Although much prejudice exists as to the origination of Dreams and the
various interpretations given them, the fact is incontrovertible that they
have, in all ages and among all nations, borne a conspicuous part in
shaping destinies. Both sacred and profane history is replete with dreams
which have had more or less influence upon the lives of the dreamers.
Innumerable are the instances in which have been prefigured in dreams
occurrences that have actually taken place, and many dangers have been
averted by heeding warnings given during sleep. Of course it would be
unwise to place full credence in the prognostications of all dreams, and
equally so to totally disregard them. To both the educated and the
illiterate, dreams, of whatever nature, point a moral; and those who
heedlessly ignore their lessons often experience cause for regret.
Appended will be found a succinct compendium of the scientific and
philosophic researches of many gifted in the art of divination.
=Acquaintance.=--To dream that you fight with them signifies distraction,
especially if the person so dreaming be sick. =Adversary.=--To dream that
you receive obstruction from him, shows that you will dispatch your
business speedily. =Adultery.=--For a person to dream that they have
committed it, shows they will meet great contentions and disputes.
=Almonds.=--To dream one sees or eats almonds, signifies difficulties and
trouble. =Alms.=--To dream that they are begged of you, and you deny to
give them, shows want and misery to the dreamer; but to dream you give
them freely is a sign of joy and gladness. =Anchor.=--To dream you see
one, signifies great assurance and certain joys. =Altar.=--To dream you
uncover or discover an altar, betokens joy and gladness. =Angel.=--To
dream you see angels is good, but to speak with or call upon them is evil.
=Anger.=--To dream that you have been provoked to anger shows that you
have powerful enemies. =Angling.=--To dream that you are angling, betokens
much affliction and trouble in something which you desire to get.
=Apes.=--To dream you have seen or had anything to do with them, signifies
malicious, weak, strange and secret enemies; also a malefactor and
deceiver. =Apparition.=--To dream you see an apparition, or spirit,
clothed in white, signifies deceit and temptation to sin. =Adam.=--To
dream you see this father of men, this inhabitant of Paradise, who was
betrayed by Eve into sin, is a happy omen. If he looks pleasant, be sure
you will succeed in whatever you undertake. If he looks displeased and
angry, then you must use great caution in all your dealings, for some
mischief is intended you, but you will get the better of it. Be careful,
if he speaks to you, to mind what he says, and observe it as faithfully as
you possibly can. =Absence.=--
To dream of any absent friends,
Good news of them, or ill, portends;
But if at thy bedside they seem,
Their deaths, perhaps, may solve thy dream.
=Abuse.=--To dream that you are abused and insulted, is a certain sign
some dispute will happen between you and some person with whom you have
business; therefore after such a dream you should be particularly careful
of yourself and be as gentle and mild as possible, that you may not give
those with whom you have dealings any advantage over you. =Acorns.=--
To dream of acorns do not slight,
It promises both strength and might.
=Ague.=--To dream you have an ague, denotes that you are in danger of
becoming a drunkard and a glutton. To dream your sweetheart has an ague,
is a lucky omen; it shows you are beloved, and that you will be happy with
the object of your wishes, but never very rich. =Apparel.=--Nothing more
demonstrates the events that are about to happen to you, than dreaming of
wearing apparel; but almost every color has a different interpretation,
and must depend on its being new or old, its fitting you, or being too big
or too little. To dream you are dressed in white, is a sure token of
success in the first object you undertake, and that you will be successful
in love, and that your sweetheart is of good temper and amiable
disposition. To dream that you are dressed in green denotes that you are
about to take a journey to your advantage, and that your sweetheart
prefers you to all other lovers. To dream that you are dressed in black is
an unlucky omen. To dream that you are dressed in blue, denotes happiness.
If you dream you are dressed in scarlet, you are thereby warned of some
very heavy calamity. To dream you are dressed in yellow, is rather lucky
than otherwise. To dream you are dressed in crimson, indicates that you
will live to a good old age, and be neither very fortunate or unfortunate
through life; it denotes a dispute between landlord and tenant, which will
be settled amicably to the advantage of the latter. To dream that you are
dressed in a variety of colors, denotes a variety of fortunes is about to
attend you. To dream you are fashionably dressed and in good company, is
very good for the dreamer; he will rise considerably above his present
condition. To dream your clothes fit you well and are comfortable to the
season of the year, is favorable and denotes success. To dream your
clothes do not fit you, and that they are not suitable to the season,
denotes death of some friend and a loss by fire. To dream you see another
dressed in any of the modes above described, forebodes to the person
dreamt of the same fortunes. To dream you are dressed in new clothes, is a
very favorable omen; it portends honors and success to your undertakings.
=Apparitions.=--To dream you see a ghost, goblin, spectre and such kind of
things, is of a very unfortunate nature; if you are in love, it is a
certain sign of your not being beloved in return; depend upon it some one
is about to deceive you and that you are friendly with one who is your
most inveterate enemy. =Arms.=--To dream your arms are withered is a
certain sign that you will decay in health and fortune. To dream they are
growing strong signifies that some unexpected success will attend you. To
dream that your right arm is cut off, denotes you will lose some male
relation. To dream your left arm is cut off, denotes you will lose some
near female relative. For a married woman to dream her arms have grown
lusty and strong, denotes that she will have many male children, that her
husband will arrive at public honors and will grow rich and make many
friends. =Apples.=--To dream of apples betokens long life and success, a
boy to a woman with child, faithfulness in your sweetheart and riches by
trade. =Apricots.=--To dream of apricots, denotes health and prosperity, a
speedy marriage, dutiful children and success in love. =Asses.=--To dream
you see jackasses, is a good sign. To dream you are riding on an ass, is
the forerunner of some foolish quarrel. To dream that you are driving an
ass, denotes that you will fall into some trouble, of which you will get
the better. To dream an ass runs after you, denotes that some slander will
be raised against you by some foolish persons, who will be themselves the
victims of the scandal raised against you. To dream you see an ass fall
loaded, is a very good import and shows that you will be the founder of
your own fortune. =Attorneys.=--To dream that you are speaking with them,
shows hindrance of business and that a man will have little success in his
affairs. =Armed Men.=--To see them in your dream, is a good sign, and
denotes one void of fear; to dream you see an armed man fly is a sign of
victory; to see men come in arms against you, signifies sadness.
=Action.=--To dream that you are sent of an errand, signifies great loss
to the married; to the lover it denotes success in his pursuit, and that
he will shortly marry a very amiable and accomplished maiden. For a maiden
to dream that she was sent on an errand, denotes that she will shortly
marry the object of her affections and be very happy. To the sick it
denotes a speedy recovery. =Ascend.=--For one to dream they ascend towards
the skies is favorable, particularly so if the clouds appear bright.
=Air.=--To dream of the atmosphere has a variety of interpretations, and
depends entirely on its appearance. If you dream the sky is clear, of a
fine blue, calm and serene, then it is a good omen. To dream that it is
streaked with white, denotes that many severe difficulties will befall
you, over which you will eventually triumph. To dream that it was full of
thick, dark and heavy clouds, is an unfavorable token; disappointments
will attend you. To dream that the sky is streaked with red and looks
fiery, denotes that in love you will be successful; in business not so; it
also forewarns you that sickness and trouble will attend your family.
=Altar.=--To dream you are at the altar and receiving the holy sacrament
is a very unfavorable omen, and denotes many heavy and severe afflictions.
=Adder.=--A person that dreams of the asp and the adder, is thereby
betokened to have stores of money and rich wives. =Assassin.=--To dream of
an assassin is a warning not to be neglected. Shun all pretending friends,
lend no money, be ever on your guard, and you may escape destruction,
which is planned for your ruin. =Ants.=--To dream of these industrious
little insects, hath a variety of interpretations, depending on the manner
in which you dream of them; if you see them running about, it denotes that
you will be a great loser by some plan that you will undertake for gain.
If you dream you see them busily employed laying in their winter stores,
it is a good omen--things will prosper with you. If they appear to be
devoured by other animals, and otherwise injured and trodden upon, then it
is a bad omen. If you dream of these insects when you are sick, you must
expect to recover very slowly. =Auction.=--To dream you attend an auction
is, on the whole, unfavorable. If you purchase, expect loss of property.
If you only attend, you are sure to meet with a heavy deprivation of
friends and property. If you pass by one, then you will attain, in a few
years, all that you moderately desire.
=Bear.=--
To dream a bear thy step pursues,
A cruel foe some mischief brews.
=Beggars.=--To dream of beggars is rather unfavorable, especially to
lovers and persons in business. To dream they beg alms of you and that you
refuse it, denotes misery, want, and a prison; if you are in love, some
scandalous person will ruin you with your sweetheart. To dream that you
give them alms, indicates success in business, and that you will obtain,
after much difficulty, the object of your affections; your children will
be sickly, and narrowly escape many dangers. =Bleeding.=--To dream you are
bleeding, denotes loss of goods and character, and that your sweetheart
will not marry you. To dream you see another bleeding, indicates that some
person who pretends to be your friend is about to take some great
advantage of you. To dream you draw blood of another, denotes that you
will recover a lawsuit and be successful in love and business. To dream
another draws blood of you, is a certain prognostic that you will be
unsuccessful in love and in business, and in everything you undertake.
=Blind.=--To dream of being blind is a sure sign that you repose your
confidence in some person who is your bitter enemy; it denotes also that
your sweetheart is unfaithful and prefers another; in business it denotes
that you will lose money, and that your servants lack fidelity.
=Boat.=--To dream that you are on the water in a boat, provided you are in
company, denotes prosperity and success in your undertakings. If you dream
you are in a boat alone, it is a bad omen. To dream the boat oversets, is
the most fatal of all omens. =Bridge.=--To dream you are crossing over a
bridge is a good omen--it denotes prosperity through life, and success in
love. To dream you are passing under a bridge, indicates that you will
never be perfectly at ease. If you meet with any obstruction on the
bridge it foretells a fit of sickness; are you a lover, it denotes that
your sweetheart will be afflicted with illness. To dream a bridge breaks
down with you denotes sudden death. =Bread.=--To dream you see a great
quantity of loaves of bread, denotes success in life. To dream you are
eating good bread, denotes that you will be shortly married. To dream the
bread is musty and bad, denotes the loss of friends and that some near
relation will shortly die. =Brother.=--To dream you see your brother,
denotes a speedy marriage in your family and that the dreamer will not be
long-lived; if you are in love it is a favorable omen. =Building.=--To
dream of being amongst buildings, denotes that you will change your
present place of residence and that you will make many new friends in
life; if you are in love it foretells your sweetheart is about to remove
at a distance from you, and that you will be in danger of losing the
affections of your lover by a new face. =Bulls.=--To dream you are pursued
by a bull, denotes that many injurious reports will be spread on your
character. If you dream the bull gores you, or tosses you, then expect
shortly to lose your liberty; it denotes that some person in power will do
you an injury. =Burning.=--
To dream of burning doth imply,
A sudden danger, ripe and nigh;
Of all escapes you then beware,
For though fate threatens, it may spare.
=Butchers.=--To dream of seeing butchers is in general a very unlucky
omen; it always foretells some injury to the dreamer. If you see them
cutting up meat some of your friends will be hanged, and you will
experience much misery and poverty. =Bed.=--To dream you go to the bedside
of your lover, foretells a speedy marriage; if you dream you go between
the sheets, you will have a child within twelve months after marriage, who
will become rich and afford you support in your old age. =Banquets.=--To
dream of banquets denotes poverty and want. =Bat.=--To dream of bats is
very inauspicious. =Belly.=--To dream one’s belly is bigger and fuller
than ordinary, shows his family and estate will increase. If one dreams
his belly is grown lean and shrunk up, he will be joyfully delivered of
some bad accident. If any one dreams that his belly is swelled, and yet
notwithstanding be empty, he will become poor, though he be rich in the
esteem of many people in the world. If any one dreams his belly aches, he
will be afflicted in his family and have many cares upon him. =Blowing the
Fire.=--To dream you are blowing the fire indicates to the lover, that
your sweetheart is very angry with you. =Barn.=--To dream of a barn, and
that you see it well stored with corn, denotes much good; it foretells to
a man that he will marry some rich woman; to a maid, that she will marry a
man who will grow very rich by his industry, and be promoted in the state.
If you dream you see an empty barn, the reverse will happen.
=Bathing.=--To dream of a bath is a very unpropitious omen; expect after
it to experience many mishaps and much sorrow. If you are in love, your
sweetheart will experience many crosses and losses; but to dream you are
bathing yourself in clear water, denotes happiness, prosperity and success
in love--if the water is dirty, then it foretells shame and sorrow, and a
disappointment in love. =Beheading.=--To dream you see any one beheaded,
is a good omen; if you are in love, you will marry the object of your
affections. If you are in prison, you will speedily gain your liberty.
=Bells.=--To dream you hear the bells ringing, denotes a speedy marriage
and that you will receive some very good news. =Bees.=--To dream they
sting you, denotes loss of character, and if you are in love, of your
sweetheart. To dream you see them at work, is a very lucky dream; it
forebodes great success by your own industry. To dream you see them making
their honey under your own roof is the best omen in the world. For the
rich to dream of bees, is rather unlucky, but to the poor, they denote
comfort, affluence and success. =Beard.=--For a man to dream he has a long
beard, denotes good fortune; if he is in trade, he will thrive; if he is
in love, he will marry the present object of his affections, who will
bring him some money; if he is a farmer, it denotes good crops, and an
addition to his farm. If a married woman dreams of a beard, it is unlucky;
it foretells the loss of her husband and that she will fall into great
distress. If a maid dreams of a beard, it denotes that she will be quickly
married and that the fruit of her womb is a boy. For a woman to dream that
she has a beard is a very lucky omen, and denotes that she will speedily
attain her most sanguine desires. =Battle.=--To dream of battle in the
streets, forewarns you against secret enemies who will endeavor to harm
you. If you are in love, your sweetheart is false to you. =Bacon.=--To
dream of bacon denotes the death of some friend or relation and that
enemies will endeavor to do you mischief. In love, it denotes
disappointment and discontent. =Back.=--To dream you see your back,
betokens some uneasiness; for the back to be broken or hurt, shows you
will be scoffed at by your enemies; yet to dream of the backbone,
signifies health and success in love, marriage and business. =Basin.=--To
dream of a basin, signifies a good maid; and to dream you eat or drink
therein, shows you have a love to the servant maid. For a man to see
himself in a basin as in a glass, denotes he shall have children by a
servant maid. =Beech and Myrtle Trees.=--Signifies wanton women and are
good for those who would undertake any such business; to others they are
pain and labor. =Beans.=--To dream you are eating beans always signifies
trouble and dissension. =Beets.=--To dream of eating beets, signifies
freedom from trouble and expedition on business, because they make the
body soluble. =Burial.=--
To dream a burial passes by,
News of the living doth imply.
=Briars and Brambles.=--If you dream you are passing through places
covered with these things, it portends troubles; if they prick you, secret
enemies will do you an injury with your friends and unfavorable tales
will make your sweetheart shy of you; if they draw blood of you, expect
heavy losses in trade. If you dream you pass through them without injury,
then you will at last triumph over all your enemies and become happy.
=Bells.=--To dream one hears ringing of bells, if of a sanguine
complexion, brings them good news; but to others, it shows alarms,
murmurings, disturbances and commotions. =Birding.=--To dream you catch
birds, signifies profit and pleasure. =Bird’s Nest.=--To dream you find
one is a good sign. To dream you find one without eggs or birds, shows you
will meet with great disappointments. =Birth.=--To dream of one’s birth is
good for him that is poor; but to him that is rich, this dream signifies
that others shall rule over him against his will. =Blindman’s Buff.=--To
dream that one plays blindman’s buff, signifies prosperity, joy and
pleasure. =Blossoming of Trees.=--To dream you see all sorts of trees
blossoming, is a sign of joy, comfort and recreation. =Brewing and
Baking.=--To dream of brewing and baking is the sign of an ill housewife,
who lies dreaming in bed, when she should be at work and doing her
business. =Breast.=--To dream that you have hairy breasts and the tap pup
covered with hair, denotes great gain and profit to men; but to a woman,
loss of her husband. If a young married woman dreams that her breasts are
full and spurting out milk, it signifies that she is with child and that
it will be a perfect birth. If a virgin dreams thus, she is near her
marriage. If a woman dreams she has sore breasts she is threatened with
death. =Broth.=--To dream of eating broth is a good sign and signifies
profit and gain. =Buried Alive.=--For a man to dream he is buried alive,
signifies he shall have much wealth. =Burned.=--For a man to dream he is
burned, signifies (according to the interpretations of the Persians and
Egyptians) that he shall be rich, honored and respected; but if he
imagines that he was burned by a fire that did not quite consume him, he
will inevitably perish in the end. =Basket.=--For a man to dream of
baskets is evil; it denotes decay of business to a merchant, want of
employment to a mechanic, and loss of place to a servant; but if a woman
dreams she receives a number of baskets it is a good omen, and especially
so if well filled; to a maiden it denotes that she will have many new
lovers; to a wife, that she will have an increase in her family, and to
the widow, that she will soon marry again. =Bonnet.=--For a maiden to
dream she gets a new bonnet, gives promise of a new lover, but Mother
Shipton says that much depends on the color; if green, he will be
deceitful; if blue, he will prove affectionate; if pink, his love will not
be lasting; if yellow or white, he will quickly improve marriage; but if a
female loses her bonnet, it behooves her to be guarded of her virtue, for
she is in danger of being led astray; if it be blown off, she will have
something she dearly prizes stolen from her. =Buttons.=--To dream of
bright buttons is seldom good; if rusty, it portends misfortune; if
covered, sadness. If a man dreams he has lost all the buttons of his
clothes, it is a sign he will not live long.
=Cards.=--To dream that you are playing at cards is a sure prognostic that
you will be in love, and speedily married. If you hold a great many
picture cards, your marriage will be the means of making you rich and
happy. If your cards are mostly diamonds, the person you marry will be of
a sour and disagreeable temper. If they are mostly hearts, your marriage
will cement love, and you will be very happy and have many children. If
they are mostly clubs, you will get money by your marriage. If they are
mostly spades, your marriage will turn out very unhappy and your children
will be unfaithful and subject to many hardships. If you are in
expectation of a place, you will get it, and if you are in business you
will be successful. =Cats.=--To dream of these domestic animals is
indicative of much trouble and vexation; it denotes to the lover that your
sweetheart is treacherous. If you keep servants, they are unfaithful, and
will rob you. To dream you kill a cat, denotes that you discover a thief
and prosecute him to conviction; expect also to lose your own liberty
through some pretended friend. =Cattle.=--To dream you see cattle feeding,
denotes great prosperity and unexpected success; to a lover it foretells a
happy marriage, with many children, and to a man it shows that his wife
will receive some unexpected legacy. To dream you are driving cattle
denotes that you will become rich by industry. If you are in love it shows
that you have many rivals, but that you will distance them all. To dream
you see fat cattle also denotes a plentiful year. To dream you see lean
and hungry cattle, denotes scarcity and famine. =Clock.=--To dream you
hear the clock strike, denotes that you will be speedily married, and that
you will be moderately successful in life. To dream you are counting the
hours, if in the forenoon, shows much happiness, and that your sweetheart
is true to you, but if in the afternoon, that misfortune and danger will
attend you, and that your sweetheart is false and loves another.
=Coach.=--To dream you are riding in a coach is a very unlucky omen. It
foretells poverty and disgrace. If you are in love, your sweetheart will
be idle and bad-tempered. If you are in trade, you will become bankrupt,
and if you are a farmer, your goods will be seized for rent. It also
denotes that the dreamer will shortly be in prison. =Coals.=--To dream of
coals is a very unlucky omen. It denotes much affliction and trouble. To
dream you see coals burning, if they are very clear and bright, is a good
sign. To dream you see the coals extinguished and reduced to cinders,
denotes death, either to yourself or some near relation or friend; it also
indicates great losses, and forewarns you of beggary and prison.
=Comets.=--To dream you see one of these extraordinary ethereal
substances, is ominous of war, plague, famine, and death; to the lover it
forebodes an entire frustration of his hopes; to the farmer, failure of
crops; and to the seaman, storms and shipwrecks. After such a dream
change, if possible, your present place of residence. =Cook.=--
Dream you’re busy with a cook,
And for a wedding shortly look.
=Corn.=--To dream you see fields of corn, or that you are among unthrashed
corn, is a very favorable omen; it denotes success in business; to the
lover it announces that you will marry, have many children, and become
rich and happy. If you are a sailor, it denotes a lucrative voyage and
fine weather, and that you will be near marrying in the next port you
touch at. If you dream you are gathering ripe corn, it is the most
fortunate dream you can have. =Crowns.=--To dream you see these emblems of
royalty, portends success and elevation to dignities, either in the church
or state. For a maid to dream of a crown, shows she will marry a very
industrious man, or one who is rich. =Crutches.=--To dream you are walking
on crutches, is a very unfavorable omen. To dream you see another walking
on crutches, denotes that these things will happen to some friend. If you
are a married man, then that your wife is inconstant; if a married woman,
then that the husband is ruining himself with some harlot. =Currants.=--To
dream of currants prefigures happiness in life, success in undertakings,
constancy in your sweetheart, handsome children to the married, riches to
the farmer and tradesman. =Church.=--To dream of church is portentous of
evil. If you are in a church during divine service, you will be engaged in
a lawsuit, or some other quarrel that will very near ruin you. If you are
in love, your sweetheart is unfaithful, and prefers another. If you expect
a place, it forebodes disappointment. If you are in trade, you will never
thrive in your present situation. =Cage.=--To dream of letting birds out
of a cage denotes a speedy marriage. To a person in business it denotes
success, and to a farmer it denotes good crops. =Cain.=--To dream of the
firstborn son of man, who was Adam’s eldest son, is a very unfavorable
omen; after such a dream let the dreamer travel into another part of the
country and form new connections. =Cakes.=--To dream you are eating cakes,
denotes happiness and prosperity.
Dream that cakes you knead and make,
You thrive and many profits take.
=Candles.=--To dream you see candles burning, if they burn clear and
bright, that you will be speedily married. To dream that new candles are
brought in, denotes that by the interference of friends, all your disputes
will be amicably adjusted and that your sweetheart will recover from a fit
of sickness.
A light that burns both bright and clear,
Denotes some pleasant letter near;
But if dull the candle grows,
It certain disappointment shows.
=Cheese.=--
To dream of cheese is not in vain.
In trade you will profit gain.
=Chickens.=--To dream of a hen and chickens is the forerunner of ill luck;
your sweetheart will betray you and marry another. If you are a farmer,
you will have a bad crop and lose many of your poultry. If you are in
trade some sharper will defraud you. If you go to sea, you will lose your
goods and narrowly escape shipwreck. =Chess.=--If any one dreams that he
plays at chess with an acquaintance, it is a sign that he will fall out
with somebody he knows, and if he imagines in his dream he wins, he shall
overcome his enemies. And on the contrary, if he dream that he loses, he
will be overcome and worsted in the combat. =Clouds.=--To dream of white
clouds, signifies prosperity; clouds mounting high from the earth, denotes
voyages, the return of the absent, and revealing of secrets; clouds red
and inflamed, show an ill issue of affairs; to dream of dark and obscure
clouds, shows an ill time of anger. =Caterpillars.=--To dream you see
caterpillars, signifies ill luck and misfortune by secret enemies.
=Chains,= pearls, precious stones, earrings, &c., and all adornings of the
hands and necks of women, are good dreams to the fair sex; to widows and
maids they signify marriage; and to those that have husbands and children,
purchases and riches; for as women are provided with these deckings, so
shall they be stored with husbands, children and goods. =Chariot.=--To
dream of driving a chariot drawn by wolves, leopards, dogs, tigers, or
such like beasts, is only good to such as have great enemies. To dream to
be drawn in a chair by men is good. =Cheeks.=--To dream one hath cheeks
plump, fat and of vermilion tincture, is good to all, especially women,
but to dream that you are lean, pale, and full of wrinkles, signifies
grief and heaviness. =Capon.=--To dream that a capon crows, signifies
sadness and trouble. =Carrion.=--To dream of carrion, signifies sadness.
=Carrots.=--To dream of carrots, signifies profit and strength to them
which are at law for inheritance; for we pluck them out of the ground with
our hands, branches, strings and veins. =Cart.=--To dream of being tied to
a cart, to draw like an horse or an ox, denotes servitude and pain to
everybody; but to dream that you are carried in a cart or coach, the
contrary. =Coalpit.=--To dream of being in the bottom of a coalpit,
signifies marrying with a widow; for he that marries her shall never sound
the depth of her policies. =Combing.=--For any person to dream of combing
him or herself, is good, both for man or woman, for it signifies to get
out of evil times or affairs. =Comfort.=--To dream you have comforts of
any one, betokens to the rich and happy, injury and mishap; but to the
poor and afflicted, aid and comfort. =Command.=--To dream you command any
one, signifies trouble; to dream you see one command, signifies anger and
authority. =Complexion.=--To dream you see an unknown person of a brown
complexion, is a sign of glory, honor, success and dispatch of business.
If one dreams he sees a woman of a very brown complexion, it signifies a
very dangerous disease. If you see a woman unknown in your dream, with
long and comely hair, with clear complexion, it is a very good sign.
=Corns.=--For a man to dream his flesh is full of corns, shows he will
grow rich proportionately to his corns. =Crocodile.=--To dream of a
crocodile, signifies pirates or robbers at sea, or wicked periods in any
sort like the crocodile. =Cross.=--To dream you see a cross carried along,
signifies sadness. =Cross Purposes.=--To dream one plays at cross
purposes, signifies prosperity, joy, pleasure, health and concord among
friends and relations. =Crow.=--To dream you see a crow, signifies
expedition of business. To dream you see a crow flying, is ill luck; and
if you hear them croaking unpleasantly, the dream is so much the worse. If
you dream the crow flies on the head of a child, it will be in great
danger of some misfortune. =Cypress Trees.=--To dream you see a cypress
tree denotes affliction in business. =Crowing.=--To dream you are crowing,
or that you hear others crowing, denotes ill luck, especially to lovers;
but to dream that you hear pigeons crowing, is good, especially to the
newly-married, as it denotes happiness. =Crawl.=--To dream that you are
crawling on the floor is bad; but to dream that you are crawling on the
roof of a house is good, particularly to the lovers, as it is a sure sign
they will be married. =Children.=--To dream you see children, denotes
success in your undertakings. To dream you see a child born, denotes a
speedy marriage and that you will be very happy with your family. To dream
you see a child die, imports that you will experience some very heavy
misfortune, and that your sweetheart will marry another. To dream you see
children dirty and ragged, denotes that some friend will endeavor to
prevail upon you to commit an act by which your reputation will be
endangered; it also denotes that you will be in prison and experience
poverty. For a maiden to dream she is with child, denotes that some man
will attempt to rob her of her chastity, and that if she resists she will
marry and be very happy. =Climbing.=--To dream that you are climbing up a
tree, denotes that you will be successful in life. To dream you are
climbing up a very steep hill or place, foretells many difficulties in
life, and much sickness. If you reach the top, you will get over all your
difficulties and recover from your illness; but if you awake before you
have attained the top, you will be disappointed in love and all other
projects and die in your next illness. =Cherries.=--To dream of cherries
is a disappointment in life, vexation in the married state and slight in
love. =Cucumbers.=--To dream of cucumbers, denotes recovery to the sick,
and that you will speedily fall in love, or that if you are in love, you
will marry the object of your affection. It also denotes moderate success
in trade. To the sailor it foretells a pleasant voyage and a sweetheart in
a distant climate. =Coffin.=--To dream of one denotes the death of a
friend or some near relation.
=Disease.=--To dream you have any disease promises prompt and speedy
employment. =Dragon.=--To dream you see a dragon signifies riches and gain
of great treasure. =Dancing.=--To dream that you are dancing at a ball,
wake, or entertainment, foretells that you will shortly receive some
joyful news from a long absent friend, and that you are about to inherit
some unexpected legacy; for it foretells success and happiness in love;
that your sweetheart is kind. =Deer.=--To dream you see deer in a park,
denotes war and famine; to the lover it foretells some unpleasant dispute
with his sweetheart. =Dice.=--To dream you are playing at dice or
back-gammon, denotes much good to the dreamer, in either love, marriage
or trade. =Dirt.=--To dream of dirt signifies sickness and dishonor. To
dream you fall in the dirt, signifies that you shall be treacherously
dealt with. =Ditches.=--To dream of deep ditches, steep mountains, rocks,
and other eminences, surely foretells danger and misfortune. Expect
thieves to rob your dwelling; that your children will be undutiful and
bring you into trouble. If you are in love, it foretells unhappiness if
you marry your present sweetheart. If you are in trade, it denotes loss of
goods, if not of liberty. =Dogs.=--To dream of these faithful and domestic
animals has very different significations, according to the manner in
which you see them. If they fawn and fondle upon you, then it is a very
lucky omen. If you are in love, your sweetheart will marry you and be very
happy. If they are barking and snarling at you, then depend that enemies
are secretly endeavoring to destroy your reputation and happiness; if you
are in love, be careful of your sweetheart. =Drowning.=--To dream you are
drowning, or that you see another drowned or drowning, portends good to
the dreamer. To the lover it denotes that your sweetheart is good-tempered
and inclined to marry you. =Dead.=--To dream of talking with dead folks is
a good, auspicious dream, and signifies a boldness of courage and a very
clear conscience. To dream a man is dead that is alive and in health,
signifies great trouble and being overthrown at law. =Darkness.=--To dream
you are in a very dark place, or that you are in the dark, is a very
unfavorable omen. To dream you get out of darkness into light, denotes
good to the dreamer. Expect also to hear some glad tidings from a far
distant country. =Death.=--To dream of death, denotes that you will either
be speedily married yourself, or else assist at a wedding. To dream that
you are dead, also denotes a speedy marriage, and that you will be
successful in your undertakings. To dream you see another person dead,
denotes unkind usage from your friends. =Drunkenness.=--To dream you are
drunk, is one of those dreams by which the dreamer is forewarned of that
of which at present he knows nothing. It denotes that some person whom yet
you do not know, will become a very good friend and promote your welfare.
To a woman, it denotes that she will be beloved by an excellent man whom
yet she has not seen; and to a man it denotes that he is tenderly beloved
by a woman whom he does not at present think of, who will make him
extremely happy, and bring him money. =Dairy.=--To dream you are in a
dairy busy at work, is a very favorable omen; to the maid it indicates
that her lover will be of an industrious turn, and that if she marries,
she will have children, and her husband will become rich and rise to
honor. To the farmer it denotes that his crops will be abundant, but that
he will lose some of his live stock by thieves. =Devil.=--To dream of this
enemy to the human race, denotes that many dangers will threaten you, all
of which you will overcome. If you are in love, it forebodes that some one
is endeavoring to alienate the affection of your sweetheart, but will be
unsuccessful. =Dolphin.=--To dream of a dolphin, shows to seafaring men a
wind from the place whence you dream he cometh. But to dream you see the
dolphin out of water, signifies the death of friends. =Drink.=--To dream
you drink cold water, is good, but hot signifies sickness and hindrance of
affairs. To dream you drink wine with moderation, is good; to drink oil,
signifies poison. To dream you are drinking when you are dry from a stream
or fountain, is a sign of sickness. If a man dreams he is drunk with sack,
or some sweet, pleasant drink, it is a sign he will be beloved by some
lady and grow rich thereby. =Dunghill.=--To dream you stand on a dunghill
is a favorable omen. It is a sure forerunner of success in everything
undertaken at this time. For a maiden to dream she is on a dunghill, is a
sign that she will marry the choice of her affections, who will be a man
of some importance. =Daisy.=--It is good to dream of daisies in the spring
or summer, but bad in fall or winter. =Dandelions.=--To dream of gathering
dandelions is ominous to one. To dream you see a large bed of them denotes
that you have many new enemies forming, who will do you much injury in
secret. If one in love dreams of dandelions, be sure their sweetheart is
playing them false.
=Eagles.=--To dream you see an eagle soaring very high in the air, denotes
prosperity, riches and honor; to the lover it foretells success in love
and a happy marriage. To dream you see an eagle perched on the steeple of
a church, or on any high eminence, is a very good omen; it denotes that in
some arduous undertaking you will be successful and thereby arrive at
riches and honor; it also denotes that the dreamer will make his fortune
beyond the sea. If a woman with child dreams of an eagle, then it denotes
that her offspring will marry well and be very happy. =Eggs.=--To dream
you are buying or selling eggs, is a very favorable omen; whatever you are
then about will succeed, whether it be love, trade, or getting a place. To
dream that you are eating eggs, denotes that you will shortly have a child
and that your affairs will go well. To dream your eggs are broken, denotes
loss of goods, quarrels and poverty; if you are in love, it forebodes a
separation between you and your sweetheart. =Elderberries.=--To dream of
elderberries augurs content and riches; to a maiden they bespeak a speedy
marriage; to a married woman, that she will shortly be with child; to the
tradesman, success in business; to the farmer, good crops.
=Elephants.=--To dream of an elephant is a very fortunate dream; it
denotes acquirement of riches. If you are in love, it denotes a speedy
marriage with your sweetheart, and many children, chiefly boys, who will
distinguish themselves by their learning. =Eclipse.=--To dream you see an
eclipse of the moon, denotes that you will lose some female friend--your
mother, if she be living. You will experience a great uneasiness on
account of a woman. Your sweetheart will prove unfaithful. Poverty will
overtake you and misery end your days. To dream you see an eclipse of the
sun, denotes that you will lose some male friend--your father, if he be
alive; and that you will experience some uneasiness by the means of some
troublesome friends; to a woman with child it foretells a son, who will be
a great man. =Earthquake.=--To dream of an earthquake, warns you that your
affairs are about to take a great change. If you see many houses tumble
into ruins, then it will be much for the better. =Eyes.=--To dream you
lose your eyes, is a very unfortunate omen. It denotes decay of
circumstances, loss of friends, death of relations and miscarriage in
love. If a woman with child dreams of it, it denotes that the child will
be very unhappy and lose its liberty. =Execution.=--To dream of the
execution of offenders, shows that you will be suddenly sought after for
relief by some that are in great want and extremity. =Earthworms.=--To
dream of earthworms, signifies secret enemies that endeavor to ruin and
destroy us. =Ear.=--If a man dreams his ears be fair and well shaped, it
shows he shall come to great renown; but if he dreams his ears are
ill-favored and deformed, it shows the contrary. This dream is ill to a
servant, and those who have a lawsuit, if he be a plaintiff or the
defendant, but it is good to an artificer or one that worketh with his
hands, for he shall have many that will employ him. To dream that one
picks or cleans his ears, betokens that good news shall come forth one
side or other. But to dream that the ears have been beaten or chafed,
signifies we shall hear ill news. If any one dreams his ear is hurt or
split, he will be offended by some one that belongs to him, or by some
friend. If he dream that his ear is quite off, he shall be utterly
deprived of their friendship. =Eve.=--To dream you see the mother of all
men, is a favorable omen. It denotes great happiness to the lover.
=Eyebrows.=--To dream the eyebrows are hairy and of a good grace, is good,
especially to a woman. But if either men or women dream their eyebrows are
more large or comely than they used to be, it is a sign they will succeed
in the matrimonial way. =Evil Spirits.=--To dream evil spirits obstruct
your doing good under a show of devotion, denotes obstruction in your
affairs by a hypocrite; and if you dream that you see hideous
physiognomies, something vulgar will be revealed to you. =Eating.=--To
dream that you are eating, is a very unfavorable omen; it portends
disunion in your family, losses in trade, and disappointment in love,
storms and shipwrecks by sea. =Enemy.=--To dream you talk to an enemy, is
a caution to beware of him. To dream you fight with and are worsted by
him, denotes that you will meet with some misfortune which has threatened
you for some time. =Eels.=--To dream of eels, signifies to beware of
slippery pursuits and uncertain speculations. If the eels escape you, you
will be jilted in love; if you hold them, honor and happiness will be in
store for you. =Elf.=--To dream of an elf signifies a happy return of one
long absent; presents of value may be expected after this dream, which
also signifies marriage, with wealth, position and happiness.
=Elopement.=--To dream of a friend’s elopement, signifies marriage against
the wishes of your friends, and unhappiness. To dream of your own
elopement, betokens entering into ruinous speculations in love or
business. =Epitaph.=--To read or write an epitaph in your dream,
signifies much good to come from a secret friend. To read your own
epitaph, signifies marriage with one now an entire stranger, of great
wealth and position. =Equipage.=--To dream of possessing one, signifies
complete happiness, with the gratification of every wish, however
extravagant.
=Face.=--To dream your face is swelled shows that you will accumulate
wealth. If you are in love, it denotes that your sweetheart will receive
an unexpected legacy and marry you. =Fall.=--To dream you fall from any
high place, or from a tree, denotes loss of place and goods. If you are in
love, it surely indicates that you will never marry the present object of
your affections. =Feet.=--To dream you are near a river or fountain and
that you wash your feet, signifies molestation and trouble. To dream of
one scratching the soles of your feet, signifies loss by flattery.
=Fan.=--If a maiden dreams she has been fanned by a man, she will soon
make a new conquest, or marry the present object of her affections. For a
man to dream he is fanning a person, signifies that he will soon meet with
many changes in his affairs. =Furniture.=--To dream of getting new
furniture that pleases you, is good. If it seems not to please, the dream
is a bad one. To be pleased with furniture, denotes health, happiness and
prosperity. To display furniture, denotes trouble, perhaps a death or a
funeral. =Faction.=--To dream of being engaged in faction or sedition,
denotes wealth by indirect ways. =Father-in-law.=--To dream one sees his
father-in-law, either dead or alive, is ill, especially if he dreams that
he uses violence or threatening. =Fish-ponds.=--To dream of fishponds,
denotes thriving. =Flageolet.=--To dream that you play or hear playing on
a flageolet, denotes trouble and contention, and being overthrown at law.
=Flesh.=--If anyone dreams he is increased in flesh, he will gain wealth.
On the contrary, if he dreams he is grown lean and thin, if he be rich, he
will grow poor, or at least conceal his wealth, and he will be in a mean
condition. To dream of eating all sorts of meat, whether flesh or fish,
signifies either neglect of business, or anger and sickness. =Flies.=--To
dream of a swarm of flies, denotes that you have many enemies; it also
denotes that your sweetheart is not sincere, and cares but little about
you. To dream you kill them is a very good omen. =Flute.=--To dream you
play or hear playing on a flute, signifies trouble and contention.
=Fool.=--For a man to dream he is a fool, is good for those who would
govern and teach children. =Folly.=--For a woman to dream she is become
foolish, and is publicly guilty of folly, is a sign she will have a boy,
who in time will grow great. If a maid, she will be speedily married, and
that to an honest man. =Forest.=--To dream that you are walking in a
forest, signifies trouble. =Fields.=--To dream you are in green fields, is
a very favorable omen. To dream you are in ploughed fields, forebodes some
severe disputes that will be brought upon you by some person who has no
children. To the lover, it denotes disappointment; to the married,
unhappiness and undutiful children; to the tradesman, loss of business
and a prison. To dream you are in a meadow covered with flowers, is a very
favorable omen. If you are soliciting a place or favor, it portends you
will surely obtain it. =Figs.=--To dream of figs, is the forerunner of
prosperity and happiness. To the lover, they denote the accomplishment of
your wishes. To the tradesman, increase of trade. They are also indicative
of legacy. =Fighting.=--To dream you are fighting, denotes to the lover
that you will lose the object of your affections through a foolish
quarrel. It also forebodes much opposition to your wishes, with loss of
character and property. After such a dream, you are urgently recommended
to quit your present situation, because such a dream indicates that you
will not prosper in it. To the sailor it denotes storm and shipwreck, with
disappointment in love. =Fire.=--To dream of this subtle element, denotes
health and happiness to the lover, marriage to the object of his
affections and many children. It also denotes that you will be very angry
with some one on a trifling occasion. To dream you see burning lights
descending as it were from heaven, is a very bad sign indeed. It portends
some dreadful accident to the dreamer, such as being hanged, losing your
head, having your brains dashed out, breaking your legs, getting into
prison, or other strange accidents. To the lover, it also denotes the loss
of the affections of your sweetheart. To the tradesman, bad success in
business. To dream that you are burnt by fire, denotes great danger, and
that enemies will injure you. To the sailor, storms and shipwreck.
=Fishing.=--To dream you are fishing, is a sure sign of sorrow and
trouble. If you catch any fish, you will be successful in love and
business. If you catch none, you will never marry your present sweetheart,
nor succeed in your present undertakings. If they slip out of your hands
after you have caught them, the person you marry will be of a roving
disposition, and some pretended friend will deceive you. =Filberts.=--To
dream of filberts, forebodes much trouble and anger from friends. To the
tradesman, they denote a prison, and decay of trade; to the lover, a
complete disappointment; to the married, care and undutiful children.
=Fingers.=--To dream you cut your fingers, if they bleed, is a very good
omen. You will be successful in love, and your sweetheart will prove kind
and true. You will get money from a quarter that you least expect, and be
successful in your enterprises. If you dream that they do not bleed, then
it denotes damage by a variety of accidents. That lawsuits will attend
you, and that you will be unsuccessful in most of your pursuits. In love
you will not succeed with your present sweetheart, who prefers another. To
dream you lose your fingers, denotes the loss of friends, servants, goods,
trade and sweethearts. =Feasting.=--To dream that you are at a feast,
denotes that you will meet with many disappointments, particularly in the
thing which you are most anxious about. In love it forebodes much
uneasiness between sweethearts, and to them which are married it foretells
undutiful children, with many heavy losses. =Fleas.=--To dream you are
tormented with these little insects is unfavorable. =Floods.=--To dream
of a flood, shows that you will meet with great opposition from rich
neighbors, and that a rich rival will attempt to alienate the affections
of your mistress. To the tradesman it denotes lawsuits, loss of business,
and a prison; to the sailor, it denotes much success by sea, but danger on
shore; to the farmer, it indicates loss of cattle and a dispute with the
landlord. To dream you are drowned in a flood, denotes that you will quit
your native land and after many hardships and perils return to it rich and
happy. That you will marry a pretty woman and have fine children.
=Flowers.=--To dream you are gathering flowers, is a very favorable omen.
Expect to thrive in everything you undertake and that you will be
successful in love, marry happily and have beautiful children. Should they
wilt in your hands, then expect heavy losses in trade, that your
sweetheart will die; or, if you are married, that you will lose your
husband or wife and also your favorite child. =Flying.=--To dream you are
flying, is a very excellent omen. It foretells elevation of fortune. That
you will arrive at dignity in the state and be happy. If you are in love,
your sweetheart will be true to you, and if you marry, you will have many
children, who will all do very well and be very happy. It indicates that
you will take a long journey, which will turn out advantageous to you.
=Forge.=--To dream of working a smith’s forge, denotes a brain full of
projects. The blowing with the bellows signifies the getting of a wife and
the hammering on the anvil her scolding tongue. =Fortune.=--If any man
become poor after he hath been rich, dreams he has the same land and
possessions he had before, it signifies that his good fortune will return.
=Fountain.=--To dream that you are at a fountain, is a very favorable
omen. If the waters are clear, it denotes riches and honors; and in love,
it foretells great happiness in the marriage state, and that your
sweetheart is of an amiable disposition and true to you; but if the waters
appear muddy, then it denotes vexation and trouble, disappointment in
business, inconstancy in your sweetheart and misery in the marriage state.
=Fox.=--To dream of this crafty animal is the forerunner of much
difficulty. If you are in love, your sweetheart will turn out of a sour,
disagreeable, ill-natured disposition. If you are in trade, sharpers will
endeavor to defraud you and overreach you in bargains. =Friend.=--To dream
you see a friend dead, betokens hasty news of a joyful nature. If you are
in love, it foretells a speedy marriage with the object of your
affections. =Frogs.=--To dream of frogs, is a very favorable omen. To the
farmer, it foretells good crops and an increase of his live stock; to the
tradesman, it denotes success in business; to the lover, a faithful
sweetheart; to the married, an increase of children, who will be very
happy; to the sailor, pleasant and prosperous voyages, with a wife in a
distant country. =Fruits.=--If you dream of fruits when out of season, or
that you are gathering them when green, denotes sickness. If you dream
they are rotten, it foretells poverty. To dream of gathering ripe fruit,
when there is plenty, betokens happiness and riches, and the speedy
receipt of money. If you gather fruit from an old withered tree, it is a
sign that you will unexpectedly inherit the effects of some aged person.
To dream you have made yourself sick by eating fruit, is a sorrowful omen.
=Funeral.=--To dream of a burial, denotes speedy marriage, and that you
will hear of the death or imprisonment of some near relation or esteemed
friend. It also foretells the acquisition of wealth, and that an estate
will fall to you from a distant relation by your mothers side. If you see
any particular person attending a funeral, either that person, or some
friend of his, will die and leave you something. If there is a hearse with
feathers on it, you will many some rich person yourself, or assist at some
relation’s wedding, who will marry well and be a friend to you.
=Fairy.=--For a maiden to dream she sees a fairy, shows she will soon
change her present state by becoming the wife of a good husband. It is
good for women under any circumstances to dream of fairies, but it denotes
evil to men, and no man should undertake any important matter for several
days after, or it will surely end in his being disappointed. =Files.=--To
dream of dealing in files, prognosticates activity. To purchase files,
shows you will have many applications to attend to business. To sell
files, shows you will have others to work for you, yielding profitably.
=Flambeau.=--To dream of flambeaux, is a sign of trouble, excitement and
distress. To the merchant, losses at sea; to the mechanic, want of
employment; to lovers, deceit and treachery. =Flag.=--To dream of raising
a flag signifies that your name will be widely known; to dream of seeing a
flag floating, signifies good news. =Furnace.=--To dream of seeing a
furnace, indicates a quarrel which will cost you dear friends. If you heat
the furnace, you will be the only sufferer. =Ferry.=--To dream of crossing
a ferry, signifies that indecision in an important matter will make you
the laughing-stock of your friends. =Fortress.=--If you are confined in a
fortress in your dream, your plans in life will suffer from undue
influence of others. If you dream of placing others in confinement, look
for valuable goods, which will enrich you. =Fairs.=--To dream of going to
fairs threatens the person so dreaming with having his pockets picked, or
robbed in some other way.
=Gloves.=--To dream of receiving a gift of a pair of gloves, signifies an
offer of friendship. If the gloves are light, the connection will be
pleasant; if dark, it is doubtful. To receive a package of gloves,
signifies much good offered to you at one time. To present gloves in a
dream, signifies a gift in charity. To dream of old, ragged gloves,
signifies disappointment and deceit from your dearest friends.
=Ghost.=--To dream of seeing it, signifies a marriage in the family. If
you dream it speaks, prepare to die. =Gallows.=--To dream of the gallows
is a most fortunate omen. It shows that the dreamer will become rich and
arrive at great honors. To the lover, it shows the consummation of his
most sanguine wishes, and that by marriage he will become rich and happy,
have many children, particularly a son, who will become a great man, and
be the founder of his family’s honor. =Garden.=--To dream you are walking
in a garden, is of a very favorable nature. It portends elevation in
fortune and dignity. To the lover, it denotes great success and an
advantageous marriage. To the tradesman, it promises increase of business.
To the farmer, plentiful crops, and to the sailor, prosperous voyages.
=Geese.=--To dream of geese is a forerunner of good; expect to see a
long-absent friend. They denote success and riches to the dreamer in the
furtherance of his pursuits. In love, they augur speedy marriage and
fidelity in your sweetheart. =Giants.=--To dream of seeing giants is
ominous of good. =Gifts.=--To dream you have anything given you, is a sign
that some good is about to happen to you. It also denotes that a speedy
marriage will take place between you and your sweetheart. To dream you
have given anything away, is the forerunner of adversity, and in love
denotes sickness and inconstancy in your sweetheart or partner.
=Glass.=--To dream of glass, marks inconstancy in your sweetheart, and in
business of bad success in your undertakings in life. To dream you break
glass, shows that your sweetheart will forsake you, and that you will
unexpectedly meet with misfortunes and troubles. To dream you receive a
glassful of water, is indicative of a speedy marriage and that you will
have many children, who will all do well. If the glass appears broken, the
death of your sweetheart, or, if married, of your spouse, is predicted.
For a woman with child, or a married man whilst his wife is with child, to
dream of breaking a glass of wine or water, denotes that the child in the
womb will be preserved after much danger, and perhaps the death of the
mother. If either of them dream that they spill wine or water, it is
indicative that the mother will live but the child will die. =Globe.=--To
dream that you are looking at a globe, foretells much good, and that you
will become a great traveler. =Gold.=--To dream of gold, is a very good
omen. It denotes success in your present undertakings, after experiencing
some little difficulties. If you receive gold in bars, you will inherit an
estate in a far distant country, and have some trouble in getting
possession of it. If you receive eagles or any other gold coin, your
affairs will prosper, your sweetheart will be true and marry you; you will
have many children and be very happy. If you pay gold, it betokens an
increase of friends and business. If you let gold fall, it denotes an
attack from thieves. If you are in trade, some swindler will attempt to
defraud you. If you pick up gold, it denotes that some quarrel will be
settled to your advantage. If you are in prison, it shows you will
speedily be released. It also denotes the death of a husband or wife, if
you are married. If single, of your sweetheart. =Good.=--To dream that we
do good to one, signifies jollity and pleasure, and to dream that others
do us good, is profit and gain. =Gooseberries.=--To dream of gooseberries,
indicates many children, chiefly sons, and an accomplishment of your
present pursuits. To the sailor, they declare dangers in his next voyage.
To the maiden, a proving husband, and to the man, a rakish wife.
=Grapes.=--To dream of grapes, foretells to the maiden that her husband
will be a cheerful companion and a great songster. They denote much
happiness in marriage and success in trade. If you are in love, they augur
a speedy union between you and your sweetheart. =Grave.=--To dream you see
a grave, foretells sickness and disappointment. If you are in love, you
will surely never marry your present sweetheart. If you go into the grave,
it shows you will experience a loss of property and that false friends
will defame you. If you come out of the grave, it denotes success in your
undertakings, that you will rise in the world, become rich, and if you are
in love, that you will speedily marry your sweetheart. If you take another
out of the grave, you will be the means of saving the life of a person who
will be a very great friend to you, and receive some unexpected legacy.
=Grain.=--To dream you see any kind of grain and that one gathers it,
signifies profit and gain. =Games.=--To dream one plays at ball or top,
signifies travail and pains, and to gain wealth by contention and injury.
To leap, run, or dance, signifies prosperity in affairs; but to dance
without music, foretells want of money. =Garlic.=--For a man to dream he
eats garlic, signifies he shall discover hidden secrets and meet with some
domestic jars. Yet to dream he has it in the house, is good. =Gibbet.=--To
dream you see a person hanging on a gibbet, is a sign of damage and great
affliction. =Girdle.=--To dream that you are girt with an old girdle,
signifies labor and pains. A new girdle signifies honor. =Gin.=--To dream
of drinking gin, forebodes short life and many changes will happen very
suddenly, which will be chiefly very pleasant, but that they will end with
dissatisfaction. =Gondola.=--If a female dreams she is sailing in a
gondola, she will speedily marry a person who will make her happy. If a
man dream he is in a gondola, in smooth water, it is an excellent dream;
but if the water be muddy or troubled, it denotes much strife. =Guns.=--To
dream you see people firing off guns or cannon, augurs that the dreamer
will experience much adversity. To dream that they are firing at you,
shows that you will be exposed to many perilous dangers, such as
shipwreck, assassination, or loss of liberty. If you are firing at them
yourself, it foretells that you will be involved in a lawsuit that will
prove prejudicial to you.
=Hay.=--To dream you cut it, signifies that you will have great influence
in society. To dream of raking it together, denotes that you will stand at
the head of assemblies. =Hills.=--To dream you are traveling over high
hills and wading through great difficulties, having lost your way, shows
you shall meet with assistance and have good counsel in your difficulties.
=Hail.=--To dream you are in a hailstorm, presages great sorrow in life.
If you are in love, it forewarns you against marrying your present
sweetheart, who will prove of very bad temper and make you miserable.
=Hair.=--For a man to dream his hair is long, like a woman’s, signifies
cowardice and effeminacy, and that the person dreaming will be deceived by
a woman. To dream one sees a woman without hair, signifies famine, poverty
and sickness. To see a man bald and without hair, signifies the contrary.
=Hands.=--If any one dreams that his hands are comelier and stronger than
ordinary, he will be employed in some important affairs, which he will
bring to a happy issue. If one dreams that his hand is cut off, or that it
has grown lean and dry, or hath been burnt, he will grow poor. If a woman
dreams thus, she will lose her husband, or her eldest son, or fall into a
decay. If any one dreams that he works with his right hand, it is a sign
of good fortune to him and his family. If with the left hand, that denotes
bad luck. To dream the hand is hairy, signifies trouble and imprisonment.
=Hanged.=--To dream of seeing people hanged, or that you are going to be
hanged yourself, denotes that you will rise above your present condition
by marriage. =Hat.=--To dream your hat is torn or dirty, signifies damage
and dishonor. But to dream you have a hat on that pleases you, signifies
joy, profit, and good success in business. =Hogs’ Bristles.=--To dream
that you have hogs’ bristles, signifies great and violent dangers.
=Horns.=--To dream one hath horns on his head, signifies dominion,
grandeur and royalty. To dream you see a man with horns on his head,
signifies he is in danger both of the loss of his person and estate.
=Horses.=--To dream of horses is a particularly good sign; inasmuch that
if any one dreams that he is mounted on a stately horse, full of mettle,
nimble and well-harnessed, he will have a handsome, noble and rich wife,
provided the horse be his own. To dream one sees a horse running,
signifies prosperity and the accomplishment of one’s desires. To dream of
riding on a tired horse, shows one shall fall desperately in love. To
dream you see a horse dead, is a sign that stagnation will take place in
your business, with some losses; but these may be overcome if the horse be
well in flesh and has not died a natural death. =Hunger.=--To dream one is
unusually hungry, and that his appetite craves sustenance, shows he will
be ingenious, laborious and eager in getting an estate, and will grow
rich. =Husbandmen.=--To see yourself become a husbandman in your dream,
shows you shall meet with great toil, yet after awhile become rich. If you
dream you are ploughing, it denotes success, and, to single persons,
speedy marriage; and if the fields be full of flowers, it is a sign of
much happiness. =Hatred.=--To dream of hatred or being hated, whether of
friends or enemies, is ill. =Heaven.=--To dream of heaven, and that you
are there, signifies grandeur and glory. =Head.=--To dream you have a
great head, or a head bigger than ordinary, and very highly raised, that
signifies dignity, esteem. If a sick person dream thus, it prognosticates
both the headache and violent fever. If one dreams his head is cut off by
robbers and murderers, that signifies loss of children, relations, estate
or wife; and to the wife so dreaming, the loss of her husband. To dream
that one cuts off another’s head, signifies assurance of effecting
business, or revenge upon your enemies. To dream you cut off the head of a
pullet, or a green goose, signifies joy and recreation. To dream one hath
the head of a lion or wolf, or some other cruel beast, it is a good sign
to the dreamer. To dream one hath the head of a dog, horse, or ass, or
such four-footed beast, is servitude, pain and misery to the dreamer. To
dream one hath a bird’s head, argues one shall not stay long in his
country. If one dreams that he is careful to comb and trim his hair, it is
a sign he shall dispose well of his business. To dream you wash your head,
signifies deliverance from danger. =Hen.=--To dream that you hear hens
cackle, or that you catch them, signifies joy, profit and assurance of the
dispatch of business. To dream that you are turned into a hen, signifies
disquiet. To dream that you see a hen lay eggs, signifies gain. To see a
hen with her chickens, signifies loss or damage. To dream that a hen
crows, signifies sadness and trouble. =Hornet.=--To dream of hornets,
shows you will have to do with people who will assault and discredit you.
=House.=--To dream of building a house is a good omen; in love, that your
sweetheart is good-tempered and faithful, and will make you very happy; to
dream you see a house on fire, foretells hasty news. If it be your own
house that is destroyed, the news will be bad. If your enemy’s house, it
will be good. =Hunting.=--To dream you are hunting and that the game is
killed, shows much trouble through the pretensions of false friends, but
that you will discover them and overcome all their machinations.