Dreaming Dictionaries--Dreaming of an Anchor--Sick
Persons' Dreams--Coloured and Rich Raiment--Dreaming
of Fruit--Funerals, Hearses, Graves--Dreams sometimes
to be read contrariwise--Seeing Candles in the Visions
of Night, what they foretell--Darkness and
Gloom--Jewellery, Gold, and Silver--Losing and finding
Property--Dreaming of Fowls and
Eggs--Flying--Bagpipes, Dancing, and Banquets--Dogs,
Cocks, Cattle, Horses, and Sheep--Cakes, Corn, Milk,
and Cream--Dreams of Carrying and of being
Carried--Being hurt by Cats or by any description of
Vermin--Angels, Spirits, and Children--Clergymen and
Churches--A Broken Watch or Clock--Clouds--Falling
from a High Place--Flowers and Fruit--Sailors'
Dreams--Running Streams and Still
Water--Swimming--Ploughed Ground and Green
Fields--Presents--Glass--Dreaming of Hair--Fire, Cold,
a Tooth, Kisses, and Knives--Leaping, Climbing a Hill,
and Writing--Clean and Dirty Linen--The Sun, Moon, and
Stars, Rainbow, Snow, Thunder, and Lightning.
If dreaming dictionaries can be relied on, people may discover by
their thoughts in sleep when they are to be prosperous or unlucky;
when they are to have joy or sorrow; when they are to be successful in
love and war; and when they may expect friends to guard them against
enemies. To dream of an anchor is good; it gives hope of good fortune.
If a sick person dream of white clothing, he may look for protracted
indisposition, if not death; but black apparel denotes speedy
recovery. It is not good to dream of raiment of many colours. To dream
of being richly arrayed is good, but to see tattered clothing in the
visions of the night forebodes evil. It is good to dream of good ripe
fruit, but sour fruit signifies encounters with bitter enemies. Sweet
apples indicate faithfulness in a sweetheart, whereas unripe cherries
foretell vexation and disappointment to lovers. Good figs are signs of
prosperity. Gooseberries indicate to husband or wife many children.
Grapes foretell to the spinster a cheerful husband, and much
happiness in all her life. Dreaming of melons, mulberries, or nuts,
gives promise of riches, success in love, and harmony. It is also good
to dream of peaches, pears, raspberries, and strawberries; but if
oranges, plums, tamarinds, or walnuts are seen in the visions of
night, losses and crosses may be looked for.
To dream of a funeral denotes marriage, good fortune, and happiness.
If a maiden see a hearse in her sleep, she may expect a rich husband.
If a grave appear to one in his dreams, sickness and disappointment
may be expected, unless the dreamer imagines he is rising out of it.
In that case, success may be looked for. On the other hand, to dream
of being married is anything but favourable. Such a dream is
indicative of approaching disappointments, loss of property, and
death. The force of this seeming contradiction is to be explained by
the acknowledged fact that dreams are in many instances to be read
contrariwise. To dream of being burned is a sure sign of coming
danger. To see a candle extinguished foretells sickness; but the
appearance of a bright burning one betokens rejoicing. To the
unmarried, burning candles show speedy marriage. Dreams of darkness
foreshadow loss of property and friends; but if the dreamer in his
sleep emerge from the gloom into light, he may expect that he will
rise above his difficulties, and become richer and happier. To dream
that a friend is dead betokens hasty news, but not of an unpleasant
nature. It is fortunate to dream of jewellery. If a young lady see
herself decked with chains of gold and precious stones, she may be
certain a suitable husband will soon be hers. Precious stones give
promise of many children to the married. If pure gold be dreamed of,
success in business may be expected; but it is unlucky to dream of
silver. To dream of the latter metal denotes attacks by bitter enemies
and false friends. Small silver coins indicate poverty, and large ones
give warning of early misery. It is more lucky to dream of receiving
than of giving away money. If one dream of losing money, he will
undoubtedly meet with disappointment before he goes much further in
his journey of life. To dream of losing a purse has the same meaning
attached to it as the loss of money has; and the finding of a purse
may be read as the picking up of cash. To dream of having a ring on
one's finger is good; but to dream of losing a ring is unfavourable.
If a married woman lose her marriage ring, or dream that she has lost
it, she may expect her husband will die soon. If a betrothed maiden
lose or dream of losing her engagement ring, she may look for her
lover deserting her and marrying another.
Dreams of hens and chickens are warnings of coming dangers. If one see
in his or her dream an eagle soaring high, prosperity and honour are
near. To lovers this bird is one of good omen, foretelling rich and
good mates. To dream of geese is also favourable; but the person who
sees in a vision an owl, had better prepare for sickness and poverty,
and look for attacks from enemies. A young man who dreams of a peacock
may be sure of getting a beautiful wife; and a maid who fancies in her
sleep that this beautiful bird is coming towards her, may be certain
that the fates are to provide her with a rich good-looking husband. To
dream of swans denotes success to the business man, lovers to the
unmarried, and peace and plenty to the married. If swallows are dreamt
of, good news may be expected from afar, and prosperity looked for. To
dream of selling eggs for gold is good, but to dream of selling them
for silver betokens indifferent success in business, love, and war. To
dream of buying eggs indicates the gathering of great riches. If a
dreamer supposes that he is flying, he should prepare himself for a
long journey. This dream indicates to lovers a happy termination to
all their wishes, and to the married it denotes abundance and many
children.
To dream of bagpipes signifies contention and trouble. To dream of
dancing or of being at a ball or banquet, foretells preferment, joyful
news; and, in particular, such a dream foretells prosperity in love.
Barking dogs, crowing cocks, bellowing bulls, are unlucky to dream of;
but it indicates coming prosperity and happiness to dream of faithful
dogs, horses, cows, and fleecy sheep. But look out for loss of goods
if you see shorn sheep, and make up your mind to encounter danger if
you suppose in your sleep that you are falling off a horse.
Cakes signify joy and plenty, corn in great store, riches and
contentment, but grain in small quantities denotes scarcity. Milk or
cream thrown or spilt on one's garments is favourable. To dream of
selling milk denotes crosses in love; to dream of drinking milk
betokens joyful news; and to dream of milking kine shows success in
love to the faithful milk-maids. If a maid dream that she is engaged
in a dairy, she may be certain that her lover will turn out to be an
industrious, prudent husband. But if the farmer dream that he is
assisting in the dairy, he may look out for bad crops, and disease
among his cattle. If one dream he is being carried, he may expect to
require early help of some kind or other. If he dream of carrying
another, he may depend upon it, that before many days pass he will be
called upon to give the loan of money, sign a bill, or give away
property that will not be returned. If one dream of being hurt by a
cat, or by any description of vermin, he has good reason to fear he
will be overcome by enemies; but if he suppose in sleep that he drove
away or killed the creature, he will triumph over his foes. If a
squirrel be seen in a dream, the dreamer may rest satisfied some one
is endeavouring to injure his reputation; and to a lover it is a
warning of a busy and dangerous rival. To dream of angels speaking to
you is of good signification; and to think that you see them flying
above your head intimates joy. To dream of the devil or of evil
spirits, denotes danger from secret and open enemies. If a lover
dream of one of these evil beings, it indicates the existence of a
powerful rival.
If a poor person dream of children, he or she may expect to become
rich. If a childless spouse see in a dream children running round the
fireside, there is reason to fear the little prattlers will never be
there in reality. It is unlucky to dream that a girl has a beard, or
that a boy is grey-headed. It is unlucky to dream of a minister, but
it is not an evil sign for one to suppose he is worshipping in church.
If you dream that a watch or clock falls or is broken, be sure danger
is near.
Black clouds, seen in dreams, presage evil; white clouds denote
prosperity; clouds drifting high in air indicate that the dreamer is
going to travel, or that long absent friends are to return. To dream
of red clouds foretells contention and strife. To dream of fighting or
quarrelling should put one on his guard against the deceitfulness of
his own heart and the hatred of enemies. If the dreamer suppose
himself injured in a quarrel, he will be unable to escape humiliation
and shame. To dream of falling from a high place betokens loss of
substance and reputation. To dream of withered lilies, damaged
violets, and crosses, betokens evil. It is not good for sick people to
dream of withered roses; parsley foreshadows death to the sick. It is
lucky to dream you see yourself gathering flowers fresh in colour and
sweet in perfume. To dream of walking in a flower garden portends
elevation in fortune and success in love; and to dream of being in an
orchard where there is abundance of sweet and ripe fruit, gives true
promise of riches.
If a sailor dream of seeing a dolphin, he will be sure to lose his
lady-love; but if he dream that he is drowning, he may expect good
luck to attend him. It indicates success in love and business for one
to dream of catching fish. To dream of a rapid stream, is a certain
warning of coming opposition in every business and undertaking. If
one in sleep see a clear sheet of water, good fortune will certainly
follow. This dream promises good alike to lovers and men of business.
It indicates a smooth passage for one to dream of a calm bright sea;
but disappointments and trouble are foreshadowed when a stormy ocean
appears to the sleeper. Floating with the head under water foretells
great affliction, but swimming buoyantly in clean water shows that the
dreamer will rise above difficulties. If a person in business dream of
drinking water, loss of goods may be expected; and if a lover dream of
tasting water, whether from the sluggish river or from the clear
gushing stream, he or she may look for grief and loss of friends.
To dream of ploughed ground forebodes death of a near relative, and to
dream of green fields betokens happiness and prosperity. If a person
dream of receiving a present, you may be sure fortune is about to show
her favours in a peculiarly marked manner. To dream of glass is a sign
of danger and the inconstancy of friends. The lady who dreams of
combing her hair, has reason to believe her lover will prove true. If
one's hair appear long in the dreams of the night, friends full of
affection will cling round the dreamer; but if the hair be short and
seem to be falling off, it is unlucky. If one dream of seeing a house
on fire, he may be sure of receiving hasty news.
When one dreams of being cold or naked, he is threatened with sickness
and poverty. It is good to dream of seeing the portraits of friends.
One who dreams of losing a tooth, may look for death among his
friends. It is good to dream of giving or receiving kisses--it denotes
friendship, good health, and earthly prosperity. If one dream of
knives or any other description of sharp weapons, he may look for
strife. Difficulties await every one who dreams of leaping over a
fence or of climbing a hill. It is lucky to dream of writing or
receiving letters. Clean linen seen in sleep foretells gladness of
heart and faithfulness of friends; but dirty linen denotes
disappointment and distress. None could wish a better dream than that
in which is seen the clear sun, the rising moon, or the bright stars,
for each and all of these denote riches, joy, good news, and constant
friends; but it is ominous to dream of a clouded sun, a waning moon,
or a pale star.
The rainbow denotes early news of a pleasant nature: probably
requiring the dreamer to travel. If an unmarried man dream of snow, he
may depend upon it that he will before long lead a bride to the
hymeneal altar; and to a young woman it promises an honourable husband
and great riches. To the business man, snow seen in a dream foretells
success in his undertakings. It is good to dream of thunder and
lightning, in whatever state one is placed. He who dreams of these may
expect good news from afar, and increase of goods.
LAWS AGAINST AND TRIALS OF WITCHES.