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Abandon
To dream that you are abandoned, denotes that you will have difficultyin framing your plans for future success. To abandon others, you will see unhappy conditions piled thick around you,leaving little hope of surmounting them. If it is your house that you abandon, you will soon come to griefin experimenting with fortune. If you abandon your sweetheart, you will fail to recover lost valuables,and friends will turn aside from your favors.
If you abandon a mistress, you will unexpectedly come intoa goodly inheritance. If it is religion you abandon, you will come to grief by your attackson prominent people. To abandon children, denotes that you will lose your fortuneby lack of calmness and judgment. To abandon your business, indicates distressing circumstances in which therewill be quarrels and suspicion. (This dream may have a literal fulfilmentif it is impressed on your waking mind, whether you abandon a person,or that person abandons you, or, as indicated, it denotes other worries.) To see yourself or friend abandon a ship, suggests your possibleentanglement in some business failure, but if you escape to shoreyour interests will remain secure.
If you abandon a mistress, you will unexpectedly come intoa goodly inheritance. If it is religion you abandon, you will come to grief by your attackson prominent people. To abandon children, denotes that you will lose your fortuneby lack of calmness and judgment. To abandon your business, indicates distressing circumstances in which therewill be quarrels and suspicion. (This dream may have a literal fulfilmentif it is impressed on your waking mind, whether you abandon a person,or that person abandons you, or, as indicated, it denotes other worries.) To see yourself or friend abandon a ship, suggests your possibleentanglement in some business failure, but if you escape to shoreyour interests will remain secure.
Abbey
To see an abbey in ruins, foretells that your hopes and schemeswill fall into ignoble incompletion.
To dream that a priest bars your entrance into an abbey,denotes that you will be saved from a ruinous state by enemiesmistaking your embarrassment for progress. For a young woman to get into an abbey, foretells her violent illness.If she converses with a priest in an abbey, she will incur the censureof true friends for indiscretion.
To dream that a priest bars your entrance into an abbey,denotes that you will be saved from a ruinous state by enemiesmistaking your embarrassment for progress. For a young woman to get into an abbey, foretells her violent illness.If she converses with a priest in an abbey, she will incur the censureof true friends for indiscretion.
Abbess
For a young woman to dream that she sees an abbess, denotes that shewill be compelled to perform distasteful tasks, and will submitto authority only after unsuccessful rebellion. To dream of an abbess smiling and benignant, denotes you will be surroundedby true friends and pleasing prospects.
Abbot
To dream that you are an abbot, warns you that treacherous plotsare being laid for your downfall.
If you see this pious man in devotional exercises, it forewarnsyou of smooth flattery and deceit pulling you a willing victiminto the meshes of artful bewilderment. For a young woman to talk with an abbot, portends that she will yield toinsinuating flatteries, and in yielding she will besmirch her reputation.If she marries one, she will uphold her name and honor despitepoverty and temptation. [3] See similar words in connection with churches, priests, etc.
If you see this pious man in devotional exercises, it forewarnsyou of smooth flattery and deceit pulling you a willing victiminto the meshes of artful bewilderment. For a young woman to talk with an abbot, portends that she will yield toinsinuating flatteries, and in yielding she will besmirch her reputation.If she marries one, she will uphold her name and honor despitepoverty and temptation. [3] See similar words in connection with churches, priests, etc.
Abdomen
To see your abdomen in a dream, foretells that you will havegreat expectations, but you must curb hardheadedness and redoubleyour energies on your labor, as pleasure is approaching to your hurt. To see your abdomen shriveled, foretells that you will be persecutedand defied by false friends To see it swollen, you will have tribulations, but you will overcome themand enjoy the fruits of your labor. To see blood oozing from the abdomen, foretells an accident or tragedyin your family. The abdomen of children in an unhealthy state, portends that contagionwill pursue you. [4] See Belly. Abhor. To dream that you abhor a person, denotes that you will entertainstrange dislike for some person, and your suspicion of his honestywill prove correct.
To think yourself held in abhorrence by others, predicts that your goodintentions to others will subside into selfishness. For a young woman to dream that her lover abhors her, foretells that shewill love a man who is in no sense congenial.
To think yourself held in abhorrence by others, predicts that your goodintentions to others will subside into selfishness. For a young woman to dream that her lover abhors her, foretells that shewill love a man who is in no sense congenial.
Abject
To dream that you are abject, denotes that you will be the recipientof gloomy tidings, which will cause a relaxation in your strenuousefforts to climb the heights of prosperity. To see others abject, is a sign of bickerings and false dealingsamong your friends.
Abode
To dream that you can't find your abode, you will completely losefaith in the integrity of others. If you have no abode in your dreams, you will be unfortunate in your affairs,and lose by speculation. To change your abode, signifies hurried tidings and that hasty journeyswill be made by you. For a young woman to dream that she has left her abode, is significantof slander and falsehoods being perpetrated against her. [5] See Home.
Abortion
For a woman to dream that she assents to abortion being committed on her,is a warning that she is contemplating some enterprise which if carriedout will steep her in disgrace and unhappiness. For a doctor to dream that he is a party to an abortion,foretells that his practice will suffer from his inattentionto duty, which will cause much trouble.
Above
To see anything hanging above you, and about to fall, implies danger;if it falls upon you it may be ruin or sudden disappointment.If it falls near, but misses you, it is a sign that you will havea narrow escape from loss of money, or other misfortunes may follow. Should it be securely fixed above you, so as not to imply danger,your condition will improve after threatened loss.
Abroad
To dream that you are abroad, or going abroad, foretells that youwill soon, in company with a party, make a pleasant trip, and youwill find it necessary to absent yourself from your native countryfor a sojourn in a different climate
Absalom
To dream of Absalom, is significant of distressing incidents.You may unconsciously fall a victim to error, and penetratesome well beloved heart with keen anguish and pain over thecommittal of immoral actions and the outraging of innocence.No flower of purity will ever be too sacred for you to breathea passionate breath upon. To dream of this, or any otherdisobedient character, is a warning against immoral tendencies.A father is warned by this dream to be careful of his children.
Absence
To grieve over the absence of any one in your dreams, denotes that repentancefor some hasty action will be the means of securing you lifelong friendships. If you rejoice over the absence of friends, it denotes that youwill soon be well rid of an enemy.
Abscess
To dream that you have an abscess which seems to have reached a chronic stage,you will be overwhelmed with misfortune of your own; at the same time yourdeepest sympathies will be enlisted for the sorrows of others
Absinthe
To come under the influence of absinthe in dreams, denotes that youwill lead a merry and foolish pace with innocent companions, and wasteyour inheritance in prodigal lavishness on the siren, selfish fancy. For a young woman to dream that she drinks absinthe with her lover warnsher to resist his persuasions to illicit consummation of their love. If shedreams she is drunk, she will yield up her favors without strong persuasion.(This dream typifies that you are likely to waste your energies in pleasure.)
Abundance
To dream that you are possessed with an abundance;foretells that you will have no occasion to reproach Fortune,and that you will be independent of her future favors;but your domestic happiness may suffer a collapse under the strainyou are likely to put upon it by your infidelity
Abuse
To dream of abusing a person, means that you will be unfortunatein your affairs, losing good money through over-bearing persistencyin business relations with others. To feel yourself abused, you will be molested in your daily pursuitsby the enmity of others. For a young woman to dream that she hears abusive language, foretells thatshe will fall under the ban of some person's jealousy and envy.If she uses the language herself, she will meet with unexpected rebuffs,that may fill her with mortification and remorse for her past unworthyconduct toward friends.
Abyss
To dream of looking into an abyss, means that you will be confrontedby threats of seizure of property, and that there will be quarrelsand reproaches of a personal nature which will unfit you to meetthe problems of life. For a woman to be looking into an abyss, foretells that she willburden herself with unwelcome cares. If she falls into the abyssher disappointment will be complete; but if she succeeds in crossing,or avoiding it, she will reinstate herself.
Academy
To visit an academy in your dreams, denotes that you will regret opportunitiesthat you have let pass through sheer idleness and indifference. To think you own, or are an inmate of one, you will find that youare to meet easy defeat of aspirations. You will take on knowledge,but be unable to rightly assimilate and apply it. For a young woman or any person to return to an academy after havingfinished there, signifies that demands will be made which the dreamermay find himself or her self unable to meet.
Accepted
For a business man to dream that his proposition has been accepted,foretells that he will succeed in making a trade, which heretoforelooked as if it would prove a failure. For a lover to dream that he has been accepted by his sweetheart,denotes that he will happily wed the object of his ownand others' admiration. [6] If this dream has been occasioned by overanxiety and weakness,the contrary may be expected. The elementary influences often playpranks upon weak and credulous minds by lying, and deceptive utterances.Therefore the dreamer should live a pure life, fortified by a strong will,thus controlling his destiny by expelling from it involuntary intrusions.
Accident
To dream of an accident is a warning to avoid any mode of travelfor a short period, as you are threatened with loss of life. For an accident to befall stock, denotes that you will strugglewith all your might to gain some object and then see some friendlose property of the same value in aiding your cause
Accordion
To dream of hearing the music of an accordion, denotes that you willengage in amusement which will win you from sadness and retrospection.You will by this means be enabled to take up your burden more cheerfully. For a young woman to dream that she is playing an accordion,portends that she will win her lover by some sad occurrence;but, notwithstanding which, the same will confer lastinghappiness upon her union. If the accordion gets out of tune,she will be saddened by the illness or trouble of her lover.
Accounts
To dream of having accounts presented to you for payment,you will be in a dangerous position. You may have recourseto law to disentangle yourself. If you pay the accounts,you will soon effect a compromise in some serious dispute. To hold accounts against others, foretells that disagreeable contingencieswill arise in your business, marring the smoothness of its management. For a young woman book-keeper to dream of footing up accounts,denotes that she will have trouble in business, and in her love affairs;but some worthy person will persuade her to account for his happiness.She will be much respected by her present employers.
Accuse
To dream that you accuse any one of a mean action, denotes that youwill have quarrels with those under you , and your dignity will be thrownfrom a high pedestal. If you are accused, you are in danger of being guilty of distributingscandal in a sly and malicious way. [7] See similar words in following chapters.
Aches
To dream that you have aches, denotes that you are halting toomuch in your business, and that some other person is profitingby your ideas. For a young woman to dream that she has the heartache, foretells that she willbe in sore distress over the laggardly way her lover prosecutes his suit.If it is the backache, she will encounter illness through careless exposure.If she has the headache, there will be much disquietude of mind for the riskshe has taken to rid herself of rivalry. [8] This dream is usually due to physical causes and isof little significance.
Acid
To drink any acid is an adverse dream, bringing you much anxiety. For a woman to drink aciduous liquors, denotes that she may ensnareherself with compromising situations; even health may be involved. To see poisonous acids, some treachery against you may be discovered.
Acorn
Seeing acorns in dreams, is portent of pleasant things ahead,and much gain is to be expected. To pick them from the ground, foretells success after weary labors. For a woman to eat them, denotes that she will rise from a station of laborto a position of ease and pleasure. To shake them from the trees, denotes that you will rapidly attainyour wishes in business or love. To see green-growing acorns, or to see them scattered over the ground,affairs will change for the better. Decayed or blasted acorns have importof disappointments and reverses. To pull them green from the trees, you will injure your interestsby haste and indiscretion.
Acquaintance
To meet an acquaintance, and converse pleasantly with him,foretells that your business will run smoothly, and therewill be but little discord in your domestic affairs. If you seem to be disputing, or engaged in loud talk, humiliations andembarrassments will whirl seethingly around you. If you feel ashamed of meeting an acquaintance, or meet himat an inopportune time, it denotes that you will be guiltyof illicitly conducting yourself, and other parties will letthe secret out. For a young woman to think that she has an extensive acquaintance,signifies that she will be the possessor of vast interests, and her lovewill be worthy the winning. If her circle of acquaintances is small,she will be unlucky in gaining social favors. After dreaming of acquaintances, you may see or hear from them.
Acquit
To dream that you are acquitted of a crime, denotes that youare about to come into possession of valuable property,but there is danger of a law suit before obtaining possession. To see others acquitted, foretells that your friends will addpleasure to your labors.
Acrobat
To dream of seeing acrobats, denotes that you will be prevented from carryingout hazardous schemes by the foolish fears of others. To see yourself acrobating, you will have a sensation to answer for,and your existence will be made almost unendurable by the guyingof your enemies. To see women acrobating, denotes that your name will be maliciouslyand slanderously handled. Also your business interests will be hindered. For a young woman to dream that she sees acrobats in tights,signifies that she will court favor of men.
Actor and Actress
To see in your dreams an actress, denotes that your present statewill be one of unbroken pleasure and favor. To see one in distress, you will gladly contribute your means and influenceto raise a friend from misfortune and indebtedness. If you think yourself one, you will have to work for subsistence,but your labors will be pleasantly attended. If you dream of being in love with one, your inclination and talentwill be allied with pleasure and opposed to downright toil. To see a dead actor, or actress, your good luck will be overwhelmedin violent and insubordinate misery. To see them wandering and penniless, foretells that your affairswill undergo a change from promise to threatenings of failure.To those enjoying domestic comforts, it is a warning of revolutionand faithless vows. For a young woman to dream that she is engaged to an actor,or about to marry one, foretells that her fancy will bringremorse after the glamor of pleasure has vanished. If a man dreams that he is sporting with an actress,it foretells that private broils with his wife, or sweetheart,will make him more misery than enjoyment.
Adam and Eve
To see or hear Eve conversing with the serpent, foretells that artfulwomen will reduce you to the loss of fortune and reputation.To dream of Adam and Eve, foretells that some eventful occasionwill rob you of the hope of success in your affairs. To see them in the garden, Adam dressed in his fig leaf, but Eve perfectlynude save for an Oriental colored serpent ornamenting her waist and abdomen, signifies that treachery and ill faith will combine to overthrow your fortune.
Adamant
To dream of adamant, denotes that you will be troubled and defeatedin some desire that you held as your life.
Adder
To dream of seeing an adder strike, and a friend, who is dead but seemsto be lying down and breathing, rises partly to a sitting position whenthe adder strikes at him, and then both disappearing into some bushes nearby,denotes that you will be greatly distressed over the ill luck of friends,and a loss threatened to yourself. For a young woman to see an adder, foretells a deceitfulperson is going to cause her trouble. If it runs from her,she will be able to defend her character in attacks made on her.
Addition
To dream of pondering over addition, denotes that you will have a struggleto overcome difficult situations, which will soon prominently assumeformidable shapes in your business transactions. To find some error in addition, shows that you will be ableto overcome enemies by fortunately discerning their intentionbefore they have executed their design. To add figures with a machine, foretells that you will have a powerful allywho will save you from much oppression. If you fail to read the figures, you will lose fortune by blind speculation.
Adieu
To dream of bidding cheerful adieus to people, denotes that youwill make pleasant visits and enjoy much social festivity;but if they are made in a sad or doleful strain, you will endureloss and bereaving sorrow. If you bid adieu to home and country, you will travel in the natureof an exile from fortune and love. To throw kisses of adieu to loved ones, or children, foretells that youwill soon have a journey to make, but there will be no unpleasant accidentsor happenings attending your trip.
Admire
To dream that you are an object of admiration, denotes that youwill retain the love of former associates, though your positionwill take you above their circle.
Admonish
To admonish your child, or son, or some young person,denotes that your generous principles will keep you in favor,and fortune will be added to your gifts.
Adopted
To see your adopted child, or parent, in your dreams, indicates that youwill amass fortune through the schemes and speculations of strangers.To dream that you or others are adopting a child, you will makean unfortunate change in your abode.
Adultery
To dream that you commit adultery, foretells that you will bearrainged{sic} for some illegal action. If a woman has this dream,she will fail to hold her husband's affections, letting hertemper and spite overwhelm her at the least provocation.If it is with her husband's friend, she will be unjustly ignoredby her husband. Her rights will be cruelly trampled upon by him.If she thinks she is enticing a youth into this act, she will bein danger of desertion and divorced for her open intriguing. For a young woman this implies abasement and low desires,in which she will find strange adventures afford her pleasure. [10] It is always good to dream that you have successfully resistedany temptation. To yield, is bad. If a man chooses low ideals, vampirishinfluences will swarm around him ready to help him in his nefarious designs.Such dreams may only be the result of depraved elementary influences.If a man chooses high ideals, he will be illuminated by the deificprinciple within him, and will be exempt from lascivious dreams.The man who denies the existence and power of evil spirits has no arcanaor occult knowledge. Did not the black magicians of Pharaoh's time,and Simon Magnus, the Sorcerer, rival the men of God? The dreamerof amorous sweets is warned to beware of scandal.
Adulation
To dream that you seek adulation, foretells that you will pompouslyfill unmerited positions of honor. If you offer adulation, you will expressly part with some dearbelonging in the hope of furthering material interests.
Advancement
To dream of advancing in any engagement, denotes your rapid ascendencyto preferment and to the consummation of affairs of the heart. To see others advancing, foretells that friends will hold positionsof favor near you.
Adversary
To dream that you meet or engage with an adversary, denotes thatyou will promptly defend any attacks on your interest.Sickness may also threaten you after this dream. If you overcome an adversary, you will escape the effectof some serious disaster. [11] See Enemies.
Adventurer
To dream that you are victimized by an adventurer, proves that youwill be an easy prey for flatterers and designing villains.You will be unfortunate in manipulating your affairs toa smooth consistency. For a young woman to think she is an adventuress, portends that shewill be too wrapped up in her own conduct to see that she is beingflattered into exchanging her favors for disgrace.
Adversity
To dream that you are in the clutches of adversity, denotes that youwill have failures and continued bad prospects. To see others in adversity, portends gloomy surroundings, and the illnessof some one will produce grave fears of the successful working of plans.[12] [12] The old dream books give this as a sign of coming prosperity.This definition is untrue. There are two forces at work in man, one fromwithin and the other from without. They are from two distinct spheres;the animal mind influenced by the personal world of carnal appetites,and the spiritual mind from the realm of universal Brotherhood,present antagonistic motives on the dream consciousness. If these twoforces were in harmony, the spirit or mental picture from the dreammind would find a literal fulfilment in the life of the dreamer.The pleasurable sensations of the body cause the spirit anguish.The selfish enrichment of the body impoverishes the spirit influence uponthe Soul. The trials of adversity often cause the spirit to rejoiceand the flesh to weep. If the cry of the grieved spirit is lefton the dream mind it may indicate to the dreamer worldly advancement,but it is hardly the theory of the occult forces, which have contributedto the contents of this book.
Advertisement
To dream that you are getting out advertisements, denotes that youwill have to resort to physical labor to promote your interest,or establish your fortune. To read advertisements, denotes that enemies will overtake you,and defeat you in rivalry.
Advice
To dream that you receive advice, denotes that you will be enabled to raiseyour standard of integrity, and strive by honest means to reach independentcompetency and moral altitude. To dream that you seek legal advice, foretells that there willbe some transactions in your affairs which will create doubtof their merits and legality.
Advocate
To dream that you advocate any cause, denotes that you will be faithfulto your interests, and endeavor to deal honestly with the public,as your interests affect it, and be loyal to your promises to friends.
Afraid
To feel that you are afraid to proceed with some affair, or continuea journey, denotes that you will find trouble in your household,and enterprises will be unsuccessful. To see others afraid, denotes that some friend will be deterredfrom performing some favor for you because of his own difficulties. For a young woman to dream that she is afraid of a dog,there will be a possibility of her doubting a true friend.
Africa
To dream that you are in Africa surrounded by Cannibals, foretells that youwill be oppressed by enemies and quarrelsome persons. For a woman to dream of African scenes, denotes she will make journeyswhich will prove lonesome and devoid of pleasure or profit.
Afternoon
For a woman to dream of an afternoon, denotes she will formfriendships which will be lasting and entertaining. A cloudy,rainy afternoon, implies disappointment and displeasure.
Affliction
To dream that affliction lays a heavy hand upon you and calls your energyto a halt, foretells that some disaster is surely approaching you. To see others afflicted, foretells that you will be surroundedby many ills and misfortunes.
Affrightned
[13] See Agony. {unable to tie this note to the text???} To see others affrighted, brings you close to misery and distressing scenes.Dreams of this nature are frequently caused by nervous and feverishconditions, either from malaria or excitement. When such is the case,the dreamer is warned to take immediate steps to remove the cause.Such dreams or reveries only occur when sleep is disturbed. To dream that you are affrighted, foretells that you will sustainan injury through an accident.
Affront
This is a bad dream. The dreamer is sure to shed tears and weep.For a young woman to dream that she is affronted, denotes that someunfriendly person will take advantage of her ignorance to placeher in a compromising situation with a stranger, or to jeopardizeher interests with a friend.
Affluence
To dream that you are in affluence, foretells that you will makefortunate ventures, and will be pleasantly associated withpeople of wealth. To young women, a vision of weird and fairyaffluence is ominous of illusive and evanescent pleasure.They should study more closely their duty to friends and parents.After dreams of this nature they are warned to cultivate a lovefor home life. [14] See Wealth.
Agate
To see agate in a dream, signifies a slight advancement in business affairs.
Age
To dream of age, portends failures in any kind of undertaking. To dream of your own age, indicates that perversity of opinion will bringdown upon you the indignation of relatives. For a young woman to dream of being accused of being olderthan she is, denotes that she will fall into bad companionship,and her denial of stated things will be brought to scorn.To see herself looking aged, intimates possible sickness,or unsatisfactory ventures. If it is her lover she sees aged,she will be in danger of losing him.
Agony
This is not as good a dream, as some would wish you to believe.It portends worry and pleasure intermingled, more of the formerthan of the latter. To be in agony over the loss of money, or property, denotes that disturbingand imaginary fears will rack you over the critical condition of affairs,or the illness of some dear relative. [15] See Weeping.
Ague
A sickly condition of the dreamer is sometimes implied by this dream.To dream that you are shaking with an ague, signifies that you will sufferfrom some physical disorder, and that fluctuating opinions of your ownaffairs may bring you to the borders of prostration. To see others thus affected, denotes that you will offend peopleby your supreme indifference to the influences of others.
Air
This dream denotes a withering state of things, and bodes no goodto the dreamer. To dream of breathing hot air suggests that you will be influencedto evil by oppression. To feel cold air, denotes discrepancies in your business,and incompatibility in domestic relations. To feel oppressed with humidity, some curse will fall on youthat will prostrate and close down on your optimistical viewsof the future.
Alabaster
To dream of alabaster, foretells success in marriage and alllegitimate affairs. To break an alabaster figure or vessel,denotes sorrow and repentence. For a young woman to lose analabaster box containing incense, signifies that she will loseher lover or property through carelessness of her reputation.
Alarm Bell
To hear a bell in your sleep, denotes that you will have cause for anxiety.
Album
To dream of an album, denotes you will have success and true friends. For a young woman to dream of looking at photographs in an album,foretells that she will soon have a new lover who will be veryagreeable to her.
Ale-house
The dreamer of an ale-house should be very cautious of his affairs.Enemies are watching him.
Alien
To dream of a stranger pleasing you, denotes good health andpleasant surroundings; if he displeases you, look for disappointments. To dream you are an alien, denotes abiding friendships.
Alley
To dream of an alley, denotes your fortune will not be so pleasingor promising as formerly. Many vexing cares will presentthemselves to you. For a young woman to wander through an alley after dark, warns herof disreputable friendships and a stigma on her character.
Alligator
To dream of an alligator, unless you kill it, is unfavorable to all personsconnected with the dream. It is a dream of caution.
Alloy
To dream of alloy, denotes your business will vex you in its complications.For a woman to dream of alloy, is significant of sorrow and troublecompletely hiding pleasure.
Almanac
To dream of an almanac, means variable fortunes and illusive pleasures.To be studying the signs, foretells that you will be harassed by smallmatters taking up your time.
Almonds
This is a good omen. It has wealth in store. However, sorrow willgo with it for a short while. If the almonds are defective,your disappointment in obtaining a certain wish will be completeuntil new conditions are brought about.
Alms
Alms will bring evil if given or taken unwillingly. Otherwise, a good dream.
Alms-house
For a young woman to dream of an almshouse, denotes she will meetfailure in her efforts to contract a worldly marriage.
Altar
To dream of seing{sic} a priest at the altar, denotes quarrelsand unsatisfactory states in your business and home.To see a marriage, sorrow to friends, and death to old age. An altar would hardly be shown you in a dream, accept to warn youagainst the commission of error. Repentance is also implied.
Alum
Alum seen in a dream, portends frustration of well laid plans.To taste alum, denotes secret remorse over some evil work by youupon some innocent person. For a woman to dream of quantities of alum, foretells disappointmentin her marriage and loss of affection.
Aluminum
To dream of aluminum, denotes contentment with any fortune, however small.For a woman to see her aluminum ornaments or vessels tarnished,foretells strange and unexpected sorrow, and loss will befall her.
Amateur
To dream of seeing an amateur actor on the stage, denotes that youwill see your hopes pleasantly and satisfactorily fulfilled.If they play a tragedy, evil will be disseminated through your happiness.If there is an indistinctness or distorted images in the dream,you are likely to meet with quick and decided defeat in some enterpriseapart from your regular business.
Ambush
To dream that your are atacked{sic} from ambush, denotes that youhave lurking secretly near you a danger, which will soon set uponand overthrow you if you are heedless of warnings. If you lie in ambush to revenge yourself on others, you will unhesitatinglystoop to debasing actions to defraud your friends.
America
High officials should be careful of State affairs, others will do well to lookafter their own person, for some trouble is at hand after this dream.
Amethyst
Amethyst seen in a dream, represents contentment with fair business. For a young woman to lose an amethyst, fortells broken engagementsand slights in love.
Ammonia
For a young woman to see clear bottles of ammonia, foretells shewill be deceived in the character and intentions of some personwhom she considers friendly. Ammonia seen in a dream, means displeasure will be felt by the dreamerat the conduct of a friend. Quarrels and disruptions of friendshipswill follow this dream.
Ammunition
To dream of ammunition, foretells the undertaking of some work,which promises fruitful completion. To dream your ammunitionis exhausted, denotes fruitless struggles and endeavors.
Amorous
To dream you are amorous, warns you against personal desires and pleasures,as they are threatening to engulf you in scandal. For a young woman it portends illicit engagements, unless she choosesstaid and moral companions. For a married woman, it foreshadowsdiscontent and desire for pleasure outside the home. To see others amorous, foretells that you will be persuaded to neglectyour moral obligations. To see animals thus, denotes you will engagein degrading pleasures with fast men or women.
Amputation
Ordinary amputation of limbs, denotes small offices lost;the loss of entire legs or arms, unusual depression in trade.To seamen, storm and loss of property. Afflicted personsshould be warned to watchfulness after this dream.
Anchor
To dream of an anchor is favorable to sailors, if seas are calm.To others it portends separation from friends, change of residence,and foreign travel. Sweethearts are soon to quarrel if eithersees an anchor.
Andirons
Andirons seen in a dream, denotes good will among friends,if the irons support burning logs; if they are in an empty fireplace,loss of property and death are signified.
Anecdote
To dream of relating an anecdote, signifies that you will greatly prefergay companionship to that of intellect, and that your affairs will proveas unstable as yourself. For a young woman to hear anecdotes related, denotes that shewill be one of a merry party of pleasure-seekers.
Angels
To dream of angels is prophetic of disturbing influences in the soul.It brings a changed condition of the person's lot. If the dreamis unusually pleasing, you will hear of the health of friends,and receive a legacy from unknown relatives.
If the dream comes as a token of warning, the dreamer mayexpect threats of scandal about love or money matters.To wicked people, it is a demand to repent; to good people itshould be a consolation.
If the dream comes as a token of warning, the dreamer mayexpect threats of scandal about love or money matters.To wicked people, it is a demand to repent; to good people itshould be a consolation.
Anger
To dream of anger, denotes that some awful trial awaits you. Disappointments in loved ones, and broken ties, of enemies may make new attacks upon your property or character. To dreams that friends or relatives are angry with you, while you meet their anger with composure, denotes you will mediate between opposing friends, and gain their lasting favor and gratitude.
Angling
To dream of catching fish is good. If you fail to catch any, it will be bad for you.
Annoy
This dream denotes that you have enemies who are at work against you. Annoyances experienced in dreams are apt to find speedy fulfilment in the trifling incidents of the following day
Antelope
Seeing antelopes in a dream, foretells your ambitions will be high, but may be realized by putting forth great energy.
For a young woman to see an antelope miss its footing and fall from a height, denotes the love she aspires to will prove her undoing.
For a young woman to see an antelope miss its footing and fall from a height, denotes the love she aspires to will prove her undoing.
Ants
The dreamer of ants should expect many petty annoyances during the day; chasing little worries, and finding general dissatisfaction in all things.
Anvil
To see hot iron with sparks flying, is significant of a pleasing work; to the farmer, an abundant crop; favorable indeed to women. Cold, or small, favors may be expected from those in power. The means of success is in your power, but in order to obtain it you will have to labor under difficulty. If the anvil is broken, it foretells that you have, through your own neglect, thrown away promising opportunities that cannot be recalled.
Anxiety
A dream of this kind is occasionally a good omen, denoting, after threatening states, success and rejuvenation of mind; but if the dreamer is anxious about some momentous affair, it indicates a disastrous combination of business and social states.
Apes
This dream brings humiliation and disease to some dear friend. To see a small ape cling to a tree, warns the dreamer to beware; a false person is close to you and will cause unpleasantness in your circle. Deceit goes with this dream.
Apparel
To see fine apparel, but out of date, foretells that you will have fortune, but you will scorn progressive ideas.
If you reject out-of-date apparel, you will outgrow present environments and enter into new relations, new enterprises and new loves, which will transform you into a different person.
To see yourself or others appareled in white, denotes eventful changes, and you will nearly always find the change bearing sadness.
To walk with a person wearing white, proclaims that person's illness or distress, unless it be a young woman or child, then you will have pleasing surroundings for a season at least.
To see yourself, or others, dressed in black, portends quarrels, disappointments, and disagreeable companions; or, if it refers to business, the business will fall short of expectations.
To see yellow apparel, foretells approaching gaieties and financial progress. Seen as a flitting spectre, in an unnatural light, the reverse may be expected. You will be fortunate if you dream of yellow cloth.
To dream of blue apparel, signifies carrying forward to victory your aspirations, through energetic, insistent efforts. Friends will loyally support you.
To dream of crimson apparel, foretells that you will escape formidable enemies by a timely change in your expressed intention. To see green apparel, is a hopeful sign of prosperity and happiness.
To see many colored apparel, foretells swift changes, and intermingling of good and bad influences in your future.
To dream of misfitting apparel, intimates crosses in your affections, and that you are likely to make a mistake in some enterprise.
To see old or young in appropriate apparel, denotes that you will undertake some engagement for which you will have no liking, and which will give rise to many cares.
For a woman to dream that she is displeased with her apparel, foretells that she will find many vexatious rivalries in her quest for social distinction.
To admire the apparel of others, denotes that she will have jealous fears of her friends.
To dream of the loss of any article of apparel, denotes disturbances in your business and love affairs. For a young woman to dream of being attired in a guazy black costume, foretells she will undergo chastening sorrow and disappointment.
For a young woman to dream that she meets another attired in a crimson dress with a crepe mourning veil over her face, foretells she will be outrivaled by one she hardly considers her equal, and bitter disappointment will sour her against women generally.
The dreamer interpreting the dream of apparel should be careful to note whether the objects are looking natural. If the faces are distorted and the light unearthly, though the colors are bright, beware; the miscarriage of some worthy plan will work you harm. There are few dreams in which the element of evil is wanting, as there are few enterprises in waking life from which the element of chance is obviated.
If you reject out-of-date apparel, you will outgrow present environments and enter into new relations, new enterprises and new loves, which will transform you into a different person.
To see yourself or others appareled in white, denotes eventful changes, and you will nearly always find the change bearing sadness.
To walk with a person wearing white, proclaims that person's illness or distress, unless it be a young woman or child, then you will have pleasing surroundings for a season at least.
To see yourself, or others, dressed in black, portends quarrels, disappointments, and disagreeable companions; or, if it refers to business, the business will fall short of expectations.
To see yellow apparel, foretells approaching gaieties and financial progress. Seen as a flitting spectre, in an unnatural light, the reverse may be expected. You will be fortunate if you dream of yellow cloth.
To dream of blue apparel, signifies carrying forward to victory your aspirations, through energetic, insistent efforts. Friends will loyally support you.
To dream of crimson apparel, foretells that you will escape formidable enemies by a timely change in your expressed intention. To see green apparel, is a hopeful sign of prosperity and happiness.
To see many colored apparel, foretells swift changes, and intermingling of good and bad influences in your future.
To dream of misfitting apparel, intimates crosses in your affections, and that you are likely to make a mistake in some enterprise.
To see old or young in appropriate apparel, denotes that you will undertake some engagement for which you will have no liking, and which will give rise to many cares.
For a woman to dream that she is displeased with her apparel, foretells that she will find many vexatious rivalries in her quest for social distinction.
To admire the apparel of others, denotes that she will have jealous fears of her friends.
To dream of the loss of any article of apparel, denotes disturbances in your business and love affairs. For a young woman to dream of being attired in a guazy black costume, foretells she will undergo chastening sorrow and disappointment.
For a young woman to dream that she meets another attired in a crimson dress with a crepe mourning veil over her face, foretells she will be outrivaled by one she hardly considers her equal, and bitter disappointment will sour her against women generally.
The dreamer interpreting the dream of apparel should be careful to note whether the objects are looking natural. If the faces are distorted and the light unearthly, though the colors are bright, beware; the miscarriage of some worthy plan will work you harm. There are few dreams in which the element of evil is wanting, as there are few enterprises in waking life from which the element of chance is obviated.
Apparition
Take unusual care of all depending upon you. Calamity awaits you and yours. Both property and life are in danger. Young people should be decidedly upright in their communications with the opposite sex. Character is likely to be rated at a discount.
Apples
This is a very good dream to the majority of people. To see red apples on trees with green foliage is exceedingly propitious to the dreamer.
To eat them is not as good, unless they be faultless. A friend who interprets dreams says: ``Ripe apples on a tree, denotes that the time has arrived for you to realize your hopes; think over what you intend to do, and go fearlessly ahead. Ripe on the top of the tree, warns you not to aim too high. Apples on the ground imply that false friends, and flatterers are working you harm. Decayed apples typify hopeless efforts.''
To eat them is not as good, unless they be faultless. A friend who interprets dreams says: ``Ripe apples on a tree, denotes that the time has arrived for you to realize your hopes; think over what you intend to do, and go fearlessly ahead. Ripe on the top of the tree, warns you not to aim too high. Apples on the ground imply that false friends, and flatterers are working you harm. Decayed apples typify hopeless efforts.''
Apprentice
To dream that you serve as an apprentice, foretells you will have a struggle to win a place among your companions
Apricot
Dreams of seeing apricots growing, denote that the future, though seemingly rosy hued, holds masked bitterness and sorrow for you. To eat them signifies the near approach of calamitous influences. If others eat them, your surroundings will be unpleasant and disagreeable to your fancies. A friend says: ``Apricots denote that you have been wasting time over trifles or small things of no value.''
April
To dream of the month of April, signifies that much pleasure and profit will be your allotment. If the weather is miserable, it is a sign of passing ill luck
Apron
To dream of an apron, signifies a zigzag course, for a young woman. For a school girl to dream that her apron is loosened, or torn, implies bad lessons, and lectures in propriety from parents and teachers.
Arch
An arch in a dream, denotes your rise to distinction and the gaining of wealth by persistent effort. To pass under one, foretells that many will seek you who formerly ignored your position. For a young woman to see a fallen arch, denotes the destruction of her hopes, and she will be miserable in her new situation.
Archbishop
To dream of seeing an archbishop, foretells you will have many obstacles to resist in your attempt to master fortune or rise to public honor.
To see one in the every day dress of a common citizen, denotes you will have aid and encouragement from those in prominent positions and will succeed in your enterprises.
For a young woman to dream that an archbishop is kindly directing her, foretells she will be fortunate in forming her friendships.
To see one in the every day dress of a common citizen, denotes you will have aid and encouragement from those in prominent positions and will succeed in your enterprises.
For a young woman to dream that an archbishop is kindly directing her, foretells she will be fortunate in forming her friendships.
Architect
Architects drawing plans in your dreams, denotes a change in your business, which will be likely to result in loss to you.
For a young woman to see an architect, foretells she will meet rebuffs in her aspirations and maneuvers to make a favorable marriage
For a young woman to see an architect, foretells she will meet rebuffs in her aspirations and maneuvers to make a favorable marriage
Arm
To dream of seeing an arm amputated, means separation or divorce. Mutual dissatisfaction will occur between husband and wife. It is a dream of sinister import. Beware of deceitfulness and fraud
Aroma
For a young woman to dream of a sweet aroma, denotes she will soon be the recipient of some pleasure or present
Arrested
To see respectable-looking strangers arrested, foretells that you desire to make changes, and new speculations will be subordinated by the fear of failure. If they resist the officers, you will have great delight in pushing to completion the new enterprise.
Arrow
Pleasure follows this dream. Entertainments, festivals and pleasant journeys may be expected. Suffering will cease.
An old or broken arrow, portends disappointments in love or business.
An old or broken arrow, portends disappointments in love or business.
Art Gallery
To visit an art gallery, portends unfortunate unions in domestic circles. You will struggle to put forth an appearance of happiness, but will secretly care for other associations.
Ascend
If you reach the extreme point of ascent, or top of steps, without stumbling, it is good; otherwise, you will have obstacles to overcome before the good of the day is found.
Asceticism
To dream of asceticism, denotes that you will cultivate strange principles and views, rendering yourself fascinating to strangers, but repulsive to friends.
Ashes
Dreaming of ashes omens woe, and many bitter changes are sure to come to the dreamer. Blasted crops to the farmer. Unsuccessful deals for the trader. Parents will reap the sorrows of wayward children.
Asia
To dream of visiting Asia is assurance of change, but no material benefits from fortune will follow.
Asp
This is an unfortunate dream. Females may lose the respect of honorable and virtuous people. Deadly enemies are at work to defame character. Sweethearts will wrong each other.
Asparagus
To dream of asparagus, signifies prosperous surroundings and obedience from servants and children. To eat it, denotes interrupted success.
Ass
To see an ass in a dream, you will meet many annoyances, and delays will accrue in receiving news or goods.
To see donkeys carrying burdens, denotes that, after patience and toil, you will succeed in your undertakings, whether of travel or love.
If an ass pursues you, and you are afraid of it, you will be the victim of scandal or other displeasing reports.
If you unwillingly ride on one, or, as jockey, unnecessary quarrels may follow.
To see donkeys carrying burdens, denotes that, after patience and toil, you will succeed in your undertakings, whether of travel or love.
If an ass pursues you, and you are afraid of it, you will be the victim of scandal or other displeasing reports.
If you unwillingly ride on one, or, as jockey, unnecessary quarrels may follow.
Assassin
If you are the one to receive the assassin's blow, you will not surmount all your trials.
To see another, with the assassin standing over him with blood stains, portends that misfortune will come to the dreamer.
To see an assassin under any condition is a warning that losses may befall you through secret enemies.
To see another, with the assassin standing over him with blood stains, portends that misfortune will come to the dreamer.
To see an assassin under any condition is a warning that losses may befall you through secret enemies.
Assistance
Giving assistance to any one in a dream, foretells you will be favored in your efforts to rise to higher position. If any one assists you, you will be pleasantly situated, and loving friends will be near you.
Asylum
To dream of an asylum, denotes sickness and unlucky dealings, which cannot be overcome without great mental struggle.
Astral
Dreams of the astral, denote that your efforts and plans will culminate in worldly success and distinction. A spectre or picture of your astral self brings heart-rending tribulation
Atlas
To dream you are looking at an atlas, denotes that you will carefully study interests before making changes or journeys
Atonement
Means joyous communing with friends, and speculators need not fear any drop in stocks. Courting among the young will meet with happy consummation. The sacrifice or atonement of another for your waywardness, is portentous of the humiliation of self or friends through your open or secret disregard of duty. A woman after this dream is warned of approaching disappointment.
Attic
To dream that you are in an attic, denotes that you are entertaining hopes which will fail of materialization.
For a young woman to dream that she is sleeping in an attic, foretells that she will fail to find contentment in her present occupation.
For a young woman to dream that she is sleeping in an attic, foretells that she will fail to find contentment in her present occupation.
Attorney
To see an attorney at the bar, denotes that disputes of a serious nature will arise between parties interested in worldly things. Enemies are stealing upon you with false claims.
If you see an attorney defending you, your friends will assist you in coming trouble, but they will cause you more worry than enemies.
If you see an attorney defending you, your friends will assist you in coming trouble, but they will cause you more worry than enemies.
Auction
To dream of an auction in a general way, is good. If you hear the auctioneer crying his sales, it means bright prospects and fair treatment from business ventures.
To dream of buying at an auction, signifies close deals to tradesmen, and good luck in live stock to the farmer. Plenty, to the housewife is the omen for women. If there is a feeling of regret about the dream, you are warned to be careful of your business affairs.
To dream of buying at an auction, signifies close deals to tradesmen, and good luck in live stock to the farmer. Plenty, to the housewife is the omen for women. If there is a feeling of regret about the dream, you are warned to be careful of your business affairs.
August
To dream of the month of August, denotes unfortunate deals, and misunderstandings in love affairs.
For a young woman to dream that she is going to be married in August, is an omen of sorrow in her early wedded life.
For a young woman to dream that she is going to be married in August, is an omen of sorrow in her early wedded life.
Augur
To see augurs in your dreams, is a forecast of labor and toil.
Aunt
For a young woman to dream of seeing her aunt, denotes she will receive sharp censure for some action, which will cause her much distress.
If this relative appears smiling and happy, slight difference will soon give way to pleasure
If this relative appears smiling and happy, slight difference will soon give way to pleasure
Aura
To dream of discussing any subject relating to aura, denotes that you will reach states of mental unrest, and work to discover the power which influences you from within
Autumn
For a woman to dream of Autumn, denotes she will obtain property through the struggles of others.
If she thinks of marrying in Autumn, she will be likely to contract a favorable marriage and possess a cheerful home
If she thinks of marrying in Autumn, she will be likely to contract a favorable marriage and possess a cheerful home
Automobile
To dream that you ride in an automobile, denotes that you will be restless under pleasant conditions, and will make a change in your affairs. There is grave danger of impolitic conduct intimated through a dream of this nature.
If one breaks down with you, the enjoyment of a pleasure will not extend to the heights you contemplate.
To find yourself escaping from the path of one, signifies that you will do well to avoid some rival as much as you can honestly allow. For a young woman to look for one, she will be disappointed in her aims to entice some one into her favor
If one breaks down with you, the enjoyment of a pleasure will not extend to the heights you contemplate.
To find yourself escaping from the path of one, signifies that you will do well to avoid some rival as much as you can honestly allow. For a young woman to look for one, she will be disappointed in her aims to entice some one into her favor
Author
For an author to dream that his manuscript has been rejected by the publisher, denotes some doubt at first, but finally his work will be accepted as authentic and original.
To dream of seeing an author over his work, perusing it with anxiety, denotes that you will be worried over some literary work either of your own or that of some other person.
To dream of seeing an author over his work, perusing it with anxiety, denotes that you will be worried over some literary work either of your own or that of some other person.
Awake
To dream that you are awake, denotes that you will experience strange happenings which will throw you into gloom.
To pass through green, growing fields, and look upon landscape, in your dreams, and feel that it is an awaking experience, signifies that there is some good and brightness in store for you, but there will be disappointments intermingled between the present and that time.
To pass through green, growing fields, and look upon landscape, in your dreams, and feel that it is an awaking experience, signifies that there is some good and brightness in store for you, but there will be disappointments intermingled between the present and that time.
Axe
Seeing an axe in a dream, foretells that what enjoyment you may have will depend on your struggles and energy. To see others using an axe, foretells, your friends will be energetic and lively, making existence a pleasure when near them.
For a young woman to see one, portends her lover will be worthy, but not possessed with much wealth. A broken or rusty axe, indicates illness and loss of money and property
For a young woman to see one, portends her lover will be worthy, but not possessed with much wealth. A broken or rusty axe, indicates illness and loss of money and property
B
Baby
To dream of crying babies, is indicative of ill health and disappointments.
A bright, clean baby, denotes love requited, and many warm friends.
Walking alone, it is a sure sign of independence and a total ignoring of smaller spirits.
If a woman dream she is nursing a baby, she will be deceived by the one she trusts most.
It is a bad sign to dream that you take your baby if sick with fever. You will have many sorrows of mind.
A bright, clean baby, denotes love requited, and many warm friends.
Walking alone, it is a sure sign of independence and a total ignoring of smaller spirits.
If a woman dream she is nursing a baby, she will be deceived by the one she trusts most.
It is a bad sign to dream that you take your baby if sick with fever. You will have many sorrows of mind.
Baby Carriages
To dream of a baby carriage, denotes that you will have a congenial friend who will devise many pleasurable surprises for you.
Bachelor
For a man to dream that he is a bachelor, is a warning for him to keep clear of women. For a woman to dream of a bachelor, denotes love not born of purity. Justice goes awry. Politicians lose honor.
Back
To dream of seeing a nude back, denotes loss of power. Lending advice or money is dangerous. Sickness often attends this dream.
To see a person turn and walk away from you, you may be sure envy and jealousy are working to your hurt.
To dream of your own back, bodes no good to the dreamer.
To see a person turn and walk away from you, you may be sure envy and jealousy are working to your hurt.
To dream of your own back, bodes no good to the dreamer.
Back-bit
Conditions will change from good to bad if you are joined with others in back-biting.
For your friends to back-bite you, indicates worriment by servants and children
For your friends to back-bite you, indicates worriment by servants and children
Backgammon
To dream of playing backgammon, denotes that you will, while visiting, meet with unfriendly hospitality, but will unconsciously win friendships which will endure much straining.
If you are defeated in the game, you will be unfortunate in bestowing your affections, and your affairs will remain in an unsettled condition.
If you are defeated in the game, you will be unfortunate in bestowing your affections, and your affairs will remain in an unsettled condition.
Bacon
To dream of eating bacon is good, if some one is eating with you and hands are clean.
Rancid bacon, is dulness of perception and unsatisfactory states will worry you.
To dream of curing bacon is bad, if not clear of salt and smoke. If clear, it is good
Rancid bacon, is dulness of perception and unsatisfactory states will worry you.
To dream of curing bacon is bad, if not clear of salt and smoke. If clear, it is good
Badger
To dream of a badger, is a sign of luck after battles with hardships.
Bag-Pipe
This is not a bad dream, unless the music be harsh and the player in rags.