sweetheart is of an amiable temper and faithful. To dream you are sliding
or skating on the ice, denotes that you will pursue some unprofitable
concern and be much worried by your engagements. =Invasion.=--For a maiden
to dream of invasion, is a sign that some evil-disposed person will
endeavor to lead her astray; to a man in business, it denotes much
competition; to a mechanic, loss of his situation. =Intrigue.=--To dream
you are connected in an intrigue, is ominous of evil. =Infant.=--If an
unmarried woman dreams of an infant, it prognosticates that she will go
through some trouble, but for a man to dream of infants, is good.
=Inn.=--To dream of being in an inn, is a very unfavorable dream. It
denotes poverty and want of success in undertakings; expect soon to be
yourself, or some of your family, committed to prison. If you are sick, it
denotes you will never recover. To the tradesman it shows loss of trade
and bad servants. =Inquest.=--To dream of being at an inquest, denotes
prosperity; to dream that you are the subject on which the inquest is
held, prognosticates that you will come into prosperity by the death of
some rich person; to dream an inquest is held on the body of a friend is
also good to the dreamer. =Idiot.=--If any one dreams he is turned idiot,
or mad, and is guilty of public extravagancies, he shall be long-lived, a
favorite, and gain pleasure and profit by the people. =Image.=--To dream
of an image or statue, signifies children, and the will and affections of
the dreamer. =Infernal Things.=--If any one dreams that he sees the devil,
or any other infernal spirit or representation, it is a very bad dream,
bringing along with it to those sick, death, and to the healthy,
melancholy, anger and violent sickness. =Iron.=--For one to dream that he
is hurt with iron, signifies that he shall receive some damage. To dream
that one trades with a stranger in iron, signifies losses and misfortune.
=Idol.=--To dream you see persons worshiping at an idol, betokens a change
of affairs and much for the better. To dream you worship an idol, is a
sign of merriment, such as going to balls, parties or excursions, pleasant
journeys and the like. If a sick person has this dream, they will have a
speedy recovery. =Ignominy.=--For any one to dream they suffer ignominy,
shows he will be unjustly accused of having done wrong, and that he will,
after a little, take a sudden rise in the world. =Illumination.=--It is a
certain sign of war when persons dream of seeing a city illuminated. To
dream your own house is illuminated, betokens much quarrelling among
relatives. =Injury.=--To dream you receive an injury, signifies that you
have many friends--no enemies. If you dream of inflicting injury, you will
both receive and dispense blessings. =Ink.=--If you dream of black ink,
you will become involved in some disgraceful scheme. If you dream of red
ink, good news awaits you.
=Jollity.=--To dream of jollity, feasts and merry-making, is a good and
prosperous dream, and promiseth to the dreamer great preferment.
=Jessamine.=--To dream of this beautiful flower, foretells good luck. To
lovers, it is a sure sign they will be speedily married. =Jeopardy.=--If
you dream that you are in jeopardy, it will be very fortunate for you. If
a person so dreaming be in business, it foretells success and great
profit. =Jubilee.=--To dream that you are at a jubilee, is a sure sign
that you will have a fortune left you by some rich relations.
=Jockey.=--If a female dreams she sees a jockey riding at full speed, she
will have an offer of marriage made her very unexpectedly. For a man to
dream he rides with, or sees a jockey riding at a race, denotes a sudden
good turn in his affairs. =Jug.=--For one to dream of drinking out of a
jug, is a sure sign of going on a journey. If the jug be large, the
journey will be long; if small, the journey will be short; and so, if the
liquid drank be pleasant, so will the journey, and if unpleasant, the
journey will be full of troubles. =Juniper.=--It is unlucky to dream of
the juniper, especially if the person who so dreams be sick. But to dream
of gathering juniper berries, if it be in winter, denotes prosperity.
=Joy.=--To dream of joy and festivity, is a token of good for such as
would marry, or it betokens enjoyment for those fond of society. To the
sad and fearful it announces absence of heaviness and fear. =Juniper
Berries.=--To dream of these, signifies that the person so dreaming will
shortly arrive at great honors and become a great person. To the married
it foretells the birth of a male child. =Jail.=--If you dream of seeing
others in jail, you will be deprived of your own liberty. If you dream of
being imprisoned, you will be elevated to a high station in life and
increase your number of friends. =Jewels.=--To dream of possessing jewels,
signifies that you are on the road to happiness. =Jury.=--If you dream of
being tried by a jury, you will lose your sweetheart, and gain the
affections of another on a voyage. If you dream of being acquitted by a
jury, you will shortly meet with interesting and romantic adventures.
=Kill.=--To dream you kill a man, signifies assuredness of business. To
dream you kill your father, is a bad sign. To dream you are killed,
denotes loss to him whom you dreamed has killed you. =Keys.=--To dream of
keys is favorable to a person in trade, and to a sailor, they denote some
gift, and that the dreamer will become rich. To dream of finding a key,
denotes an addition to your estate. If you are married, it foretells the
birth of a child. If you give another a key, you will be speedily married.
In love, keys betoken faithfulness and a good tempered sweetheart.
To dream your keys are gone or lost
Denotes that you’ll be vexed or crossed.
=Knives.=--To dream of knives is a very unpropitious omen. It betokens
lawsuits, poverty, disgrace, strife and a general failure in your
projects. In love, it shows that your sweetheart is of a bad temper, and
unfaithful, and that if you marry you will live in enmity and misery.
=Kissing.=--For a man to dream of kissing a young maid, and that she
vanishes away before he can accomplish his desire, denotes that the next
day he shall see great store of good cheer. To dream you kiss a person
deceased, signifies long life. =Kite.=--To dream of your seeing a kite,
showeth you shall be in danger of thieves and robbers.
=Ladder.=--To dream you ascend a ladder, signifies honor. But to dream you
descend a ladder, betokens damage. =Lamb.=--To dream that you feed or
bring a lamb to the slaughter signifies torment. To dream that you see a
lamb, or young kids, signifies extraordinary comfort. =Leaping.=--To dream
you are leaping over walls, doors or gates, is a sign that you will
encounter many difficulties in your present pursuits, and that your
sweetheart will not marry you. =Legs.=--To dream that your legs are scabby
or itchy, signifies fruitless perplexity and care. To dream one hath a
wooden leg, signifies the alteration of condition, from good to bad, and
from bad to worse. =Letters.=--To dream you receive letters, is
demonstrative of your being beloved by a person of the opposite sex, who
is very much your friend. To dream of writing letters, shows success in
enterprises. =Leopards.=--Dreaming of leopards, foretells honor.
=Lettuce.=--To dream that one eats salads made of lettuce, and other herbs
that may be eaten raw, signifies trouble and difficulty in the management
of affairs. =Lemons.=--To dream of lemons denotes contentions in your
family and uneasiness on account of children. They announce the death of
some relation and disappointment in love. =Lion.=--To dream of seeing this
king of beasts, denotes that you will appear before your betters, and that
you will be promoted to some lucrative office, accumulate riches, and
marry a woman of great spirit. It argues success in trade and prosperity
from a voyage by sea. =Lookingglass.=--To dream of looking in a glass,
denotes children to the married and to the unmarried it promises a lover
speedily. =Lechery.=--To dream of lechery, denotes to the dreamer a spell
of sickness. =Leapfrog.=--For a man to dream he plays at leapfrog is bad.
For many causes, troubles and vexations will soon overtake him. If a
maiden has this dream, it signifies that her lover is inconstant. =Leap
Year.=--To dream of a leap year is one of the best and most lucky dreams.
Everything you undertake about this time will prosper and your efforts
will be fourfold successful. It is like good to male and female.
=Leeward.=--For a captain or seafaring man to dream his vessel drifts
leeward, is ominous of a storm. =Land.=--If a man dreams he hath good
lands well enclosed with pleasant pastures, bestowed upon him, he will
have a handsome wife. But if the land seems spacious and not enclosed,
that denotes pleasure, joy and riches. If he dreams that the said
unenclosed lands have fair gardens and fountains, fields, pleasant groves
and orchards adjoining thereto, that signifies that he will marry a
discreet, chaste and beautiful wife, and that she will bear him handsome
children. If he dreams the land is sown with wheat, that signifies money
and profit, with care and industry. But if he dreams it is sown with any
kind of pulse, that denotes affliction and trouble. =Lantern.=--He that
dreams he sees a lantern with a light in it, extinguished, that signifies
unto him sadness, sickness and poverty. =Laurel.=--To dream you see a
laurel tree is a token of victory and pleasure, and if you be married, it
denotes the inheritance of possession by your wife. To dream one sees or
smells laurel, if it be a woman, she shall bear children. If a maid, she
will be suddenly married. =Law.=--As to matters of law, to dream of
places, of pleading, judges, attorneys, &c., signifies trouble, expense
and revealing of secrets. If a sick man dreameth he obtains a suit, he
shall come to a better estate. =Lizard.=--To dream that one sees a lizard,
signifies ill-luck and misfortune by secret enemies. =Logs.=--To dream
that one is cleaving a log is a sign that strangers shall come to the
party dreaming. =Light.=--To dream you see a great light is a happy
presage. It denotes that you will attain great honors and become very
rich. In love, it shows a sweetheart of an amiable disposition, that you
will marry well, have children and be very happy. =Lightning.=--To dream
of lightning without tempest, and falling near, without touching the body,
signifies change of place. If a man dreams he saw lightning fall below
him, it will hinder his traveling. But if you dream that you are all
burned and consumed with lightning, it is death to the dreamer.
=Lilies.=--To dream that one sees, holds, smells lilies out of their
season, it signifies that the hope of the thing desired will be
frustrated. But the same dream of lilies in their season is good.
=Linen.=--To dream you are dressed in clean linen, denotes that you will
shortly receive some glad tidings. That your sweetheart is faithful, and
will marry. If it is dirty, then it denotes poverty, and disappointment in
love. =Lioness.=--Dreaming of seeing a lioness is good to the rich or
poor. Marriage is also hereby signified. Those that have children upon
this dream shall lose them. But if you dream that she destroys you it is
death to the dreamer. For persons at sea to dream of this animal is a sign
of storm. =Lean.=--If one dreams he is grown lean and wasted, he will be
disturbed and have suits at law, or some other ill business that will
occasion the loss of his estate, or else he is in danger of falling sick.
Nevertheless, if a woman dreams the tongue grows less, it signifies unto
her honors, wisdom, prudence and discretion. =Lice.=--To dream that you
are lousy and that you are killing a great number of them, is a very good
omen. It denotes great riches to the dreamer. They also portend
deliverance from enemies, and that you will overcome much slander and
malice. =Lips.=--To dream that one hath red, handsome lips, is a sign that
your friends enjoy their health. And to have them dry and chapped, the
contrary. =Lying.=--To tell a lie in a dream is not good, except by
players and jesters, who practise it, and deceive people. =Lake.=--To
dream of a peaceful lake, denotes content. To dream of gazing into a lake,
denotes an access of fortune from an unexpected source. To dream of
floating on a lake, signifies to glide through life without trouble and
with many friends. =Legacy.=--To dream of receiving one, denotes losing
whatever you own that is in the hands of another, involving you in
litigation, debt, unhappiness and trouble. =Laughing.=--To dream of
laughing violently, betokens sorrow and weeping. It also denotes change of
circumstances and friends. =Love.=--To dream of being in love, denotes
that you are not susceptible. If you dream of another loving you, you will
pass through life alone and unsought. =Lamp.=--To dream of a burning lamp,
signifies prosperity. To dream of a lamp suddenly extinguished, signifies
the death of a near friend. =Losses.=--To dream you lose something on
which you set great value, denotes that you will hear of something which
will give you great pleasure. If you dream of losing money, you will
receive a gift from some one which will astonish and please you. To dream
that you have lost some part of your dress, foretells you that there is
some one intending to confer some favor on you.
=Malice.=--To dream that some one bears you malice, foretells a pleasant
prospect in your worldly affairs; and that you will be advanced to some
important station either by marriage, if you are not married, or if so,
through the influence of friends. =Mansion.=--To dream that you inhabit a
mansion, is not good; expect some calamity happening either to yourself,
or some relative, or lover. =Maid.=--To dream you obtain a young maid,
signifies joy. To dream you take away a maid by force, signifies sorrow.
=Markets.=--To dream of markets filled with goods and folks, is a good
dream to those that traffic. But riding to market signifies a short
voyage. If in a storm, the voyage will be difficult and the success of
your voyage doubtful. If in fair weather, the result will be the contrary.
=Marriage.=--To dream you are married, is ominous of death, and very
unfavorable to the dreamer. It denotes poverty, a prison, and misfortune.
To dream you assist at a wedding, is the forerunner of some pleasing news
and great success. To dream of lying with your newly married husband or
wife, threatens danger and sudden misfortunes and also that you will lose
part of your property. To the sailor, it argues storm and shipwrecks with
a narrow escape from death. =Milk.=--To dream you drink milk, is an
extraordinary good sign. And to dream you see breasts of milk, signifies
profit. To dream you are carrying milk is a good sign, but if you fall and
spill it, misfortune will befall you, from which it would be difficult to
extricate yourself. =Mad.=--To dream you are mad, and that you are in
company with mad people, is very good to the dreamer. It promises long
life, riches, happy marriage, success in trade and good children. If you
are a farmer, some accident will happen to a part of your live stock, but
you will have plentiful crops. If you are in lawsuit, it will determine
greatly in your favor. =Mice.=--To dream of mice, denotes prosperity,
success in love, and a happy marriage. For a married woman to dream of
mice, it is a token that she will be with child shortly and that the fruit
of her womb will become very rich and powerful. =Midwife.=--To dream you
see a midwife, is a revealing of secrets, and signifies hurt. To those who
are kept by force, to dream of a midwife, signifies liberty. If a woman
that is not with child dreameth often of seeing her, it forebodeth she
shall have a fit of sickness, which shall be long and continuous.
=Martyr.=--If one dreams he dies for religion, that man will arrive at
great honor. It signifies also that his soul will be happy hereafter.
=Meat.=--To dream that you see the meat you have eaten, signifies loss and
damage. =Measles.=--If any one dreams he hath the measles, it denotes he
shall gain profit and wealth, but it shall be with infamy. =Mire.=--
To dream you wade in mire and stubble,
Foretelleth surely toil and trouble,
Yet perseverance will not fail
O’er toil and trouble to prevail.
=Monkeys.=--To dream of these mischievous creatures, is ominous of evil.
They announce deceit in love, unfaithfulness in the married state,
undutiful children, malicious enemies, and an attack by thieves.
=Mountains.=--To dream you see steep and craggy mountains, presages
difficulties in accomplishing your designs. If you ascend them and gain
the top, you will be successful in whatever you undertake, become very
rich, and arrive at great honors in the state. To a maid, they denote that
she will marry a man who will become rich and powerful, and that her
children will be people of consequence. =Mulberries.=--To dream of
mulberries is of good import. To the maiden, they foretell a speedy and
happy marriage. To the lover, constancy and affection in his mistress.
They also denote wealth, honors and many children. They are particularly
favoring to sailors and farmers. =Music.=--To dream you hear delicious
music is a very favorable omen, promising joyful news from a long absent
friend. To married people it denotes sweet tempered children. In love it
shows that your sweetheart is very fond of you, is good tempered, sincere
and constant. Rough and discordant music foretells trouble, vexation and
disappointment. =Monster.=--To see a monster in the sea is not good; but
out of the sea every fish and great monster is good. =Money.=--To dream of
receiving money, is a good omen. In love, it foretells a speedy marriage
and many children. If you dream you lose money, it is a proof you will be
deceived in love, and be unsuccessful in some favorite pursuit. To dream
you are paying money, foretells the birth of a son destined to cut a great
figure in life. =Moon.=--To dream of the moon is a very favorable omen; it
denotes sudden joy, great success in love; but unfaithfulness in the
married state, undutiful children, and malicious enemies. =Mother.=--To
dream you see your own mother living, signifies joy. To see your mother
dead, signifies misfortune. =Melons.=--To dream of melons, to sick persons
is a prognostic of recovery, by reason of their humidity or juicy
substance. =Monuments.=--If a sick person dreams of seeing monuments, he
or she is dreaming will quickly recover. For the healthy to dream of
monuments is a sign of good luck. =Misery.=--Dreaming that you are in
great misery on account of some calamity that has befallen either your
sweetheart, partner in life, or a relation, denotes that you may expect
some important event occurring, which will be deeply interesting to you.
=Mad Dog.=--To dream that you meet a mad dog denotes that you will be
fortunate in any undertaking in which you are engaged, and that success
will crown your efforts. =Murder.=--To dream that you see a murder
committed, indicates that you will shortly have the pleasure of welcoming
one whom you had not expected to see again in this world. =Murderer.=--If
any one dreams of being a murderer be sure you will be slandered and
calumniated by one who has been a professed friend and admirer previously.
=Musician.=--For one to dream of being a musician, who understands nothing
of the art of music, is an indication that the dreamer will have peace and
comfort in the domestic state.
=Nakedness.=--To dream you see a man naked, signifies fear and terror. To
dream you see a woman naked, signifies honor and joy, provided she be fair
skinned and handsome. But if she is crooked, old, wrinkled or otherwise
ill made, and black withal, it signifies shame, repentance and ill luck.
=Nightmare.=--To dream of being ridden by the nightmare is a sign that a
woman so dreaming, shall be domineered over by a fool. =Night-walks.=--To
dream of walking in the night, signifies trouble and melancholy.
=Nutmegs.=--To dream of nutmegs is a sign that many changes will overtake
you. =Navigation.=--If one dreams that he is sailing in a boat and
recreating himself without fear, he will have comfort and success in his
affairs, but if the water be tempestuous, it falleth out contrarily. To
dream of being in a ship or boat, and in danger of oversetting or
shipwreck, it is a sign of danger unless the party be a prisoner or
captive, and in that case it denotes liberty and freedom.
=Night-birds.=--To dream of any kind of night-birds, as the owl, bittern
and bat, is ominous, and those who have such dreams should undertake no
business on the day following. He that travels by sea or land, and sees in
his dream any of these birds, will fall into a great tempest or into the
hands of thieves. =Nightingale.=--To dream of the nightingale signifieth
good work, and principally wedding. =Nine-pins.=--To dream of playing at
nine-pins is a sign of quarreling; if successful, you will get the better
of your adversary; if the reverse, you will be worsted. =Night-hag.=--For
a woman to dream of a night-hag, denotes that she will be much slandered
by some one whom she deems her friend. For a man to dream of this
nonentity, is a sign that some woman is endeavoring to do him an injury.
=Neigh.=--To dream you hear horses neigh, augurs that you will have new
and powerful friends, who will do you much service. =Negroes.=--It is not
good to dream of negroes, unless they be singing or dancing, or otherwise
making merry. To dream of seeing negroes in a church is ominous of evil.
=Nose.=--To dream one has a fair and great nose is a good to all, for it
denotes prosperity in affairs, and acquaintance with rich persons.
=Nosegays.=--To dream of gathering and making nosegays is unlucky, showing
that our hope shall wither as flowers do in a nosegay. =Nut
Tree.=--Dreaming that you see nut trees, signifies riches and content
gained with labor and pain. Dreaming that you find nuts that have been
hid, signifies that you will find treasure. =Nails.=--To dream your nails
are growing long is very good, and denotes riches, prosperity and
happiness; great success in love, a good, industrious husband or wife,
with dutiful children; it also foretells that you will suddenly receive a
sum of money that will be of great use to you. =Nectarines.=--To dream of
nectarines is ominous of strife between friends, of riches to the farmer
and tradesman, of infidelity to lovers, of children to the married, of bad
weather to the sailor, and to the poor they announce plenty and increase
of wages. =Nuts.=--To dream you see clusters of them denotes riches and
happiness. To the lover, success and a good-tempered sweetheart. If you
are gathering them, it is not a good omen, for you will pursue some matter
that will not turn out to your advantage. If you crack them, the person
who courts you, or to whom you pay your addresses, will treat you with
indifference, or be very unfaithful. =Needle.=--For a female to dream she
is busy with the needle, indicates that she is about to take a journey
either of pleasure or necessity. For one of the male sex to dream he is
using the needle (except he is a tailor), forebodes a series of
distressing and unpleasant matters are about to harass and perplex him.
=Olives.=--To dream you see olives, denotes happiness, and that you will
be successful in all your present undertakings. To the lover, they
foretell a speedy marriage with the object of your affections. If you are
gathering them off the trees, they announce much trouble and vexation
through friends and children; to the lover, they show your sweetheart is
unfaithful. =Onions.=--
To dream of eating onions means
Much strife in thy domestic scenes;
Secrets found out or else betrayed,
And many falsehoods made and said.
=Oysters.=--To dream you are eating oysters, is a very favorable omen.
=Ocean.=--To dream you are on the ocean with a woman, is a sign some
female friend is deceitful, or that you are deceitful in some friends. It
is unlucky to dream you swim, walk on, or catch fish in the season. But it
is nevertheless lucky to dream of the ocean to any person about to go on a
journey, unless, indeed, it be very tempestuous. =Overturned.=--If a woman
dreams she be overturned while riding, it is ominous that she shall be
greatly distressed for a short time. For a man to have this dream, denotes
that some animal to which he is attached will sicken and perhaps die.
=Orphans.=--Whoever dreams of orphans will receive profits or riches by
the hand of a stranger. For a man to dream of a female orphan, denotes
that his wife will be rich. To dream about orphans in any way is an
excellent dream to both sexes. =Office.=--To dream you are turned out of
your office, foretells death and loss of property. If you are in love, it
foretells want of affection in your sweetheart and misery if you marry the
present object of your affection. =Oil.=--Dreaming that you are anointed
with oil, is good for women, but for men, denotes shame. =Olive
Trees.=--Dreaming that you see an olive tree with olives, denotes peace,
delight, concord, liberty, dignity, and fruition of your desires. To dream
that you beat the olives down, is good for all but servants. =Oven.=--If
you dream that you see an oven hot, it signifies change of place.
=Owl.=--To dream of this bird at night is a bad omen. It foretells
sickness, poverty and imprisonment. It also forewarns you some male friend
is perfidious. =Oxen.=--Dreaming of oxen denotes a year of plenty and
fruitfulness. But if they appear poor and lean it threatens a year of
scarcity and famine. To dream you feed oxen is a good sign, but to see
oxen go to water is a bad sign. =Old Man.=--For a woman to dream she is
courted by an old man, is a sure prognostic that she will receive a sum of
money and be successful in her undertakings. For a maid to dream of it,
shows that she will marry a rich young fellow, and have many children by
him, who will all become rich. =Old Woman.=--For a man to dream he is
courting an old woman, and that she returns his love, is a very fortunate
omen. It prefigures success in worldly concerns, that he will many a
beautiful young woman, have lovely children, and be very happy.
=Oranges.=--Dreaming that you see and cut oranges, signifies wounds, grief
and vexation, whether they be ripe or not. =Organ.=--Dreaming that you
hear the sound of an organ, signifies joy. =Orchard.=--To dream that you
are in an orchard, denotes that you will become rich, that you will marry
much to your advantage. For a married person to dream of being in an
orchard, shows an increase of children, who will become rich and live
happy. In love, it denotes affection and constancy in your sweetheart.
=Offend.=--To dream that some one has greatly offended you, is an
indication that you are going a long journey to some one you greatly
esteem. If you dream that you have offended some one you love, it
signifies that you are about to be visited by a friend whom you have not
seen for a long time. =Offer.=--For a female to dream that she has
received an offer of love from one of the male sex, portends troubles and
sorrows await her. For one to dream that she has rejected an offer of
marriage, betokens that she will be surprised with the news that a near
relative is dead and left her a large some of money.
=Pain.=--To dream you are suffering great pain from toothache, headache,
rheumatism, or in any part or your body, denotes that you are about to
receive some glad tidings from one who has been long absent from you.
=Passion.=--To dream that you are very passionate with some one, denotes
that you are likely to be afflicted with some dangerous sickness, probably
unto death. If you dream that some one is in a passion with you, it
betokens some good fortune is about to attend you. =Pedestrian.=--To dream
of making a long journey on foot, betokens great hardships, false friends,
loss of money, unhappy marriage connections and final retirement from the
world. =Peddler.=--To dream of a peddler, signifies that you have a false
estimate of your friends’ value, and that time will show them to be
hypocrites. =Physician.=--To dream of a physician, signifies good in many
forms; if he is relieving you, you have made a favorable impression where
you most desire it; if, as a friend, you meet him in society, look for
true, happy love. =Pleasure.=--If you dream you are enjoying great
pleasure, you may expect serious disappointment and difficulty in some
project that engages your mind. =Puzzle.=--If you dream that you are
puzzled with some intricate matter, and cannot unravel the mystery, be
sure that some one is about to confer a great favor on you.
=Ploughing.=--To dream of ploughing is good; but if the horse seems to
sink into the ground, it portends loss of labor, dearth of corn, and ill
harvest weather. =Pail.=--To dream of milking in a dirty pail, is not a
good sign. =Paper.=--To dream of paper is a good omen, but if it appears
rumpled, it will give you much pain. =Peaches.=--Dreaming of peaches in
season, denotes content, health and pleasure. =Pears.=--Dreaming of pears
well baked, denotes great success and expedition in business.
=Pies.=--Dreaming of making pies is joy and profit. =Pigeons.=--Dreaming
you see pigeons is good. =Pine Trees.=--Dreaming that you see a pine tree,
denotes idleness and remissness. =Pile.=--Dreaming that you pile anything
against the wall, denotes assistance in business. =Poverty.=--To dream of
being in poverty, signifies good to some, but cross fortune to those that
make commodity of their tongue and fair speech. =Prayers.=--To dream you
offer up prayers and supplications to God, signifies happiness.
=Predecessors.=--Dreaming of your predecessors, as grandfathers and other
ancestors, signifies care. =Pit.=--To dream of falling into a pit, shows
that in some way heavy misfortune is about to attend you; that your
sweetheart is false, and prefers another. To a sailor, it forebodes some
sad disaster at the next port you touch at. To dream you are in a pit, and
that you climb out of it, foreshows that you will have many enemies and
experience much trouble, but that you will overcome them, marry well, and
become rich; to sailors, it denotes that they will experience shipwreck,
and be cast on a foreign shore, where they will be hospitably received,
and marry rich and handsome wives and live at ease. =Plays.=--To dream
you are at play, is the forerunner of good luck. It betokens great
happiness in the marriage state, and success in business. To a maid, it
shows speedy marriage with a young man, who will be very successful in
life, and acquire riches and honors and make her happy. =Purse.=--To dream
of finding a purse, is a very favorable omen. It denotes great happiness,
and unlooked for prosperity. In love, it is the sure token of a speedy
marriage, and of being dearly beloved by the object of your affection. To
dream you lose your purse, shows the loss of a friend. In other respects,
it denotes that some pleasant adventure is about to happen to you, by
which you will be the gainer; to the sailor, it denotes the loss of his
sweetheart whilst at sea. =Plums.=--To dream of plums, augurs but little
good to the dreamer; they are the forerunners of ill luck, and show loss
of goods and reputation. They are indicative of infidelity in lovers and
much vexation in the married state. =Palm.=--If one dreams that he sees or
smells the palm, it signifies prosperity. If it be a woman that dreams so,
she shall bear children. If it be a maid, she will be suddenly married.
=Partridges.=--Dreaming of partridges, is a sign that a man shall have to
do with women that are malicious, ungrateful, and void of conscience.
=Plague.=--If any one dreams he hath the plague, it signifies his hidden
store will be discovered, and he will run the risk of losing it.
=Plant.=--Dreaming that you see a plant come out of your body, is death.
To dream of plants quick of growth, as the vine and the peach tree,
denotes that the good and evil portended shall quickly happen. But trees
that are slow of growing, as the oak, olive, &c., show that the good or
evil that shall happen to us shall be long in coming. =Polecat.=--If a man
dreams he has a polecat, he shall have some ill natured woman.
=Pond.=--Dreaming that you see a little pond, signifies the love of a
beautiful woman. If a woman have that dream, she shall have her design
accomplished. To dream that your pond is dried up, signifies poverty or
death. To dream that you are in a boat, upon a pond of clear water, is
very good, and signifies joy and success in affairs. =Pot Herbs.=--To
dream that you see pot herbs, especially such as have a strong smell,
signifies a discovery of hidden secrets and domestic concerns.
=Precipices.=--Dreaming that you see great precipices, signifies much
injury to person and goods. =Prisoners.=--To dream of seeing prisoners
executed, is a good dream, signifies a boldness of courage and a very
clear conscience. =Paths.=--
To dream in path both straight and fair,
Your work doth happiness declare;
But crooked ways denote much ill
To those who have a headstrong will.
=Peacock.=--To dream of seeing this beautiful bird, is a very good omen.
It denotes great success in trade. To a man, a very beautiful wife, much
riches, and a good place. To a maid, a good and rich husband. To a widow,
that she will be courted by one who will tell her very fine tales without
being sincere. It also denotes prosperity by sea and a handsome wife in a
distant port. =Pictures.=--To dream you are looking at beautiful
pictures, foreshows that you will be allured by false appearances into
some unprofitable concern, that you will waste your time on some idle
project, and that you will always be in pursuit of happiness without
attaining it. In love, it denotes great pleasure in the enjoyment of the
beloved object. It promises a handsome wife, a good husband, and beautiful
children. =Pomegranates.=--To dream of pomegranates, foretells some very
unexpected legacy, by which you will be enabled to make a fortune. They
denote that your sweetheart is of good temper, sings well, and is very
faithful. To the married, they show an increase of riches and children,
and great success in trade.
=Quagmire.=--To dream one is falling into a quagmire, shows obstructions
and difficulty in business. =Quails.=--Dreaming of quails signifies bad
news. =Quicksilver.=--To dream of this mineral is a sign of trouble,
discontent and unhappiness in the married state. To the lover, it is a
sure sign of quarrel; to the sick, a slow recovery. =Quartan.=--To dream
of having this complaint is good, particularly to a married person.
=Quack.=--To dream that you are under the care of quacks, is unfortunate,
and foretells to the person dreaming that he beware of these nuisances in
society. =Quinces.=--To dream of quinces, is favorable to the dreamer. If
you are in prison, you will be shortly liberated; if you are in trouble, a
change will take place that will relieve you from it; if you are sick, you
will soon recover; if you are in love, you will marry and become rich and
happy. =Quilting.=--To dream you are quilting, foretells to an unmarried
female that she will soon be wedded. It is also a good and lucky dream to
a man. To be at a quilting party is good. =Quiver.=--For either sex, if
unmarried, to dream of a quiver, is prognostic of success in love; but to
the married, it is a token of uneasiness to the dreamer. =Quoits.=--If
woman dreams she is playing at quoits, it denotes that she will have some
disagreeable and laborious undertaking to go through. To a man, it is a
sign of quarreling. Quoits were always considered a harbinger of ill luck
by the gipsies. =Quarreling.=--To dream you are quarreling, denotes that
some unexpected news will reach you, and that your sweetheart is about to
be married to another.
=Radishes.=--To dream of radishes signifies a discovery of secrets or
domestic jars. To lovers they foretell misfortune. =Rain.=--To dream of
being in a shower of rain, is particularly favorable to lovers. It denotes
constancy, affection and sweet temper. If it be very heavy rain,
accompanied by thunder and lightning, then expect to be assailed by
thieves. =Rats.=--To dream of seeing rats is a sign of having many
enemies. If you are attacked by rats, and get the better, it betokens you
will overcome your difficulties. If they should tear you, and make you run
away, then expect some heavy misfortune. =Riding.=--To dream you are
riding, if it be with a woman, is very fortunate. If you are in trade,
business will decay. =Ring.=--To dream of a ring is favorable, if it be on
your finger. If you are in love, expect to be speedily united to the
person on whom you have placed your affections. To dream your ring falls
off your finger, betokens evil, also the death of some near friend. To a
woman with child, it shows that the child with which she is pregnant will
encounter many difficulties, and be far from being happy. To a maiden, it
is a warning to beware of her present lover. =Roses.=--To the married,
foretell the loss of their children. To the lover, infidelity in the
sweetheart. =Reading.=--To dream you are reading an agreeable book, shows
you will be successful in love, and that you will become rich. In trade,
it is propitious. =Ribs.=--If one dreams he hath his upper ribs broken or
sunk, he will have some dissensions with his wife. If he dreams his lower
ribs are broken, he will be afflicted by his female relations and kindred.
If one dreams his limbs are grown longer and stronger than ordinary, he
will take delight in his wife. =Rice.=--To dream of eating rice, denotes
abundance of instruction. =Rasp.=--Dreaming that you see a rasp, is
unfortunate to the married. To a virgin, it is a caution for her to beware
of her lover. To the lover, it denotes that he will travel by sea.
=Rub.=--To dream that you are rubbing anything, denotes to the lover that
he will marry a very industrious girl, and be successful in business.
=Rusk.=--To dream that you are baking them, is good; but to dream that you
see others bake them, is bad. =Racing.=--To dream you are running a race,
is a token of good; presages much success in life, and that you will
speedily hear some joyful news. In love, it denotes that you will conquer
all your rivals, and be happy in the union with the object of your
affections. To dream you are riding a race, shows disappointment and
anger, bad success in trade and in love. To a married woman, it denotes
the loss of her husband’s affections, and that her children will be in
trouble. =Rouse.=--To dream you rouse a person from sleep, is good.
=Rainbow.=--To dream you see a rainbow, denotes great traveling and change
of fortune; it also foretells sudden news of a very agreeable nature; it
announces that your sweetheart is of good temper and very constant, and
that you will be very happy in marriage; great success in business,
through the means of trading with foreign ports. =Raspberries.=--To dream
of raspberries, foretells you of success in marriage, fidelity in your
sweetheart, and some news from beyond the sea to your advantage.
=Ravens.=--To dream you see a raven, is a very unfavorable omen. It
denotes mischief and adversity. In love, it shows falsehood; to the
married, they forebode much mischief, through the adultery of your
conjugal partner. To the sailor, they betoken shipwreck and much distress
on a foreign shore. =River.=--To dream you see a flowing river, and that
the waters are smooth and clear, presages happiness and success in life.
If the water appears disturbed and muddy, or has a yellow tinge, then it
denotes that you will acquire considerable riches. =Rhinoceros.=--To dream
of this East India animal, denotes success to the man of business, but
disappointment in love matters. But to dream they injure you, is
unfavorable to the dreamer. If you dream you see one dead, you will soon
lose a relative. =Rhubarb.=--If a person dreams that he handles good
rhubarb, he will be taken into favor with those he was not on good terms
with before; but to dream of the dried Turkey rhubarb, denotes sickness.
=Rabbits.=--To dream that you are among rabbits, denotes that, if you are
a married person, you will have a numerous family of healthy children. For
a single person to dream of being among rabbits, indicates a speedy
marriage. To dream you are shooting rabbits, foretells sorrow and distress
to the dreamer. =Ragged.=--To dream you are in a ragged dress, and that
you are suffering from privations, indicates that you will shortly be
raised to a higher position in society. =Rowing.=--To dream that you are
rowing in a boat, signifies that you will be successful in love and
business. =Run.=--For a man to dream that he would run, and yet cannot
lift up his feet, shows he hath an earnest desire to accomplish somewhat,
which he will find very difficult. When a sick person dreams he runs, it
is a good sign.
=Scorpions.=--To dream you see scorpions, signifies ill luck and
misfortunes. =Saviour.=--To dream that you behold the Saviour of mankind
suffering on the cross, denotes that you will be annoyed by some vile
aspersions on your character, but will eventually vindicate yourself
successfully, and be honored and respected by all whose opinion you value.
=Scandal.=--To dream that you are scandalized by one from whom you
expected different treatment, is an indication that you will be the
recipient of a legacy from a distant relative from whom you did not expect
anything of the kind. =Scared.=--To dream that you are scared by some
frightful spectacle, denotes that you will be shortly overjoyed by hearing
some pleasing intelligence from one whom you dearly love.
=Separation.=--To dream of being separated from one whom you highly esteem
and value, betokens much enjoyment to the dreamer from an unexpected
source. =Sickness.=--To dream one is sick, signifies idleness and want of
work. To dream one comforts the sick, and prescribes them medicine,
denotes profit and felicity. =Sparrows.=--To dream you see sparrows
jumping about your door step, is a sign of good fortune attending any
project you may set your mind on accomplishing. =Spirit.=--To dream that
you see a spirit before you of a comely aspect, and attired in white,
denotes joy and consolation; but if it be deformed and black, it signifies
deceit and temptation to sin. =Seat.=--To dream that one has fallen from
his seat, and would fain get into it again signifies that whatever office
or employment he is in, he shall be displaced from it, and not be able to
recover it again. =Serpent.=--To dream you see a serpent turning and
winding himself, signifies danger and imprisonment. It denotes also
sickness and hatred. To dream you kill a serpent, is a sign that you will
overcome your enemies. To dream of beating serpents is very good, and if a
serpent approaching near to do you harm, but does it not, it is a sign
that some ill woman shall be disappointed in her designs. =Strange
Place.=--To dream of being in a strange place, denotes a good legacy from
a relation while in prison. To the lover, they show inconstancy and want
of affection in the object of your love. To the sailor, sickness on the
next voyage. =Starching.=--To dream you are starching linen, shows you
will be married to an industrious person, and you will be successful in
life and save money. It also shows that you are about to receive a letter
containing some pleasant news. =Squirrel.=--To dream of a squirrel, shows
that enemies are endeavoring to slander your reputation. To the lover, it
shows your sweetheart is of a bad temper, and much given to drinking. If
you have a lawsuit, it will surely be decided against you. If you are in
trade, sharpers will endeavor to defraud you, and you will quarrel with
your principal creditor. =Sleep.=--To dream you sleep or slumber, is evil
to all, except to those who are in doubt or expectation of some danger,
for this delivers them from pain and care. To dream you sleep in a
churchyard, is death to the sick and hindrance to others. =Sold.=--To
dream of being sold, or set up for sale, is fair to those who wish to
change their condition and to those who are in poverty and servitude. But
to the rich, and the sick, and those who are placed in honor and
authority, it is ill. =Soldiers.=--To see soldiers in your dream, shows
troubles, persecution and lawsuits. To the lover, they denote that the
object of your affections will be obliged to quit the present place of
residence by command of a father, on your account. To the tradesman, they
presage loss of goods and quarrels with creditors. To dream they are
pursuing you, shows that you will be imprisoned and meet with heavy
losses, and be much disliked by your rich neighbors; this is one of those
dreams after which the dreamer is advised to change quarters.
=Spinning.=--To dream of spinning is good, and shows a person to be
diligent and industrious. =Son.=--To dream that a man talks with his son,
signifies some damage that will suddenly accrue to him. =Statues.=--To
dream of seeing brazen statues moving, signifies riches. But to dream you
see great statues moving, like monsters, denotes terror and perils.
=Stings.=--To dream of stings, signifies grief and care. To many, they
have signified love and injuries by wicked persons. =Shipwreck.=--To dream
you suffer shipwreck, the ship being overwhelmed, is dangerous to all,
except to those detained by force. To them it signifies liberty. =Single
Combat.=--To dream of a single combat, signifies lawsuits and marriages.
=Scratched.=--To dream of being scratched, betokens to him that is in
debt, that he shall acquit himself. To others it foretells hurt.
=Sisters.=--To dream you see your deceased brothers and sisters, signifies
long life. =Shaving.=--To dream you are being shaved, or that your head
has been shaved, is a very unfavorable omen; in love, it denotes treachery
and disappointment; and in the married state, infidelity and discord. To
the tradesman, it denotes loss of goods and business; to the sailor, an
unpleasant and stormy voyage; to the farmer, it prefigures bad crops and
diseases amongst his live stock. =Sheep.=--To dream you see a flock of
sheep feeding, is a very favorable omen; it denotes success. To dream you
see them dispersing, and running away from you, shows that pretended
friends are endeavoring to do you an injury, and that your children will
meet with persecution and great troubles. In love, such a dream shows your
sweetheart to be fickle and little calculated to make you happy. To dream
you see sheep shearing, is indicative of loss of property and the
affections of the person you love; also of your liberty. To dream you are
shearing them yourself, shows that you will gain an advantage over some
person who meant to harm you, and that you will get the better of
difficulties and marry the object of your affection. =Supreme.=--To dream
you have supreme command over any place, is unfortunate, particularly if
the person is sick and helpless. =Surprise.=--To dream that you surprise
any one, denotes good luck to the dreamer and great success in trade.
=Sycamore.=--To dream you see this tree, denotes jealousy to the married;
and to the virgin, she shall shortly be married. =Strawberries.=--To dream
of strawberries, denotes to a woman with child a good time and a boy. To a
maiden, speedy marriage with a man who will become rich and make her
happy. To a youth, they denote that his wife will be sweet tempered, and
bring him many children, all boys. They foretell riches to the tradesman
and to the sailor. They are a very fortunate dream to the farmer.
=Sun.=--To dream you see the sun shine, shows acquisition of riches, and
enjoyment of honorable posts in the state; also success to the lover. To
dream you see the sun rise, promises fidelity in your sweetheart and good
news from friends. To dream you see the sun set, shows infidelity in your
sweetheart, and disgraceful news. To the tradesman, loss of business. To
dream you see the sun under a cloud, foretells many hardships and troubles
about to befall you, and that you will encounter some great danger.
=Swallows.=--To dream of these harbingers of summer is a very favorable
omen. They denote success in trade and riches to the dreamer. In love,
they denote a speedy marriage with the object of your affections.
=Swimming.=--To dream you are swimming, with your head above the water,
denotes great success in your undertakings, whether they be in love,
trade, sea or farming. To dream you are swimming with your head under
water, shows that you will experience some great trouble and hear some
very unpleasant news from a person you thought dead. In trade, it shows
loss of business. =Shooting.=--To dream you are out shooting, is very
favorable, if you kill much game. To the lover, it shows a mistress kind
and good humored, who will make him an excellent and notable wife. To the
tradesman and farmer, success and riches. To the sailor, wealth acquired
in a distant country. But if you dream you kill little or no game, then it
presages bad luck, and disappointment in love. To dream you are shooting
with a bow and arrow, is a very favorable dream, particularly to the lover
and tradesman. =Silk.=--To dream you see silk, either in pieces or for
sewing, signifies prosperity and success in undertakings. To dream you are
clothed in silk, foretells that you will do honors in the state, and
become rich, but that you will quarrel with a rich neighbor, who will
endeavor to do you mischief. For a married woman to dream of being dressed
in a silk gown, shows her husband is fond of a harlot, who will go near to
ruin him. If a maiden dreams of it, she will speedily see her lover.
=Snakes.=--To dream you see snakes and serpents, shows that you will be
imprisoned, and encounter many dangers. If you are in love, your
sweetheart will be false; to dream you kill a snake, shows you will
overcome difficulties and enemies and be successful in love, trade or
farming, but unsuccessful at sea. =Swoon.=--To dream you see a person
swoon is unfortunate to the maid. To the married, it is a sign they will
become rich and prosperous. To those who are nervous it is bad.
=Scabs.=--To dream you are covered with scabs, is the sure forerunner of
great success and riches. =School.=--To dream you begin again to go to
school, and yet cannot say your lessons right, shows you are about to
undertake something you do not understand. =Sea.=--To dream of walking
upon the sea, is good to him that would travel; as also to a servant, and
to him that would take a wife, or who hath a lawsuit. To a young man, this
dream is love of a beautiful young woman. To a woman, it signifies she
leads a desolate life; for the sea is like a harlot, because it hath a
fair appearance and show, but in the end brings many to evil. To dream you
walk in the sea, or on the shore, or catch fish, is a bad dream.
=Ship.=--To dream of seeing ships freighted with goods, denotes
prosperity. If you dream of seeing ships endangered by a tempest, it
signifies fear. =Shoes.=--To dream of losing one’s shoes and walking
barefooted, signifies pain in the feet and sickness. It also denotes loss
of reproaches to those of a sanguine complexion, and more especially if
this dream comes to you in the first days of the moon. =Silver.=--If one
dreams he gathers up silver, it signifies deceit and loss; to see silver
eaten, denotes great advantage; to eat silver, signifies wrath and anger.
=Spectre.=--Few dreams are more certain of good luck to the dreamer, than
to dream of spectres. It prognosticates business to the merchant, work for
the artist and mechanic, and marriage to the maiden. =Sepulchre.=--To
dream of a sepulchre is a sign of great good to the dreamer.
=Singing.=--If any one dreams he sings, it signifies he will be affected
and weep. To dream you hear singing or playing upon instruments, signifies
consolation in adversity, recovery of health to those that are sick. To
dream you hear birds sing, signifies love, joy and delight.
=Small-pox.=--To dream one is full of the small-pox, denotes profit and
wealth without infamy. =Snow.=--To dream you see the ground covered with
snow is a good omen. =Stars.=--To dream you see stars clear and fair, is
good for a traveler, for it shows prosperity and advantage to a voyage or
journey, also good news; but, on the contrary, to see them dusky and
pale-colored, signifies all sorts of mischief. Seeing the stars vanish and
disappear, signifies poverty, vexation and disturbing cares to those that
are rich, and death to those that are poor. =Splendor.=--To dream that you
are surrounded with great splendor, and living luxuriously, is an
indication that you will soon be laid on a bed of affliction and perhaps
death. =Stealing.=--To dream that you are accused of stealing something,
is an indication that you will have a handsome present given you.
=Storm.=--To dream that you are exposed to a violent storm, denotes that a
reconciliation is about to take place between you and one with whom you
have been at variance. =Stockings.=--For a female to dream that she is
darning stockings, denotes that she will be gladdened by hearing of
something to her advantage. For a person to dream of having lost his or
her stockings, is an indication that trouble and distress will assail the
dreamer. =Success.=--To dream that you have been successful in some
enterprise in which you have been engaged, denotes that you will hear of
some person’s death whom you highly esteemed. =Swan.=--To see a swan in
your dream, signifies joy, revealing of secrets and health to the dreamer;
but if it sings, it foretells death. =Sweethearts.=--If a man dreams of
his sweetheart that is absent, and she seems to be more fair than usual,
it is a sign she is chaste or constant; but if she looks black or sickly,
you may be assured she hath broken her faith and has become altogether
inconstant. =Swine.=--In dreams, swine denote lazy persons, who think of
nothing but how to prey on other people’s goods; they signify also
covetous persons. To dream you trade in swine, signifies sickness. To
dream you see a sow with a litter of pigs, denotes distress.
=Talking.=--To dream that you are talking loudly of some matter or person
with whom you are not on the most friendly terms, signifies that troubles
are about to visit you. To dream that some person is talking about you, is
an indication that you will be gladdened by having a proposal made to you
that will be to your interest to agree to. =Tandem.=--To dream that you
are driving tandem, denotes that you will be prosperous in business and in
the marriage state. =Tears.=--To dream that you are shedding tears from
some heavy trouble, denotes that you will be speedily removed to a
situation in which you will enjoy much happiness. =Tradesmen.=--To dream
you see those you employ at work, signifies that they are honest in their
dealings with you. To dream you work yourself, betokens a happy contented
life. =Thorns.=--To dream you walk upon thorns, signifies destruction to
your enemies. =Throat.=--If any one dreams his throat is cut, he will be
injured by some person or other. If he dreams he cuts the throat of
another, he will do himself some great injury. =Torch.=--To dream of
holding a burning torch in the hand, is a good sign to those that are
young, for it signifies they shall enjoy their loves, accomplish their
designs, overcome their enemies, and gain honor and good from all persons.
To dream you see a torch extinguished or darkened, signifies sadness,
sickness and poverty. =Torture.=--To dream that you are undergoing some
torture from false accusation, denotes that you will be blessed with much
happiness and contentment in your future life. =Telescope.=--For a person
to dream of looking through a telescope at some distant object, is an
indication that the dreamer will shortly receive a letter from a friend
in a far-distant country. =Thirst.=--If any one dreams his thirst is
quenched, and that he has drank his fill of water, if the water appeared
clear and acceptable to him, he will live joyfully and become very
wealthy; if the water be troubled, lukewarm, stinking or dirty, he will
end his days in affliction. =Tamarinds.=--To dream of tamarinds denotes
vexation and uneasiness through a woman, bad success in trade, a rainy
season and news from beyond the sea that is disagreeable. In love, it
denotes disappointment. =Teeth.=--To dream you lose a tooth, denotes the
loss of some friend by death, and that troubles and misfortunes are about
to attend you. To dream you cut new teeth, denotes the birth of a child,
who will make a great figure in the world. =Thunder.=--To dream of
thunder, signifies affliction to the rich, but to the poor repose.
=Traveling.=--If one dreams that he is traveling through a wood and that
he sticketh in the briars and bushes, it betokens many troubles and
hindrances. To travel over high hills and mountains and rocky places,
signifies advancement, but with much difficulty obtained. =Trees.=--To
dream that you fell trees, signifies loss; to dream you are climbing them,
signifies future honor. To see withered trees, deceit; to see trees bear
fruit, gain. =Tempests.=--To dream you are in a storm or tempest, shows
that you will after many difficulties arrive at great happiness; that you
will become rich and marry well. For a lover to dream of being in a
tempest, denotes that he will have rivals, over whom, after a great deal
of vexation, he will triumph. It also foretells that you will receive some
good news from a long absent friend, who will overcome many difficulties.
=Thunder and Lightning.=--To dream you hear thunder and see lightning is a
very good dream. It denotes success in trade, good crops to the farmer and
a speedy and happy marriage to the lover. If you are soliciting a place,
you will obtain it; if you have a lawsuit, you will gain it. It also
indicates speedy news from a far distant country. =Toads.=--To dream you
see these venomous reptiles, argues ill to the dreamer. It shows enemies
and disappointment among friends. To the lover, it denotes infidelity in
your sweetheart. In trade, loss by swindlers and spoiling of goods. To
dream you kill a toad, denotes that you will overcome an enemy and
discover a person who is robbing you and in whom you place great
confidence. =Tombs.=--To dream of being amongst the tombs denotes a speedy
marriage, great success in business and the gaining of a lawsuit, also the
birth of children and unexpected news. =Trumpet.=--To dream you hear the
sound of a trumpet is a bad omen, and denotes troubles and misfortunes. To
the tradesman, it presages loss of business; to the farmer, bad crops; to
the lover, insincerity in the object of his affections. =Tarts.=--To dream
one makes tarts, signifies joy and delight. =Treasure.=--To dream you find
a treasure in the earth, is very ominous. It shows that you will be
betrayed by some one whom you make your bosom friend; that your sweetheart
is unfaithful and grossly deceives you; and should you not be able to
carry it away, then it denotes that you will have some very heavy loss,
and that you will be waylaid by robbers, who will ill-treat you.
=Turnips.=--To dream of being in a turnip field, or that you see this
wholesome vegetable, denotes acquisition of riches, and high employments
in the state. To the lover, they augur great fidelity and an exceedingly
good temper in your sweetheart, and that if you marry you will be very
happy, have fine children and thrive in the world. =Turkey.=--To dream you
see a turkey strutting about, is a sign you will overcome your enemies. To
dream you see or are amongst a drove of turkeys, betokens success in your
undertakings about this time. To dream of dead turkeys denotes that you
will encounter trouble that you will soon surmount. =Tumbler.=--To dream
you break a tumbler, is prognostic of secrets being discovered that have
long remained a mystery. To drink from a clear tumbler, denotes health and
activity; to drink from a dirty one, the reverse. =Tops.=--To dream you
are spinning tops is ill. =Teapots.=--If a person dream of teapots they
will soon form new friendships.
=Urn.=--To dream of this vessel has a happy signification, for it
foretells the marriage either of yourself, a near relative or a dear
companion. =Ugly.=--For a person to dream of being ugly or deformed,
indicates that the dreamer will be surprised by hearing from a long absent
friend a communication of a pleasing and gratifying nature.
=Undertaker.=--For a single person to dream of seeing an undertaker enter
the house, and attend to the mournful obsequies of a funeral, denotes that
the dreamer will be married in a short time. For a married person to dream
of seeing an undertaker attending to his duties, is an indication that his
family will be increased in a short time.
=Vermin.=--To dream that you are surrounded and attacked by vermin, some
creeping over your body, and others assailing you in various parts of your
frame, signifies that you will be gladdened and rejoiced to learn that you
have become entitled to the possession of considerable property through
the death of a relative. =Villainy.=--To dream that you are exposed to
some villainy by one from whom you expected different conduct, denotes
that you will be astonished to learn that you have had a fortune left to
you by one who was no relation. =Virgin.=--A virgin dreaming that she has
lost her virginity, signifies great danger. =Vow.=--To dream that you have
made a vow and broken it, is bad to all. =Velvet.=--To dream you trade
with a stranger in velvet and other silks, is a sign of profit and joy.
=Vote.=--To dream you are voting is bad, particularly to sick persons. For
a newly-married woman to dream of voting, is a sure sign her first child
will be a boy, who will come to great honors. =Vulture.=--To dream of the
vulture is unfortunate to all except sick persons, to whom it foretells a
speedy recovery. =Victuals.=--To dream of victuals and that you eat a
variety of them, signifies loss. =Vines.=--To dream of vines denotes
health and wealth to the dreamer. To dream you are a vine, foretells
abundance and fertility; for which we have the example of Astyages, King
of the Medes, who dreamed that his daughter brought forth a vine, which
was a prognostic of the grandeur, riches and felicity of Cyrus, who was
born of her body after this dream. =Vinegar.=--To dream you drink vinegar,
signifies sickness. =Violin.=--To dream one plays or sees another play
upon the violin or other musical instrument, signifies good news and
concord between man and wife, master and apprentice, brother and sister,
&c. =Vomit.=--To dream of vomiting, whether of blood, meat or phlegm,
signifies to the poor, profit, to the rich, hurt. =Venison.=--To dream
about venison, denotes change in affairs. To dream you eat of it,
signifies misfortune. =Volcano.=--To dream about volcanos forbodes liberty
to a person in prison, and peace and happiness to those out of it.
=Walking.=--To dream one is walking in the dirt, or among thorns,
signifies sickness. To dream one is walking in the water, or some torrent,
signifies adversity and grief. =War.=--To dream of war and affairs of war,
signifies trouble and danger. =Washing.=--For a man to dream he washes or
bathes himself in baths or hot-houses, signifies riches, prosperity and
health to the sick. But to dream he washes or bathes himself contrary to
the common custom, or in his clothes, is evil and betokeneth sickness and
great danger. To dream that you were in fountains, ponds or current water,
and in fair and clear floods, is good, but not that you swim, for that is
a sign of danger and sickness. Washing is a sure sign of removal.
=Wedding.=--For a man that is sick to dream that he is wedded to a maid,
shows he shall die quickly. If any one dream he is wedded to a deformed
woman, it signifies discontent. If to a handsome woman, joy. =Wife.=--If a
man dreams he sees his wife married to another, it denotes change of
affairs or condition. If a woman dreams she is married to another man, it
is the same. =Want.=--For a person to dream that he or she comes to sudden
want in temporal things, denotes that an unexpected good fortune awaits
them by the death of a wealthy relative or the success of some speculation
or business bargain. =Water.=--To dream you are drinking water, denotes
great trouble and adversity. In trade loss of business and being arrested;
to the lover, it shows your sweetheart is false, prefers another, and will
never marry you. =Watermill.=--To dream of being in a water-mill is a
favorable omen. To the tradesman it denotes great increase of business; to
the farmer, abundant crops; in love, success, a rich sweetheart and a
happy marriage. =Wasps.=--To dream that you are stung by wasps, signifies
vexation and trouble by envious persons. =Weasel.=--To dream of weasels,
shows a man in love with some ill-natured woman, by whom he will be
ensnared, or some domestic who will cajole his master by subtlety.
=Whales.=--If you dream you are sitting on a whale’s back, it is good. As
the whale is the greatest of the water animals, so the one so dreaming
will become a great person and live in peace many years. =Wild Boar.=--The
wild boar, in dreams, signifies a furious enemy, well furnished with all
things necessary. And thus, if any one dreams he has hunted or taken a
wild boar, he will chase or take some enemy that hath the same qualities
as the wild boar. =Wrist.=--To dream that your wrists are broken, is very
good. It foretells that you will marry your present lover and be very
happy. =Walls.=--To dream you are walking on a crazy, old and narrow wall,
denotes that you will engage in some very dangerous enterprise that will
cause you much trouble and vexation. If you get down without hurting
yourself, or the wall’s falling, then you will succeed. If the wall should
fall whilst you are upon it, you will be disappointed. If you are walking
between walls and the passage is very narrow and difficult, you will be
engaged in some quarrel, or disagreeable affair, from which it will
require great circumspection and caution on your part to disengage
yourself. But if you get from between them safe, you will settle well in
life, marry an agreeable partner, have children and become rich and happy.
=Weeping.=--To dream one weeps or grieves, whether it be for a friend
departed or any other cause, is joy and mirth. =Wheat.=--To dream you see
or are walking in a field of wheat, is a very favorable omen, and denotes
great prosperity and riches. In love, it argues a completion of your most
sanguine wishes and foretells much happiness, with fine children, when you
marry. If you have a lawsuit, you will gain it and you will be successful
in all your undertakings. =Wood.=--To dream you are cutting or chopping
wood, clearly shows that you will be happy in your family, and become rich
and respectable in life. To dream you are carrying wood upon your back,
shows that you will rise to affluence by your industry, but that your
partner will be of a bad temper and your children undutiful. If you dream
you are walking or sitting alone in an extensive wood by a running stream,
it denotes that you will quickly fall in love, and also that you will be
often married. To dream that you are walking or sitting there with a
worthy object of your affections, betokens your speedy union, which will
prove so felicitous that you will be called “the happy couple.”
=Wool.=--To dream you are buying or selling wool, denotes prosperity and
great affluence, by means or industry and trade. To the lover, it is a
favorable omen. Your sweetheart is thereby shown to be of an amiable
disposition, very constant and deeply in love with you. =Will.=--Dreaming
of making your will signifies that you will live a long time in
uninterrupted happiness and joy. For a woman with child to dream that she
has made her will, is unfortunate, as it denotes an unfortunate trial of
labor. =Wren.=--To dream of this little bird is good, as the wren is noted
for its innocence; the person so dreaming is certain of having a noble
friend. But to dream you kill it, is bad. =Walnuts.=--To dream of walnuts,
portends difficulties and misfortunes in life. If you have children, your
eldest son will marry a woman who will make him very unhappy. In love, it
foretells infidelity and disappointment. To the seaman, storms and
shipwreck. To the tradesman, loss of goods and reputation through a
confidential servant. =Well.=--If a young man dreams that he draws water
out of a well, it signifies a speedy marriage to a fair maid, who will
bring him a portion. If the water be troubled, he will be disturbed by
her, and suddenly fall sick. If he seems to give to others clear well
water to drink, it denotes that he will enrich them. But if the water be
troubled, he will afflict them. If he dreams that he sees a person fall
into a well, it signifies that the person dreamed of shall die quickly.
=Wounds.=--To dream you are wounded, is a very favorable omen, especially
if it be with a sword. To the lover, it denotes success in your amours,
and with an agreeable partner, who will be faithful and affectionate. To
the tradesman, profit; and to the farmer, increase in his cattle and
plentiful crops. To the sailor, a profitable voyage, with success in love.
=Wager.=--To dream you have laid a wager on some matter in dispute, or on
some event that has to come off, denotes that you are in danger of being
subjected to a serious accident, and that through the interposition and
courage of a friend you are permitted to escape with only a slight injury.
=Wages.=--For a workingman to dream that he has had his wages reduced,
signifies that he is about to be removed to a more lucrative situation. To
dream that he has had his wages advanced, denotes that he will shortly be
without employment. =Waves.=--To dream that you are on the sea-shore, and
surrounded by the waves, is an indication that you will be shortly placed
in very difficult and distressing circumstances, out of which it will
require all your energy and perseverance to escape. =Waltzing.=--To dream
you are waltzing with some agreeable partner, is an indication that you
will be subjected to some unpleasant treatment from one from whom you
expected nothing but kindness. =Widow.=--For a newly married woman to
dream that she is a widow, signifies that she will be blessed with comfort
and happiness in domestic life and be the mother of dutiful and obedient
children. =Wig.=--For one who has no lack of hair to dream that he wears a
wig, signifies that he will be compelled to stand before a judge in a
court of law, either as a criminal or as a witness. =Witchcraft.=--For a
person to dream that he has been to visit a supposed fortune-teller,
denotes that misfortune shall befall him, unpleasantness in his family,
treachery in his place of business and deception in those he supposed his
best friends. =Worms.=--To dream that you see a great number of worms in
your path, is an indication that the death of either yourself or of some
one dear to you may shortly be expected. For a young woman to dream that
she has trod upon a worm that was crawling in her path, signifies that the
engagement between her and her lover will be in danger of being broken off
through the machinations of a jealous rival, but eventually a
reconciliation will be accomplished. =Wreath.=--For a young woman to dream
that her head is adorned with the bridal wreath, is an indication that
death will shortly visit either herself or some one dear to her.
=Wreck.=--To dream that you are witnessing the wreck of some vessel at a
short distance from the sea-shore, is an indication that one in whom you
reposed great confidence will deceive you. =Writing.=--
Dreaming of writing ever means nerve;
’Twill grant or deny, will give or refuse.
=Yew Tree.=--To dream of a yew tree, is an indication of the funeral of a
very aged person, by whose death the dreamer will derive some benefit or
protecting hand among the relations of the deceased person. =Yeast.=--If a
young housewife dreams that she is kneading bread with yeast, she may
conclude that she will be the mother of a large family of children.
=Zodiac.=--To dream of the twelve signs of the zodiac, shows to a man that
he will be a great traveler, and sail once around the world. To a woman,
that she will wed a foreigner who is deeply skilled in astronomy.