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DICTIONARY OF DREAMS
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Abandon.
To dream that you are abandoned, denotes that you will
have difficulty
in framing your plans for future success.
To abandon others, you will see unhappy conditions piled
thick around you,
leaving little hope of surmounting them.
If it is your house that you abandon, you will soon come
to grief
in experimenting with fortune.
If you abandon your sweetheart, you will fail to recover
lost valuables,
and friends will turn aside from your favors.
If you abandon a mistress, you will unexpectedly come
into
a goodly inheritance.
If it is religion you abandon, you will come to grief by
your attacks
on prominent people.
To abandon children, denotes that you will lose your
fortune
by lack of calmness and judgment.
To abandon your business, indicates distressing
circumstances in which there
will be quarrels and suspicion. (This dream may have a literal fulfilment
if it is impressed on your waking mind, whether you
abandon a person,
or that person abandons you, or, as indicated, it denotes
other worries.)
To see yourself or friend abandon a ship, suggests your
possible
entanglement in some business failure, but if you escape
to shore
your interests will remain secure.
Abbey.[3]
To see an abbey in ruins, foretells that your hopes and
schemes
will fall into ignoble incompletion.
To dream that a priest bars your entrance into an abbey,
denotes that you will be saved from a ruinous state by
enemies
mistaking your embarrassment for progress.
For a young woman to get into an abbey, foretells her
violent illness.
If she converses with a priest in an abbey, she will
incur the censure
of true friends for indiscretion.
Abbess.
For a young woman to dream that she sees an abbess,
denotes that she
will be compelled to perform distasteful tasks, and will
submit
to authority only after unsuccessful rebellion.
To dream of an abbess smiling and benignant, denotes you
will be surrounded
by true friends and pleasing prospects.
Abbot.[3]
To dream that you are an abbot, warns you that
treacherous plots
are being laid for your downfall.
If you see this pious man in devotional exercises, it
forewarns
you of smooth flattery and deceit pulling you a willing
victim
into the meshes of artful bewilderment.
For a young woman to talk with an abbot, portends that
she will yield to
insinuating flatteries, and in yielding she will besmirch
her reputation.
If she marries one, she will uphold her name and honor
despite
poverty and temptation.
[3] See similar words in connection with churches,
priests, etc.
Abdomen.[4]
To see your abdomen in a dream, foretells that you will
have
great expectations, but you must curb hardheadedness and
redouble
your energies on your labor, as pleasure is approaching
to your hurt.
To see your abdomen shriveled, foretells that you will be
persecuted
and defied by false friends.
To see it swollen, you will have tribulations, but you
will overcome them
and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
To see blood oozing from the abdomen, foretells an
accident or tragedy
in your family.
The abdomen of children in an unhealthy state, portends
that contagion
will pursue you.
[4] See Belly.
Abhor.
To dream that you abhor a person, denotes that you will
entertain
strange dislike for some person, and your suspicion of
his honesty
will prove correct.
To think yourself held in abhorrence by others, predicts
that your good
intentions to others will subside into selfishness.
For a young woman to dream that her lover abhors her,
foretells that she
will love a man who is in no sense congenial.
Abject.
To dream that you are abject, denotes that you will be
the recipient
of gloomy tidings, which will cause a relaxation in your
strenuous
efforts to climb the heights of prosperity.
To see others abject, is a sign of bickerings and false
dealings
among your friends.
Abode.[5]
To dream that you can't find your abode, you will
completely lose
faith in the integrity of others.
If you have no abode in your dreams, you will be
unfortunate in your affairs,
and lose by speculation.
To change your abode, signifies hurried tidings and that
hasty journeys
will be made by you.
For a young woman to dream that she has left her abode,
is significant
of slander and falsehoods being perpetrated against her.
[5] See Home.
Abortion.
For a woman to dream that she assents to abortion being
committed on her,
is a warning that she is contemplating some enterprise
which if carried
out will steep her in disgrace and unhappiness.
For a doctor to dream that he is a party to an abortion,
foretells that his practice will suffer from his
inattention
to duty, which will cause much trouble.
Above.
To see anything hanging above you, and about to fall,
implies danger;
if it falls upon you it may be ruin or sudden
disappointment.
If it falls near, but misses you, it is a sign that you
will have
a narrow escape from loss of money, or other misfortunes
may follow.
Should it be securely fixed above you, so as not to imply
danger,
your condition will improve after threatened loss.
Abroad.
To dream that you are abroad, or going abroad, foretells
that you
will soon, in company with a party, make a pleasant trip,
and you
will find it necessary to absent yourself from your
native country
for a sojourn in a different climate.
Absalom.
To dream of Absalom, is significant of distressing
incidents.
You may unconsciously fall a victim to error, and
penetrate
some well beloved heart with keen anguish and pain over
the
committal of immoral actions and the outraging of
innocence.
No flower of purity will ever be too sacred for you to
breathe
a passionate breath upon.
To dream of this, or any other
disobedient character, is a warning against immoral
tendencies.
A father is warned by this dream to be careful of his children.
Absence.
To grieve over the absence of any one in your dreams,
denotes that repentance
for some hasty action will be the means of securing you
life-long friendships.
If you rejoice over the absence of friends, it denotes
that you
will soon be well rid of an enemy.
Abscess.
To dream that you have an abscess which seems to have
reached a chronic stage,
you will be overwhelmed with misfortune of your own; at
the same time your
deepest sympathies will be enlisted for the sorrows of
others.
Absinthe.
To come under the influence of absinthe in dreams,
denotes that you
will lead a merry and foolish pace with innocent
companions, and waste
your inheritance in prodigal lavishness on the siren,
selfish fancy.
For a young woman to dream that she drinks absinthe with
her lover warns
her to resist his persuasions to illicit consummation of
their love. If she
dreams she is drunk, she will yield up her favors without
strong persuasion.
(This dream typifies that you are likely to waste your
energies in pleasure.)
Abundance.
To dream that you are possessed with an abundance;
foretells that you will have no occasion to reproach
Fortune,
and that you will be independent of her future favors;
but your domestic happiness may suffer a collapse under
the strain
you are likely to put upon it by your infidelity.
Abuse.
To dream of abusing a person, means that you will be
unfortunate
in your affairs, losing good money through over-bearing
persistency
in business relations with others.
To feel yourself abused, you will be molested in your
daily pursuits
by the enmity of others.
For a young woman to dream that she hears abusive
language, foretells that
she will fall under the ban of some person's jealousy and
envy.
If she uses the language herself, she will meet with
unexpected rebuffs,
that may fill her with mortification and remorse for her
past unworthy
conduct toward friends.
Abyss.
To dream of looking into an abyss, means that you will be
confronted
by threats of seizure of property, and that there will be
quarrels
and reproaches of a personal nature which will unfit you
to meet
the problems of life.
For a woman to be looking into an abyss, foretells that
she will
burden herself with unwelcome cares. If she falls into the abyss
her disappointment will be complete; but if she succeeds
in crossing,
or avoiding it, she will reinstate herself.
Academy.
To visit an academy in your dreams, denotes that you will
regret opportunities
that you have let pass through sheer idleness and
indifference.
To think you own, or are an inmate of one, you will find
that you
are to meet easy defeat of aspirations. You will take on knowledge,
but be unable to rightly assimilate and apply it.
For a young woman or any person to return to an academy
after having
finished there, signifies that demands will be made which
the dreamer
may find himself or her self unable to meet.
Accepted.[6]
For a business man to dream that his proposition has been
accepted,
foretells that he will succeed in making a trade, which
heretofore
looked as if it would prove a failure.
For a lover to dream that he has been accepted by his
sweetheart,
denotes that he will happily wed the object of his own
and others' admiration.
[6] If this dream has been occasioned by overanxiety and
weakness,
the contrary may be expected. The elementary influences often play
pranks upon weak and credulous minds by lying, and
deceptive utterances.
Therefore the dreamer should live a pure life, fortified
by a strong will,
thus controlling his destiny by expelling from it
involuntary intrusions.
Accident.
To dream of an accident is a warning to avoid any mode of
travel
for a short period, as you are threatened with loss of
life.
For an accident to befall stock, denotes that you will
struggle
with all your might to gain some object and then see some
friend
lose property of the same value in aiding your cause.
Accordion.
To dream of hearing the music of an accordion, denotes
that you will
engage in amusement which will win you from sadness and
retrospection.
You will by this means be enabled to take up your burden
more cheerfully.
For a young woman to dream that she is playing an
accordion,
portends that she will win her lover by some sad
occurrence;
but, notwithstanding which, the same will confer lasting
happiness upon her union.
If the accordion gets out of tune,
she will be saddened by the illness or trouble of her
lover.
Accounts.
To dream of having accounts presented to you for payment,
you will be in a dangerous position. You may have recourse
to law to disentangle yourself. If you pay the accounts,
you will soon effect a compromise in some serious
dispute.
To hold accounts against others, foretells that
disagreeable contingencies
will arise in your business, marring the smoothness of
its management.
For a young woman book-keeper to dream of footing up
accounts,
denotes that she will have trouble in business, and in
her love affairs;
but some worthy person will persuade her to account for
his happiness.
She will be much respected by her present employers.
Accuse.[7]
To dream that you accuse any one of a mean action,
denotes that you
will have quarrels with those under you, and your dignity
will be thrown
from a high pedestal.
If you are accused, you are in danger of being guilty of
distributing
scandal in a sly and malicious way.
[7] See similar words in following chapters.
Aches.[8]
To dream that you have aches, denotes that you are
halting too
much in your business, and that some other person is
profiting
by your ideas.
For a young woman to dream that she has the heartache,
foretells that she will
be in sore distress over the laggardly way her lover
prosecutes his suit.
If it is the backache, she will encounter illness through
careless exposure.
If she has the headache, there will be much disquietude
of mind for the risk
she has taken to rid herself of rivalry.
[8] This dream is usually due to physical causes and is
of little significance.
Acid.
To drink any acid is an adverse dream, bringing you much
anxiety.
For a woman to drink aciduous liquors, denotes that she
may ensnare
herself with compromising situations; even health may be
involved.
To see poisonous acids, some treachery against you may be
discovered.
Acorn.
Seeing acorns in dreams, is portent of pleasant things
ahead,
and much gain is to be expected.
To pick them from the ground, foretells success after
weary labors.
For a woman to eat them, denotes that she will rise from
a station of labor
to a position of ease and pleasure.
To shake them from the trees, denotes that you will
rapidly attain
your wishes in business or love.
To see green-growing acorns, or to see them scattered
over the ground,
affairs will change for the better. Decayed or blasted acorns have import
of disappointments and reverses.
To pull them green from the trees, you will injure your
interests
by haste and indiscretion.
Acquaintance.[9]
To meet an acquaintance, and converse pleasantly with
him,
foretells that your business will run smoothly, and there
will be but little discord in your domestic affairs.
If you seem to be disputing, or engaged in loud talk,
humiliations and
embarrassments will whirl seethingly around you.
If you feel ashamed of meeting an acquaintance, or meet
him
at an inopportune time, it denotes that you will be
guilty
of illicitly conducting yourself, and other parties will
let
the secret out.
For a young woman to think that she has an extensive
acquaintance,
signifies that she will be the possessor of vast
interests, and her love
will be worthy the winning. If her circle of acquaintances is small,
she will be unlucky in gaining social favors.
[9] After dreaming of acquaintances, you may see or hear
from them.
Acquit.
To dream that you are acquitted of a crime, denotes that
you
are about to come into possession of valuable property,
but there is danger of a law suit before obtaining
possession.
To see others acquitted, foretells that your friends will
add
pleasure to your labors.
Acrobat.
To dream of seeing acrobats, denotes that you will be
prevented from carrying
out hazardous schemes by the foolish fears of others.
To see yourself acrobating, you will have a sensation to
answer for,
and your existence will be made almost unendurable by the
guying
of your enemies.
To see women acrobating, denotes that your name will be
maliciously
and slanderously handled.
Also your business interests will be hindered.
For a young woman to dream that she sees acrobats in
tights,
signifies that she will court favor of men.
Actor and Actress.
To see in your dreams an actress, denotes that your
present state
will be one of unbroken pleasure and favor.
To see one in distress, you will gladly contribute your
means and influence
to raise a friend from misfortune and indebtedness.
If you think yourself one, you will have to work for
subsistence,
but your labors will be pleasantly attended.
If you dream of being in love with one, your inclination
and talent
will be allied with pleasure and opposed to downright
toil.
To see a dead actor, or actress, your good luck will be
overwhelmed
in violent and insubordinate misery.
To see them wandering and penniless, foretells that your
affairs
will undergo a change from promise to threatenings of
failure.
To those enjoying domestic comforts, it is a warning of
revolution
and faithless vows.
For a young woman to dream that she is engaged to an
actor,
or about to marry one, foretells that her fancy will
bring
remorse after the glamor of pleasure has vanished.
If a man dreams that he is sporting with an actress,
it foretells that private broils with his wife, or
sweetheart,
will make him more misery than enjoyment.
Adam and Eve.
To dream of Adam and Eve, foretells that some eventful
occasion
will rob you of the hope of success in your affairs.
To see them in the garden, Adam dressed in his fig leaf,
but Eve perfectly
nude save for an Oriental colored serpent ornamenting her
waist and abdomen,
signifies that treachery and ill faith will combine to
overthrow your fortune.
To see or hear Eve conversing with the serpent, foretells
that artful
women will reduce you to the loss of fortune and
reputation.
Adamant.
To dream of adamant, denotes that you will be troubled
and defeated
in some desire that you held as your life.
Adder.
To dream of seeing an adder strike, and a friend, who is
dead but seems
to be lying down and breathing, rises partly to a sitting
position when
the adder strikes at him, and then both disappearing into
some bushes nearby,
denotes that you will be greatly distressed over the ill
luck of friends,
and a loss threatened to yourself.
For a young woman to see an adder, foretells a deceitful
person is going to cause her trouble. If it runs from her,
she will be able to defend her character in attacks made
on her.
Addition.
To dream of pondering over addition, denotes that you
will have a struggle
to overcome difficult situations, which will soon
prominently assume
formidable shapes in your business transactions.
To find some error in addition, shows that you will be
able
to overcome enemies by fortunately discerning their
intention
before they have executed their design.
To add figures with a machine, foretells that you will
have a powerful ally
who will save you from much oppression.
If you fail to read the figures, you will lose fortune by
blind speculation.
Adieu.
To dream of bidding cheerful adieus to people, denotes
that you
will make pleasant visits and enjoy much social
festivity;
but if they are made in a sad or doleful strain, you will
endure
loss and bereaving sorrow.
If you bid adieu to home and country, you will travel in
the nature
of an exile from fortune and love.
To throw kisses of adieu to loved ones, or children,
foretells that you
will soon have a journey to make, but there will be no
unpleasant accidents
or happenings attending your trip.
Admire.
To dream that you are an object of admiration, denotes
that you
will retain the love of former associates, though your
position
will take you above their circle.
Admonish.
To admonish your child, or son, or some young person,
denotes that your generous principles will keep you in
favor,
and fortune will be added to your gifts.
Adopted.
To see your adopted child, or parent, in your dreams,
indicates that you
will amass fortune through the schemes and speculations
of strangers.
To dream that you or others are adopting a child, you
will make
an unfortunate change in your abode.
Adultery.[10]
To dream that you commit adultery, foretells that you
will be
arrainged{sic} for some illegal action. If a woman has this dream,
she will fail to hold her husband's affections, letting
her
temper and spite overwhelm her at the least provocation.
If it is with her husband's friend, she will be unjustly
ignored
by her husband.
Her rights will be cruelly trampled upon by him.
If she thinks she is enticing a youth into this act, she
will be
in danger of desertion and divorced for her open
intriguing.
For a young woman this implies abasement and low desires,
in which she will find strange adventures afford her
pleasure.
[10] It is always good to dream that you have
successfully resisted
any temptation. To
yield, is bad. If a man chooses low
ideals, vampirish
influences will swarm around him ready to help him in his
nefarious designs.
Such dreams may only be the result of depraved elementary
influences.
If a man chooses high ideals, he will be illuminated by
the deific
principle within him, and will be exempt from lascivious
dreams.
The man who denies the existence and power of evil
spirits has no arcana
or occult knowledge.
Did not the black magicians of Pharaoh's time,
and Simon Magnus, the Sorcerer, rival the men of
God? The dreamer
of amorous sweets is warned to beware of scandal.
Adulation.
To dream that you seek adulation, foretells that you will
pompously
fill unmerited positions of honor.
If you offer adulation, you will expressly part with some
dear
belonging in the hope of furthering material interests.
Advancement.
To dream of advancing in any engagement, denotes your
rapid ascendency
to preferment and to the consummation of affairs of the
heart.
To see others advancing, foretells that friends will hold
positions
of favor near you.
Adversary.[11]
To dream that you meet or engage with an adversary,
denotes that
you will promptly defend any attacks on your interest.
Sickness may also threaten you after this dream.
If you overcome an adversary, you will escape the effect
of some serious disaster.
[11] See Enemies.
Adventurer.
To dream that you are victimized by an adventurer, proves
that you
will be an easy prey for flatterers and designing
villains.
You will be unfortunate in manipulating your affairs to
a smooth consistency.
For a young woman to think she is an adventuress,
portends that she
will be too wrapped up in her own conduct to see that she
is being
flattered into exchanging her favors for disgrace.
Adversity.
To dream that you are in the clutches of adversity, denotes
that you
will have failures and continued bad prospects.
To see others in adversity, portends gloomy surroundings,
and the illness
of some one will produce grave fears of the successful
working of plans.[12]
[12] The old dream books give this as a sign of coming
prosperity.
This definition is untrue. There are two forces at work in man, one from
within and the other from without. They are from two distinct spheres;
the animal mind influenced by the personal world of
carnal appetites,
and the spiritual mind from the realm of universal
Brotherhood,
present antagonistic motives on the dream
consciousness. If these two
forces were in harmony, the spirit or mental picture from
the dream
mind would find a literal fulfilment in the life of the
dreamer.
The pleasurable sensations of the body cause the spirit
anguish.
The selfish enrichment of the body impoverishes the
spirit influence upon
the Soul. The
trials of adversity often cause the spirit to rejoice
and the flesh to weep.
If the cry of the grieved spirit is left
on the dream mind it may indicate to the dreamer worldly
advancement,
but it is hardly the theory of the occult forces, which
have contributed
to the contents of this book.
Advertisement.
To dream that you are getting out advertisements, denotes
that you
will have to resort to physical labor to promote your
interest,
or establish your fortune.
To read advertisements, denotes that enemies will
overtake you,
and defeat you in rivalry.
Advice.
To dream that you receive advice, denotes that you will
be enabled to raise
your standard of integrity, and strive by honest means to
reach independent
competency and moral altitude.
To dream that you seek legal advice, foretells that there
will
be some transactions in your affairs which will create
doubt
of their merits and legality.
Advocate.
To dream that you advocate any cause, denotes that you
will be faithful
to your interests, and endeavor to deal honestly with the
public,
as your interests affect it, and be loyal to your
promises to friends.
Afraid.
To feel that you are afraid to proceed with some affair,
or continue
a journey, denotes that you will find trouble in your
household,
and enterprises will be unsuccessful.
To see others afraid, denotes that some friend will be
deterred
from performing some favor for you because of his own
difficulties.
For a young woman to dream that she is afraid of a dog,
there will be a possibility of her doubting a true
friend.
Africa.
To dream that you are in Africa
surrounded by Cannibals, foretells that you
will be oppressed by enemies and quarrelsome persons.
For a woman to dream of African scenes, denotes she will
make journeys
which will prove lonesome and devoid of pleasure or
profit.
Afternoon.
For a woman to dream of an afternoon, denotes she will
form
friendships which will be lasting and entertaining. A cloudy,
rainy afternoon, implies disappointment and displeasure.
Affliction.
To dream that affliction lays a heavy hand upon you and
calls your energy
to a halt, foretells that some disaster is surely
approaching you.
To see others afflicted, foretells that you will be
surrounded
by many ills and misfortunes.
Affrighted.
To dream that you are affrighted, foretells that you will
sustain
an injury through an accident.
[13] See Agony.
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To see others affrighted, brings you close to misery and
distressing scenes.
Dreams of this nature are frequently caused by nervous
and feverish
conditions, either from malaria or excitement. When such is the case,
the dreamer is warned to take immediate steps to remove
the cause.
Such dreams or reveries only occur when sleep is
disturbed.
Affront.
This is a bad dream.
The dreamer is sure to shed tears and weep.
For a young woman to dream that she is affronted, denotes
that some
unfriendly person will take advantage of her ignorance to
place
her in a compromising situation with a stranger, or to
jeopardize
her interests with a friend.
Affluence.[14]
To dream that you are in affluence, foretells that you
will make
fortunate ventures, and will be pleasantly associated
with
people of wealth.
To young women, a vision of weird and fairy
affluence is ominous of illusive and evanescent pleasure.
They should study more closely their duty to friends and
parents.
After dreams of this nature they are warned to cultivate
a love
for home life.
[14] See Wealth.
Agate.
To see agate in a dream, signifies a slight advancement
in business affairs.
Age.
To dream of age, portends failures in any kind of
undertaking.
To dream of your own age, indicates that perversity of
opinion will bring
down upon you the indignation of relatives.
For a young woman to dream of being accused of being
older
than she is, denotes that she will fall into bad
companionship,
and her denial of stated things will be brought to scorn.
To see herself looking aged, intimates possible sickness,
or unsatisfactory ventures. If it is her lover she sees aged,
she will be in danger of losing him.
Agony.[15]
This is not as good a dream, as some would wish you to
believe.
It portends worry and pleasure intermingled, more of the
former
than of the latter.
To be in agony over the loss of money, or property,
denotes that disturbing
and imaginary fears will rack you over the critical
condition of affairs,
or the illness of some dear relative.
[15] See Weeping.
Ague.
A sickly condition of the dreamer is sometimes implied by
this dream.
To dream that you are shaking with an ague, signifies
that you will suffer
from some physical disorder, and that fluctuating
opinions of your own
affairs may bring you to the borders of prostration.
To see others thus affected, denotes that you will offend
people
by your supreme indifference to the influences of others.
Air.
This dream denotes a withering state of things, and bodes
no good
to the dreamer.
To dream of breathing hot air suggests that you will be
influenced
to evil by oppression.
To feel cold air, denotes discrepancies in your business,
and incompatibility in domestic relations.
To feel oppressed with humidity, some curse will fall on
you
that will prostrate and close down on your optimistical
views
of the future.
Alabaster.
To dream of alabaster, foretells success in marriage and
all
legitimate affairs.
To break an alabaster figure or vessel,
denotes sorrow and repentence. For a young woman to lose an
alabaster box containing incense, signifies that she will
lose
her lover or property through carelessness of her
reputation.
Alarm Bell.
To hear a bell in your sleep, denotes that you will have
cause for anxiety.
Album.
To dream of an album, denotes you will have success and
true friends.
For a young woman to dream of looking at photographs in
an album,
foretells that she will soon have a new lover who will be
very
agreeable to her.
Ale-house.
The dreamer of an ale-house should be very cautious of
his affairs.
Enemies are watching him.
Alien.
To dream of a stranger pleasing you, denotes good health
and
pleasant surroundings; if he displeases you, look for
disappointments.
To dream you are an alien, denotes abiding friendships.
Alley.
To dream of an alley, denotes your fortune will not be so
pleasing
or promising as formerly.
Many vexing cares will present
themselves to you.
For a young woman to wander through an alley after dark,
warns her
of disreputable friendships and a stigma on her
character.
Alligator.
To dream of an alligator, unless you kill it, is
unfavorable to all persons
connected with the dream.
It is a dream of caution.
Alloy.
To dream of alloy, denotes your business will vex you in
its complications.
For a woman to dream of alloy, is significant of sorrow
and trouble
completely hiding pleasure.
Almanac.
To dream of an almanac, means variable fortunes and
illusive pleasures.
To be studying the signs, foretells that you will be
harassed by small
matters taking up your time.
Almonds.
This is a good omen.
It has wealth in store. However,
sorrow will
go with it for a short while. If the almonds are defective,
your disappointment in obtaining a certain wish will be
complete
until new conditions are brought about.
Alms.
Alms will bring evil if given or taken unwillingly. Otherwise, a good dream.
Alms-house.
For a young woman to dream of an alms-house, denotes she
will meet
failure in her efforts to contract a worldly marriage.
Altar.
To dream of seing{sic} a priest at the altar, denotes
quarrels
and unsatisfactory states in your business and home.
To see a marriage, sorrow to friends, and death to old
age.
An altar would hardly be shown you in a dream, accept to
warn you
against the commission of error. Repentance is also implied.
Alum.
Alum seen in a dream, portends frustration of well laid
plans.
To taste alum, denotes secret remorse over some evil work
by you
upon some innocent person.
For a woman to dream of quantities of alum, foretells
disappointment
in her marriage and loss of affection.
Aluminum.
To dream of aluminum, denotes contentment with any
fortune, however small.
For a woman to see her aluminum ornaments or vessels
tarnished,
foretells strange and unexpected sorrow, and loss will
befall her.
Amateur.
To dream of seeing an amateur actor on the stage, denotes
that you
will see your hopes pleasantly and satisfactorily
fulfilled.
If they play a tragedy, evil will be disseminated through
your happiness.
If there is an indistinctness or distorted images in the
dream,
you are likely to meet with quick and decided defeat in
some enterprise
apart from your regular business.
Ambush.
To dream that your are atacked{sic} from ambush, denotes
that you
have lurking secretly near you a danger, which will soon
set upon
and overthrow you if you are heedless of warnings.
If you lie in ambush to revenge yourself on others, you
will unhesitatingly
stoop to debasing actions to defraud your friends.
America.
High officials should be careful of State affairs, others
will do well to look
after their own person, for some trouble is at hand after
this dream.
Amethyst.
Amethyst seen in a dream, represents contentment with
fair business.
For a young woman to lose an amethyst, fortells broken
engagements
and slights in love.
Ammonia.
Ammonia seen in a dream, means displeasure will be felt
by the dreamer
at the conduct of a friend. Quarrels and disruptions of friendships
will follow this dream.
For a young woman to see clear bottles of ammonia,
foretells she
will be deceived in the character and intentions of some
person
whom she considers friendly.
Ammunition.
To dream of ammunition, foretells the undertaking of some
work,
which promises fruitful completion. To dream your ammunition
is exhausted, denotes fruitless struggles and endeavors.
Amorous.
To dream you are amorous, warns you against personal desires
and pleasures,
as they are threatening to engulf you in scandal.
For a young woman it portends illicit engagements, unless
she chooses
staid and moral companions. For a married woman, it foreshadows
discontent and desire for pleasure outside the home.
To see others amorous, foretells that you will be
persuaded to neglect
your moral obligations.
To see animals thus, denotes you will engage
in degrading pleasures with fast men or women.
Amputation.
Ordinary amputation of limbs, denotes small offices lost;
the loss of entire legs or arms, unusual depression in
trade.
To seamen, storm and loss of property. Afflicted persons
should be warned to watchfulness after this dream.
Anchor.
To dream of an anchor is favorable to sailors, if seas
are calm.
To others it portends separation from friends, change of
residence,
and foreign travel.
Sweethearts are soon to quarrel if either
sees an anchor.
Andirons.
Andirons seen in a dream, denotes good will among
friends,
if the irons support burning logs; if they are in an
empty fireplace,
loss of property and death are signified.
Anecdote.
To dream of relating an anecdote, signifies that you will
greatly prefer
gay companionship to that of intellect, and that your affairs
will prove
as unstable as yourself.
For a young woman to hear anecdotes related, denotes that
she
will be one of a merry party of pleasure-seekers.
Angels.
To dream of angels is prophetic of disturbing influences
in the soul.
It brings a changed condition of the person's lot. If the dream
is unusually pleasing, you will hear of the health of
friends,
and receive a legacy from unknown relatives.
If the dream comes as a token of warning, the dreamer may
expect threats of scandal about love or money matters.
To wicked people, it is a demand to repent; to good
people it
should be a consolation.
Anger.
To dream of anger, denotes that some awful trial awaits
you.
Disappointments in loved ones, and broken ties, of
enemies
may make new attacks upon your property or character.
To dreams that friends or relatives are angry with you,
while you meet their
anger with composure, denotes you will mediate between
opposing friends,
and gain their lasting favor and gratitude.
Angling.
To dream of catching fish is good. If you fail to catch any,
it will be bad for you.
Annoy.
This dream denotes that you have enemies who are at work
against you.
Annoyances experienced in dreams are apt to find speedy
fulfilment
in the trifling incidents of the following day.
Antelope.
Seeing antelopes in a dream, foretells your ambitions
will be high,
but may be realized by putting forth great energy.
For a young woman to see an antelope miss its footing and
fall from a height,
denotes the love she aspires to will prove her undoing.
Ants.
The dreamer of ants should expect many petty annoyances
during the day;
chasing little worries, and finding general
dissatisfaction in all things.
Anvil.
To see hot iron with sparks flying, is significant of a
pleasing work;
to the farmer, an abundant crop; favorable indeed to
women.
Cold, or small, favors may be expected from those in
power.
The means of success is in your power, but in order to
obtain it
you will have to labor under difficulty. If the anvil is broken,
it foretells that you have, through your own neglect,
thrown away
promising opportunities that cannot be recalled.
Anxiety.
A dream of this kind is occasionally a good omen,
denoting,
after threatening states, success and rejuvenation of
mind;
but if the dreamer is anxious about some momentous
affair,
it indicates a disastrous combination of business and
social states.
Apes.
This dream brings humiliation and disease to some dear
friend.
To see a small ape cling to a tree, warns the dreamer to
beware; a false
person is close to you and will cause unpleasantness in
your circle.
Deceit goes with this dream.
Apparel.[16]
Dreams of apparel, denote that enterprises will be successes
or failures,
as the apparel seems to be whole and clean, or soiled and
threadbare.
To see fine apparel, but out of date, foretells that you
will have fortune,
but you will scorn progressive ideas.
If you reject out-of-date apparel, you will outgrow
present environments
and enter into new relations, new enterprises and new
loves, which will
transform you into a different person.
To see yourself or others appareled in white, denotes
eventful changes,
and you will nearly always find the change bearing
sadness.
To walk with a person wearing white, proclaims that
person's
illness or distress, unless it be a young woman or child,
then you will have pleasing surroundings for a season at
least.
To see yourself, or others, dressed in black, portends
quarrels,
disappointments, and disagreeable companions; or, if it
refers
to business, the business will fall short of
expectations.
To see yellow apparel, foretells approaching gaieties and
financial progress.
Seen as a flitting spectre, in an unnatural light, the
reverse may
be expected. You
will be fortunate if you dream of yellow cloth.
To dream of blue apparel, signifies carrying forward to
victory
your aspirations, through energetic, insistent efforts.
Friends will loyally support you.
To dream of crimson apparel, foretells that you will
escape formidable
enemies by a timely change in your expressed intention.
To see green apparel, is a hopeful sign of prosperity and
happiness.
To see many colored apparel, foretells swift changes, and
intermingling
of good and bad influences in your future.
To dream of misfitting apparel, intimates crosses in your
affections,
and that you are likely to make a mistake in some
enterprise.
To see old or young in appropriate apparel, denotes that
you
will undertake some engagement for which you will have no
liking,
and which will give rise to many cares.
For a woman to dream that she is displeased with her
apparel,
foretells that she will find many vexatious rivalries in
her quest
for social distinction.
To admire the apparel of others, denotes that she will
have jealous
fears of her friends.
To dream of the loss of any article of apparel, denotes
disturbances
in your business and love affairs.
For a young woman to dream of being attired in a guazy
black costume,
foretells she will undergo chastening sorrow and
disappointment.
For a young woman to dream that she meets another attired
in a crimson dress
with a crepe mourning veil over her face, foretells she
will be outrivaled
by one she hardly considers her equal, and bitter
disappointment will sour
her against women generally.
The dreamer interpreting the dream of apparel should be
careful
to note whether the objects are looking natural. If the faces are
distorted and the light unearthly, though the colors are
bright,
beware; the miscarriage of some worthy plan will work you
harm.
There are few dreams in which the element of evil is
wanting,
as there are few enterprises in waking life from which
the element
of chance is obviated.
[16] See Clothes and Coat.
Apparition.
Take unusual care of all depending upon you. Calamity awaits you and yours.
Both property and life are in danger. Young people should be
decidedly upright in their communications with the
opposite sex.
Character is likely to be rated at a discount.
Apples.
This is a very good dream to the majority of people.
To see red apples on trees with green foliage is
exceedingly propitious
to the dreamer.
To eat them is not as good, unless they be faultless.
A friend who interprets dreams says: ``Ripe apples on a tree,
denotes that the time has arrived for you to realize your
hopes;
think over what you intend to do, and go fearlessly
ahead.
Ripe on the top of the tree, warns you not to aim too
high.
Apples on the ground imply that false friends, and
flatterers
are working you harm.
Decayed apples typify hopeless efforts.''
Apprentice.
To dream that you serve as an apprentice, foretells you
will have a struggle
to win a place among your companions
Apricot.
Dreams of seeing apricots growing, denote that the
future, though seemingly
rosy hued, holds masked bitterness and sorrow for you.
To eat them signifies the near approach of calamitous
influences.
If others eat them, your surroundings will be unpleasant
and disagreeable to your fancies. A friend says:
``Apricots denote that you have been wasting time over
trifles
or small things of no value.''
April.
To dream of the month of April, signifies that much
pleasure
and profit will be your allotment. If the weather is miserable,
it is a sign of passing ill luck.
Apron.
To dream of an apron, signifies a zigzag course, for a
young woman.
For a school girl to dream that her apron is loosened, or
torn,
implies bad lessons, and lectures in propriety from
parents and teachers.
Arch.
An arch in a dream, denotes your rise to distinction and
the gaining of wealth
by persistent effort.
To pass under one, foretells that many will seek you
who formerly ignored your position.
For a young woman to see a fallen arch, denotes the
destruction of her hopes,
and she will be miserable in her new situation.
Archbishop.
To dream of seeing an archbishop, foretells you will have
many obstacles
to resist in your attempt to master fortune or rise to
public honor.
To see one in the every day dress of a common citizen,
denotes you
will have aid and encouragement from those in prominent
positions
and will succeed in your enterprises.
For a young woman to dream that an archbishop is kindly
directing her,
foretells she will be fortunate in forming her
friendships.
Architect.
Architects drawing plans in your dreams, denotes a change
in your business,
which will be likely to result in loss to you.
For a young woman to see an architect, foretells she will
meet rebuffs
in her aspirations and maneuvers to make a favorable
marriage.
Arm.
To dream of seeing an arm amputated, means separation or
divorce.
Mutual dissatisfaction will occur between husband and
wife.
It is a dream of sinister import. Beware of deceitfulness and fraud.
Aroma.
For a young woman to dream of a sweet aroma, denotes she
will soon
be the recipient of some pleasure or present.
Arrested.[17]
To see respectable-looking strangers arrested, foretells
that you desire
to make changes, and new speculations will be
subordinated by the fear
of failure. If
they resist the officers, you will have great delight
in pushing to completion the new enterprise.
[17] See Prisoner.
Arrow.
Pleasure follows this dream. Entertainments, festivals and pleasant
journeys may be expected.
Suffering will cease.
An old or broken arrow, portends disappointments in love
or business.
Art Gallery.
To visit an art gallery, portends unfortunate unions in
domestic circles.
You will struggle to put forth an appearance of
happiness, but will secretly
care for other associations.
Ascend.
If you reach the extreme point of ascent, or top of
steps, without stumbling,
it is good; otherwise, you will have obstacles to
overcome before the good
of the day is found.
Asceticism.
To dream of asceticism, denotes that you will cultivate
strange
principles and views, rendering yourself fascinating to
strangers,
but repulsive to friends.
Ashes.
Dreaming of ashes omens woe, and many bitter changes are
sure to come to the dreamer. Blasted crops to the farmer.
Unsuccessful deals for the trader. Parents will reap the sorrows
of wayward children.
Asia.
To dream of visiting Asia
is assurance of change, but no material
benefits from fortune will follow.
Asp.
This is an unfortunate dream. Females may lose the respect of honorable
and virtuous people.
Deadly enemies are at work to defame character.
Sweethearts will wrong each other.
Asparagus.
To dream of asparagus, signifies prosperous surroundings
and obedience
from servants and children. To eat it, denotes interrupted success.
Ass.[18]
To see an ass in a dream, you will meet many annoyances,
and delays will accrue in receiving news or goods.
To see donkeys carrying burdens, denotes that, after
patience and toil,
you will succeed in your undertakings, whether of travel
or love.
If an ass pursues you, and you are afraid of it, you will
be the victim
of scandal or other displeasing reports.
If you unwillingly ride on one, or, as jockey,
unnecessary
quarrels may follow.
[18] See Donkey.
Assassin.
If you are the one to receive the assassin's blow, you
will not surmount
all your trials.
To see another, with the assassin standing over him with
blood stains,
portends that misfortune will come to the dreamer.
To see an assassin under any condition is a warning that
losses
may befall you through secret enemies.
Assistance.
Giving assistance to any one in a dream, foretells you
will be favored
in your efforts to rise to higher position.
If any one assists you, you will be pleasantly situated,
and loving friends will be near you.
Asylum.
To dream of an asylum, denotes sickness and unlucky
dealings,
which cannot be overcome without great mental struggle.
Astral.
Dreams of the astral, denote that your efforts and plans
will culminate
in worldly success and distinction. A spectre or picture of your astral
self brings heart-rending tribulation.
Atlas.
To dream you are looking at an atlas, denotes that you
will carefully
study interests before making changes or journeys.
Atonement.
Means joyous communing with friends, and speculators need
not fear any drop
in stocks.
Courting among the young will meet with happy consummation.
The sacrifice or atonement of another for your
waywardness, is portentous
of the humiliation of self or friends through your open
or secret disregard
of duty. A woman
after this dream is warned of approaching disappointment.
Attic.
To dream that you are in an attic, denotes that you are
entertaining
hopes which will fail of materialization.
For a young woman to dream that she is sleeping in an
attic, foretells that
she will fail to find contentment in her present
occupation.
Attorney.
To see an attorney at the bar, denotes that disputes of a
serious
nature will arise between parties interested in worldly
things.
Enemies are stealing upon you with false claims. If you see an attorney
defending you, your friends will assist you in coming
trouble,
but they will cause you more worry than enemies.
Auction.
To dream of an auction in a general way, is good.
If you hear the auctioneer crying his sales, it means
bright
prospects and fair treatment from business ventures.
To dream of buying at an auction, signifies close deals
to tradesmen,
and good luck in live stock to the farmer. Plenty, to the housewife
is the omen for women.
If there is a feeling of regret about the dream,
you are warned to be careful of your business affairs.
August.
To dream of the month of August, denotes unfortunate
deals,
and misunderstandings in love affairs.
For a young woman to dream that she is going to be
married in August,
is an omen of sorrow in her early wedded life.
Augur.
To see augurs in your dreams, is a forecast of labor and
toil.
Aunt.
For a young woman to dream of seeing her aunt, denotes
she will receive
sharp censure for some action, which will cause her much
distress.
If this relative appears smiling and happy, slight
difference
will soon give way to pleasure.
Aura.
To dream of discussing any subject relating to aura,
denotes that you
will reach states of mental unrest, and work to discover
the power
which influences you from within.
Autumn.
For a woman to dream of Autumn, denotes she will obtain
property
through the struggles of others. If she thinks of marrying in Autumn,
she will be likely to contract a favorable marriage and
possess
a cheerful home.
Automobile.
To dream that you ride in an automobile, denotes that you
will be restless
under pleasant conditions, and will make a change in your
affairs.
There is grave danger of impolitic conduct intimated
through a dream
of this nature.
If one breaks down with you, the enjoyment of a pleasure
will not extend
to the heights you contemplate.
To find yourself escaping from the path of one, signifies
that you
will do well to avoid some rival as much as you can
honestly allow.
For a young woman to look for one, she will be
disappointed in her aims
to entice some one into her favor.
Author.
For an author to dream that his manuscript has been
rejected
by the publisher, denotes some doubt at first, but
finally
his work will be accepted as authentic and original.
To dream of seeing an author over his work, perusing it
with anxiety,
denotes that you will be worried over some literary work
either of your
own or that of some other person.
Awake.
To dream that you are awake, denotes that you will
experience
strange happenings which will throw you into gloom.
To pass through green, growing fields, and look upon
landscape,
in your dreams, and feel that it is an awaking
experience,
signifies that there is some good and brightness in store
for you,
but there will be disappointments intermingled between
the present
and that time.
Axe.
Seeing an axe in a dream, foretells that what enjoyment
you may have will depend on your struggles and energy.
To see others using an axe, foretells, your friends will
be
energetic and lively, making existence a pleasure when
near them.
For a young woman to see one, portends her lover will be
worthy,
but not possessed with much wealth. A broken or rusty axe,
indicates illness and loss of money and property.
B. ``God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said
to him,
`Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman thou hast
taken;
for she is a man's wife.''--Gen. xx., 3rd.
Baby.
To dream of crying babies, is indicative of ill health
and disappointments.
A bright, clean baby, denotes love requited, and many
warm friends.
Walking alone, it is a sure sign of independence and a
total ignoring
of smaller spirits.
If a woman dream she is nursing a baby,
she will be deceived by the one she trusts most.
It is a bad sign to dream that you take your baby if sick
with fever.
You will have many sorrows of mind.
Baby Carriages.
To dream of a baby carriage, denotes that you will have a
congenial
friend who will devise many pleasurable surprises for
you.
Bachelor.
For a man to dream that he is a bachelor, is a warning
for him
to keep clear of women.
For a woman to dream of a bachelor, denotes love not born
of purity.
Justice goes awry.
Politicians lose honor.
Back.
To dream of seeing a nude back, denotes loss of power.
Lending advice or money is dangerous. Sickness often
attends this dream.
To see a person turn and walk away from you, you may be
sure envy
and jealousy are working to your hurt.
To dream of your own back, bodes no good to the dreamer.
Back-bite.
Conditions will change from good to bad if you are joined
with others in back-biting.
For your friends to back-bite you, indicates worriment by
servants and children.
Backgammon.
To dream of playing backgammon, denotes that you will,
while visiting,
meet with unfriendly hospitality, but will unconsciously
win friendships
which will endure much straining.
If you are defeated in the game, you will be unfortunate
in bestowing
your affections, and your affairs will remain in an
unsettled condition.
Bacon.
To dream of eating bacon is good, if some one is eating
with you
and hands are clean.
Rancid bacon, is dulness of perception and unsatisfactory
states
will worry you.
To dream of curing bacon is bad, if not clear of salt and
smoke.
If clear, it is good.
Badger.
To dream of a badger, is a sign of luck after battles
with hardships.
Bag-Pipe.
This is not a bad dream, unless the music be harsh and
the player in rags.
Baghavad Ghitta.
To dream of the Baghavad, foretells for you a season of
seclusion;
also rest to the exhausted faculties. A pleasant journey
for your advancement will be planned by your friends.
Little financial advancement is promised in this dream.
Bail.
If the dreamer is seeking bail, unforeseen troubles will
arise;
accidents are likely to occur; unfortunate alliances may
be made.
If you go bail for another, about the same conditions,
though hardly as bad.
Bailiff.
Shows a striving for a higher place, and a deficiency in
intellect.
If the bailiff comes to arrest, or make love, false
friends are trying
to work for your money.
Bake-house.
To dream of a bake-house, demands caution in making
changes in one's career.
Pitfalls may reveal themselves on every hand.
For a young woman to dream that she is in a bake house,
portends that her character wil{l} be assailed.
She should exercise great care in her social affairs.
Baking.
Baking is unpropitious for a woman. Ill health and the care of many children;
meanness and poverty of supporters are indicated.
Balcony.
For lovers to dream of making sad adieus on a balcony,
long and perhaps
final separation may follow. Balcony also denotes unpleasant news
of absent friends.
Bald.
To see a bald-headed man, denotes that sharpers are to
make
a deal adverse to your interests, but by keeping wide
awake,
you will outwit them.
For a man to dream of a bald-headed woman, insures him to
have
a vixen for wife.
A bald hill, or mountain, indicates famine and suffering
in various forms.
For a young woman to dream of a bald-headed man, is a
warning to her to use
her intelligence against listening to her next marriage
offer.
Bald-headed babies signify a happy home, a loving
companion,
and obedient children.
Ball.
A very satisfactory omen, if beautiful and gaily-dressed
people are dancing to the strains of entrancing music.
If you feel gloomy and distressed at the inattention of
others,
a death in the family may be expected soon.
Ballet.
Indicates infidelity in the marriage state; also failures
in business,
and quarrels and jealousies among sweethearts.
Balloon.
Blighted hopes and adversity come with this dream.
Business of every character will sustain an apparent
falling off.
To ascend in a balloon, denotes an unfortunate journey.
Banishment.
Evil pursues the unfortunate dreamer. If you are banished
to foreign lands, death will be your portion at an early
date.
To banish a child, means perjury of business allies.
It is a dream of fatality.
Banjo.
To dream of a banjo, denotes that pleasant amusements
will be enjoyed.
To see a negro playing one, denotes that you will have
slight worries,
but no serious vexation for a season.
For a young woman to see negroes with their banjos,
foretells that she will fail in some anticipated
amusement.
She will have misunderstandings with her lover.
Bank.
To see vacant tellers, foretells business losses.
Giving out gold money, denotes carelessness; receiving
it,
great gain and prosperity.
To see silver and bank-notes accumulated, increase of
honor and fortune.
You will enjoy the highest respect of all classes.
Bankrupt.
Denotes partial collapse in business, and weakening of
the brain faculties.
A warning to leave speculations alone.
Banana.
To dream of bananas, foretells that you will be mated to
an uninteresting
and an unloved companion.
To eat them, foretells a tiresome venture in business,
and self-inflicted duty.
To see them decaying, you are soon to fall into some
disagreeable enterprise.
To trade in them, non-productive interests will
accumulate around you.
Banner.
To see one's country's banner floating in a clear sky,
denotes triumph
over foreign foes.
To see it battered, is significant of wars and loss
of military honors on land and sea.
Banquet.
It is good to dream of a banquet. Friends will wait to do you favors.
To dream of yourself, together with many gaily-attired
guests,
eating from costly plate and drinking wine of fabulous price
and age, foretells enormous gain in enterprises of every
nature,
and happiness among friends.
To see inharmonious influences, strange and grotesque
faces or empty tables,
is ominous of grave misunderstandings or disappointments.
Bantam.
To see bantam chickens in your dream, denotes your
fortune will
be small, yet you will enjoy contentment. If they appear sickly,
or exposed to wintry storms, your interests will be
impaired.
Baptism.
To dream of baptism, signifies that your character needs
strengthening by
the practice of temperance in advocating your opinions to
the disparagement
of your friends.
To dream that you are an applicant, signifies that you
will humiliate
your inward self for public favor.
To dream that you see John the Baptist baptizing Christ
in the Jordan,
denotes that you will have a desperate mental struggle
between yielding
yourself to labor in meagre capacity for the sustenance
of others,
or follow desires which might lead you into wealth and
exclusiveness.
To see the Holy Ghost descending on Christ, is
significant of resignation
to duty and abnegation of self.
If you are being baptized with the Holy Ghost and fire,
means that you will be thrown into a state of terror over
being
discovered in some lustful engagement.
Bar.
To dream of tending a bar, denotes that you will resort
to some questionable
mode of advancement.
Seeing a bar, denotes activity in communities, quick
uplifting of fortunes,
and the consummation of illicit desires.
Barber.
To dream of a barber, denotes that success will come
through struggling
and close attention to business. For a young woman to dream of a barber,
foretells that her fortune will increase, though
meagerly.
Barefoot.
To wander in the night barefoot with torn garments,
denotes that you
will be crushed in expectation, and evil influences will
surround
your every effort.
Barley-field.
The dreamer will obtain his highest desires, and every
effort
will be crowned with success. Decay in anything denotes loss.
Barmaid.
For a man to dream of a barmaid, denotes that his desires
run
to low pleasures, and he will scorn purity.
For a young woman to dream that she is a barmaid,
foretells that she
will be attracted to fast men, and that she will prefer
irregular
pleasures to propriety.
Barn.
If well filled with ripe and matured grain, and perfect
ears of corn,
with fat stock surrounding it, it is an omen of great
prosperity.
If empty, the reverse may be expected.
Barrel.[19]
[19] See Cask.
Barometer.
To see a barometer in a dream, foretells a change will
soon take
place in your affairs, which will prove profitable to
you.
If it is broken, you will find displeasing incidents in
your business, arising unexpectedly.
Baseball.
To see baseball in your dream, denotes you will be easily
contented,
and your cheerfulness will make you a popular companion.
For a young woman to dream that she is playing baseball,
means much pleasure for her, but no real profit or
comfort.
Basement.[20]
To dream that you are in a basement, foretells that you
will see prosperous opportunities abating, and with them,
pleasure will dwindle into trouble and care.
[20] See Cellar.
Basin.
For a young woman to dream of bathing in a basin,
foretells her womanly
graces will win her real friendships and elevations.
Basket.
To dream of seeing or carrying a basket, signifies that
you
will meet unqualified success, if the basket is full;
but empty baskets indicate discontent and sorrow.
Baste.
To dream of basting meats while cooking, denotes you will
undermine your own expectations by folly and selfishness.
For a woman to baste her sewing, omens much vacation
owing
to her extravagance.
Bass Voice.
To dream that you have a bass voice, denotes you will
detect some discrepancy
in your business, brought about by the deceit of some one
in your employ.
For the lover, this foretells estrangements and quarrels.
Bath.
For a young person to dream of taking a bath, means much
solicitude
for one of the opposite sex, fearing to lose his good
opinion through
the influence of others.
For a pregnant woman to dream this, denotes miscarriage
or accident.
For a man, adultery.
Dealings of all kinds should be carried on
with discretion after this dream.
To go in bathing with others, evil companions should be
avoided.
Defamation of character is likely to follow. If the water
is muddy, evil, indeed death, and enemies are near you.
For a widow to dream of her bath, she has forgotten her
former ties,
and is hurrying on to earthly loves. Girls should shun male companions.
Men will engage in intrigues of salacious character.
A warm bath is generally significant of evil. A cold, clear bath is
the fore-runner of joyful tidings and a long period of
excellent health.
Bathing in a clear sea, denotes expansion of business and
satisfying
research after knowledge.
Bathroom.
To see white roses in a bathroom, and yellow ones in a
box,
denote that sickness will interfere with pleasure; but
more
lasting joys will result from this disappointment.
For a young woman to dream of a bathroom, foretells that
her inclinations
trend too much toward light pleasures and frivolities.
Bats.
Awful is the fate of the unfortunate dreamer of this ugly
animal.
Sorrows and calamities from hosts of evil work against
you.
Death of parents and friends, loss of limbs or sight,
may follow after a dream of these ghoulish monsters.
A white bat is almost a sure sign of death. Often the death
of a child follows this dream.
Battle.
Battle signifies striving with difficulties, but a final
victory
over the same.
If you are defeated in battle, it denotes that bad deals
made
by others will mar your prospects for good.
Bayonet.
To dream of a bayonet, signifies that enemies will hold
you in their power,
unless you get possession of the bayonet.
Bay Tree.
A palmy leisure awaits you in which you will meet many
pleasing varieties
of diversions.
Much knowledge will be reaped in the rest from work.
It is generally a good dream for everybody.
Beacon-light.
For a sailor to see a beacon-light, portends fair seas
and
a prosperous voyage.
For persons in distress, warm attachments and unbroken,
will arise among the young.
To the sick, speedy recovery and continued health.
Business will gain new impetus. To see it go out in time
of storm or distress, indicates reverses at the time when
you
thought Fortune was deciding in your favor.
Beads.
To dream of beads, foretells attention from those in
elevated position will
be shown you. To
count beads, portends immaculate joy and contentment.
To string them, you will obtain the favor of the rich.
To scatter them, signifies loss of caste among your
acquaintances.
Beans.
This is a bad dream.
To see them growing, omens worries
and sickness among children.
Dried beans, means much disappointment in worldly
affairs.
Care should be taken to prevent contagious diseases from
spreading.
To dream of eating them, implies the misfortune or
illness
of a well loved friend.
Bear.
Bear is significant of overwhelming competition in
pursuits of every kind.
To kill a bear, portends extrication from former
entanglements.
A young woman who dreams of a bear will have a
threatening rival
or some misfortune.
Beard.
To dream of seeing a beard, denotes that some uncongenial
person will oppose
his will against yours, and there will be a fierce
struggle for mastery,
and you are likely to lose some money in the combat.
Gray beard, signifies hard luck and quarrels.
To see beard on women, foretells unpleasant associations
and lingering illness.
For some one to pull your beard, denotes that you will
run a narrow
risk if you do not lose property.
To comb and admire it, shows that your vanity will grow
with prosperity,
making you detestable in the sight of many of your former
companions.
For a young woman to admire a beard, intimates her desire
to leave celibacy;
but she is threatened with an unfortunate marriage.
Beat.
It bodes no good to dream of being beaten by an angry
person;
family jars and discord are signified.
To beat a child, ungenerous advantage is taken by you of
another;
perhaps the tendency will be to cruelly treat a child.
Beauty.
Beauty in any form is pre-eminently good. A beautiful woman brings
pleasure and profitable business. A well formed and beautiful child,
indicates love reciprocated and a happy union.
Beaver.
To dream of seeing beavers, foretells that you will
obtain
comfortable circumstances by patient striving. If you dream
of killing them for their skins, you will be accused of
fraud
and improper conduct toward the innocent.
Bed.
A bed, clean and white, denotes peaceful surcease of
worries.
For a woman to dream of making a bed, signifies a new
lover
and pleasant occupation.
To dream of being in bed, if in a strange room,
unexpected friends
will visit you. If
a sick person dreams of being in bed,
new complications will arise, and, perhaps, death.
To dream that you are sleeping on a bed in the open air,
foretells that you
will have delightful experiences, and opportunity for
improving your fortune.
For you to see negroes passing by your bed, denotes
exasperating circumstances
arising, which will interfere with your plans.
To see a friend looking very pale, lying in bed,
signifies strange and woeful
complications will oppress your friends, bringing discontent
to yourself.
For a mother to dream that her child wets a bed,
foretells she will have unusual anxiety, and persons
sick,
will not reach recovery as early as may be expected.
For persons to dream that they wet the bed, denotes
sickness,
or a tragedy will interfere with their daily routine of
business.
Bedbugs.
Seen in your dreams, they indicate continued sickness and
unhappy states.
Fatalities are intimated if you see them in profusion.
To see bedbugs simulating death, foretells unhappiness
caused by illness.
To mash them, and water appears instead of blood, denotes
alarming but not
fatal illness or accident. To see bedbugs crawling up white walls, and
you
throw scalding water upon them, denotes grave illness
will distress you,
but there will be useless fear of fatality.
If the water fails to destroy them, some serious
complication
with fatal results is not improbable.
Bed Fellow.
To dream that you do not like your bed fellow, foretells
that
some person who has claims upon you, will censure and
make
your surroundings unpleasant generally.
If you have a strange bed fellow, your discontent will
worry all who come
near you. If you
think you have any kind of animal in bed with you,
there will be unbounded ill luck overhanging you.
Bed-chamber.
To see one newly furnished, a happy change for the
dreamer.
Journeys to distant places, and pleasant companions.
Beef.
If raw and bloody, cancers and tumors of a malignant
nature will attack
the subject. Be on
your guard as to bruises and hurts of any kind.
To see, or eat cooked beef, anguish surpassing human aid
is before you.
Loss of life by horrible means will occur. Beef properly served under
pleasing surroundings denotes harmonious states in love
and business,
if otherwise, evil is foreboded, though it may be of a
trifling nature.
Beer.
Fateful of disappointments if drinking from a bar. To see others drinking,
work of designing intriguers will displace your fairest
hopes.
To habitue's of this beverage, harmonious prospectives
are foreshadowed,
if pleasing, natural and cleanly conditions survive. The dream occurrences
frequently follow in the actual.
Bees.
Bees signify pleasant and profitable engagements.
For an officer, it brings obedient subjects and healthful
environments.
To a preacher, many new members and a praying
congregation.
To business men, increase in trade. To parents, much pleasure
from dutiful children.
If one stings, loss or injury will bear
upon you from a friendly source.
Beetles.
To dream of seeing them on your person, denotes poverty
and small ills.
To kill them is good.
Beets.
To see them growing abundantly, harvest and peace will
obtain in the land;
eating them with others, is full of good tidings.
If they are served in soiled or impure dishes,
distressful awakenings
will disturb you.
Beggar.
To see an old, decrepit beggar, is a sign of bad
management,
and unless you are economical, you will lose much
property.
Scandalous reports will prove detrimental to your fame.
To give to a beggar, denotes dissatisfaction with present
surroundings.
To dream that you refuse to give to a beggar is
altogether bad.
Beheading.
To dream of being beheaded, overwhelming defeat or
failure
in some undertaking will soon follow.
To see others beheaded, if accompanied by a large flow of
blood,
death and exile are portended.
Bier.
To see one, indicates disastrous losses and the early
dissolution
of a dear relative.
To see one, strewn with flowers in a church, denotes an
unfortunate marriage.
Belladonna.
Strategic moves will bring success in commercial circles.
Women will find rivals in society; vain and fruitless
efforts
will be made for places in men's affections.
Taking it, denotes misery and failure to meet past debts.
Bell-man.
Fortune is hurrying after you. Questions of importance will be settled
amicably among disputants. To see him looking sad some sorrowful event
or misfortune may soon follow.
Bellows.
Working a bellows, denotes a struggle, but a final
triumph over poverty
and fate by energy and perseverance.
To dream of seeing a bellows, distant friends are longing
to see you.
To hear one, occult knowledge will be obtained by the
help
of powerful means.
One fallen into disuse, portends you have
wasted energies under misguiding impulses.
Bells.
To hear bells tolling in your dreams, death of distant
friends will occur,
and intelligence of wrong will worry you.
Liberty bells, indicate a joyous victory over an
opponent.
Belly.[21]
It is bad to dream of seeing a swollen mortifying belly,
it indicates desperate sickness.
To see anything moving on the belly, prognosticates
humiliation
and hard labor.
To see a healthy belly, denotes insane desires.
[21] See Abdomen.
Belt.
To dream that you have a new style belt, denotes you are
soon to meet and
make engagements with a stranger, which will demoralize
your prosperity.
If it is out of date, you will be meritedly censured for
rudeness.
Bench.
Distrust debtors and confidants if you dream of sitting
on one.
If you see others doing so, happy reunions between
friends who have been
separated through misunderstandings are suggested.
Bequest.
After this dream, pleasures of consolation from the
knowledge of duties
well performed, and the health of the young is assured.
Bereavement.
To dream of the bereavement of a child, warns you that
your plans will meet
with quick frustration, and where you expect success
there will be failure.
Bereavement of relatives, or friends, denotes
disappointment
in well matured plans and a poor outlook for the future.
Bet.
Betting on races, beware of engaging in new undertakings.
Enemies are trying to divert your attention from
legitimate business.
Betting at gaming tables, denotes that immoral devices
will be used
to wring money from you.
Bible.
To dream of the Bible, foretells that innocent and
disillusioned
enjoyment will be proffered for your acceptance.
To dream that you villify{sic} the teachings of the
Bible,
forewarns you that you are about to succumb to resisted
temptations
through the seductive persuasiveness of a friend.
Bigamy.
For a man to commit bigamy, denotes loss of manhood and
failing mentality.
To a woman, it predicts that she will suffer dishonor
unless very discreet.
Bicycle.
To dream of riding a bicycle up hill, signifies bright
prospects.
Riding it down hill, if the rider be a woman, calls for
care regarding
her good name and health; misfortune hovers near.
Billiards.
Billiards, foretell coming troubles to the dreamer.
Law suits and contentions over property. Slander will get
in her work to your detriment. If you see table and balls idle,
deceitful comrades are undermining you{.}
Birds.
It is a favorable dream to see birds of beautiful
plumage.
A wealthy and happy partner is near if a woman has dreams
of this nature.
Moulting and songless birds, denotes merciless and
inhuman treatment
of the outcast and fallen by people of wealth.
To see a wounded bird, is fateful of deep sorrow caused
by erring offspring.
To see flying birds, is a sign of prosperity to the
dreamer.
All disagreeable environments will vanish before the wave
of prospective good.
To catch birds, is not at all bad. To hear them speak, is owning one's
inability to perform tasks that demand great clearness of
perception.
To kill than with a gun, is disaster from dearth of
harvest.
Bird's Nest.
To see an empty bird's nest, denotes gloom and a dull
outlook for business.
With eggs in the nest, good results will follow all
engagements.
If young ones are in the nest, it denotes successful
journeys and
satisfactory dealings.
If they are lonely and deserted, sorrow, and folly
of yours will cause you anxiety.
Birth.
For a married woman to dream of giving birth to a child,
great joy and a handsome legacy is foretold.
For a single woman, loss of virtue and abandonment by her
lover.
Birthday.
To dream of a birthday is a signal of poverty and
falsehood to the young,
to the old, long trouble and desolation.
Birthday Presents.
Receiving happy surprises, means a multitude of high
accomplishments.
Working people will advance in their trades.
Giving birthday presents, denotes small deferences, if
given
at a fe^te or reception.
Biscuits.
Eating or baking them, indicates ill health and family
peace ruptured
over silly disputes.
Bishop.
To dream of a bishop, teachers and authors will suffer
great mental worries,
caused from delving into intricate subjects.
To the tradesman, foolish buying, in which he is likely
to incur loss
of good money.
For one to see a bishop in his dreams, hard work will
be his patrimony, with chills and ague as attendant.
If you meet the approval of a much admired bishop, you
will be
successful in your undertakings in love or business.
Bite.
This dream omens ill.
It implies a wish to undo work that is past undoing.
You are also likely to suffer losses through some enemy.
Blackberries.
To dream of blackberries denotes many ills. To gather them is unlucky.
Eating them denotes losses.
Blackboard.
To see in your dreams writing in white chalk on a
blackboard, denotes ill
tidings of some person prostrated with some severe
malady, or your financial
security will be swayed by the panicky condition of
commerce.
Blacksmith.
To see a blacksmith in a dream, means laborious undertakings
will soon work
to your advantage.
Bladder.
To dream of your bladder, denotes you will have heavy
trouble in your business
if you are not careful of your health and the way you
spend your energies.
To see children blowing up bladders, foretells your
expectations
will fail to give you much comfort.
Blanket.
Blankets in your dream means treachery if soiled. If new and white,
success where failure is feared, and a fatal sickness
will be avoided
through unseen agencies.
Blasphemy.[22]
Blasphemy, denotes an enemy creeping into your life, who
under assumed
friendship will do you great harm.
To dream you are cursing yourself, means evil fortune.
To dream you are cursed by others, signifies relief
through
affection and prosperity.
The interpretation of this dream here given is not
satisfactory.
[22] See Profanity.
Bleating.
To hear young animals bleating in your dreams, foretells
that you will have
new duties and cares, though not necessarily unpleasant
ones.
Bleeding.
To dream of bleeding, denotes death by horrible accidents
and malicious
reports about you.
Fortune will turn against you.
Blind.
To dream of being blind, denotes a sudden change from
affluence
to almost abject poverty.
To see others blind, denotes that some worthy person will
call
on you for aid.
Blindfold.
For a woman to dream that she is blindfolded, means that
disturbing
elements are rising around to distress and trouble her.
Disappointment will be felt by others through her.
Blind Man's Buff.
To dream that you are playing at blind man's buff,
denotes that you are
about to engage in some weak enterprise which will likely
humiliate you,
besides losing money for you.
Blood.
Blood-stained garments, indicate enemies who seek to tear
down a successful
career that is opening up before you.
The dreamer should beware of strange friendships.
To see blood flowing from a wound, physical ailments and
worry.
Bad business caused from disastrous dealings with foreign
combines.
To see blood on your hands, immediate bad luck, if not
careful
of your person and your own affairs.
Blood Stone.
To dream of seeing a blood stone, denotes that you will
be unfortunate
in your engagements.
For a young woman to receive one as a gift,
denotes she will suffer estrangement from one friend, but
will, by this,
gain one more worthy of her.
Blossoms.
To dream of seeing trees and shrubs in blossom, denotes a
time
of pleasing prosperity is nearing you.
Blows.
Denotes injury to yourself. If you receive a blow, brain trouble
will threaten you.
If you defend yourself, a rise in business will follow.
Blotting Paper.
To dream of using blotting paper, signifies you will be
deceived
into the betrayal of secrets which will seriously involve
a friend.
To see worn blotting paper, denotes continued
disagreements in the home
or among friends.
Blushing.
For a young woman to dream of blushing, denotes she will
be worried
and humiliated by false accusations. If she sees others blush,
she will be given to flippant railery which will make her
unpleasing
to her friends.
Boarding House.
To dream of a boarding house, foretells that you will
suffer
entanglement and disorder in your enterprises, and you
are likely
to change your residence.
Boa-Constrictor.
To dream of this is just about the same as to dream of
the devil; it indicates
stormy times and much bad fortune. Disenchantment with humanity will follow.
To kill one is good.
Boasting.
To hear boasting in your dreams, you will sincerely
regret
an impulsive act, which will cause trouble to your
friends.
To boast to a competitor, foretells that you will be
unjust,
and will use dishonest means to overcome competition.
Boat.
Boat signals forecast bright prospects, if upon clear
water.
If the water is unsettled and turbulent, cares and
unhappy changes
threaten the dreamer.
If with a gay party you board a boat
without an accident, many favors will be showered upon
you.
Unlucky the dreamer who falls overboard while sailing
upon stormy waters.
Bobbin.
To dream of bobbins, denotes that important work will
devolve on you,
and your interests will be adversely affected if you are
negligent
in dispatching the same work.
Bog.[23]
Bogs, denotes burdens under whose weight you feel that
endeavors
to rise are useless.
Illness and other worries may oppress you.
[23] See Swamp.
Boiler.
To dream of seeing a boiler out of repair, signifies you
will suffer from bad management or disappointment.
For a woman to dream that she goes into a cellar to see
about
a boiler foretells that sickness and losses will surround
her.
Boils.
To dream of a boil running pus and blood, you will have
unpleasant things
to meet in your immediate future. May be that the insincerity of friends
will cause you great inconvenience.
To dream of boils on your forehead, is significant of the
sickness
of some one near you.
Bolts.
To dream of bolts, signifies that formidable obstacles
will
oppose your progress.
If the bolts are old or broken, your expectations will be
eclipsed by failures.
Bomb Shell.
To dream of bomb shells, foretells anger and disputes,
ending in law suits.
Many displeasing incident{s?} follow this dream.
Bones.
To see your bones protruding from the flesh, denotes that
treachery
is working to ensnare you.
To see a pile of bones, famine and contaminating
influences surround you.
Bonnet.
Bonnet, denotes much gossiping and slanderous
insinuations,
from which a woman should carefully defend herself.
For a man to see a woman tying her bonnet, denotes
unforeseen
good luck near by.
His friends will be faithful and true.
A young woman is likely to engage in pleasant and
harmless flirtations
if her bonnet is new and of any color except black.
Black bonnets, denote false friends of the opposite sex.
Books.
Pleasant pursuits, honor and riches to dream of studying
them.
For an author to dream of his works going to press, is a
dream of caution;
he will have much trouble in placing them before the
public.
To dream of spending great study and time in solving some
intricate subjects, and the hidden meaning of learned
authors,
is significant of honors well earned.
To see children at their books, denotes harmony and good
conduct
of the young.
To dream of old books, is a warning to shun evil in any
form.
Bookcase.
To see a bookcase in your dreams, signifies that you
will associate knowledge with your work and pleasure.
Empty bookcases, imply that you will be put out because
of lack
of means or facility for work.
Book Store.
To visit a book store in your dream, foretells you will
be filled
with literary aspirations, which will interfere with your
other
works and labors.
Boots.
To see your boots on another, your place will be usurped
in the affections
of your sweetheart.
To wear new boots, you will be lucky in your dealings.
Bread winners will command higher wages.
Old and torn boots, indicate sickness and snares before
you.
Borrowing.
Borrowing is a sign of loss and meagre support.
For a banker to dream of borrowing from another bank,
a run on his own will leave him in a state of collapse,
unless he accepts this warning. If another borrows from you,
help in time of need will be extended or offered you.
True friends will attend you.
Bosom.
For a young woman to dream that her bosom is wounded,
foretells that some
affliction is threatening her.
To see it soiled or shrunken, she will have a great
disappointment in love and many rivals will vex her.
If it is white and full she is soon to be possessed of
fortune.
If her lover is slyly observing it through her sheer
corsage,
she is about to come under the soft persuasive influence
of a too ardent wooer.
Bottles.
Bottles are good to dream of if well filled with
transparent liquid.
You will overcome all obstacles in affairs of the heart,
prosperous engagements will ensue. If empty, coming trouble
will envelop you in meshes of sinister design, from which
you
will be forced to use strategy to disengage yourself.
Bouquet.
To dream of a bouquet beautifully and richly colored,
denotes a legacy
from some wealthy and unknown relative; also, pleasant,
joyous gatherings
among young folks.
To see a withered bouquet, signifies sickness and death.
Bow and Arrow.
Bow and arrow in a dream, denotes great gain reaped from
the inability
of others to carry out plans.
To make a bad shot means disappointed hopes in carrying
forward
successfully business affairs.
Box.
Opening a goods box in your dream, signifies untold
wealth and that
delightful journeys to distant places may be made with
happy results.
If the box is empty disappointment in works of all kinds
will follow.
To see full money boxes, augurs cessation from business
cares
and a pleasant retirement.
Bracelet.
To see in your dreams a bracelet encircling your arm, the
gift of lover
or friend, is assurance of an early marriage and a happy
union.
If a young woman lose her bracelet she will meet with
sundry
losses and vexations.
To find one, good property will come into her possession.
Brain.
To see your own brain in a dream, denotes uncongenial
surroundings
will irritate and dwarf you into an unpleasant companion.
To see the brains of animals, foretells that you will
suffer mental trouble.
If you eat them, you will gain knowledge, and profit
unexpectedly.
Brambles.
To dream of brambles entangling you, is a messenger of
evil.
Law suits will go against you, and malignant sickness
attack you,
or some of your family.
Brandy.
To dream of brandy, foretells that while you may reach
heights of distinction
and wealth, you will lack that innate refinement which
wins true friendship
from people whom you most wish to please.
Branch.
It betokens, if full of fruit and green leaves, wealth,
many delightful
hours with friends.
If they are dried, sorrowful news of the absent.
Brass.
To dream of brass, denotes that you will rise rapidly in
your profession,
but while of apparently solid elevation you will secretly
fear
a downfall of fortune.
Bray.
Hearing an ass bray, is significant of unwelcome tidings
or intrusions.
Bread.[24]
For a woman to dream of eating bread, denotes that she
will be afflicted
with children of stubborn will, for whom she will spend
many days of useless
labor and worry.
To dream of breaking bread with others, indicates an
assured
competence through life.
To see a lot of impure bread, want and misery will burden
the dreamer.
If the bread is good and you have access to it, it is a
favorable dream.
[24] See Baking and Crust.
Break.
Breakage is a bad dream.
To dream of breaking any of your limbs,
denotes bad management and probable failures. To break furniture,
denotes domestic quarrels and an unquiet state of the
mind.
To break a window, signifies bereavement. To see a broken ring
order will be displaced by furious and dangerous
uprisings,
such as jealous contentions often cause.
Breakfast.[25]
Is favorable to persons engaged in mental work. To see a breakfast
of fresh milk and eggs and a well filled dish of ripe
fruit,
indicates hasty, but favorable changes.
If you are eating alone, it means you will fall into your
enemies' trap.
If you are eating with others it is good.
[25] See Meals.
Breath.
To come close to a person in your dreaming with a pure
and sweet breath,
commendable will be your conduct, and a profitable
consummation of business
deals will follow.
Breath if fetid, indicates sickness and snares.
Losing one's breath, denotes signal failure where success
seemed assured.
Brewing.
To dream of being in a vast brewing establishment, means
unjust
persecution by public officials, but you will eventually
prove
your innocence and will rise far above your persecutors.
Brewing in any way in your dreams, denotes anxiety at the
outset,
but usually ends in profit and satisfaction.
Briars.
To see yourself caught among briars, black enemies are
weaving cords of
calumny and perjury intricately around you and will cause
you great distress,
but if you succeed in disengaging yourself from the
briars, loyal friends
will come to your assistance in every emergency.
Brick.
Brick in a dream, indicates unsettled business and
disagreements
in love affairs.
To make them you will doubtless fail in your
efforts to amass great wealth.
Bride.[26]
For a young woman to dream that she is a bride, foretells
that
she will shortly come into an inheritance which will
please
her exceedingly, if she is pleased in making her bridal
toilet.
If displeasure is felt she will suffer disappointments
in her anticipations.
To dream that you kiss a bride, denotes a happy
reconciliation
between friends.
For a bride to kiss others, foretells for you many
friends and pleasures; to kiss you, denotes you will
enjoy health
and find that your sweetheart will inherit unexpected
fortune.
To kiss a bride and find that she looks careworn and ill,
denotes you will be displeased with your success and the
action
of your friends.
If a bride dreams that she is indifferent to her husband,
it foretells
that many unhappy circumstances will pollute her
pleasures.
[26] See Wedding.
Bridge.
To see a long bridge dilapidated, and mysteriously
winding
into darkness, profound melancholy over the loss of
dearest
possessions and dismal situations will fall upon you.
To the young and those in love, disappointment in the
heart's
fondest hopes, as the loved one will fall below your
ideal.
To cross a bridge safely, a final surmounting of
difficulties,
though the means seem hardly safe to use. Any obstacle
or delay denotes disaster.
To see a bridge give way before you, beware of treachery
and false admirers.
Affluence comes with clear waters. Sorrowful returns of best efforts are
experienced after looking upon or coming in contact with muddy
or turbid
water in dreams.
Bridle.
To dream of a bridle, denotes you will engage in some
enterprise which will
afford much worry, but will eventually terminate in
pleasure and gain.
If it is old or broken you will have difficulties to encounter,
and the probabilities are that you will go down before
them.
A blind bridle signifies you will be deceived by some
wily enemy,
or some woman will entangle you in an intrigue.
Bridle Bits.
To see bridle bits in your dreams, foretells you will
subdue
and overcome any obstacle opposing your advancement or
happiness.
If they break or are broken you will be surprised into
making
concessions to enemies,
Brimstone.
To dream of brimstone, foretells that discreditable
dealings will lose
you many friends.
if you fail to rectify the mistakes you are making.
To see fires of brimstone, denotes you will be threatened
with loss
by contagion in your vicinity.
Bronchitis.
To dream that you are affected with bronchitis, foretells
you will be detained
from pursuing your views and plans by unfortunate
complications of sickness
in your home.
To suffer with bronchitis in a dream, denotes that
discouraging prospects
of winning desired objects will soon loom up before you.
Bronze.
For a woman to dream of a bronze statue, signifies that
she will fail
in her efforts to win the person she has determined on
for a husband.
If the statue simulates life, or moves, she will be
involved in a love affair, but no marriage will occur.
Disappointment to some person may follow the dream.
To dream of bronze serpents or insects, foretells you
will be pursued
by envy and ruin.
To see bronze metals, denotes your fortune will be
uncertain and unsatisfactory.
Brood.
To see a fowl with her brood, denotes that, if you are a
woman,
your cares will be varied and irksome. Many children will be
in your care, and some of them will prove wayward and
unruly.
Brood, to others, denotes accumulation of wealth.
Broom.
To dream of brooms, denotes thrift and rapid improvement
in
your fortune, if the brooms are new. If they are seen in use,
you will lose in speculation. For a woman to lose a broom,
foretells that she will prove a disagreeable and slovenly
wife and housekeeper.
Broth.
Broth denotes the sincerity of friends. They will uphold you in
all instances. If
you need pecuniary aid it will be forthcoming.
To lovers, it promises a strong and lasting attachment.
To make broth, you will rule your own and others' fate.
Brothel.
To dream of being in a brothel, denotes you will
encounter disgrace
through your material indulgence.
Brothers.
To see your brothers, while dreaming, full of energy, you
will
have cause to rejoice at your own, or their good fortune;
but if they are poor and in distress, or begging for
assistance,
you will be called to a deathbed soon, or some dire loss
will
overwhelm you or them.
Brush.
To dream of using a hair-brush, denotes you will suffer
misfortune from your mismanagement. To see old hair brushes,
denotes sickness and ill health. To see clothes brushes,
indicates a heavy task is pending over you.
If you are busy brushing your clothes, you will soon
receive reimbursement
for laborious work.
To see miscellaneous brushes, foretells a varied line
of work, yet withal, rather pleasing and remunerative.
Buckle.
To dream of buckles, foretells that you will be beset
with invitations to
places of pleasure, and your affairs will be in danger of
chaotic confusion.
Buffalo.
If a woman dreams that she kills a lot of buffaloes, she
will
undertake a stupendous enterprise, but by enforcing will
power
and leaving off material pleasures, she will win
commendation
from men, and may receive long wished for favors. Buffalo, seen in
a dream, augurs obstinate and powerful but stupid
enemies.
They will boldly declare against you but by diplomacy you
will escape much misfortune.
Bugle.
To hear joyous blasts from a bugle, prepare for some
unusual happiness,
as a harmony of good things for you is being formed by
unseen powers.
Blowing a bugle, denotes fortunate dealings.
Bugs.
To dream of bugs denotes that some disgustingly revolting
complications
will rise in your daily life. Families will suffer from the carelessness
of servants, and sickness may follow.
Buildings.
To see large and magnificent buildings, with green lawns
stretching
out before them, is significant of a long life of plenty,
and travels
and explorations into distant countries.
Small and newly built houses, denote happy homes and
profitable undertakings; but, if old and filthy
buildings,
ill health and decay of love and business will follow.
Bull.
To see one pursuing you, business trouble, through
envious
and jealous competitors, will harass you.
If a young woman meets a bull, she will have an offer of
marriage, but,
by declining this offer, she will better her fortune.
To see a bull goring a person, misfortune from unwisely
using
another's possessions will overtake you.
To dream of a white bull, denotes that you will lift
yourself
up to a higher plane of life than those who persist in
making
material things their God. It usually denotes gain.
Bulldog.[27]
To dream of entering strange premises and have a bulldog
attack you,
you will be in danger of transgressing the laws of your
country by using
perjury to obtain your desires.
If one meets you in a friendly way, you will rise in
life, regardless of
adverse criticisms and seditious interference of enemies.
[27] See Dog.
Bullock.[28]
Denotes that kind friends will surround you, if you are
in danger
from enemies. Good
health is promised you.
[28] See Bull.
Burden.
To dream that you carry a heavy burden, signifies that
you
will be tied down by oppressive weights of care and
injustice,
caused from favoritism shown your enemies by those in
power.
But to struggle free from it, you will climb to the
topmost
heights of success.
Burr.
To dream of burrs, denotes that you will struggle to free
self from
some unpleasant burden, and will seek a change of
surroundings.
Burglars.
To dream that they are searching your person, you will
have dangerous
enemies to contend with, who will destroy you if extreme
carefulness
is not practised in your dealings with strangers.
If you dream of your home, or place of business, being
burglarized,
your good standing in business or society will be
assailed,
but courage in meeting these difficulties will defend
you.
Accidents may happen to the careless after this dream.
Burial.[29]
To attend the burial of a relative, if the sun is shining
on the procession, is a sign of the good health of
relations,
and perhaps the happy marriage of some one of them is
about to occur.
But if rain and dismal weather prevails, sickness and bad
news
of the absent will soon come, and depressions in business
circles
will be felt
A burial where there are sad rites performed, or
sorrowing faces,
is indicative of adverse surroundings or their speedy
approach.
[29] See Funeral.
Buried Alive.
To dream that you are buried alive. denotes that you are about to make
a great mistake, which your opponents will quickly turn
to your injury.
If you are rescued from the grave, your struggle will
eventually
correct your misadventure.
Burns.
Burns stand for tidings of good. To burn your hand in a clear and
flowing fire, denotes purity of purpose and the
approbation of friends.
To burn your feet in walking through coals, or beds of
fire, denotes your
ability to accomplish any endeavor, however impossible it
may be to others.
Your usual good health will remain with you, but, if you
are overcome
in the fire, it represents that your interests will suffer
through treachery
of supposed friends.
Butcher.
To see them slaughtering cattle and much blood, you may
expect long
and fatal sickness in your family. To see a butcher cutting meat,
your character will be dissected by society to your
detriment.
Beware of writing letters or documents.
Butter.
To dream of eating fresh, golden butter, is a sign of
good health
and plans well carried out; it will bring unto you
possessions,
wealth and knowledge.
To eat rancid butter, denotes a competency acquired
through struggles
of manual labor.
To sell butter, denotes small gain.
Butterfly.
To see a butterfly among flowers and green grasses,
indicates prosperity
and fair attainments.
To see them flying about, denotes news from absent
friends by letter,
or from some one who has seen them. To a young woman, a happy love,
culminating in a life union.
Buttons.
To dream of sewing bright shining buttons on a uniform,
betokens to a young
woman the warm affection of a fine looking and wealthy
partner in marriage.
To a youth, it signifies admittance to military honors
and a bright career.
Dull, or cloth buttons, denotes disappointments and
systematic losses
and ill health.
The loss of a button, and the consequent anxiety as to
losing a garment,
denotes prospective losses in trade.
Buttermilk.
Drinking buttermilk, denotes sorrow will follow some
worldly pleasure,
and some imprudence will impair the general health of the
dreamer.
To give it away, or feed it to pigs, is bad still.
To dream that you are drinking buttermilk made into
oyster soup, denotes that you will be called on to do
some
very repulsive thing, and ill luck will confront you.
There are quarrels brewing and friendships threatened.
If you awaken while you are drinking it, by discreet
maneuvering
you may effect a pleasant understanding of disagreements.
Buzzard.
To dream that you hear a buzzard talking, foretells that
some old scandal
will arise and work you injury by your connection with
it.
To see one sitting on a railroad, denotes some accident
or loss
is about to descend upon you. To see them fly away as you approach,
foretells that you will be able to smooth over some
scandalous
disagreement among your friends, or even appertaining to
yourself.
To see buzzards in a dream, portends generally salacious
gossip
or that unusual scandal will disturb you.
C.
``And the Angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying,
Jacob; and I said,
here am I.''--Gen. xxx., II.
Cab.
To ride in a cab in dreams, is significant of pleasant
avocations,
and average prosperity you will enjoy.
To ride in a cab at night, with others, indicates that
you will have a secret
that you will endeavor to keep from your friends.
To ride in a cab with a woman, scandal will couple your
name
with others of bad repute.
To dream of driving a public cab, denotes manual labor,
with little chance of advancement.
Cabbage.
It is bad to dream of cabbage. Disorders may run riot in all forms.
To dream of seeing cabbage green, means unfaithfulness in
love
and infidelity in wedlock.
To cut heads of cabbage, denotes that you are tightening
the cords
of calamity around you by lavish expenditure.
Cable.
To dream of a cable, foretells the undertaking of a
decidedly
hazardous work, which, if successfully carried to
completion,
will abound in riches and honor to you.
To dream of receiving cablegrams, denotes that a message
of importance
will reach you soon, and will cause disagreeable
comments.
Cabin.
The cabin of a ship is rather unfortunate to be in
in{sic} a dream.
Some mischief is brewing for you. You will most likely be engaged in a
law suit, in which you will lose from the unstability of
your witness.
For log cabin, see house.
Cackle.
To hear the cackling of hens denotes a sudden shock
produced
by the news of an unexpected death in your neighborhood,
Sickness will cause poverty.
Cage.
In your dreaming if you see a cageful of birds, you will
be the happy
possessor of immense wealth and many beautiful and
charming children.
To see only one bird, you will contract a desirable and
wealthy marriage.
No bird indicates a member of the family lost, either by
elopement or death.
To see wild animals caged, denotes that you will triumph
over
your enemies and misfortunes. If you are in the cage with them,
it denotes harrowing scenes from accidents while
traveling.
Cakes.
Batter or pancakes, denote that the affections of the
dreamer are well placed,
and a home will be bequeathed to him or her.
To dream of sweet cakes, is gain for the laboring and a
favorable
opportunity for the enterprising. Those in love will prosper.
Pound cake is significant of much pleasure either from
society or business.
For a young woman to dream of her wedding cake is the
only bad luck cake
in the category.
Baking them is not so good an omen as seeing them
or eating them.
Calomel.
To dream of calomel shows some person is seeking to
deceive
and injure you through the unconscious abetting of
friends.
For a young woman to dream of taking it, foretells that
she will be
victimized through the artful designing of persons whom
she trusts.
If it is applied externally, she will close her eyes to
deceit
in order to enjoy a short season of pleasure.
Calves.[30]
To dream of calves peacefully grazing on a velvety lawn,
foretells to the young, happy, festive gatherings and
enjoyment.
Those engaged in seeking wealth will see it rapidly
increasing.
[30] See Cattle.
Called.
To hear your name called in a dream by strange voices,
denotes that your business will fall into a precarious
state,
and that strangers may lend you assistance, or you may
fail
to meet your obligations.
To hear the voice of a friend or relative, denotes the
desperate
illness of some one of them, and may be death; in the
latter
case you may be called upon to stand as guardian over
some one,
in governing whom you should use much discretion.
Lovers hearing the voice of their affianced should heed
the warning.
If they have been negligent in attention they should make
amends.
Otherwise they may suffer separation from
misunderstanding.
To hear the voice of the dead may be a warning of your
own serious
illness or some business worry from bad judgment may
ensue.
The voice is an echo thrown back from the future on the
subjective mind,
taking the sound of your ancestor's voice from coming in
contact
with that part of your ancestor which remains with you.
A certain portion of mind matter remains the same in
lines
of family descent.
Calendar.
To dream of keeping a calendar, indicates that you will
be very orderly
and systematic in habits throughout the year.
To see a calendar, denotes disappointment in your
calculations.
Calm.
To see calm seas, denotes successful ending of doubtful
undertaking.
To feel calm and happy, is a sign of a long and
well-spent life
and a vigorous old age.
Calumny.
To dream that you are the subject of calumny, denotes
that your
interests will suffer at the hands of evil-minded
gossips.
For a young woman, it warns her to be careful of her
conduct,
as her movements are being critically observed by persons
who claim to be her friends.
Camera.
To dream of a camera, signifies that changes will bring
undeserved environments.
For a young woman to dream that she
is taking pictures with a camera, foretells that her
immediate
future will have much that is displeasing and that a
friend
will subject her to acute disappointment.
Cameo Brooch.
To dream of a cameo brooch, denotes some sad occurrence
will soon
claim your attention.
Camels.
To see this beast of burden, signifies that you will
entertain
great patience and fortitude in time of almost unbearable
anguish and failures that will seemingly sweep every
vestige
of hope from you.
To own a camel, is a sign that you will possess rich
mining property.
To see a herd of camels on the desert, denotes assistance
when all human
aid seems at a low ebb, and of sickness from which you
will arise,
contrary to all expectations.
Camp.
To dream of camping in the open air, you may expect a
change in your affairs,
also prepare to make a long and wearisome journey.
To see a camping settlement, many of your companions will
remove
to new estates and your own prospects will appear gloomy.
For a young woman to dream that she is in a camp, denotes
that
her lover will have trouble in getting her to name a day
for their wedding, and that he will prove a kind husband.
If in a military camp she will marry the first time she
has a chance.
A married woman after dreaming of being in a soldier's
camp
is in danger of having her husband's name sullied, and
divorce
courts may be her destination.
Campaign.
To dream of making a political one, signifies your
opposition to
approved ways of conducting business, and you will set up
original
plans for yourself regardless of enemies' working against
you.
Those in power will lose.
If it is a religious people conducting a campaign against
sin,
it denotes that you will be called upon to contribute
from your
private means to sustain charitable institutions.
For a woman to dream that she is interested in a campaign
against
fallen women, denotes that she will surmount obstacles
and prove
courageous in time of need.
Cane.
To see cane growing in your dream, foretells favorable
advancement
will be made toward fortune. To see it cut, denotes absolute failure
in all undertakings.
Cancer.
To have one successfully treated in a dream, denotes a
sudden
rise from obscure poverty to wealthy surroundings.
To dream of a cancer, denotes illness of some one near
you,
and quarrels with those you love. Depressions may follow
to the man of affairs after this dream.
To dream of a cancer, foretells sorrow in its ugliest
phase.
Love will resolve itself into cold formality, and
business
will be worrying and profitless.
Canal.
To see the water of a canal muddy and stagnant-looking,
portends
sickness and disorders of the stomach and dark designs of
enemies.
But if its waters are clear a placid life and the
devotion of friends
is before you.
For a young woman to glide in a canoe across a canal,
denotes a chaste life
and an adoring husband.
If she crossed the canal on a bridge over clear
water and gathers ferns and other greens on the banks,
she will enjoy a life
of ceaseless rounds of pleasure and attain to high social
distinction.
But if the water be turbid she will often find herself
tangled in meshes
of perplexity and will be the victim of nervous troubles.
Canary Birds. To
dream of this sweet songster, denotes
unexpected pleasures.
For the young to dream of possessing
a beautiful canary, denotes high class honors and a
successful
passage through the literary world, or a happy
termination
of love's young dream.
To dream one is given you, indicates a welcome legacy.
To give away a canary, denotes that you will suffer
disappointment
in your dearest wishes.
To dream that one dies, denotes the unfaithfulness of
dear friends.
Advancing, fluttering, and singing canaries, in luxurious
apartments,
denotes feasting and a life of exquisite refinement,
wealth, and satisfying friendships. If the light is weird
or unnaturally bright, it augurs that you are
entertaining
illusive hopes.
Your over-confidence is your worst enemy.
A young woman after this dream should beware, lest
flattering
promises react upon her in disappointment. Fairy-like scenes
in a dream are peculiarly misleading and treacherous to
women.
Candles.
To see them burning with a clear and steady flame,
denotes the constancy
of those about you and a well-grounded fortune.
For a maiden to dream that she is molding candles,
denotes that she will have
an unexpected offer of marriage and a pleasant visit to
distant relatives.
If she is lighting a candle, she will meet her lover
clandestinely because
of parental objections.
To see a candle wasting in a draught, enemies are
circulating
detrimental reports about you.
To snuff a candle, portends sorowful{sic} news. Friends are dead
or in distressful straits.
Candlestick.
To see a candlestick bearing a whole candle, denotes that
a bright future
lies before you filled with health, happiness and loving
companions.
If empty, the reverse.
Canker.[31]
To dream of seeing canker on anything, is an omen of
evil.
It foretells death and treacherous companions for the
young.
Sorrow and loneliness to the aged.
Cankerous growths in the flesh, denote future
distinctions either
as head of State or stage life.
[31] The last definition is not consistent with other
parts of this book,
but I let it stand, as I find it among my automatic
writings.
Cannon.
This dream denotes that one's home and country are in
danger
of foreign intrusion, from which our youth will suffer
from
the perils of war.
For a young woman to hear or see cannons, denotes she
will be a soldier's wife
and will have to bid him godspeed as he marches in
defense of her and honor.
The reader will have to interpret dreams of this
character
by the influences surrounding him, and by the experiences
stored
away in his subjective mind. If you have thought about cannons
a great deal and you dream of them when there is no war,
they are
most likely to warn you against struggle and probable
defeat.
Or if business is manipulated by yourself successful
engagements
after much worry and ill luck may ensue.
Cannon-Ball.
This means that secret enemies are uniting against
you. For a maid
to see a cannon-ball, denotes that she will have a
soldier sweetheart.
For a youth to see a cannon-ball, denotes that he will be
called upon
to defend his country.
Canoe.
To paddle a canoe on a calm stream, denotes your perfect
confidence
in your own ability to conduct your business in a
profitable way.
To row with a sweetheart, means an early marriage and
fidelity.
To row on rough waters you will have to tame a shrew
before you
attain connubial bliss.
Affairs in the business world will
prove disappointing after you dream of rowing in muddy
waters.
If the waters are shallow and swift, a hasty courtship or
stolen pleasures,
from which there can be no lasting good, are indicated.
Shallow, clear and calm waters in rowing, signifies
happiness
of a pleasing character, but of short duration.
Water is typical of futurity in the dream realms. If a pleasant immediate
future awaits the dreamer he will come in close proximity
with clear water.
Or if he emerges from disturbed watery elements into
waking life the near
future is filled with crosses for him.
Candy.
To dream of making candy, denotes profit accruing from
industry.
To dream of eating crisp, new candy, implies social
pleasures and much love-making among the young and old.
Sour candy is a sign of illness or that disgusting
annoyances
will grow out of confidences too long kept.
To receive a box of bonbons, signifies to a young person
that he or she will be the recipient of much adulation.
It generally means prosperity. If you send a box you will make
a proposition, but will meet with disappointment.
Canopy.
To dream of a canopy or of being beneath one, denotes
that false
friends are influencing you to undesirable ways of
securing gain.
You will do well to protect those in your care.
Cap.
For a woman to dream of seeing a cap, she will be invited
to take
part in some festivity.
For a girl to dream that she sees her sweetheart with a
cap on,
denotes that she will be bashful and shy in his presence.
To see a prisoner's cap, denotes that your courage is
failing
you in time of danger.
To see a miner's cap, you will inherit a substantial
competency.
Captive.
To dream that you are a captive, denotes that you may
have treachery
to deal with, and if you cannot escape, that injury and
misfortune
will befall you.
To dream of taking any one captive, you will join
yourself to pursuits
and persons of lowest status.
For a young woman to dream that she is a captive, denotes
that she
will have a husband who will be jealous of her confidence
in others;
or she may be censured for her indiscretion.
Captain.
To dream of seeing a captain of any company, denotes your
noblest aspirations
will be realized.
If a woman dreams that her lover is a captain, she will
be much harassed in mind from jealousy and rivalry.
Cars.
To dream of seeing cars, denotes journeying and changing
in quick succession.
To get on one shows that travel which you held in
contemplation will be made
under different auspices than had been calculated upon.
To miss one, foretells that you will be foiled in an
attempt
to forward your prospects.
To get off of one, denotes that you will succeed with
some interesting
schemes which will fill you with self congratulations.
To dream of sleeping-cars, indicates that your struggles
to amass
wealth is animated by the desire of gratifying selfish
and lewd
principles which should be mastered and controlled.
To see street-cars in your dreams, denotes that some
person is actively
interested in causing you malicious trouble and disquiet.
To ride on a car, foretells that rivalry and jealousy
will
enthrall your happiness.
To stand on the platform of a street-car while it is
running, denotes you
will attempt to carry on an affair which will be
extremely dangerous,
but if you ride without accident you will be successful.
If the platform is up high, your danger will be more
apparent,
but if low, you will barely accomplish your purpose.
Cardinal.
It is unlucky to dream you see a cardinal in his robes.
You will meet such misfortunes as will necessitate your
removal
to distant or foreign lands to begin anew your ruined
fortune.
For a woman to dream this is a sign of her downfall
through
false promises. If
priest or preacher is a spiritual adviser
and his services are supposed to be needed, especially in
the hour of temptation, then we find ourselves dreaming
of him
as a warning against approaching evil.
Cards.
If playing them in your dreams with others for social
pastime, you will
meet with fair realization of hopes that have long buoyed
you up.
Small ills will vanish.
But playing for stakes will involve you
in difficulties of a serious nature.
If you lose at cards you will encounter enemies.
If you win you will justify yourself in the eyes of the
law,
but will have trouble in so doing.
If a young woman dreams that her sweetheart is playing at
cards,
she will have cause to question his good intentions.
In social games, seeing diamonds indicate wealth; clubs,
that your partner
in life will be exacting, and that you may have trouble
in explaining
your absence at times; hearts denote fidelity and cosy
surroundings;
spades signify that you will be a widow and encumbered
with a large estate.
Carnival.
To dream that you are participating in a carnival,
portends that you are soon
to enjoy some unusual pleasure or recreation. A carnival when masks are used,
or when incongruous or clownish figures are seen, implies
discord in the home;
business will be unsatisfactory and love unrequited.
Cart.
To dream of riding in a cart, ill luck and constant work
will employ
your time if you would keep supplies for your family.
To see a cart, denotes bad news from kindred or friends.
To dream of driving a cart, you will meet with merited
success
in business and other aspirations.
For lovers to ride together in a cart, they will be true
in spite
of the machinations of rivals.
Cartridge.
To dream of cartridges, foretells unhappy quarrels and
dissensions.
Some untoward fate threatens you or some one closely
allied to you.
If they are empty, there will be foolish variances in
your associations.
Carving.
To dream of carving a fowl, indicates you will be poorly
off
in a worldly way.
Companions will cause you vexation from
continued ill temper.
Carving meat, denotes bad investments, but, if a change
is made,
prospects will be brighter.
Carpet.
To see a carpet in a dream, denotes profit, and wealthy
friends
to aid you in need.
To walk on a carpet, you will be prosperous and happy.
To dream that you buy carpets, denotes great gain.
If selling them, you will have cause to go on a pleasant
journey,
as well as a profitable one.
For a young woman to dream of carpets, shows she will own
a beautiful
home and servants will wait upon her.
Carpenter.
To see carpenters at their labor, foretells you will
engage in honest
endeavors to raise your fortune, to the exclusion of
selfish pastime
or so-called recreation.
Carriage.
To see a carriage, implies that you will be gratified,
and that you
will make visits.
To ride in one, you will have a sickness that will soon
pass,
and you will enjoy health and advantageous positions.
To dream that you are looking for a carriage, you will
have to labor hard,
but will eventually be possessed with a fair competency.
Carrot.
To dream of carrots, portends prosperity and health For a
young
woman to eat them, denotes that she will contract an
early marriage
and be the mother of several hardy children.
Cask.
To see one filled, denotes prosperous times and
feastings.
If empty, your life will be void of any joy or
consolation
from outward influences.
Cash.[32]
To dream that you have plenty of cash, but that it has
been borrowed,
portends that you will be looked upon as a worthy man,
but that those who come
in close contact with you will find that you are
mercenary and unfeeling.
For a young woman to dream that she is spending borrowed
money,
foretells that she will be found out in her practice of
deceit,
and through this lose a prized friend.
[32] See Money.
Cash Box.
To dream of a full cash box, denotes that favorable
prospects will open
around you. If
empty, you will experience meager reimbursements.
Cashier.
To see a cashier in your dream, denotes that others will
claim
your possessions.
If you owe any one, you will practice deceit
in your designs upon some wealthy person.
Castle.
To dream of being in a castle, you will be possessed of
sufficient wealth
to make life as you wish.
You have prospects of being a great traveler,
enjoying contact with people of many nations.
To see an old and vine-covered castle, you are likely to
become
romantic in your tastes, and care should be taken that
you
do not contract an undesirable marriage or engagement.
Business is depressed after this dream.
To dream that you are leaving a castle, you will be
robbed of
your possessions, or lose your lover or some dear one by
death.
Castor Oil.
To dream of castor oil, denotes that you will seek to
overthrow
a friend who is secretly abetting your advancement.
Castoria.
To dream of castoria, denotes that you will fail to
discharge
some important duty, and your fortune will seemingly
decline
to low stages.
Cats.
To dream of a cat, denotes ill luck, if you do not
succeed
in killing it or driving it from your sight. If the cat
attacks you, you will have enemies who will go to any
extreme
to blacken your reputation and to cause you loss of
property.
But if you succeed in banishing it, you will overcome
great
obstacles and rise in fortune and fame.
If you meet a thin, mean and dirty-looking cat, you will
have
bad news from the absent.
Some friend lies at death's door;
but if you chase it out of sight, your friend will
recover
after a long and lingering sickness.
To hear the scream or the mewing of a cat, some false
friend is using
all the words and work at his command to do you harm.
To dream that a cat scratches you, an enemy will succeed
in wrenching
from you the profits of a deal that you have spent many
days making.
If a young woman dreams that she is holding a cat, or
kitten, she will be
influenced into some impropriety through the treachery of
others.
To dream of a clean white cat, denotes entanglements
which,
while seemingly harmless, will prove a source of sorrow
and
loss of wealth.
When a merchant dreams of a cat, he should put his best
energies to work,
as his competitors are about to succeed in demolishing
his standard
of dealing, and he will be forced to other measures if he
undersells
others and still succeeds.
To dream of seeing a cat and snake on friendly terms
signifies
the beginning of an angry struggle. It denotes that an enemy
is being entertained by you with the intention of using
him
to find out some secret which you believe concerns
yourself;
uneasy of his confidences given, you will endeavor to
disclaim all
knowledge of his actions, as you are fearful that things
divulged,
concerning your private life, may become public.
Catechism.
To dream of the catechism, foretells that you will be offered
a lucrative position, but the strictures will be such
that you
will be worried as to accepting it.
Caterpillar.
To see a caterpillar in a dream, denotes that low
and hypocritical people are in your immediate future,
and you will do well to keep clear of deceitful
appearances.
You may suffer a loss in love or business.
To dream of a caterpillar, foretells you will be placed
in
embarrassing situations, and there will be small honor or
gain
to be expected.
Cattle.[33]
To dream of seeing good-looking and fat cattle
contentedly
grazing in green pastures, denotes prosperity and
happiness
through a congenial and pleasant companion.
To see cattle lean and shaggy, and poorly fed, you will
be likely to toil
all your life because of misspent energy and dislike of
details of work.
Correct your habits after this dream.
To see cattle stampeding, means that you will have to
exert all the powers
of command you have to keep your career in a profitable
channel.
To see a herd of cows at milking time, you will be the
successful owner of wealth that many have worked to
obtain.
To a young woman this means that her affections will not
suffer
from the one of her choice.
To dream of milking cows with udders well filled, great
good fortune
is in store for you.
If the calf has stolen the milk, it signifies that
you are about to lose your lover by slowness to show your
reciprocity,
or your property from neglect of business.
To see young calves in your dream, you will become a great
favorite in society and win the heart of a loyal person.
For business, this dream indicates profit from sales.
For a lover, the entering into bonds that will be
respected.
If the calves are poor, look for about the same, except
that
the object sought will be much harder to obtain.
Long-horned and dark, vicious cattle, denote enemies.
[33] See Calves.
Cathedral.
To dream of a wast cathedral with its domes rising into
space,
denotes that you will be possessed with an envious nature
and
unhappy longings for the unattainable, both mental and
physical;
but if you enter you will be elevated in life, having for
your
companions the learned and wise.
Cauliflower.
To dream of eating it, you will be taken to task for
neglect of duty.
To see it growing, your prospects will brighten after a
period of loss.
For a young woman to see this vegetable in a garden,
denotes that she
will marry to please her parents and not herself.
Cavalry.
To dream that you see a division of cavalry, denotes
personal advancement
and distinction.
Some little sensation may accompany your elevation.
Cavern or Cave.
To dream of seeing a cavern yawning in the weird
moonlight before you,
many perplexities will assail you, and doubtful
advancement because
of adversaries.
Work and health is threatened.
To be in a cave foreshadows change. You will probably be estranged
from those who are very dear to you.
For a young woman to walk in a cave with her lover or
friend,
denotes she will fall in love with a villain and will
suffer
the loss of true friends.
Cedars.
To dream of seeing them green and shapely, denotes
pleasing success
in an undertaking.
To see them dead or blighted, signifies despair.
No object will be attained from seeing them thus.
Celestial Signs.[34]
To dream of celestial signs, foretells unhappy
occurrences will cause
you to make unseasonable journeys. Love or business may go awry,
quarrels in the house are also predicted if you are not
discreet
with your engagements.
[34] See Illumination.
Celery.
To dream of seeing fresh, crisp stalks of celery, you
will be prosperous
and influential beyond your highest hopes.
To see it decaying, a death in your family will soon
occur.
To eat it, boundless love and affection will be heaped
upon you.
For a young woman to eat it with her lover, denotes she
will come
into rich possessions.
Cellar.
To dream of being in a cold, damp cellar, you will be
oppressed by doubts.
You will lose confidence in all things and suffer gloomy
forebodings
from which you will fail to escape unless you control
your will.
It also indicates loss of property.
To see a cellar stored with wines and table stores, you
will
be offered a share in profits coming from a doubtful
source.
If a young woman dreams of this she will have an offer of
marriage
from a speculator or gambler.
Cemetery.
To dream of being in a beautiful and well-kept cemetery,
you will have
unexpected news of the recovery of one whom you had
mourned as dead,
and you will have your title good to lands occupied by
usurpers.
To see an old bramble grown and forgotten cemetery, you
will live to see
all your loved ones leave you, and you will be left to a
stranger's care.
For young people to dream of wandering through the silent
avenues of the dead
foreshows they will meet with tender and loving responses
from friends,
but will have to meet sorrows that friends are powerless
to avert.
Brides dreaming of passing a cemetery on their way to the
wedding ceremony,
will be bereft of their husbands by fatal accidents
occurring on journeys.
For a mother to carry fresh flowers to a cemetery,
indicates she may expect
the continued good health of her family.
For a young widow to visit a cemetery means she will soon
throw aside
her weeds for robes of matrimony. If she feels sad and depressed she
will have new cares and regrets.
Old people dreaming of a cemetery, shows they will soon
make other journeys
where they will find perfect rest.
To see little children gathering flowers and chasing
butterflies among
the graves, denotes prosperous changes and no graves of
any of your friends
to weep over. Good
health will hold high carnival.
Chaff.
To see chaff, denotes an empty and fruitless undertaking
and ill health
causing much anxiety.
Women dreaming of piles of chaff, portends many hours
spent
in useless and degrading gossip, bringing them into
notoriety
and causing them to lose husbands who would have
maintained
them without work on their part.
Chains.
To dream of being bound in chains, denotes that unjust
burdens
are about to be thrown upon your shoulders; but if you
succeed
in breaking them you will free yourself from some
unpleasant
business or social engagement.
To see chains, brings calumny and treacherous designs of
the envious.
Seeing others in chains, denotes bad fortunes for them.
Chair.
To see a chair in your dream, denotes failure to meet
some obligation.
If you are not careful you will also vacate your most
profitable places.
To see a friend sitting on a chair and remaining
motionless,
signifies news of his death or illness.
Chair Maker.
To dream of seeing a chair maker, denotes that worry from
apparently
pleasant labor will confront you.
Chairman.
To dream that you see the chairman of any public body,
foretells you will
seek elevation and be recompensed by receiving a high
position of trust.
To see one looking out of humor you are threatened with
unsatisfactory states.
If you are a chairman, you will be distinguished for your
justice
and kindness to others.
Chalk.
For a woman to dream of chalking her face, denotes that
she will scheme
to obtain admirers.
To dream of using chalk on a board, you will attain
public honors,
unless it is the blackboard; then it indicates ill luck.
To hold hands full of chalk, disappointment is foretold.
Chalice.
To dream of a chalice, denotes pleasure will be gained by
you
to the sorrow of others.
To break one foretells your failure
to obtain power over some friend.
Challenge.
If you are challenged to fight a duel, you will become
involved
in a social difficulty wherein you will be compelled to
make
apologies or else lose friendships.
To accept a challenge of any character, denotes that you
will bear many ills
yourself in your endeavor to shield others from dishonor.
Chamber.
To find yourself in a beautiful and richly furnished
chamber implies
sudden fortune, either through legacies from unknown
relatives
or through speculation.
For a young woman, it denotes that a
wealthy stranger will offer her marriage and a fine
establishment.
If the chamber is plainly furnished, it denotes that a
small
competency and frugality will be her portion.
Chambermaid.
To see a chambermaid, denotes bad fortune and decided
changes
will be made.
For a man to dream of making love to a chambermaid, shows
he is likely
to find himself an object of derision on account of
indiscreet conduct
and want of tact.
Chameleon.
To dream of seeing your swetheart{sic} wearing a
chameleon chained to her,
shows she will prove faithless to you if by changing she
can better
her fortune.
Ordinarily chameleons signify deceit and self advancement,
even though others suffer.
Champion.
To dream of a champion, denotes you will win the warmest
friendship
of some person by your dignity and moral conduct.
Chandelier.
To dream of a chandelier, portends that unhoped-for
success will make
it possible for you to enjoy pleasure and luxury at your
caprice.
To see a broken or ill-kept one, denotes that unfortunate
speculation will depress your seemingly substantial
fortune.
To see the light in one go out, foretells that sickness
and
distress will cloud a promising future.
Chapel.
To dream of a chapel, denotes dissension in social
circles
and unsettled business.
To be in a chapel, denotes disappointment and change of
business.
For young people to dream of entering a chapel, implies
false
loves and enemies.
Unlucky unions may entangle them.
Charity.
To dream of giving charity, denotes that you will be
harassed
with supplications for help from the poor and your
business
will be at standstill.
To dream of giving to charitable institutions, your right
of possession to paving property will be disputed.
Worries and ill health will threaten you.
For young persons to dream of giving charity, foreshows
they will be
annoyed by deceitful rivals. To dream that you are an object of charity,
omens that you will succeed in life after hard times with
misfortunes.
Charcoal.
To dream of charcoal unlighted, denotes miserable
situations
and bleak unhappiness.
If it is burning with glowing coals,
there is prospects of great enhancement of fortune, and
possession
of unalloyed joys.
Chariot.
To dream of riding in a chariot, foretells that favorable
opportunities
will present themselves resulting in your good if rightly
used by you.
To fall or see others fall from one, denotes displacement
from high positions.
Chastise.
To dream of being chastised, denotes that you have not
been prudent
in conducting your affairs.
To dream that you administer chastisement to another,
signifies that you
will have an ill-tempered partner either in business or
marriage.
For parents to dream of chastising their children,
indicates they
will be loose in their manner of correcting them, but
they will
succeed in bringing them up honorably.
Cheated.
To dream of being cheated in business, you will meet
designing people
who will seek to close your avenues to fortune.
For young persons to dream that they are being cheated in
games, portend they
will lose their sweethearts through quarrels and
misunderstandings.
Checks.
To dream of palming off false checks on your friends,
denotes that you
will resort to subterfuge in order to carry forward your
plans.
To receive checks you will be able to meet your payments
and will inherit money.
To dream that you pay out checks, denotes depression and
loss in business.
Checkers.
To dream of playing checkers, you will be involved in
difficulties
of a serious character, and strange people will come into
your life,
working you harm.
To dream that you win the game, you will succeed in some
doubtful enterprise.
Cheese.
To dream of eating cheese, denotes great disappointments
and sorrow.
No good of any nature can be hoped for. Cheese is generally a bad dream.
Chemise.
For a woman to dream of a chemise, denotes she will hear
unfavorable
gossip about herself.
Cherries.
To dream of cherries, denotes you will gain popularity by
your amiability
and unselfishness.
To eat them, portends possession of some much
desired object. To
see green ones, indicates approaching good fortune.
Cherubs.
To dream you see cherubs, foretells you will have some
distinct joy,
which will leave an impression of lasting good upon your
life.
To see them looking sorrowful or reproachful, foretells
that distress
will come unexpectedly upon you.
Chess.
To dream of playing chess, denotes stagnation of
business, dull companions,
and poor health.
To dream that you lose at chess, worries from mean
sources will ensue;
but if you win, disagreeable influences may be
surmounted.
Chestnuts.
To dream of handling chestnuts, foretells losses in a
business way,
but indicates an agreeable companion through life.
Eating them, denotes sorrow for a time, but final
happiness.
For a young woman to dream of eating or trying her
fortune with them,
she will have a well-to-do lover and comparative plenty.
Chickens.
To dream of seeing a brood of chickens, denotes worry
from many cares,
some of which of which will prove to your profit.
Young or half grown chickens, signify fortunate
enterprises,
but to make them so you will have to exert your physical
strength.
To see chickens going to roost, enemies are planning to
work you evil.
To eat them, denotes that selfishness will detract from
your otherwise
good name.
Business and love will remain in precarious states.
Chiffonier.
To see or search through a chiffonier, denotes you will
have disappointing anticipations. To see one in order,
indicates pleasant friends and entertainments.
Chilblain.
To dream of suffering with chilblains, denotes that you
will be driven
into some bad dealing through over anxity{sic} of a
friend or partner.
This dream also portends your own illness or an accident.
Childbed.
To dream of giving child birth, denotes fortunate
circumstances
and safe delivery of a handsome child.
For an unmarried woman to dream of being in childbed,
denotes unhappy
changes from honor to evil and low estates.
Children.
``Dream
of children sweet and fair,
To you
will come suave debonair,
Fortune
robed in shining dress,
Bearing
wealth and happiness.''
To dream of seeing many beautiful children is portentous
of great
prosperity and blessings.
For a mother to dream of seeing her child sick from
slight cause,
she may see it enjoying robust health, but trifles of
another nature
may harass her.
To see children working or studying, denotes peaceful
times
and general prosperity.
To dream of seeing your child desperately ill or dead,
you have much to fear,
for its welfare is sadly threatened.
To dream of your dead child, denotes worry and
disappointment
in the near future.
To dream of seeing disappointed children, denotes trouble
from enemies,
and anxious forebodings from underhanded work of
seemingly friendly people.
To romp and play with children, denotes that all your
speculating
and love enterprises will prevail.
Chimes.
To dream of Christmas chimes, denotes fair prospects for
business
men and farmers.
For the young, happy anticipations fulfilled. Ordinary chimes,
denotes some small anxiety will soon be displaced by news
of distant friends.
Chimney.
To dream of seeing chimneys, denotes a very displeasing
incident will
occur in your life.
Hasty intelligence of sickness will be borne you.
A tumble down chimney, denotes sorrow and likely death in
your family.
To see one overgrown with ivy or other vines, foretells
that happiness
will result from sorrow or loss of relatives.
To see a fire burning in a chimney, denotes much good is
approaching you.
To hide in a chimney corner, denotes distress and doubt
will assail you.
Business will appear gloomy.
For a young woman to dream that she is going down a
chimney,
foretells she will be guilty of some impropriety which
will
cause consternation among her associates. To ascend a chimney,
shows that she will escape trouble which will be planned
for her.
China.
For a woman to dream of painting or arranging her china,
foretells she
will have a pleasant home and be a thrifty and economical
matron.
China Store.[35]
For a china merchant to dream that his store looks empty,
foretells he will have reverses in his business, and
withal
a gloomy period will follow.
[35] See Crockery.
Chocolate.
To dream of chocolate, denotes you will provide
abundantly
for those who are dependent on you. To see chocolate candy,
indicates agreeable companions and employments.
If sour, illness or other disappointments will follow.
To drink chocolate, foretells you will prosper after a
short
period of unfavorable reverses.
Choir.
To dream of a choir, foretells you may expect cheerful
surroundings
to replace gloom and discontent. For a young woman to sing in a choir,
denotes she will be miserable over the attention paid
others by her lover.
Cholera.
To dream of this dread disease devastating the country,
portends sickness
of virulent type will rage and many disappointments will
follow.
To dream that you are attacked by it, denotes your own
sickness.
Christ.
To dream of beholding Christ, the young child, worshiped
by the
wise men, denotes many peaceful days, full of wealth and
knowledge,
abundant with joy, and content.
If in the garden of the Gethsemane, sorrowing adversity
will fill your soul,
great longings for change and absent objects of love will
be felt.
To see him in the temple scourging the traders, denotes
that evil
enemies will be defeated and honest endeavors will
prevail.
Christmas Tree.
To dream of a Christmas tree, denotes joyful occasions
and
auspicious fortune.
To see one dismantled, foretells some
painful incident will follow occasions of festivity.
Chrysanthemum.
To dream that you gather white chrysanthemums, signifies
loss
and much perplexity; colored ones, betokens pleasant
engagements.
To see them in bouquets, denotes that love will be
offered you,
but a foolish ambition will cause you to put it
aside. To pass down
an avenue of white chrysanthemums, with here and there a
yellow one
showing among the white, foretells a strange sense of
loss and sadness,
from which the sensibilities will expand and take on new
powers.
While looking on these white flowers as you pass, and you
suddenly feel
your spirit leave your body and a voice shouts aloud
``Glory to God,
my Creator,'' foretells that a crisis is pending in your
near future.
If some of your friends pass out, and others take up true
ideas in connection
with spiritual and earthly needs, you will enjoy life in
its deepest meaning.
Often death is near you in these dreams.
Church.[36]
To dream of seeing a church in the distance, denotes
disappointment
in pleasures long anticipated.
To enter one wrapt in gloom, you will participate in a
funeral.
Dull prospects of better times are portended.
Churchyard.
To dream of walking in a churchyard, if in winter,
denotes that you are
to have a long and bitter struggle with poverty, and you
will reside far
from the home of your childhood, and friends will be
separated from you;
but if you see the signs of springtime, you will walk up
in into pleasant
places and enjoy the society of friends.
For lovers to dream of being in a churchyard means they
will never marry
each other, but will see others fill their places.
Churning.
To dream of churning, you will have difficult tasks set
you, but by
diligence and industry you will accomplish them and be
very prosperous.
To the farmer, it denotes profit from a plenteous
harvest; to a young woman,
it denotes a thrifty and energetic husband.
Cider.
To dream of cider, denotes fortune may be won by you if
your time
is not squandered upon material pleasure. To see people drinking it,
you will be under the influence of unfaithful friends.
Cipher.
To dream of reading cipher, indicates that you are
interested
in literary researches, and by constant study you will
become
well acquainted with the habits and lives of the
ancients.
Circle.
To dream of a circle, denotes that your affairs will
deceive you
in their proportions of gain. For a young woman to dream of a circle,
warns her of indiscreet involvement to the exclusion of
marriage.
Cistern. To dream
of a cistern, denotes you are in danger
of trespassing upon the pleasures and rights of your
friends.
To draw from one, foretells that you will enlarge in your
pastime
and enjoyment in a manner which may be questioned by
propriety.
To see an empty one, foretells despairing change from
happiness to sorrow.
City.
To dream that you are in a strange city, denotes you will
have sorrowful
occasion to change your abode or mode of living.
City Council.
To dream of a city council, foretells that your interests
will
clash with public institutions and there will be
discouraging
outlooks for you.
City Hall.
To dream of a city hall, denotes contentions and
threatened law suits.
To a young woman this dream is a foreboding of unhappy
estrangement
from her lover by her failure to keep virtue inviolate.
Clams.
To dream of clams, denotes you will have dealings with an
obstinate but
honest person. To
eat them, foretells you will enjoy another's prosperity.
For a young woman to dream of eating baked clams with her
sweetheart,
foretells that she will enjoy his money as well as his
confidence.
Clay.
To dream of clay, denotes isolation of interest and
probable insolvency.
To dig in a clay bank, foretells you will submit to
extraordinary
demands of enemies.
If you dig in an ash bank and find clay,
unfortunate surprises will combat progressive enterprises
or new work.
Your efforts are likely to be misdirected after this
dream.
Women will find this dream unfavorable in love, social
and business states,
and misrepresentations will overwhelm them.
Claret.
To dream of drinking claret, denotes you will come under
the influence
of ennobling association.
To dream of seeing broken bottles of claret,
portends you will be induced to commit immoralities by
the false persuasions
of deceitful persons.
Claret Cup and Punch.
To dream of claret cup or punch, foretells that you will
be much
pleased with the attention shown you by new
acquaintances.
Clarionet.
To dream of a claironet, foretells that you will indulge
in frivolity beneath your usual dignity. {I}f it is broken,
you will incur the displeasure of a close friend.
Clairvoyance.
To dream of being a clairvoyant and seeing yourself in
the future,
denotes signal changes in your present occupation,
followed by a series
of unhappy conflicts with designing people.
To dream of visiting a clairvoyant, foretells
unprosperous commercial
states and unhappy unions.
Clergyman.[37]
To dream that you send for a clergyman to preach a
funeral sermon,
denotes that you will vainly strive against sickness and
to ward off
evil influences, but they will prevail in spite of your
earnest endeavors.
If a young woman marries a clergyman in her dream, she
will be the object
of much mental distress, and the wayward hand of fortune
will lead her into
the morass of adversity.
[37] See Minister.
Climbing.[38]
To dream of climbing up a hill or mountain and reaching
the top,
you will overcome the most formidable obstacles between
you
and a prosperous future; but if you should fail to reach
the top,
your dearest plans will suffer being wrecked.
To climb a ladder to the last rung, you will succeed in
business;
but if the ladder breaks, you will be plunged into
unexpected straits,
and accidents may happen to you.
To see yourself climbing the side of a house in some
mysterious
way in a dream, and to have a window suddenly open to let
you in,
foretells that you will make or have made extraordinary
ventures
against the approbation of friends, but success will
eventually
crown your efforts, though there will be times when
despair
will almost enshroud you.
[38] See Ascend Hill and Mountain.
Clock.
To dream that you see a clock, denotes danger from a foe.
To hear one strike, you will receive unpleasant news.
The death of some friend is implied.
Cloister.
To dream of a cloister, omens dissatisfaction with
present
surroundings, and you will soon seek new environments.
For a young woman to dream of a cloister, foretells that
her
life will be made unselfish by the chastening of sorrow.
Clothes.[39]
To dream of seeing clothes soiled and torn, denotes that
deceit will be
practised to your harm.
Beware of friendly dealings with strangers.
For a woman to dream that her clothing is soiled or torn,
her virtue
will be dragged in the mire if she is not careful of her
associates.
Clean new clothes, denotes prosperity.
To dream that you have plenty, or an assortment of
clothes,
is a doubtful omen; you may want the necessaries of life.
To a young person, this dream denotes unsatisfied
hopes and disappointments.
[39] See Apparel.
Clouds.
To dream of seeing dark heavy clouds, portends misfortune
and bad management.
If rain is falling, it denotes troubles and sickness.
To see bright transparent clouds with the sun shining
through them,
you will be successful after trouble has been your
companion.
To see them with the stars shining, denotes fleeting joys
and small advancements.
Clover.
Walking through fields of fragrant clover is a propitious
dream.
It brings all objects desired into the reach of the
dreamer.
Fine crops is portended for the farmer and wealth for the
young.
Blasted fields of clover brings harrowing and regretful
sighs.
To dream of clover, foretells prosperity will soon enfold
you.
For a young woman to dream of seeing a snake crawling
through
blossoming clover, foretells she will be early
disappointed
in love, and her surroundings will be gloomy and
discouraging,
though to her friends she seems peculiarly fortunate.
Cloven Foot.
To dream of a cloven foot, portends some unusual ill luck
is threatening you,
and you will do well to avoid the friendship of strange
persons.
Club.
To dream of being approached by a person bearing a club,
denotes that
you will be assailed by your adversaries, but you will
overcome them
and be unusually happy and prosperous; but if you club
any one,
you will undergo a rough and profitless journey.
Coach.
To dream of riding in a coach, denotes continued losses
and depressions
in business.
Driving one implies removal or business changes.
Coals.
To see bright coals of fire, denotes pleasure and many
pleasant changes.
To dream you handle them yourself, denotes unmitigated
joy.
To see dead coals implies trouble and disappointments.
Coal-hod.
To dream of a coal-hod, denotes that grief will be likely
to fill a vacancy
made by reckless extravagance. To see your neighbor carrying in hods,
foretells your surroundings will be decidedly distasteful
and inharmonious.
Coat.[40]
To dream of wearing another's coat, signifies that you
will ask
some friend to go security for you. To see your coat torn,
denotes the loss of a close friend and dreary business.
To see a new coat, portends for you some literary honor.
To lose your coat, you will have to rebuild your fortune
lost
through being over-confident in speculations.
[40] See Apparel and Clothes.
Coat-of-Arms.
To dream of seeing your coat-of-arms, is a dream of ill
luck.
You will never possess a title.
Cocoa.
To dream of cocoa, denotes you will cultivate distasteful
friends
for your own advancement and pleasure.
Cocoanut.
Cocoanuts in dreams, warns you of fatalities in your
expectations,
as sly enemies are encroaching upon your rights in the
guise of
ardent friends.
Dead cocoanut trees are a sign of loss and sorrow.
The death of some one near you may follow.
Cock-Crowing.
To dream of hearing a cock crowing in the morning, is
significant of good.
If you be single, it denotes an early marriage and a
luxurious home.
To hear one at night is despair, and cause for tears you
will have.
To dream of seeing cocks fight, you will leave your
family
because of quarrels and infidelity. This dream usually
announces some unexpected and sorrowful events. The cock
warned the Apostle Peter when he was about to perjure
himself.
It may also warn you in a dream when the meshes of the
world
are swaying you from ``the straight line'' of spiritual
wisdom.
Cockade.
This dream denotes that foes will bring disastrous suits
against you.
Beware of titles.
Cocktail.
To drink a cocktail while dreaming, denotes that you will
deceive your
friends as to your inclinations and enjoy the
companionship of fast
men and women while posing as a serious student and staid
home lover.
For a woman, this dream portends fast living and an
ignoring of moral
and set rules.
Coca-Cola.
For a woman to dream that she is drinking coca-cola
signifies
that she will lose health and a chance for marrying a
wealthy
man by her abandonment to material delights.
Coffin.
This dream is unlucky.
You will, if you are a farmer, see your
crops blasted and your cattle lean and unhealthy. To business men
it means debts whose accumulation they are powerless to
avoid.
To the young it denotes unhappy unions and death of loved
ones.
To see your own coffin in a dream, business defeat and
domestic
sorrow may be expected.
To dream of a coffin moving of itself, denotes sickness
and
marriage in close conjunction. Sorrow and pleasure intermingled.
Death may follow this dream, but there will also be good.
To see your corpse in a coffin, signifies brave efforts
will be crushed
in defeat and ignominy,
To dream that you find yourself sitting on a coffin in a
moving hearse,
denotes desperate if not fatal illness for you or some
person closely
allied to you.
Quarrels with the opposite sex is also indicated.
You will remorsefully consider your conduct toward a
friend.
Coffee.
To dream of drinking coffee, denotes the disapproval of
friends toward
your marriage intentions.
If married, disagreements and frequent
quarrels are implied.
To dream of dealing in coffee, portends business
failures.
If selling, sure loss.
Buying it, you may with ease
retain your credit.
For a young woman to see or handle coffee she will be
made a by-word if she
is not discreet in her actions.
To dream of roasting coffee, for a young woman it denotes
escape
from evil by luckily marrying a stranger.
To see ground coffee, foretells successful struggles with
adversity.
Parched coffee, warns you of the evil attentions of
strangers.
Green coffee, denotes you have bold enemies who will show
you no quarter,
but will fight for your overthrow.
Coffee Mill.
To see a coffee mill in your dreams, denotes you are
approaching
a critical danger, and all your energy and alertness will
have
to stand up with obduracy to avert its disastrous
consequences.
To hear it grinding, signifies you will hardly overthrow
some evil
pitted against your interest.
Coffee House.
To see or visit a coffee house in your dreams, foretells
that you will
unwisely entertain friendly relations with persons known
to be your enemies.
Designing women may intrigue against your morality and
possessions.
Coins.
To dream of gold, denotes great prosperity and much
pleasure
derived from sight-seeing and ocean voyages.
Silver coin is unlucky to dream about. Dissensions will arise
in the most orderly families.
For a maiden to dream that her lover gives her a silver
coin,
signifies she will be jilted by him.
Copper coins, denotes despair and physical burdens. Nickel coins,
imply that work of the lowest nature will devolve upon
you.
If silver coins are your ideal of money, and they are
bright and clean,
or seen distinctly in your possession, the dream will be
a propitious one.
Coke.
To dream of coke, denotes affliction and discord will
enter
your near future.
Coke Oven.
To see coke ovens burning, foretells some unexpected good
fortune
will result from failure in some enterprise.
Cold.
To dream of suffering from cold, you are warned to look
well to your affairs.
There are enemies at work to destroy you. Your health is also menaced.
Colonel.
To dream of seeing or being commanded by a colonel,
denotes you will fail
to reach any prominence in social or business circles.
If you are a colonel, it denotes you will contrive to
hold position
above those of friends or acquaintances.
Collar.
To dream of wearing a collar, you will have high honors
thrust upon you
that you will hardly be worthy of. For a woman to dream of collars,
she will have many admirers, but no sincere ones, She
will be likely
to remain single for a long while.
College.
To dream of a college, denotes you are soon to advance to
a position
long sought after.
To dream that you are back in college, foretells you
will receive distinction through some well favored work.
Colliery or Coal-Mine.
To dream of being in a coal-mine or colliery and seeing
miners,
denotes that some evil will assert its power for your
downfall;
but if you dream of holding a share in a coal-mine, it
denotes
your safe investment in some deal.
For a young woman to dream of mining coal, foreshows she
will become
the wife of a real-estate dealer or dentist.
Collision.
To dream of a collision, you will meet with an accident
of a serious type
and disappointments in business.
For a young woman to see a collision, denotes she will be
unable
to decide between lovers, and will be the cause of
wrangles.
Combat.
To dream of engaging in combat, you will find yourself
seeking to ingratiate your affections into the life and
love
of some one whom you know to be another's, and you will
run
great risks of losing your good reputation in business.
It denotes struggles to keep on firm ground.
For a young woman to dream of seeing combatants,
signifies that she
will have choice between lovers, both of whom love her
and would face
death for her.
Combing.[41]
To dream of combing one's hair, denotes the illness or
death of a friend
or relative. Decay
of friendship and loss of property is also indicated
by this dream{.}
[41] See Hair.
Comedy.
To dream of being at a light play, denotes that foolish
and short-lived
pleasures will be indulged in by the dreamer.
To dream of seeing a comedy, is significant of light
pleasures
and pleasant tasks.
Comet.
To dream of this heavenly awe-inspiring object sailing
through
the skies, you will have trials of an unexpected nature
to beset you,
but by bravely combating these foes you will rise above
the mediocre
in life to heights of fame.
For a young person, this dream portends bereavement and
sorrow.
Comic Songs.
To hear comic songs in dreams, foretells you will
disregard opportunity
to advance your affairs and enjoy the companionship of
the pleasure loving.
To sing one, proves you will enjoy much pleasure for a
time, but difficulties
will overtake you.
Command.
To dream of being commanded, denotes that you will be
humbled in some way
by your associates for scorn shown your superiors.
To dream of giving a command, you will have some honor
conferred upon you.
If this is done in a tyrannical or boastful way
disappointments will follow.
Commandment.
To dream of receiving commands, foretells you will be
unwisely
influenced by persons of stronger will than your own.
To read or hear the Ten Commandments read, denotes you
will fall into errors from which you will hardly escape,
even with the counsels of friends of wise and unerring
judgment.
Commerce.
To dream that you are engaged in commerce, denotes you
will handle your opportunities wisely and advantageously.
To dream of failures and gloomy outlooks in commercial
circles,
denotes trouble and ominous threatening of failure in
real business life.
Committee.
To dream of a committee, foretells that you will be
surprised
into doing some distasteful work. For one to wait on you,
foretells some unfruitful labor will be assigned you.
Companion.
To dream of seeing a wife or husband, signifies small
anxieties
and probable sickness.
To dream of social companions, denotes light and
frivolous pastimes
will engage your attention hindering you from performing
your duties.
Compass.
To dream of a compass, denotes you will be forced to struggle
in narrow limits, thus making elevation more toilsome but
fuller of honor.
To dream of the compass or mariner's needle, foretells
you will be surrounded
by prosperous circumstances and honest people will favor
you.
To see one pointing awry, foretells threatened loss and
deception.
Completion.
To dream of completing a task or piece of work, denotes
that you
will have acquired a competency early in life, and that
you can
spend your days as you like and wherever you please.
For a young woman to dream that she has completed a
garment,
denotes that she will soon decide on a husband.
To dream of completing a journey, you will have the means
to make
one whenever you like.
Complexion.
To dream that you have a beautiful complexion is lucky.
You will pass through pleasing incidents.
To dream that you have bad and dark complexion, denotes
disappointment and sickness.
Composing.
To see in your dreams a composing stick, foretells that
difficult problems
will disclose themselves, and you will be at great
trouble to meet them.
Concert.
To dream of a concert of a high musical order, denotes
delightful
seasons of pleasure, and literary work to the author.
To the business man it portends successful trade, and to the
young
it signifies unalloyed bliss and faithful loves.
Ordinary concerts such as engage ballet singers, denote
that
disagreeable companions and ungrateful friends will be
met with.
Business will show a falling off.
Concubine.
For a man to dream that he is in company with a
concubine,
forecasts he is in danger of public disgrace, striving to
keep
from the world his true character and state of business.
For a woman to dream that she is a concubine, indicates
that she
will degrade herself by her own improprieties.
For a man to dream that his mistress is untrue, denotes
that he has
old enemies to encounter.
Expected reverses will arise.
Confectionary.
To dream of impure confectionary, denotes that an enemy
in the guise
of a friend will enter your privacy and discover secrets
of moment
to your opponents.
Confetti.
To dream of confetti obstructing your view in a crowd of
merry-makers,
denotes that you will lose much by first seeking
enjoyment, and later
fulfil tasks set by duty.
Conjurer.
To dream of a conjuror, denotes unpleasant experience
will beset
you in your search for wealth and happiness.
Conjuring.
To dream that you are in a hypnotic state or under the
power of others,
portends disastrous results, for your enemies will
enthrall you;
but if you hold others under a spell you will assert
decided will power
in governing your surroundings.
For a young woman to dream that she is under strange
influences,
denotes her immediate exposure to danger, and she should
beware.
To dream of seeing hypnotic and slight-of-hand
performances,
signifies worries and perplexities in business and
domestic circles,
and unhealthy conditions of state.
Conflagration.[42]
To dream of a conflagration, denotes, if no lives are
lost,
changes in the future which will be beneficial to your
interests and happiness.
[42] See Fire.
Conspiracy
To dream that you are the object of a conspiracy,
foretells you
will make a wrong move in the directing of your affairs.
Conscience.
To dream that your conscience censures you for deceiving
some one,
denotes that you will be tempted to commit wrong and
should be
constantly on your guard.
To dream of having a quiet conscience, denotes that you
will stand
in high repute.
Consumption.
To dream that you have consumption, denotes that you are
exposing
yourself to danger.
Remain with your friends.
Contempt.
To dream of being in contempt of court, denotes that you
have committed
business or social indiscretion and that it is unmerited.
To dream that you are held in contempt by others, you
will succeed in
winning their highest regard, and will find yourself
prosperous and happy.
But if the contempt is merited, your exile from business
or social
circles is intimated.
Convent.
To dream of seeking refuge in a convent, denotes that
your future will be signally free from care and enemies,
unless on entering the building you encounter a priest.
If so, you will seek often and in vain for relief from
worldly
cares and mind worry.
For a young girl to dream of seeing a convent, her virtue
and honestly
will be questioned.
Convicts.
To dream of seeing convicts, denotes disasters and sad
news.
To dream that you are a convict, indicates that you will
worry
over some affair; but you will clear up all mistakes.
For a young woman to dream of seeing her lover in the
garb of a convict,
indicates she will have cause to question the character
of his love.
Convicted.[43]
[43] See Accuse.
Convention.
To dream of a convention, denotes unusual activity in
business affairs
and final engagement in love. An inharmonious or displeasing convention
brings you disappointment.
Cooking.
To cook a meal, denotes some pleasant duty will devolve
on you.
Many friends will visit you in the near future. If there is discord
or a lack of cheerfulness you may expect harassing and
disappointing
events to happen.
Cooking Stove.
To see a cooking stove in a dream, denotes that much
unpleasantness will be modified by your timely
interference.
For a young woman to dream of using a cooking stove,
foretells she
will be too hasty in showing her appreciation of the
attention
of some person and thereby lose a closer friendship.
Cooling Board.
For a young woman to see a cooling board in her dreams,
foretells sickness and quarrels with her lover. To dream of some
living person as dead and rising up from a cooling board,
denotes she
will be indirectly connected with that person in some
trouble,
but will find out that things will work out
satisfactorily.
To see her brother, who has long since been dead, rising
from a cooling board,
warns her of complications which may be averted if she
puts forth the proper
will and energy in struggling against them.
Copper.
To dream of copper, denotes oppression from those above
you in station.
Copperas.
To dream of copperas, foretells unintentional wrong will
be done
you which will be distressing and will cause you loss.
Copper Plate.
Copper plate seen in a dream, is a warning of discordant
views
causing unhappiness between members of the same
household.
Coppersmith.
To dream of a coppersmith, denotes small returns for
labor,
but withal contentment.
Copying.
To dream of copying, denotes unfavorable workings of well
tried plans.
For a young woman to dream that she is copying a letter,
denotes she
will be prejudiced into error by her love for a certain
class of people.
Coral.
To dream of coral, is momentous of enduring friend ship
which will know no weariness in alleviating your trouble.
Colored coral is meant in this dream.
White coral, foretells unfaithfulness and warning of
love.
Cornet.
A cornet seen or heard in a dream, denotes kindly
attentions from strangers.
Coronation.
To dream of a coronation, foretells you will enjoy
acquaintances
and friendships with prominent people. For a young woman to be
participating in a coronation, foretells that she will
come
into some surprising favor with distinguished personages.
But if the coronation presents disagreeable incoherence
in
her dreams, then she may expect unsatisfactory states
growing
out of anticipated pleasure.
Cords.[44]
[44] See Rope.
Cork.
To dream of drawing corks at a banquet, signifies that
you will soon
enter a state of prosperity, in which you will revel in
happiness
of the most select kind.
To dream of medicine corks, denotes sickness and wasted
energies.
To dream of seeing a fishing cork resting on clear water,
denotes success.
If water is disturbed you will be annoyed by unprincipled
persons.
To dream that you are corking bottles, denotes a well
organized
business and system in your living.
For a young woman to dream of drawing champagne corks,
indicates she will have
a gay and handsome lover who will lavish much attention
and money on her.
She should look well to her reputation and listen to the
warning of parents
after this dream.
Corn.
To dream of husking pied ears of corn, denotes you will
enjoy varied
success and pleasure.
To see others gathering corn, foretells you
will rejoice in the prosperity of friends or relatives.
Corn and Corn-Field.
To dream of passing through a green and luxurious
corn-field, and seeing
full ears hanging heavily, denotes great wealth for the
farmer.
It denotes fine crops and rich harvest and harmony in the
home.
To the young it promises much happiness and true friends,
but to see
the ears blasted, denotes disappointments and
bereavements.
To see young corn newly ploughed, denotes favor with the
powerful
and coming success.
To see it ripe, denotes fame and wealth.
To see it cribbed, signifies that your highest desires
will be realized.
To see shelled corn, denotes wealthy combines and
unstinted favors.
To dream of eating green corn, denotes harmony among
friends
and happy unions for the young.
Corns.
To dream that your corns hurt your feet, denotes that
some
enemies are undermining you, and you will have much
distress;
but if you succeed in clearing your feet of corns, you
will
inherit a large estate from some unknown source.
For a young woman to dream of having corns on her feet,
indicates she will have to bear many crosses and be
coldly
treated by her sex.
Corkscrew.
To dream of seeing a corkscrew, indicates an unsatisfied
mind,
and the dreamer should heed this as a warning to curb his
desires,
for it is likely they are on dangerous grounds.
To dream of breaking a corkscrew while using it,
indicates to
the dreamer perilous surroundings, and he should use
force
of will to abandon unhealthful inclinations.
Corpse.
To dream of a corpse is fatal to happiness, as this dream
indicates
sorrowful tidings of the absent, and gloomy business
prospects.
The young will suffer many disappointments and pleasure
will vanish.
To see a corpse placed in its casket, denotes immediate
troubles
to the dreamer.
To see a corpse in black, denotes the violent death of a
friend
or some desperate business entanglement.
To see a battle-field strewn with corpses, indicates war
and general
dissatisfaction between countries and political factions.
To see the corpse of an animal, denotes unhealthy
situation,
both as to business and health.
To see the corpse of any one of your immediate family,
indicates death
to that person, or to some member of the family, or a
serious
rupture of domestic relations, also unusual business
depression.
For lovers it is a sure sign of failure to keep promises
of
a sacred nature.
To put money on the eyes of a corpse in your dreams,
denotes that you will see
unscrupulous enemies robbing you while you are powerless
to resent injury.
If you only put it on one eye you will be able to recover
lost property after
an almost hopeless struggle. For a young woman this dream denotes distress
and loss by unfortunately giving her confidence to
designing persons.
For a young woman to dream that the proprietor of the
store in
which she works is a corpse, and she sees while sitting
up with him
that his face is clean shaven, foretells that she will
fall below
the standard of perfection in which she was held by her
lover.
If she sees the head of the corpse falling from the body,
she is
warned of secret enemies who, in harming her, will also
detract
from the interest of her employer. Seeing the corpse in the store,
foretells that loss and unpleasantness will offset all
concerned.
There are those who are not conscientiously doing the right
thing.
There will be a gloomy outlook for peace and prosperous
work.
Cornmeal.
To see cornmeal, foretells the consummation of ardent
wishes.
To eat it made into bread, denotes that you will
unwittingly
throw obstructions in the way of your own advancement.
Corner.
This is an unfavorable dream if the dreamer is frightened
and secretes
himself in a corner for safety.
To see persons talking in a corner, enemies are seeking
to destroy you.
The chances are that some one whom you consider a friend
will prove
a traitor to your interest.
Corpulence.
For a person to dream of being corpulent, indicates to
the dreamer
bountiful increase of wealth and pleasant abiding places.
To see others corpulent, denotes unusual activity and
prosperous times.
If a man or woman sees himself or herself looking grossly
corpulent,
he or she should look well to their moral nature and
impulses.
Beware of either concave or convex telescopically or
microscopically
drawn pictures of yourself or others, as they forbode
evil.
Corset.
To dream of a corset, denotes that you will be perplexed
as to the meaning
of attentions won by you.
If a young woman is vexed over undoing or fastening
her corset, she will be strongly inclined to quarrel with
her friends
under slight provocations.
Cossack.
To dream of a Cossack, denotes humiliation of a personal
character,
brought about by dissipation and wanton extravagance.
Cot.
To dream of a cot, foretells some affliction, either
through sickness
or accident. Cots
in rows signify you will not be alone in trouble,
as friends will be afflicted also.
Cotton.
To dream of young growing cotton-fields, denotes great
business
and prosperous times.
To see cotton ready for gathering,
denotes wealth and abundance for farmers.
For manufacturers to dream of cotton, means that they
will be
benefited by the advancement of this article. For merchants,
it denotes a change for the better in their line of
business.
To see cotton in bales, is a favorable indication for
better times.
To dream that cotton is advancing, denotes an immediate
change from low
to high prices, and all will be in better circumstances.
Cotton Cap.
It is a good dream, denoting many sincere friends.
Cotton Cloth.
To see cotton cloth in a dream, denotes easy
circumstances.
No great changes follow this dream.
For a young woman to dream of weaving cotton cloth,
denotes that she will have a thrifty and enterprising
husband.
To the married it denotes a pleasant yet a humble abode.
Cotton Gin.
To dream of a cotton gin, foretells you will make some
advancement
toward fortune which will be very pleasing and
satisfactory.
To see a broken or dilapidated gin, signifies misfortune
and trouble
will overthrow success.
Couch.
To dream of reclining on a couch, indicates that false
hopes will
be entertained.
You should be alert to every change of your affairs,
for only in this way will your hopes be realized.
Cough.
To dream that you are aggravated by a constant cough
indicates
a state of low health; but one from which you will
recuperate
if care is observed in your habits.
To dream of hearing others cough, indicates unpleasant
surroundings
from which you will ultimately emerge.
Counter.
To dream of counters, foretells that active interest will
debar
idleness from infecting your life with unhealthful
desires.
To dream of empty and soiled counters, foretells
unfortunate
engagements which will bring great uneasiness of mind
lest
your interest will be wholly swept away.
Counterfeit Money.
To dream of counterfeit money, denotes you will have
trouble with
some unruly and worthless person. This dream always omens evil,
whether you receive it or pass it.
Counselor.
To dream of a counselor, you are likely to be possessed
of some ability
yourself, and you will usually prefer your own judgment
to that of others.
Be guarded in executing your ideas of right.
Countenance.
To dream of a beautiful and ingenuous countenance, you
may safely look
for some pleasure to fall to your lot in the near future;
but to behold
an ugly and scowling visage, portends unfavorable
transactions.
Counterpane.
A counterpane is very good to dream of, if clean and white,
denoting pleasant occupations for women; but if it be
soiled
you may expect harassing situations. Sickness usually
follows this dream.
Counting.
To dream of counting your children, and they are merry
and sweet-looking,
denotes that you will have no trouble in controlling
them, and they will
attain honorable places.
To dream of counting money, you will be lucky and always
able to pay
your debts; but to count out money to another person, you
will meet with loss
of some kind. Such
will be the case, also, in counting other things.
If for yourself, good; if for others, usually bad luck
will attend you.
Country.
To dream of being in a beautiful and fertile country,
where abound
rich fields of grain and running streams of pure water,
denotes the very acme of good times is at hand. Wealth will pile
in upon you, and you will be able to reign in state in
any country.
If the country be dry and bare, you will see and hear of
troublous times.
Famine and sickness will be in the land.
Courtship.
Bad, bad, will be the fate of the woman who dreams of
being courted. She will
often think that now he will propose, but often she will
be disappointed.
Disappointments will follow illusory hopes and fleeting
pleasures.
For a man to dream of courting, implies that he is not
worthy of a companion.
Cousin.
Dreaming of one's cousin, denotes disappointments and
afflictions.
Saddened lives are predicted by this dream.
To dream of an affectionate correspondence with one's
cousin,
denotes a fatal rupture between families.
Cows.[45]
To dream of seeing cows waiting for the milking hour,
promises abundant
fulfilment of hopes and desires.
[45] See Cattle.
Cowslip.
To dream of gathering cowslips, portends unhappy ending
of seemingly close
and warm friendships; but seeing them growing, denotes a
limited competency
for lovers. This
is a sinister dream.
To see them in full bloom, denotes a crisis in your
affairs.
The breaking up of happy homes may follow this dream.
Coxcomb.
To dream of a coxcomb, denotes a low state of mind.
The dreamer should endeavor to elevate his mind to nobler
thoughts.
Cradle.
To dream of a cradle, with a beautiful infant occupying
it,
portends prosperity and the affections of beautiful
children.
To rock your own baby in a cradle, denotes the serious
illness
of one of the family.
For a young woman to dream of rocking a cradle is
portentous of her downfall.
She should beware of gossiping.
Crabs.
To dream of crabs, indicates that you will have many
complicated affairs,
for the solving of which you will be forced to exert the
soundest judgment.
This dream portends to lovers a long and difficult
courtship.
Crane.
To dream of seeing a flight of cranes tending northward,
indicates gloomy
prospects for business.
To a woman, it is significant of disappointment;
but to see them flying southward, prognosticates a joyful
meeting
of absent friends, and that lovers will remain faithful.
To see them fly to the ground, events of unusual moment
are at hand.
Crape.
To dream of seeing crape hanging from a door, denotes
that you
will hear of the sudden death of some relative or friend.
To see a person dressed in crape, indicates that sorrow,
other than death, will possess you. It is bad for business and trade.
To the young, it implies lovers' disputes and
separations.
Crawfish.
Deceit is sure to assail you in your affairs of the
heart, if you are young,
after dreaming of this backward-going thing.
Crawl.
To dream that you are crawling on the ground, and hurt
your hand,
you may expect humiliating tasks to be placed on you.
To crawl over rough places and stones, indicates that you
have not taken proper advantage of your opportunities.
A young woman, after dreaming of crawling, if not very
careful
of her conduct, will lose the respect of her lover.
To crawl in mire with others, denotes depression in
business and loss
of credit. Your
friends will have cause to censure you.
Cream.
To dream of seeing cream served, denotes that you will be
associated
with wealth if you are engaged in business other than
farming.
To the farmer, it indicates fine crops and pleasant
family relations.
To drink cream yourself, denotes immediate good fortune.
To lovers, this is a happy omen, as they will soon be
united.
Credit.
To dream of asking for credit, denotes that you will have
cause to worry,
although you may be inclined sometimes to think things
look bright.
To credit another, warns you to be careful of your
affairs,
as you are likely to trust those who will eventually work
you harm.
Creek.
To dream of a creek, denotes new experiences and short
journeys.
If it is overflowing, you will have sharp trouble, but of
brief period.
If it is dry, disappointment will be felt by you, and you
will see
another obtain the things you intrigued to secure.
Cremate.
To dream of seeing bodies cremated, denotes enemies will
reduce
your influence in business circles. To think you are being cremated,
portends distinct failure in enterprises, if you mind any
but your own
judgment in conducting them.
Crew.
To dream of seeing a crew getting ready to leave port,
some unforseen{sic} circumstance will cause you to give
up
a journey from which you would have gained much.
To see a crew working to save a ship in a storm, denotes
disaster
on land and sea.
To the young, this dream bodes evil.
Cricket.
To hear a cricket in one's dream, indicates melancholy
news,
and perhaps the death of some distant friend.
To see them, indicates hard struggles with poverty.
Cries.
To hear cries of distress, denotes that you will be
engulfed
in serious troubles, but by being alert you will finally
emerge
from these distressing straits and gain by this temporary
gloom.
To hear a cry of surprise, you will receive aid from
unexpected sources.
To hear the cries of wild beasts, denotes an accident of
a serious nature.
To hear a cry for help from relatives, or friends,
denotes that they
are sick or in distress.
Criminal.
To dream of associating with a person who has committed a
crime,
denotes that you will be harassed with unscrupulous
persons,
who will try to use your friendship for their own advancement.
To see a criminal fleeing from justice, denotes that you
will come
into the possession of the secrets of others, and will
therefore
be in danger, for they will fear that you will betray
them,
and consequently will seek your removal.
Crippled.
To dream of the maimed and crippled, denotes famine and
distress among
the poor, and you should be willing to contribute to
their store.
It also indicates a temporary dulness in trade.
Crochet Work.
To dream of doing crochet work, foretells your
entanglement in some silly
affair growing out of a too great curiosity about other
people's business.
Beware of talking too frankly with over-confidential
women.
Crockery.
To dream of having an abundance of nice, clean crockery,
denotes that you will be a tidy and economical
housekeeper.
To be in a crockery store, indicates, if you are a
merchant
or business man, that you will look well to the details
of your
business and thereby experience profit. To a young woman,
this dream denotes that she will marry a sturdy and
upright man.
An untidy store, with empty shelves, implies loss.
Crocodile.
As sure as you dream of this creature, you will be
deceived by your
warmest friends.
Enemies will assail you at every turn.
To dream of stepping on a crocodile's back, you may
expect to fall into
trouble, from which you will have to struggle mightily to
extricate yourself.
Heed this warning when dreams of this nature visit
you. Avoid giving your
confidence even to friends.
Cross.
To dream of seeing a cross, indicates trouble ahead for
you.
Shape your affairs accordingly.
To dream of seeing a person bearing a cross, you will be
called
on by missionaries to aid in charities.
Cross-bones.
To dream of cross-bones, foretells you will be troubled
by the evil influence
of others, and prosperity will assume other than
promising aspects.
To see cross-bones as a monogram on an invitation to a
funeral,
which was sent out by a secret order, denotes that
unnecessary fears
will be entertained for some person, and events will
transpire
seemingly harsh, but of good import to the dreamer.
Cross Roads.
To dream of cross roads, denotes you will be unable to
hold
some former favorable opportunity for reaching your
desires.
If you are undecided which one to take, you are likely to
let
unimportant matters irritate you in a distressing manner.
You will be better favored by fortune if you decide on
your route.
It may be after this dream you will have some important
matter
of business or love to decide.
Croup.
To dream that your child has the croup, denotes slight
illness,
but useless fear for its safety. This is generally a good omen
of health and domestic harmony.
Crow.[46]
To dream of seeing a crow, betokens misfortune and grief.
To hear crows cawing, you will be influenced by others to
make
a bad disposal of property. To a young man, it is indicative
of his succumbing to the wiles of designing women.
[46] See Raven.
Crowd.
To dream of a large, handsomely dressed crowd of people
at
some entertainment, denotes pleasant association with
friends;
but anything occurring to mar the pleasure of the guests,
denotes distress and loss of friendship, and unhappiness
will
be found where profit and congenial intercourse was
expected.
It also denotes dissatisfaction in government and family
dissensions.
To see a crowd in a church, denotes that a death will be
likely to affect you,
or some slight unpleasantness may develop.
To see a crowd in the street, indicates unusual briskness
in trade
and a general air of prosperity will surround you.
To try to be heard in a crowd, foretells that you will
push your interests
ahead of all others.
To see a crowd is usually good, if too many are not
wearing black
or dull costumes.
To dream of seeing a hypnotist trying to hypnotize
others, and then
turn his attention on you, and fail to do so, indicates
that a trouble
is hanging above you which friends will not succeed in
warding off.
Yourself alone can avert the impending danger.
Crown.
To dream of a crown, prognosticates change of mode in the
habit
of one's life. The
dreamer will travel a long distance from home
and form new relations.
Fatal illness may also be the sad omen
of this dream.
To dream that you wear a crown, signifies loss of
personal property.
To dream of crowning a person, denotes your own
worthiness.
To dream of talking with the President of the United
States,
denotes that you are interested in affairs of state, and
sometimes
show a great longing to be a politician.
Crucifixion.
If you chance to dream of the crucifixion, you will see
your
opportunities slip away, tearing your hopes from your
grasp,
and leaving you wailing over the frustration of desires.
Crucifix.
To see a crucifix in a dream, is a warning of distress
approaching,
which will involve others beside yourself. To kiss one,
foretells that trouble will be accepted by you with
resignation.
For a young woman to possess one, foretells she will
observe
modesty and kindness in her deportment, and thus win the
love
of others and better her fortune.
Cruelty.
To dream of cruelty being shown you, foretells you will
have trouble
and disappointment in some dealings. If it is shown to others,
there will be a disagreeable task set for others by you,
which will contribute to you own loss.
Crust.
To dream of a crust of bread, denotes incompetency, and
threatened misery
through carelessness in appointed duties.
Crutches.
To dream that you go on crutches, denotes that you will
depend
largely on others for your support and advancement.
To see others on crutches, denotes unsatisfactory results
from labors.
Crying.
To dream of crying, is a forerunner of illusory
pleasures,
which will subside into gloom, and distressing influences
affecting for evil business engagements and domestic
affairs.
To see others crying, forbodes unexpected calls for aid
from you.
Crystal.
To dream of crystal in any form, is a fatal sign of
coming
depression either in social relations or business
transactions.
Electrical storms often attend this dream, doing damage
to town and country.
For a woman to dream of seeing a dining-room furnished in
crystal,
even to the chairs, she will have cause to believe that
those whom
she holds in high regard no longer deserve this
distinction, but she
will find out that there were others in the
crystal-furnished room,
who were implicated also in this sinister dream.
Cuckoo.
To dream of a cuckoo, prognosticates a sudden ending of a
happy
life caused by the downfall of a dear friend.
To dream that you hear a cuckoo, denotes the painful
illness of the death
of some absent loved one, or accident to some one in your
family.
Cucumber.
This is a dream of plenty, denoting health and
prosperity.
For the sick to dream of serving cucumbers, denotes their
speedy recovery.
For the married, a pleasant change.
Cunning.
To dream of being cunning, denotes you will assume happy
cheerfulness to retain the friendship of prosperous and
gay people.
If you are associating with cunning people, it warns you
that
deceit is being practised upon you in order to use your
means
for their own advancement.
Cupboard.[47]
To see a cupboard in your dream, is significant of
pleasure and comfort,
or penury and distress, according as the cupboard is
clean and full
of shining ware, or empty and dirty.
[47] See Safe.
Curbstone.
To dream of stepping on a curbstone, denotes your rapid
rise
in business circles, and that you will be held in high
esteem
by your friends and the public.
For lovers to dream of stepping together on a curb,
denotes an early
marriage and consequent fidelity; but if in your dream
you step or fall
from a curbstone your fortunes will be reversed.
Currycomb.
To dream of a currycomb foretells that great labors must
be endured
in order to obtain wealth and comfort.
Currying a Horse.
To dream of currying a horse, signifies that you will
have a great many hard
licks to make both with brain and hand before you attain
to the heights of
your ambition; but if you successfully curry him you will
attain that height,
whatever it may be.
Curtains.
To dream of curtains, foretells that unwelcome visitors
will cause
you worry and unhappiness. Soiled or torn curtains seen in a dream
means disgraceful quarrels and reproaches.
Cushion.
To dream of reclining on silken cushions, foretells that
your ease
will be procured at the expense of others; but to see the
cushions,
denotes that you will prosper in business and
love-making.
For a young woman to dream of making silken cushions,
implies that she
will be a bride before many months.
Cuspidor.
To see a cuspidor in a dream, signifies that an unworthy
attachment
will be formed by you, and that your work will be
neglected.
To spit in one, foretells that reflections wil{sic} be
cast
upon your conduct.
Custard.[48]
For a married woman to dream of making or eating custard,
indicates she will be called upon to entertain an
unexpected guest.
A young woman will meet a stranger who will in time
become a warm friend.
If the custard has a sickening sweet taste, or is
insipid, nothing but
sorrow will intervene where you had expected a pleasant
experience.
[48] See Baking.
Custom-house.
To dream of a custom-house, denotes you will have
rivalries and competition
in your labors.
To enter a custom-house, foretells that you will strive for,
or have offered you, a position which you have long
desired.
To leave one, signifies loss of position, trade or
failure of securing
some desired object.
Cut.
To dream of a cut, denotes sickness or the treachery of a
friend
will frustrate your cheerfulness.
Cymbal.
Hearing a cymbal in your dreams, foretells the death of a
very aged
person of your acquaintance. The sun will shine, but you will see
it darkly because of gloom.
D.
``God came to Laban, the Syrian, by night, in a dream,
and said unto him,
take heed that thou speak not to Jacob, either good or
bad.''--
Gen. xxxi., 24.
Dagger.
If seen in a dream, denotes threatening enemies. If you wrench the dagger
from the hand of another, it denotes that you will be
able to counteract
the influence of your enemies and overcome misfortune.
Dahlia.[49]
To see dahlias in a dream, if they are fresh and bright,
signifies good fortune to the dreamer.
[49] See Bouquet
Dairy.[50]
Dairy is a good dream both to the married and unmarried.
[50] See Churning Butter.
Daisy.
To dream of a bunch of daisys, implies sadness, but if
you dream
of being in a field where these lovely flowers are in
bloom,
with the sun shining and birds singing, happiness, health
and
prosperity will vie each with the other to lead you
through
the pleasantest avenues of life.
To dream of seeing them out of season, you will be
assailed by evil
in some guise.
Damask Rose.
To dream of seeing a damask rosebush in full foliage and
bloom,
denotes that a wedding will soon take place in your
family,
and great hopes will be fulfilled.
For a lover to place this rose in your hair, foretells
that you will
be deceived. If a
woman receives a bouquet of damask roses in springtime,
she will have a faithful lover; but if she received them
in winter,
she will cherish blasted hopes.
Damson.
This is a peculiarly good dream if one is so fortunate as
to see these trees
lifting their branches loaded with rich purple fruit and
dainty foliage;
one may expect riches compared with his present estate.
To dream of eating them at any time, forebodes grief.
Dance.[51]
To dream of seeing a crowd of merry children dancing,
signifies to the married, loving, obedient and
intelligent
children and a cheerful and comfortable home. To young people,
it denotes easy tasks and many pleasures.
To see older people dancing, denotes a brighter outlook
for business.
To dream of dancing yourself, some unexpected good
fortune will come to you.
[51] See Ball.
Dancing Master.
To dream of a dancing master, foretells you will neglect
important
affairs to pursue frivolities. For a young woman to dream that her
lover is a dancing master, portends that she will have a
friend
in accordance with her views of pleasure and life.
Dandelion.
Dandelions blossoming in green foliage, foretells happy
unions
and prosperous surroundings.
Danger.
To dream of being in a perilous situation, and death
seems
iminent,{sic} denotes that you will emerge from obscurity
into
places of distinction and honor; but if you should not
escape
the impending danger, and suffer death or a wound, you
will
lose in business and be annoyed in your home, and by
others.
If you are in love, your prospects will grow
discouraging.
Dark.
To dream of darkness overtaking you on a journey, augurs
ill for any work
you may attempt, unless the sun breaks through before the
journey ends,
then faults will be overcome.
To lose your friend, or child, in the darkness, portends
many provocations
to wrath. Try to
remain under control after dreaming of darkness,
for trials in business and love will beset you.
Dates.
To dream of seeing them on their parent trees, signifies prosperity
and happy union; but to eat them as prepared for
commerce,
they are omens of want and distress.
Daughter.
To dream of your daughter, signifies that many
displeasing incidents will give
way to pleasure and harmony. If in the dream, she fails to meet your
wishes,
through any cause, you will suffer vexation and
discontent.
Daughter-in-law.
To dream of your daughter-in-law, indicates some unusual
occurence{sic} will
add to happiness, or disquiet, according as she is
pleasant or unreasonable.
David.
To dream of David, of Bible fame, denotes divisions in
domestic circles,
and unsettled affairs, will tax heavily your nerve force.
Day.
To dream of the day, denotes improvement in your
situation,
and pleasant associations. A gloomy or cloudy day, foretells loss
and ill success in new enterprises.
Daybreak.
To watch the day break in a dream, omens successful
undertakings,
unless the scene is indistinct and weird; then it may
imply
disappointment when success in business or love seems
assured.
Dead.[52]
To dream of the dead, is usually a dream of warning. If you see and talk
with your father, some unlucky transaction is about to be
made by you.
Be careful how you enter into contracts, enemies are around
you.
Men and women are warned to look to their reputations
after this dream.
To see your mother, warns you to control your inclination
to
cultivate morbidness and ill will towards your fellow
creatures.
A brother, or other relatives or friends, denotes that
you
may be called on for charity or aid within a short time.
To dream of seeing the dead, living and happy, signifies
you are letting wrong
influences into your life, which will bring material loss
if not corrected
by the assumption of your own will force.
To dream that you are conversing with a dead relative,
and that
relative endeavors to extract a promise from you, warns
you
of coming distress, unless you follow the advice given
you.
Disastrous consequences could often be averted if minds
could grasp
the inner workings and sight of the higher or spiritual
self.
The voice of relatives is only that higher self taking
form to approach
more distinctly the mind that lives near the material
plane.
There is so little congeniality between common or
material natures
that persons should depend upon their own subjectivity
for true
contentment and pleasure.
[52] Paracelsus says on this subject: ``It may happen that the soul of
persons who have died perhaps fifty years ago may appear
to us in a dream,
and if it speaks to us we should pay special attention to
what it says,
for such a vision is not an illusion or delusion, and it
is possible
that a man is as much able to use his reason during the
sleep of his body
as when the latter is awake; and if in such a case such a
soul appears
to him and he asks questions, he will then hear that
which is true.
Through these solicitous souls we may obtain a great deal
of knowledge
to good or to evil things if we ask them to reveal them
to us.
Many persons have had such prayers granted to them. Some people that were
sick have been informed during their sleep what remedies
they should use,
and after using the remedies, they became cured, and such
things have
happened not only to Christians, but also to Jews,
Persians, and heathens,
to good and to bad persons.''
The writer does not hold that such knowledge is obtained
from external
or excarnate spirits, but rather through the personal Spirit
Glimpses
that is in man.--AUTHOR.
Death.[53]
To dream of seeing any of your people dead, warns you of
coming dissolution
or sorrow.
Disappointments always follow dreams of this nature.
To hear of any friend or relative being dead, you will
soon have bad news
from some of them.
Dreams relating to death or dying, unless they are due
to spiritual causes, are misleading and very confusing to
the novice in dream lore when he attempts to interpret
them.
A man who thinks intensely fills his aura with thought or
subjective images active with the passions that gave them
birth;
by thinking and acting on other lines, he may supplant
these
images with others possessed of a different form and
nature.
In his dreams he may see these images dying, dead or
their burial, and mistake them for friends or enemies.
In this way he may, while asleep, see himself or a
relative die,
when in reality he has been warned that some good thought
or deed is to be supplanted by an evil one. To illustrate:
If it is a dear friend or relative whom he sees in the
agony
of death, he is warned against immoral or other improper
thought
and action, but if it is an enemy or some repulsive
object
dismantled in death, he may overcome his evil ways and
thus give
himself or friends cause for joy. Often the end or beginning
of suspense or trials are foretold by dreams of this
nature.
They also frequently occur when the dreamer is controlled
by imaginary
states of evil or good.
A man in that state is not himself,
but is what the dominating influences make him. He may be warned
of approaching conditions or his extrication from the
same.
In our dreams we are closer to our real self than in
waking life.
The hideous or pleasing incidents seen and heard about us
in our
dreams are all of our own making, they reflect the true
state
of our soul and body, and we cannot flee from them unless
we drive
them out of our being by the use of good thoughts and
deeds,
by the power of the spirit within us.
[53] See Corpse.
Debt.
Debt is rather a bad dream, foretelling worries in
business and love,
and struggles for a competency; but if you have plenty to
meet all
your obligations, your affairs will assume a favorable
turn.
December.
To dream of December, foretells accumulation of wealth,
but loss
of friendship.
Strangers will occupy the position in the affections
of some friend which was formerly held by you.
Deck.[54]
To dream of being on a ship and that a storm is raging,
great disasters and unfortunate alliances will overtake
you;
but if the sea is calm and the light distinct, your way
is clear
to success. For
lovers, this dream augurs happiness.
[54] See Boat.
Decorate.
To dream of decorating a place with bright-hued flowers
for some festive occasion, is significant of favorable
turns
in business, and, to the young, of continued rounds of
social
pleasures and fruitful study.
To see the graves or caskets of the dead decorated with
white flowers,
is unfavorable to pleasure and worldly pursuits.
To be decorating, or see others decorate for some heroic
action,
foretells that you will be worthy, but that few will
recognize your ability.
Deed.[55]
To dream of seeing or signing deeds, portends a law suit,
to gain which you should be careful in selecting your counsel,
as you are likely to be the loser. To dream of signing any kind
of a paper, is a bad omen for the dreamer.
[55] See Mortgage.
Deer.
This is a favorable dream, denoting pure and deep
friendships
for the young and a quiet and even life for the married.
To kill a deer, denotes that you will be hounded by
enemies.
For farmers, or business people, to dream of hunting
deer,
denotes failure in their respective pursuits.
Delay.
To be delayed in a dream, warns you of the scheming of
enemies
to prevent your progress.
Delight.
To dream of experiencing delight over any event,
signifies a favorable turn
in affairs. For
lovers to be delighted with the conduct of their sweethearts,
denotes pleasant greetings.
To feel delight when looking on beautiful landscapes,
prognosticates to
the dreamer very great success and congenial
associations.
Demand.
To dream that a demand for charity comes in upon you,
denotes that you will be placed in embarrassing
situations,
but by your persistency you will fully restore your good
standing.
If the demand is unjust, you will become a leader in your
profession.
For a lover to command you adversely, implies his, or
her, leniency.
Dentist.
To dream of a dentist working on your teeth, denotes that
you
will have occasion to doubt the sincerity and honor of
some person
with whom you have dealings.
To see him at work on a young woman's teeth, denotes that
you
will soon be shocked by a scandal in circles near you.
Derrick.
Derricks seen in a dream, indicate strife and obstruction
in your
way to success.
Desert.
To dream of wandering through a gloomy and barren desert,
denotes famine
and uprisal of races and great loss of life and property.
For a young woman to find herself alone in a desert, her
health
and reputation is being jeopardized by her indiscretion.
She should be more cautious.
Desk.
To be using a desk in a dream, denotes unforeseen ill
luck
will rise before you.
To see money on your desk, brings you
unexpected extrication from private difficulties.
Despair.
To be in despair in dreams, denotes that you will have
many and cruel
vexations in the working world.
To see others in despair, foretells the distress and
unhappy position
of some relative or friend.
Detective.
To dream of a detective keeping in your wake when you are
innocent
of charges preferred, denotes that fortune and honor are
drawing nearer
to you each day; but if you feel yourself guilty, you are
likely
to find your reputation at stake, and friends will turn
from you.
For a young woman, this is not a fortunate dream.
Devotion.
For a farmer to dream of showing his devotion to God, or
to
his family, denotes plenteous crops and peaceful
neighbors.
To business people, this is a warning that nothing is to
be
gained by deceit.
For a young woman to dream of being devout, implies her
chastity
and an adoring husband.
Devil.
For farmers to dream of the devil, denotes blasted crops
and death
among stock, also family sickness. Sporting people should heed
this dream as a warning to be careful of their affairs,
as they are
likely to venture beyond the laws of their State. For a preacher,
this dream is undeniable proof that he is over-zealous,
and should
forebear worshiping God by tongue-lashing his neighbor.
To dream of the devil as being a large, imposingly
dressed person,
wearing many sparkling jewels on his body and hands,
trying to
persuade you to enter his abode, warns you that unscrupulous
persons are seeking your ruin by the most ingenious
flattery.
Young and innocent women, should seek the stronghold of
friends after
this dream, and avoid strange attentions, especially from
married men.
Women of low character, are likely to be robbed of jewels
and money
by seeming strangers.
Beware of associating with the devil, even in
dreams. He is always
the forerunner of despair. If you dream of being pursued by his majesty,
you will fall into snares set for you by enemies in the
guise of friends.
To a lover, this denotes that he will be won away from
his allegiance
by a wanton.
Dew.
To feel the dew falling on you in your dreams, portends
that
you will be attacked by fever or some malignant disease;
but to see the dew sparkling through the grass in the
sunlight,
great honors and wealth are about to be heaped upon you.
If you are single, a wealthy marriage will soon be your
portion.
Diadem.
To dream of a diadem, denotes that some honor will be
tendered
you for acceptance.
Diamonds.
To dream of owning diamonds is a very propitious dream,
signifying great honor and recognition from high places.
For a young woman to dream of her lover presenting her
with diamonds,
foreshows that she will make a great and honorable
marriage, which will fill
her people with honest pride; but to lose diamonds, and
not find them again,
is the most unlucky of dreams, foretelling disgrace, want
and death.
For a sporting woman to dream of diamonds, foretells for
her many prosperous days and magnificent presents.
For a speculator, it denotes prosperous transactions.
To dream of owning diamonds, portends the same for
sporting
men or women.
Diamonds are omens of good luck, unless stolen from the
bodies
of dead persons, when they foretell that your own
unfaithfulness
will be discovered by your friends.
Dice.
To dream of dice, is indicative of unfortunate
speculations, and consequent
misery and despair.
It also foretells contagious sickness.
For a girl to dream that she sees her lover throwing
dice,
indicates his unworthiness.
Dictionary.
To dream that you are referring to a dictionary,
signifies you
will depend too much upon the opinion and suggestions of
others
for the clear management of your own affairs, which could
be done
with proper dispatch if your own will was given play.
Difficulty.
This dream signifies temporary embarrassment for business
men of all classes,
including soldiers and writers. But to extricate yourself from difficulties,
foretells your prosperity.
For a woman to dream of being in difficulties, denotes
that she is threatened
with ill health or enemies. For lovers, this is a dream of contrariety,
denoting pleasant courtship.
Digging.
To dream of digging, denotes that you will never be in
want,
but life will be an uphill affair.
To dig a hole and find any glittering substance, denotes
a favorable turn
in fortune; but to dig and open up a vast area of hollow
mist, you will be
harrassed with real misfortunes and be filled with gloomy
forebodings.
Water filling the hole that you dig, denotes that in
spite of your most
strenuous efforts things will not bend to your will.
Dinner.
To dream that you eat your dinner alone, denotes that you
will often
have cause to think seriously of the necessaries of life.
For a young woman to dream of taking dinner with her
lover,
is indicative of a lovers' quarrel or a rupture, unless
the affair
is one of harmonious pleasure, when the reverse may be
expected.
To be one of many invited guests at a dinner, denotes
that you
will enjoy the hospitalities of those who are able to
extend
to you many pleasant courtesies.
Dirt.
To dream of seeing freshly stirred dirt around flowers or
trees,
denotes thrift and healthful conditions abound for the
dreamer.
To see your clothes soiled with unclean dirt, you will be
forced
to save yourself from contagious diseases by leaving your
home
or submitting to the strictures of the law.
To dream that some one throws dirt upon you, denotes that
enemies
will try to injure your character.
Disaster.
To dream of being in any disaster from public conveyance,
you are in danger of losing property or of being maimed
from
some malarious disease.
For a young woman to dream of a disaster in which she is
a participant,
foretells that she will mourn the loss of her lover by
death or desertion.
To dream of a disaster at sea, denotes unhappiness to
sailors
and loss of their gains.
To others, it signifies loss by death;
but if you dream that you are rescued, you will be placed
in trying situations, but will come out unscathed.
To dream of a railway wreck in which you are not a
participant,
you will eventually be interested in some accident
because of
some relative or friend being hurt, or you will have
trouble
of a business character.
Disease.
To dream that you are diseased, denotes a slight attack
of illness,
or of unpleasant dealings with a relative.
For a young woman to dream that she is incurably
diseased, denotes that she
will be likely to lead a life of single blessedness.
Disgrace.
To be worried in your dream over the disgraceful conduct
of children
or friends, will bring you unsatisfying hopes, and
worries will harass you.
To be in disgrace yourself, denotes that you will hold
morality at a low rate,
and you are in danger of lowering your reputation for
uprightness.
Enemies are also shadowing you.
Dish.[56]
To dream of handling dishes, denotes good fortune; but if
from any cause they
should be broken, this signifies that fortune will be
short-lived for you.
To see shelves of polished dishes, denotes success in
marriage.
To dream of dishes, is prognostic of coming success and
gain,
and you will be able to fully appreciate your good luck.
Soiled dishes, represent dissatisfaction and an
unpromising future.
[56] See Crockery
Disinherited.
To dream that you are disinherited, warns you to look
well to your business
and social standing.
For a young man to dream of losing his inheritance by
disobedience,
warns him that he will find favor in the eyes of his
parents by contracting
a suitable marriage.
For a woman, this dream is a warning to be careful
of her conduct, lest she meet with unfavorable fortune.
Dispute.
To dream of holding disputes over trifles, indicates bad
health
and unfairness in judging others.
To dream of disputing with learned people, shows that you
have some
latent ability, but are a little sluggish in developing
it.
Distaff.
To dream of a distaff, denotes frugality, with pleasant
surroundings.
It also signifies that a devotional spirit will be
cultivated by you.
Distance.
To dream of being a long way from your residence, denotes
that you will make
a journey soon in which you may meet many strangers who
will be instrumental
in changing life from good to bad.
To dream of friends at a distance, denotes slight
disappointments.
To dream of distance, signifies travel and a long
journey.
To see men plowing with oxen at a distance, across broad
fields,
denotes advancing prosperity and honor. For a man to see strange
women in the twilight, at a distance, and throwing kisses
to him,
foretells that he will enter into an engagement with a
new acquaintance,
which will result in unhappy exposures.
Ditch.
To dream of falling in a ditch, denotes degradation and
personal loss;
but if you jump over it, you will live down any suspicion
of wrong-doing.
Diving.
To dream of diving in clear water, denotes a favorable
termination
of some embarrassment.
If the water is muddy, you will suffer
anxiety at the turn your affairs seem to be taking.
To see others diving, indicates pleasant companions.
For lovers to dream of diving, denotes the consummation
of happy
dreams and passionate love.
Dividend.
To dream of dividends, augments successful speculations
or
prosperous harvests.
To fail in securing hoped-for dividends,
proclaims failure in management or love affairs.
Divining Rods.
To see a divining rod in your dreams, foretells ill luck
will dissatisfy
you with present surroundings.
Divorce.
To dream of being divorced, denotes that you are not
satisfied with your
companion, and should cultivate a more congenial atmosphere
in the home life.
It is a dream of warning.
For women to dream of divorce, denotes that a single life
may be theirs
through the infidelity of lovers.
Docks.
To dream of being on docks, denotes that you are about to
make
an unpropitious journey.
Accidents will threaten you.
If you are there, wandering alone, and darkness overtakes
you,
you will meet with deadly enemies, but if the sun be
shining,
you will escape threatening dangers.
Doctor.
This is a most auspicious dream, denoting good health and
general prosperity,
if you meet him socially, for you will not then spend
your money for
his services. If
you be young and engaged to marry him, then this dream
warns you of deceit.
To dream of a doctor professionally, signifies
discouraging illness
and disagreeable differences between members of a family.
To dream that a doctor makes an incision in your flesh,
trying to discover blood, but failing in his efforts,
denotes that you will be tormented and injured by some
evil person,
who may try to make you pay out money for his debts.
If he finds blood, you will be the loser in some
transaction.
Dogs.
To dream of a vicious dog, denotes enemies and
unalterable misfortune.
To dream that a dog fondles you, indicates great gain and
constant friends.
To dream of owning a dog with fine qualities, denotes
that you
will be possessed of solid wealth.
To dream that a blood-hound is tracking you, you are
likely to fall
into some temptation, in which there is much danger of
your downfall.
To dream of small dogs, indicates that your thoughts and
chief
pleasures are of a frivolous order.
To dream of dogs biting you, foretells for you a
quarrelsome
companion either in marriage or business.
Lean, filthy dogs, indicate failure in business, also
sickness among children.
To dream of a dog-show, is indicative of many and varied
favors from fortune.
To hear the barking of dogs, foretells news of a
depressing nature.
Difficulties are more than likely to follow. To see dogs on the chase
of foxes, and other large game, denotes an unusual
briskness in all affairs.
To see fancy pet dogs, signifies a love of show, and that
the owner
is selfish and narrow.
For a young woman, this dream foretells a fop
for a sweetheart.
To feel much fright upon seeing a large mastiff, denotes
that you will
experience inconvenience because of efforts to rise above
mediocrity.
If a woman dreams this, she will marry a wise and humane
man.
To hear the growling and snarling of dogs, indicates that
you
are at the mercy of designing people, and you will be
afflicted
with unpleasant home surroundings.
To hear the lonely baying of a dog, foretells a death or
a long
separation from friends.
To hear dogs growling and fighting, portends that you
will be overcome
by your enemies, and your life will be filled with
depression.
To see dogs and cats seemingly on friendly terms, and
suddenly turning
on each other, showing their teeth and a general fight
ensuing,
you will meet with disaster in love and worldly pursuits,
unless you
succeed in quelling the row.
If you dream of a friendly white dog approaching you, it
portends
for you a victorious engagement whether in business or
love.
For a woman, this is an omen of an early marriage.
To dream of a many-headed dog, you are trying to maintain
too many branches of
business at one time.
Success always comes with concentration of energies.
A man who wishes to succeed in anything should be warned
by this dream.
To dream of a mad dog, your most strenuous efforts will
not bring
desired results, and fatal disease may be clutching at
your vitals.
If a mad dog succeeds in biting you, it is a sign that
you or some loved
one is on the verge of insanity, and a deplorable tragedy
may occur.
To dream of traveling alone, with a dog following you,
foretells stanch
friends and successful undertakings.
To dream of dogs swimming, indicates for you an easy
stretch
to happiness and fortune.
To dream that a dog kills a cat in your presence, is
significant
of profitable dealings and some unexpected pleasure.
For a dog to kill a snake in your presence, is an omen of
good luck
Dolphin.
To dream of a dolphin, indicates your liability to come
under
a new government.
It is not a very good dream.
Dome.
To dream that you are in the dome of a building, viewing
a
strange landscape, signifies a favorable change in your
life.
You will occupy honorable places among strangers.
To behold a dome from a distance, portends that you will
never
reach the height of your ambition, and if you are in
love,
the object of your desires will scorn your attention.
Dominoes.
To dream of playing at dominoes, and lose, you will be
affronted by a friend,
and much uneasiness for your safety will be entertained
by your people,
as you will not be discreet in your affairs with women or
other matters
that engage your attention.
If you are the winner of the game, it foretells that you
will be much courted
and admired by certain dissolute characters, bringing you
selfish pleasures,
but much distress to your relatives.
Donkey.
To dream of a donkey braying in your face, denotes that
you are about
to be publicly insulted by a lewd and unscrupulous
person.
To hear the distant braying filling space with
melancholy,
you will receive wealth and release from unpleasant bonds
by the death of some person close to you.
If you see yourself riding on a donkey, you will visit
foreign lands
and make many explorations into places difficult of
passage.
To see others riding donkeys, denotes a meagre
inheritance for them
and a toiling life.
To dream of seeing many of the old patriarchs traveling
on donkeys,
shows that the influence of Christians will be thrown
against you
in your selfish wantonness, causing you to ponder over
the rights
and duties of man to man.
To drive a donkey, signifies that all your energies and
pluck will be brought
into play against a desperate effort on the part of
enemies to overthrow you.
If you are in love, evil women will cause you trouble.
If you are kicked by this little animal, it shows that
you
are carrying on illicit connections, from which you will
suffer
much anxiety from fear of betrayal.
If you lead one by a halter, you will be master of every
situation,
and lead women into your way of seeing things by
flattery.
To see children riding and driving donkeys, signifies
health
and obedience for them.
To fall or be thrown from one, denotes ill luck and
disappointment
in secular affairs.
Lovers will quarrel and separate.
To see one dead, denotes satiated appetites, resulting
from licentious excesses.
To dream of drinking the milk of a donkey, denotes that
whimsical desires
will be gratified, even to the displacement of important
duties.
If you see in your dreams a strange donkey among your
stock,
or on your premises, you will inherit some valuable
effects.
To dream of coming into the possession of a donkey by
present, or buying,
you will attain to enviable heights in the business or
social world,
and if single, will contract a congenial marriage.
To dream of a white donkey, denotes an assured and
lasting fortune,
which will enable you to pursue the pleasures or studies
that lie
nearest your heart.
For a woman, it signals entrance into that
society for which she has long entertained the most
ardent desire.
Woman has in her composition those qualities, docility
and stubbornness,
which tallies with the same qualities in the donkey; both
being
supplied from the same storehouse, mother Nature; and
consequently,
they would naturally maintain an affinity, and the
ugliest phase of
the donkey in her dreams are nothing but woman's nature
being sounded
for her warning, or vice versa when pleasure is just before
her.
Doomsday.
To dream that you are living on, and looking forward to
seeing doomsday,
is a warning for you to give substantial and material
affairs close attention,
or you will find that the artful and scheming friends you
are entertaining
will have possession of what they desire from you, which
is your wealth,
and not your sentimentality.
To a young woman, this dream encourages her to throw
aside the attention
of men above her in station and accept the love of an
honest and deserving
man near her.
Door.
To dream of entering a door, denotes slander, and enemies
from whom you are trying in vain to escape. This is the same
of any door, except the door of your childhood home.
If it is this door you dream of entering, your days will
be
filled with plenty and congeniality.
To dream of entering a door at night through the rain,
denotes, to women,
unpardonable escapades; to a man, it is significant of a
drawing on his
resources by unwarranted vice, and also foretells assignations.
To see others go through a doorway, denotes unsuccessful
attempts to get your affairs into a paying condition.
It also means changes to farmers and the political world.
To an author, it foretells that the reading public will
reprove
his way of stating facts by refusing to read his later
works.
To dream that you attempt to close a door, and it falls
from
its hinges, injuring some one, denotes that malignant
evil
threatens your friend through your unintentionally wrong
advice.
If you see another attempt to lock a door, and it falls
from
its hinges, you will have knowledge of some friend's
misfortune
and be powerless to aid him.
Door Bell.
To dream you hear or ring a door bell, foretells
unexpected tidings,
or a hasty summons to business, or the bedtide of a sick
relative.
Doves.
Dreaming of doves mating and building their nests,
indicates peacefulness
of the world and joyous homes where children render
obedience, and mercy
is extended to all.
To hear the lonely, mournful voice of a dove, portends
sorrow and
disappointment through the death of one to whom you
looked for aid.
Often it portends the death of a father.
To see a dead dove, is ominous of a separation of husband
and wife,
either through death or infidelity.
To see white doves, denotes bountiful harvests and the
utmost
confidence in the loyalty of friends.
To dream of seeing a flock of white doves, denotes
peaceful,
innocent pleasures, and fortunate developments in the
future.
If one brings you a letter, tidings of a pleasant nature
from absent
friends is intimated, also a lovers' reconciliation is
denoted.
If the dove seems exhausted, a note of sadness will
pervade
the reconciliation, or a sad touch may be given the
pleasant tidings
by mention of an invalid friend; if of business, a slight
drop may follow.
If the letter bears the message that you are doomed, it
foretells
that a desperate illness, either your own or of a
relative,
may cause you financial misfortune.
Dowry.
To dream that you fail to receive a dowry, signifies
penury
and a cold world to depend on for a living. If you receive it,
your expectations for the day will be fulfilled. The opposite
may be expected if the dream is superinduced by the
previous
action of the waking mind.
Dragon.[57]
To dream of a dragon, denotes that you allow yourself to
be governed
by your passions, and that you are likely to place
yourself in the power
of your enemies through those outbursts of sardonic
tendencies.
You should be warned by this dream to cultivate
self-control.
[57] See Devil.
Drama.
To see a drama, signifies pleasant reunions with distant
friends.
To be bored with the performance of a drama, you will be
forced to accept
an uncongenial companion at some entertainment or secret
affair.
To write one, portends that you will be plunged into
distress and debt,
to be extricated as if by a miracle.
Dram-drinking.
To be given to dram-drinking in your dreams, omens
ill-natured rivalry
and contention for small possession. To think you have quit dram-drinking,
or find that others have done so, shows that you will
rise above present
estate and rejoice in prosperity.
Draw-knife.
To see or use a draw-knife, portends unfulfiled hopes or
desires.
Some fair prospect will loom before you, only to go down
in
mistake and disappointment.
Dressing.
To think you are having trouble in dressing, while
dreaming, means some evil
persons will worry and detain you from places of
amusement.
If you can't get dressed in time for a train, you will
have many annoyances through the carelessness of others.
You should depend on your own efforts as far as possible,
after these dreams, if you would secure contentment and
full success.
Drinking.[58]
For a woman to dream of hilarious drinking, denotes that
she
is engaging in affairs which may work to her discredit,
though she may now find much pleasure in the same.
If she dreams that she fails to drink clear water, though
she
uses her best efforts to do so, she will fail to enjoy
some
pleasure that is insinuatingly offered her.
[58] See Water.
Driving.[59]
To dream of driving a carriage, signifies unjust
criticism
of your seeming extravagance. You will be compelled to do things
which appear undignified.
To dream of driving a public cab, denotes menial labor,
with little chance for advancement. If it is a wagon, you will
remain in poverty and unfortunate circumstances for some
time.
If you are driven in these conveyances by others, you
will
profit by superior knowledge of the world, and will
always find
some path through difficulties. If you are a man, you will,
in affairs with women, drive your wishes to a speedy
consummation.
If a woman, you will hold men's hearts at low value after
succeeding in getting a hold on them.
[59] See Cab or Carriage.
Dromedary.
To dream of a dromedary, denotes that you will be the
recipient
of unexpected beneficence, and will wear your new honors
with dignity; you will dispense charity with a gracious
hands.
To lovers, this dream foretells congenial dispositions.
Dropsy.
To dream of being afflicted with the dropsy, denotes
illness
for a time, but from which you will recover with renewed
vigor.
To see others thus afflicted, denotes that you will hear
from
the absent shortly, and have tidings of their good
health.
Drouth.
This is-an evil dream, denoting warring disputes between
nations,
and much bloodshed therefrom. Shipwrecks and land disasters will occur,
and families will quarrel and separate; sickness will
work damage also.
Your affairs will go awry, as well.
Drowning.
To dream of drowning, denotes loss of property and life;
but if you are rescued, you will rise from your present
position
to one of wealth and honor.
To see others drowning, and you go to their relief,
signifies that you will
aid your friend to high places, and will bring deserved
happiness to yourself.
For a young woman to see her sweetheart drowned, denotes
her
bereavement by death.
Drum.
To hear the muffled beating of a drum, denotes that some
absent
friend is in distress and calls on you for aid.
To see a drum, foretells amiability of character and a
great aversion
to quarrels and dissensions. It is an omen of prosperity to the sailor,
the farmer and the tradesman alike.
Drunk.
This is an unfavorable dream if you are drunk on heavy
liquors,
indicating profligacy and loss of employment. You will be disgraced
by stooping to forgery or theft.
If drunk on wine, you will be fortunate in trade and
love-making,
and will scale exalted heights in literary pursuits.
This dream is always the bearer of aesthetic experiences.
To see others in a drunken condition, foretells for you,
and probably others, unhappy states.
Drunkenness in all forms is unreliable as a good dream.
All classes are warned by this dream to shift their
thoughts
into more healthful channels.
Ducks.
To dream of seeing wild ducks on a clear stream of water,
signifies fortunate journeys, perhaps across the sea.
White ducks around a farm, indicate thrift and a fine
harvest.
To hunt ducks, denotes displacement in employment in the
carrying
out of plans.
To see them shot, signifies that enemies are meddling with
your private affairs.
To see them flying, foretells a brighter future for you.
It also denotes marriage, and children in the new home.
Duet.
To dream of hearing a duet played, denotes a peaceful and
even existence
for lovers. No
quarrels, as is customary in this sort of thing.
Business people carry on a mild rivalry. To musical people,
this denotes competition and wrangling for superiority.
To hear a duet sung, is unpleasant tidings from the
absent; but this
will not last, as some new pleasure will displace the
unpleasantness.
Dulcimer.
To dream of a dulcimer, denotes that the highest wishes
in life will be attained by exalted qualities of mind.
To women, this is significant of a life free from those
petty
jealousies which usually make women unhappy.
Dumb.
To dream of being dumb, indicates your inability to
persuade others into your
mode of thinking, and using them for your profit by your
glibness of tongue.
To the dumb, it denotes false friends.
Dun.
To dream that you receive a dun, warns you to look after
your affairs
and correct all tendency towards neglect of business and
love.
Dungeon.
To dream of being in a dungeon, foretells for you
struggles
with the vital affairs of life but by wise dealing you
will
disenthrall yourself of obstacles and the designs of
enemies.
For a woman this is a dark foreboding; by her wilful
indiscretion
she will lose her position among honorable people.
To see a dungeon lighted up, portends that you are
threatened
with entanglements of which your better judgment warns
you.
Dunghill.
To dream of a dunghill, you will see profits coming in
through
the most unexpected sources. To the farmer this is a lucky dream,
indicating fine seasons and abundant products from soil
and stock.
For a young woman, it denotes that she will unknowingly
marry a man
of great wealth.
Dusk.
This is a dream of sadness; it portends an early decline
and unrequited hopes.
Dark outlook for trade and pursuits
of any nature is prolonged by this dream.
Dust.
To dream of dust covering you, denotes that you will be
slightly
injured in business by the failure of others. For a young woman,
this denotes that she will be set aside by her lover for
a newer flame.
If you free yourself of the dust by using judicious
measures,
you will clear up the loss.
Dwarf.
This is a very favorable dream. If the dwarf is well formed and pleasing
in appearance, it omens you will never be dwarfed in mind
or stature.
Health and good constitution will admit of your engaging
in many profitable
pursuits both of mind and body.
To see your friends dwarfed, denotes their health, and
you
will have many pleasures through them.
Ugly and hideous dwarfs, always forebodes distressing
states.
Dye.
To see the dyeing of cloth or garments in process, your
bad or good
luck depends on the color. Blues, reds and gold, indicate prosperity;
black and white, indicate sorrow in all forms.
Dying.[60]
To dream of dying, foretells that you are threatened with
evil from a source
that has contributed to your former advancement and
enjoyment.
To see others dying, forebodes general ill luck to you
and to your friends.
To dream that you are going to die, denotes that
unfortunate
inattention to your affairs will depreciate their value.
Illness threatens to damage you also.
To see animals in the throes of death, denotes escape
from evil
influences if the animal be wild or savage.
It is an unlucky dream to see domestic animals dying or
in agony.
[As these events of good or ill approach you they
naturally
assume these forms of agonizing death, to impress you
more
fully with the joyfulness or the gravity of the situation
you
are about to enter on awakening to material responsibilities,
to aid you in the mastery of self which is essential to
meeting
all conditions with calmness and determination.]
[60] See Death.
Dynamite.
To see dynamite in a dream, is a sign of approaching
change
and the expanding of one's affairs. To be frightened by it,
indicates that a secret enemy is at work against you,
and if you are not careful of your conduct he will
disclose
himself at an unexpected and helpless moment.
Dynamo.
To dream of a dynamo, omens successful enterprises if
attention
is shown to details of business. One out of repair, shows you
are nearing enemies who will involve you in trouble.
E.
``And he said, hear now my words, if there be a Prophet
among you,
I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision,
and will speak
unto him in a dream.''--Numbers xii., 6.
Eagles.
To see one soaring above you, denotes lofty ambitions
which you will struggle
fiercely to realize, nevertheless you will gain your
desires.
To see one perched on distant heights, denotes that you
will possess fame,
wealth and the highest position attainable in your
country.
To see young eagles in their eyrie, signifies your
association with people
of high standing, and that you will profit from wise counsel
from them.
You will in time come into a rich legacy.
To dream that you kill an eagle, portends that no
obstacles whatever would
be allowed to stand before you and the utmost heights of
your ambition.
You will overcome your enemies and be possessed of untold
wealth.
Eating the flesh of one, denotes the possession of a
powerful will
that would not turn aside in ambitious struggles even for
death.
You will come immediately into rich possessions.
To see a dead eagle killed by others than yourself,
signifies high rank
and fortune will be wrested from you ruthlessly.
To ride on an eagle's back, denotes that you will make a
long voyage
into almost unexplored countries in your search for
knowledge and wealth
which you will eventually gain.
Ears.
To dream of seeing ears, an evil and designing person is
keeping
watch over your conversation to work you harm.
Earrings.
To see earrings in dreams, omens good news and
interesting work
is before you. To
see them broken, indicates that gossip of a low
order will be directed against you.
Earthquake.
To see or feel the earthquake in your dream, denotes
business failure
and much distress caused from turmoils and wars between
nations.
Earwig.
To dream that you see an earwig or have one in your ear,
denotes that you
will have unpleasant news affecting your business or
family relations.
Eating.[61]
To dream of eating alone, signifies loss and melancholy
spirits.
To eat with others, denotes personal gain, cheerful
environments
and prosperous undertakings.
If your daughter carries away the platter of meat before
you
are done eating, it foretells that you will have trouble
and vexation from those beneath you or dependent upon
you.
The same would apply to a waiter or waitress.
[61] See other subjects similar.
Ebony.
If you dream of ebony furniture or other articles of
ebony,
you will have many distressing disputes and quarrels in
your home.
Echo.
To dream of an echo, portends that distressful times are
upon you.
Your sickness may lose you your employment, and friends
will desert
you in time of need.
Eclipse.
To dream of the eclipse of the sun, denotes temporary
failure in business
and other secular affairs, also disturbances in families.
The eclipse of the moon, portends contagious disease or
death.
Ecstasy.
To dream of feeling ecstasy, denotes you will enjoy a
visit from
a long-absent friend.
If you experience ecstasy in disturbing
dreams you will be subjected to sorrow and
disappointment.
Education.
To dream that you are anxious to obtain an education,
shows that whatever
your circumstances in life may be there will be a keen
desire for knowledge
on your part, which will place you on a higher plane than
your associates.
Fortune will also be more lenient to you.
To dream that you are in places of learning, foretells
for you
many influential friends.
Eel.
To dream of an eel is good if you can maintain your grip
on him.
Otherwise fortune will be fleeting.
To see an eel in clear water, denotes, for a woman,
new but evanescent pleasures.
To see a dead eel, signifies that you will overcome your
most maliciously
inclined enemies.
To lovers, the dream denotes an end to long and hazardous
courtship by marriage.
Eggs.
To dream of finding a nest of eggs, denotes wealth of a
substantial
character, happiness among the married and many children.
This dream signifies many and varied love affairs to
women.
To eat eggs, denotes that unusual disturbances threaten
you in your home.
To see broken eggs and they are fresh, fortune is ready
to shower upon you
her richest gifts.
A lofty spirit and high regard for justice will make
you beloved by the world.
To dream of rotten eggs, denotes loss of property and
degradation.
To see a crate of eggs, denotes that you will engage
in profitable speculations.
To dream of being spattered with eggs, denotes that you
will sport riches
of doubtful origin.
To see bird eggs, signifies legacies from distant
relations,
or gain from an unexpected rise in staple products.
Elbows.
To see elbows in a dream, signifies that arduous labors
will devolve upon you,
and for which you will receive small reimbursements.
For a young woman, this is a prognostic of favorable
opportunities
to make a reasonably wealthy marriage. If the elbows are soiled,
she will lose a good chance of securing a home by
marriage.
Elderberries.
To dream of seeing elderberries on bushes with their
foliage,
denotes domestic bliss and an agreeable county home with
resources
for travel and other pleasures.
Elderberries is generally a good dream.
Election.
To dream that you are at an election, foretells you will
engage
in some controversy which will prove detrimental to your
social
or financial standing.
Electricity.
To dream of electricity, denotes there will be sudden
changes
about you, which will not afford you either advancement
or pleasure.
If you are shocked by it you will face a deplorable
danger.
To see live electrical wire, foretells that enemies will
disturb
your plans, which have given you much anxiety in forming.
To dream that you can send a package or yourself out over
a wire
with the same rapidity that a message can be sent,
denotes you
will finally overcome obstacles and be able to use your
enemies'
plans to advance yourself.
Elephant.
To dream of riding an elephant, denotes that you will
possess wealth
of the most solid character, and honors which you will
wear with dignity.
You will rule absolutely in all lines of your business
affairs and your
word will be law in the home.
To see many elephants, denotes tremendous
prosperity. One lone elephant,
signifies you will live in a small but solid way.
To dream of feeding one, denotes that you will elevate
yourself in your
community by your kindness to those occupying places
below you.
Elevator.
To dream of ascending in an elevator, denotes you will
swiftly rise
to position and wealth, but if you descend in one your
misfortunes
will crush and discourage you. If you see one go down and think you
are left, you will narrowly escape disappointment in some
undertaking.
To see one standing, foretells threatened danger.
Elixir of Life.
To dream of the elixir of life, denotes that there will
come
into your environments new pleasures and new
possibilities.
Elopement.
To dream of eloping is unfavorable. To the married, it denotes
that you hold places which you are unworthy to fill, and
if
your ways are not rectified your reputation will be at
stake.
To the unmarried, it foretells disappointments in love
and
the unfaithfulness of men.
To dream that your lover has eloped with some one else,
denotes his or her unfaithfulness.
To dream of your friend eloping with one whom you do not
approve,
denotes that you will soon hear of them contracting a
disagreeable marriage.
Eloquent.
If you think you are eloquent of speech in your dreams,
there will be pleasant news for you concerning one in
whose
interest you are working.
To fail in impressing others with your eloquence, there
will be much
disorder in your affairs.
Embalming.
To see embalming in process, foretells altered positions
in social life
and threatened poverty.
To dream that you are looking at yourself embalmed,
omens unfortunate friendships for you, which will force
you into lower
classes than you are accustomed to move in.
Embankment.
To dream that you drive along an embankment, foretells
you will
be threatened with trouble and unhappiness. If you continue
your drive without unpleasant incidents arising, you will
succeed
in turning these forebodings to useful account in your
advancement.
To ride on horseback along one, denotes you will fearlessly
meet
and overcome all obstacles in your way to wealth and
happiness.
To walk along one, you will have a weary struggle for
elevation,
but will &ally reap a successful reward.
Embarrassment.[62]
[62] See Difficulty.
Embrace.
To dream of embracing your husband or wife, as the case
may be,
in a sorrowing or indifferent way, denotes that you will
have dissensions
and accusations in your family, also that sickness is
threatened.
To embrace relatives, signifies their sickness and unhappiness.
For lovers to dream of embracing, foretells quarrels and
disagreements arising
from infidelity.
If these dreams take place under auspicious conditions,
the reverse may be expected.
If you embrace a stranger, it signifies that you will have
an unwelcome guest.
Embroidery.
If a woman dreams of embroidering, she will be admired
for her tact
and ability to make the best of everything that comes her
way.
For a married man to see embroidery, signifies a new
member in his household,
For a lover, this denotes a wise and economical wife.
Emerald.
To dream of an emerald, you will inherit property
concerning
which there will be some trouble with others.
For a lover to see an emerald or emeralds on the person
of his affianced,
warns him that he is about to be discarded for some
wealthier suitor.
To dream that you buy an emerald, signifies unfortunate
dealings.
Emperor.
To dream of going abroad and meeting the emperor of a
nation
in your travels, denotes that you will make a long
journey,
which will bring neither pleasure nor much knowledge.
Employee.
To see one of your employees denotes crosses and
disturbances
if he assumes a disagreeable or offensive attitude.
If he is pleasant and has communications of interest, you
will
find no cause for evil or embarrassing conditions upon
waking.
Employment.
This is not an auspicious dream. It implies depression
in business circles and loss of employment to wage
earners.
It also denotes bodily illness.
To dream of being out of work, denotes that you will have
no fear,
as you are always sought out for your conscientious
fulfilment of contracts,
which make you a desired help.
Giving employment to others, indicates loss for yourself.
All dreams of this nature may be interpreted as the
above.
Empress.
To dream of an empress, denotes that you will be exalted
to high honors,
but you will let pride make you very unpopular.
To dream of an empress and an emperor is not particularly
bad,
but brings one no substantial good.
Enchantment.
To dream of being under the spell of enchantment, denotes
that if you
are not careful you will be exposed to some evil in the
form of pleasure.
The young should heed the benevolent advice of their
elders.
To resist enchantment, foretells that you will be much
sought
after for your wise counsels and your liberality.
To dream of trying to enchant others, portends that you
will fall into evil.
Encyclopedia.
To dream of seeing or searching through encyclopedias,
portends that you
will secure literary ability to the losing of prosperity
and comfort.
Enemy.
To dream that you overcome enemies, denotes that you will
surmount
all difficulties in business, and enjoy the greatest
prosperity.
If you are defamed by your enemies, it denotes that you
will be threatened
with failures in your work. You will be wise to use the utmost caution
in proceeding in affairs of any moment.
To overcome your enemies in any form, signifies your
gain.
For them to get the better of you is ominous of adverse
fortunes.
This dream may be literal.
Engagement.
To dream of a business engagement, denotes dulness and
worries in trade.
For young people to dream that they are engaged, denotes
that they
will not be much admired.
To dream of breaking an engagement, denotes a hasty, and
an unwise action
in some important matter or disappointments may follow.
Engine.
To dream of an engine, denotes you will encounter grave
difficulties
and journeys, but you will have substantial friends to
uphold you.
Disabled engines stand for misfortune and loss of
relatives.
Engineer.
To see an engineer, forebodes weary journeys but joyful
reunions.
English.
To dream, if you are a foreigner, of meeting English
people,
denotes that you will have to suffer through the selfish
designs of others.
Entertainment.
To dream of an entertainment where there is music and
dancing, you will
have pleasant tidings of the absent, and enjoy health and
prosperity.
To the young, this is a dream of many and varied
pleasures and the high
regard of friends.
Entrails.[63]
To dream of the human entrails, denotes horrible misery
and despair,
shutting out all hope of happiness.
To dream of the entrails of a wild beast, signifies the
overthrow
of your mortal enemy.
To tear the entrails of another, signifies cruel
persecutions
to further your own interests.
To dream of your own entrails, the deepest despair will
overwhelm you.
To dream of the entrails of your own child, denotes that
the child's,
or your own, dissolution is at hand.
[63] See Intestines.
Envelope.
Envelopes seen in a dream, omens news of a sorrowful
cast.
Envy.
To dream that you entertain envy for others, denotes that
you will make
warm friends by your unselfish deference to the wishes of
others.
If you dream of being envied by others, it denotes that
you will suffer
some inconvenience from friends overanxious to please
you.
Epaulet.
For a man to dream of wearing epaulets, if he is a
soldier,
denotes his disfavor for a time, but he will finally wear
honors.
For a woman to dream that she is introduced to a person
wearing epaulets, denotes that she will form unwise
attachments,
very likely to result in scandal.
Epicure.
To dream of sitting at the table with an epicure, denotes
that you
will enjoy some fine distinction, but you will be
surrounded by people
of selfish principles.
To dream that you an epicure yourself, you will cultivate
your mind,
body and taste to the highest polish.
For a woman to dream of trying to satisfy an epicure,
signifies that she
will have a distinguished husband, but to her he will be
a tyrant.
Epidemic.
To dream of an epidemic, signifies prostration of mental
faculties and worry
from distasteful tasks.
Contagion among relatives or friends is foretold
by dreams of this nature.
Ermine.
To dream that you wear this beautiful and costly raiment,
denotes exaltation,
lofty character and wealth forming a barrier to want and
misery.
To see others thus clothed, you will be associated with
wealthy people,
polished in literature and art.
For a lover to see his sweetheart clothed in ermine,
is an omen of purity and faithfulness. If the ermine is soiled,
the reverse is indicated.
Errands.
To go on errands in your dreams, means congenial
associations
and mutual agreement in the home circle. For a young woman
to send some person on an errand, denotes she will lose
her lover
by her indifference to meet his wishes.
Escape.
To dream of escape from injury or accidents, is usually
favorable.
If you escape from some place of confinement, it
signifies your rise
in the world from close application to business.
To escape from any contagion, denotes your good health
and prosperity.
If you try to escape and fail, you will suffer from the
design of enemies,
who will slander and defraud you.
Estate.
To dream that you come into the ownership of a vast
estate,
denotes that you will receive a legacy at some distant
day, but quite
different to your expectations. For a young woman, this dream
portends that her inheritance will be of a disappointing
nature.
She will have to live quite frugally, as her inheritance
will be
a poor man and a house full of children.
Europe.
To dream of traveling in Europe, foretells that you will
soon
go on a long journey, which will avail you in the
knowledge
you gain of the manners and customs of foreign people.
You will also be enabled to forward your financial
standing.
For a young woman to feel that she is disappointed with
the sights
of Europe, omens her inability to appreciate chances for
her elevation.
She will be likely to disappoint her friends or lover.
Eve.
To dream of this ancient character, denotes your
hesitancy to accept this
ancient story as authentic, and you may encounter
opposition in business
and social circles because of this doubt.
For a young woman to dream that she impersonates Eve,
warns her
to be careful. She
may be wiser than her ancient relative,
but the Evil One still has powerful agents in the
disguise
of a handsome man.
Keep your eye on innocent Eve, young man.
That apple tree still bears fruit, and you may be
persuaded,
unwittingly, to share the wealth of its products.
Evening.
To dream that evening is about you, denotes unrealized
hopes,
and you will make unfortunate ventures.
To see stars shining out clear, denotes present distress,
but brighter fortune is behind your trouble.
For lovers to walk in the evening, denotes separation by
the death of one.
Evergreen.
This dream denotes boundless resources of wealth,
happiness and learning.
It is a free presentiment of prosperity to all classes.
Exchange.
Exchange, denotes profitable dealings in all classes of
business.
For a young woman to dream that she is exchanging
sweethearts with
her friend, indicates that she will do well to heed this
as advice,
as she would be happier with another.
Execution.
To dream of seeing an execution, signifies that you will
suffer
some misfortune from the carelessness of others.
To dream that you are about to be executed, and some
miraculous
intervention occurs, denotes that you will overthrow
enemies
and succeed in gaining wealth.
Exile.[64]
For a woman to dream that she is exiled, denotes that she
will have to make
a journey which will interfere with some engagement or
pleasure.
[64] See Banishment.
Explosion.
To dream of explosions, portends that disapproving
actions
of those connected with you will cause you transient
displeasure
and loss, and that business will also displease you.
To think your face, or the face of others, is blackened
or mutilated,
signifies you will be accused of indiscretion which will
be unjust,
though circumstances may convict you.
To see the air filled with smoke and de'bris, denotes
unusual dissatisfaction
in business circles and much social antagonism.
To think you are enveloped in the flames, or are up in
the air
where you have been blown by an explosion, foretells that
unworthy
friends will infringe on your rights and will abuse your
confidence.
Young women should be careful of associates of the
opposite sex
after a dream of this character.
Eye.
To dream of seeing an eye, warns you that watchful
enemies are
seeking the slightest chance to work injury to your
business.
This dream indicates to a lover, that a rival will usurp
him
if he is not careful.
To dream of brown eyes, denotes deceit and perfidy.
To see blue eyes, denotes weakness in carrying out any
intention.
To see gray eyes, denotes a love of flattery for the
owner.
To dream of losing an eye, or that the eyes are sore,
denotes trouble.
To see a one-eyed man, denotes that you will be
threatened with loss
and trouble, beside which all others will appear
insignificant.
Eyebrows.
Eyebrows, denotes that you will encounter sinister
obstacles
in your immediate future.
Eyeglass.
To dream of seeing or wearing an eyeglass, denotes you
will be afflicted
with disagreeable friendships, from which you will strive
vainly to
disengage yourself.
For a young woman to see her lover with an eyeglass on,
omens disruption of love affairs.
F.
``In Gideon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by
night.''--
1st Kings iii, 5.
Fables.
To dream of reading or telling fables, denotes pleasant
tasks and a literary
turn of mind. To
the young, it signifies romantic attachments.
To hear, or tell, religious fables, denotes that the
dreamer
will become very devotional.
Face.
This dream is favorable if you see happy and bright
faces, but significant
of trouble if they are disfigured, ugly, or frowning on
you.
To a young person, an ugly face foretells lovers'
quarrels;
or for a lover to see the face of his sweetheart looking
old,
denotes separation and the breaking up of happy
associations.
To see a strange and weird-looking face, denotes that
enemies
and misfortunes surround you.
To dream of seeing your own face, denotes unhappiness;
and to the married,
threats of divorce will be made.
To see your face in a mirror, denotes displeasure with
yourself
for not being able to carry out plans for
self-advancement. You
will also lose the esteem of friends.
Fagot.
If you dream of seeing a dense smoke ascending from a
pile of fagots,
it denotes that enemies are bearing down upon you, but if
the fagots
are burning brightly, you will escape from all unpleasant
complications
and enjoy great prosperity.
If you walk on burning fagots, you will be injured by the
unwise actions
of friends. If you
succeed in walking on them without being burned,
you will have a miraculous rise in prospects.
To dream of seeing fagots piled up to burn you at the
stake,
signifies that you are threatened with loss, but if you
escape,
you will enjoy a long and prosperous life.
Failure.
For a lover, this is sometimes of contrary significance.
To dream that he fails in his suit, signifies that he
only needs
more masterfulness and energy in his daring, as he has
already
the love and esteem of his sweetheart.
(Contrary dreams are those in which the dreamer suffers
fear,
and not injury.)
For a young woman to dream that her life is going to be a
failure,
denotes that she is not applying her opportunities to
good advantage.
For a business man to dream that he has made a failure,
forebodes loss and bad management, which should be
corrected,
or failure threatens to materialize in earnest.
Fainting.
To dream of fainting, signifies illness in your family
and unpleasant
news of the absent.
If a young woman dreams of fainting, it denotes that she
will fall into ill
health and experience disappointment from her careless
way of living.
Fair.
To dream of being at a fair, denotes that you will have a
pleasant
and profitable business and a congenial companion.
For a young woman, this dream signifies a jovial and
even-tempered
man for a life partner.
Fairy.
To dream of a fairy, is a favorable omen to all classes,
as it is always
a scene with a beautiful face portrayed as a happy child,
or woman.
Faithless.
To dream that your friends are faithless, denotes that
they will hold you
in worthy esteem.
For a lover to dream that his sweetheart is faithless,
signifies a happy marriage.
Fakir.
To dream of an Indian fakir, denotes uncommon activity
and phenomenal
changes in your life.
Such dreams may sometimes be of gloomy import.
Falcon.
To dream of a falcon, denotes that your prosperity will
make you
an object of envy and malice. For a young woman, this dream
denotes that she will be calumniated by a rival.
Fall.
To dream that you sustain a fall, and are much
frightened,
denotes that you will undergo some great struggle, but
will eventually
rise to honor and wealth; but if you are injured in the
fall,
you will encounter hardships and loss of friends.
Fame.
To dream of being famous, denotes disappointed
aspirations.
To dream of famous people, portends your rise from
obscurity
to places of honor.
Famine.
To dream of a famine, foretells that your business will
be unremunerative and sickness will prove a scourge.
This dream is generally bad.
If you see your enemies perishing by famine, you will be
successful
in competition. If
dreams of famine should break in wild confusion
over slumbers, tearing up all heads in anguish, filling
every soul with care,
hauling down Hope's banners, somber with omens of
misfortune and despair,
your waking grief more poignant still must grow ere you
quench ambition
and en{??}y{envy??} overthrow.
Famish.
To dream that you are famishing, foretells that you are
meeting disheartening
failure in some enterprise which you considered a
promising success.
To see others famishing, brings sorrow to others as well
as to yourself.
Family.
To dream of one's family as harmonious and happy, is
significant of
health and easy circumstances; but if there is sickness
or contentions,
it forebodes gloom and disappointment.
Fan.
To see a fan in your dreams, denotes pleasant news and
surprises
are awaiting you in the near future. For a young woman
to dream of fanning herself, or that some one is fanning
her,
gives promise of a new and pleasing acquaintances; if she
loses an old fan, she will find that a warm friend is
becoming
interested in other women.
Farewell.
To dream of bidding farewell, is not very favorable, as
you are likely
to hear unpleasant news of absent friends.
For a young woman to bid her lover farewell, portends his
indifference to her.
If she feels no sadness in this farewell,
she will soon find others to comfort her.
Farm.[65]
To dream that you are living on a farm, denotes that you
will be fortunate
in all undertakings.
To dream that you are buying a farm, denotes abundant
crops to the farmer,
a profitable deal of some kind to the business man, and a
safe voyage
to travelers and sailors.
If you are visiting a farm, it signifies pleasant
associations.
[65] See Estate.
Fat.[66]
To dream that you are getting fat, denotes that you are
about to make
a fortunate change in your life.
To see others fat, signifies prosperity.
[66] See Corpulent.
Fates.
To dream of the fates, unnecessary disagreements and
unhappiness is foretold.
For a young woman to dream of juggling with fate, denotes
she will daringly
interpose herself between devoted friends or lovers.
Father.
To dream of your father, signifies that you are about to
be
involved in a difficulty, and you will need wise counsel
if you
extricate yourself therefrom.
If he is dead, it denotes that your business is pulling
heavily,
and you will have to use caution in conducting it.
For a young woman to dream of her dead father, portends
that her lover will,
or is, playing her false.
Father-in-law.
To dream of your father-in-law, denotes contentions
with friends or relatives. To see him well and cheerful,
foretells pleasant family relations.
Fatigue.
To feel fatigued in a dream, foretells ill health or
oppression in business.
For a young woman to see others fatigued, indicates
discouraging
progress in health.
Favor.
To dream that you ask favors of anyone, denotes that you
will enjoy abundance,
and that you will not especially need anything.
To grant favors, means a loss.
Fawn.[67]
To dream of seeing a fawn, denotes that you will have
true
and upright friends.
To the young, it indicates faithfulness in love.
To dream that a person fawns on you, or cajoles you, is a
warning
that enemies are about you in the guise of interested
friends.
[67] See Deer.
Fears.
To dream that you feel fear from any cause, denotes that
your future
engagements will not prove so successful as was expected.
For a young woman, this dream forebodes disappointment
and unfortunate love.
Feast.
To dream of a feast, foretells that pleasant surprises
are being
planned for you.
To see disorder or misconduct at a feast,
foretells quarrels or unhappiness through the negligence
or sickness of some person.
To arrive late at a feast, denotes that vexing affairs
will occupy you.
Feather.
To dream of seeing feathers falling around you, denotes
that your burdens
in life will be light and easily borne.
To see eagle feathers, denotes that your aspirations will
be realized.
To see chicken feathers, denotes small annoyances.
To dream of buying or selling geese or duck feathers,
denotes thrift and fortune.
To dream of black feathers, denotes disappointments and
unhappy amours.
For a woman to dream of seeing ostrich and other
ornamental feathers,
denotes that she will advance in society, but her ways of
gaining favor
will not bear imitating.
February.
To dream of February, denotes continued ill health and
gloom, generally.
If you happen to see a bright sunshiny day in this month,
you will be
unexpectedly and happily surprised with some good
fortune.
Feeble.
To dream of being feeble, denotes unhealthy occupation
and mental worry.
Seek to make a change for yourself after this dream.
Feet.
To dream of seeing your own feet, is omnious{sic} of
despair.
You will be overcome by the will and temper of another.
To see others' feet, denotes that you will maintain your
rights
in a pleasant, but determined way, and win for yourself a
place
above the common walks of life.
To dream that you wash your feet, denotes that you will
let others take
advantage of you.
To dream that your feet are hurting you, portends
troubles
of a humiliating character, as they usually are family
quarrels.
To see your feet swollen and red, you will make a sudden
change in your business by separating from your family.
This is an evil dream, as it usually foretells scandal
and sensation.
Fence.
To dream of climbing to the top of a fence, denotes that
success
will crown your efforts.