention to gods who are neglected in the Japanese pantheon.