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,,oneirology4 ,the ,science of          
,foretelling ,future ,events by ,dreams4
      ,since the world began1 8coming   
events have cast shadows before10 and   
many of the important incidents in our  
lives are shown us in our dreams  if we 
only understood their full              
interpretation4    ,the following are a 
few of the most certain signs1 and can  
almost  invariably be relied upon4 ,for 

dreams not mentioned here1 a pleasant   
dream almost invariably indicates good  
health1 successful ventures and  general
 prosperity1 while evil dreams are      
forebodings of ill health and  other    
troubles4    ,abuse4--,to dream that you
 are abused and insulted is a certain   
sign  you will have a dispute with some 
person with whom you have business1     
and1 after such a dream1 you should be  
particularly careful to be as  gentle   
and mild as possible1 that you may not  
give those with whom  you have dealings 
any advantage over you2 if you are in   
love1 be  assured that some one has     
attempted to injure you with the object 
of  your affections1 and that they have 
in a great measure succeeded4 ,you      
should1 therefore1 after such a dream1  
be particularly attentive2  eradicate   
the unfavorable impressions that have   
been made2 if you have  a lawsuit1 keep 
a sharp lookout after your attorney1 for
 such a dream1  in that case1 denotes   
that he is endeavoring to sell your     

cause2 avoid  taking a journey by land1 
or a voyage by sea1 for eight and forty 
hours1 because such a dream forebodes   
accidents by travelling4                
,abraham4--,to dream of ,abraham denotes
 good fortune1 accumulation of  riches2 
in love1 many rivals2 in law1 many      
difficulties1 an increase in  your      
business4 ,he may give you some valuable
 information how to avoid  trouble4     
,adam4--,to dream of ,adam is a         
particularly good omen1 and brings good 
fortune to the dreamer4                 
,adversary4--,to dream you meet with an 
adversary denotes that you will         
overcome some obstacle to your          
happiness2 if you are a lover1 you will 
conquer some powerful rival1 and be     
happy in your love2 your affairs  are   
going on well2 if you are in trade1 an  
increase of business2 if you  quarrel1  
and he overcomes you1 it is a good sign1
 for you will conquer  all obstacles to 
your promotion1 happiness and fortune2  
but1 if you  conquer him1 then you will 

never rise to any great preferment by   
the  means you are at present adopting2 
many things will miscarry with you1  but
 in general you will be fortunate4      
,acquaintance4--,to dream you quarrel or
 fight with an acquaintance is  unlucky2
 it forebodes a division amongst your   
own family1 much to  the injury and     
prejudice of the dreamer2 if you are in 
love1 your  sweetheart will prove       
unfaithful1 and marry some one else2 if 
you are  in business1 heavy loss will   
befall you1 and you will disagree with  
some of your best friends on the most   
trivial matters2 if you have a          
law-suit1 your attorney will neglect    
you1 your witnesses will be tardy  and  
backward1 and finally you will lose your
 cause4 ,do not for some  time undertake
 a journey by land1 or a voyage by sea1 
or enter into new  undertakings1 for you
 will be unsuccessful2 leave1 if you    
can1 your  present place of residence1  
and1 above all1 avoid lending money1 for
  you will surely lose it1 together with

 the friendship of those to whom  you   
lend it4    ,angels4--,to dream you see 
angels in your sleep is a sure sign that
 one  is near you1 therefore be mindful 
of the rest of your dream1 for it  will 
come to pass pretty accurately2 should  
you dream you see an angel1  or angels1 
then it denotes health1 prosperity1 and 
much happiness1  with many children who 
will turn out good4 ,if you are in love1
 nothing  can be more favorable1 and all
 your undertakings will prosper and be  
advantageous to you4                    
,apparitions4--,to dream you see a      
ghost1 hobgoblin1 spectre1 and such     
kind of things1 is of a very unfortunate
 nature1 they denote vexation  and      
disappointment2 if you are in love1 it  
is a certain sign of your  not being    
beloved in return4 ,some one is about to
 deceive you and  you are friendly with 
one who is your most inveterate enemy2  
do not  undertake a journey1 for it will
 be unfortunate for you2 be careful of  
contracting debts1 for such a dream     

forebodes great trouble through  some   
one to whom you shall owe money4        
,asps4--,to dream of asps denotes that  
you will become extremely rich1  and    
have great quantities of money by you2  
if you are in love1 it  imports that    
your love will be returned1 and that    
your sweetheart will  become through    
your means extremely wealthy4           
,bagpipes4--,to dream of this instrument
 of ,scottish music indicates  that the 
dreamer will experience great trouble1  
and that he will labor  to little       
purpose2 in love1 it denotes that the   
marriage state will  be full of cares1  
and that you will in it experience much 
poverty and  distress4    ,basin4--,to  
dream you are eating or drinking out of 
a basin is a certain  sign that you will
 soon be in love1 but without great care
 you will not  marry the first object of
 your affections2 it denotes prosperity 
in  your trade2 and to the farmer1 a    
good crop4    ,bathing4--,to dream you  
are bathing yourself in clear water     

denotes  happiness1 prosperity1 and     
success in love2 if the water is dirty1 
then  it foretells shame and sorrow1 and
 a disappointment in love4              
,beans4--,to dream of beans is an       
unfavorable dream1 it is the forerunner 
of troubles and quarrels2 if you are in 
love1 expect a difference  between you  
and your sweetheart4    ,bees4--,to     
dream of them has a variety of          
interpretations according to  their     
different situations4 ,to dream they    
sting you denotes loss of  good         
character1 and1 if you are in love1 of  
your sweetheart4    ,to dream you see   
them at work is very lucky1 and means   
success by  your industry2 if you are in
 love1 you will marry the object of your
  affections4 ,to dream you see them    
making their honey under your own  roof 
is the best omen in the world1 it       
denotes riches1 a good husband  or wife1
 good children1 whatever you undertake  
will be prosperous4  ,for the rich to   
dream of bees is rather unlucky2 but to 

the poor they  denote comfort1 affluence
 and success4    ,beheading4--,to dream 
you see any one beheaded is a good omen2
 if you  are in love1 you will marry the
 object of your affections2 if you are  
in trouble of any kind1 it will speedily
 vanish2 it denotes1 also1 that  you    
will see some friend who has long been  
absent1 and that he will be  in good    
health4    ,bells4--,to dream you hear  
the bells ringing denotes a speedy      
marriage1  and that you will receive    
some very good news4    ,buildings4--,to
 dream of being amongst buildings       
denotes that you will  change your      
present place of residence1 and that you
 will make many  new friends in life2 if
 you are in love1 it foretells your     
sweetheart  is about to remove at a     
distance from you1 and that you will be 
in  danger of losing the affections of  
your lover by new faces4    ,cats4--,to 
dream of these domestic animals is      
indicative of much  trouble and         
vexation2 it denotes to the lover that  

your sweetheart is  treacherous2 if you 
keep servants1 they are unfaithful and  
will rob  you4 ,to dream you kill a cat 
denotes that you will discover a thief1 
and prosecute him to conviction2 expect1
 also1 to lose your own liberty  through
 the insincerity of some pretended      
friend4    ,climbing4--,to dream you are
 climbing a tree denotes some honor in  
the  ,state1 and success in life2 if you
 are in love1 you will marry your       
sweetheart after a long courtship4 ,to  
dream you are climbing up a very  steep 
hill or place foretells many            
difficulties and much sickness2 if  you 
reach the top1 you will get over all    
your difficulties1 and recover  from    
your illness2 but if you awake before   
you have attained the top1  you will be 
disappointed in love and other projects 
in life1 and die in  your next illness4 
,church4--,to dream of a church is      
portentous of evil4 ,if you are in  a   
church during divine service1 you will  
be engaged in a lawsuit or  some quarrel

 that will very near ruin you2 if you   
are in love1 your  sweetheart is        
unfaithful1 and prefers another4        
,dancing4--,to dream you are dancing at 
a ball1 wake or entertainment  foretells
 that you will shortly receive some     
joyful news from a long  absent friend1 
or that you are about to inherit some   
unexpected legacy2  it foretells success
 and happiness in love2 your sweetheart 
is kind and  true1 and will make you    
very happy in marriage2 increase of     
children to  married persons1 and of    
business to those in trade4             
,darkness4--,to dream you are in a very 
dark place1 or that you are in  the     
dark1 is a very unfavorable omen2 to the
 lover1 it denotes the loss  of your    
sweetheart2 to the trader1 loss by      
debts1 business2 to the  farmer1 bad    
crops2 to the sailor1 shipwreck and     
misfortune4 ,to dream  you get out of   
darkness into light denotes good to the 
dreamer2 if you  are in poverty1 you    
will rise to riches and honor2 if you   

are in love1  it denotes a happy        
marriage and many children1 with an     
industrious  husband or wife2 expect    
also to hear some glad tidings from a   
far  distant country4                   
,earthquake4--,to dream of an earthquake
 warns you that your affairs are  about 
to take a very great change2 if you see 
many houses tumbled into  ruins1 then it
 will be much for the better2 should the
 houses appear  to stand1 then for the  
worse2 for the lover1 it foretells that 
your  sweetheart is about to take a     
journey1 and that it is a chance if you 
ever see each other again4              
,eating4--,to dream you are eating is a 
very unfavorable omen2  it portends     
disunion amongst your family1 losses in 
trade1 and  disappointment in love4 ,to 
see others eating is of a contrary      
tendency1  and foretells success in all 
your present enterprises2 that your     
sweetheart is kind and faithful1 and if 
you marry the present object  of your   
affections that you will grow rich1 be  

happy and have dutiful  children4       
,fall4--,to dream you fall from any very
 high place1 or from a tree1  denotes   
loss of place and goods2 if you are in  
love1 it surely  indicates that you will
 never marry the present object of your 
affections2 to the tradesman1 it denotes
 a decline of business1 and to  the     
sailor1 storms and shipwreck4           
,fighting4--,to dream you are fighting  
denotes to the lover that you will  lose
 the object of your affections through a
 foolish quarrel2 it also  forebodes    
much opposition to your wishes1 with    
loss of character and  property4 ,after 
such a dream you should leave your      
present situation1  because such a dream
 indicates that you will not prosper in 
it2 to the  sailor it denotes storms and
 shipwreck1 with disappointment in love4
    ,fire4--,to dream of this subtle    
element denotes health and happiness  to
 the lover1 marriage with the object of 
your affections1 and many  children2 you
 will be very angry with some one on a  

trifling occasion4  ,burning lights     
descending1 as it were from heaven1 are 
a very bad sign2  it portends some      
dreadful accident--having your brains   
dashed out1  breaking your legs1 getting
 into prison1 or other strange          
accidents2  to the lover it also denotes
 the loss of the affections of your     
sweetheart2 to the tradesman bad fortune
 in business4 ,to dream that you  are   
burnt by fire denotes great danger1 and 
that enemies will injure  you4          
,fishing4--,to dream you are fishing is 
a sure sign of sorrow and  trouble2 if  
you catch any fish you will be          
successful in love and  business2 if you
 catch none you will never marry your   
present  sweetheart1 nor succeed in your
 present undertakings2 if they slip out 
of your hands after you have caught     
them1 the person you marry will be  of a
 roving disposition1 and some pretended 
friend will deceive you4                
,flowers4--,to dream you are gathering  
flowers is a very favorable omen2       

expect to thrive in everything you      
undertake1 and that you will be         
successful in love1 marry happily1 and  
have beautiful children2 should  they   
wither under your hands1 then heavy     
losses in trade2 that your  sweetheart  
will die2 or1 if you are married1 that  
you will lose your  husband or wife1 and
 also your favorite child4              
,fortune4--,to dream you make a sudden  
fortune is a very bad omen2 to  the     
tradesman it forbodes losses in trade   
and quarreling with his  creditors2 to  
the lover1 it denotes that your         
sweetheart does not  return your love4  
,to dream you are acquiring a fortune is
 favorable1 it  portends a good legacy  
and success in love4    ,garden4--,to   
dream you are walking in a garden is of 
a very favorable  nature2 it portends   
elevation in fortune and dignity2 to the
 lover it  denotes great success and an 
advantageous marriage2 to the tradesman 
it  promises increase of business2 to   
the farmer1 plentiful crops4            

,gifts4--,to dream you have anything    
given you is a sign that some good  is  
about to happen to you2 it also denotes 
that a speedy marriage will  take place 
betwixt you and your sweetheart4 ,to    
dream you have given  anything away is  
the forerunner of adversity2 and in love
 denotes  sickness and inconstancy in   
your sweetheart or partner4             
,horses4--,to dream of these useful     
animals is good2 if you are mounted  on 
a fine horse1 you will marry a rich     
person1 who will do well1 and  make you 
happy2 it shows change in life2 if you  
fall from your horse  difficulties will 
occur1 and some unexpected disaster     
befall you4    ,knives4--,to dream of   
knives is a very unpropitious omen2 it  
betokens  law-suits1 poverty1 disgrace1 
strife1 and a general failure in the    
pursuit of your projects2 in love1 it   
shows that your sweetheart is of  a bad 
temper1 and unfaithful1 and that if you 
marry1 you will live in  enmity and     
misery4    ,marriage4--,to dream you are

 married is ominous of death1 and very  
unfavorable to the dreamer2 it denotes  
poverty1 a prison1 and  misfortunes4 ,to
 dream you assist at a wedding is the   
forerunner of  some pleasing news and   
great success4 ,to dream of lying with  
your newly  married husband or wife     
threatens danger and sudden misfortunes1
 and  also that you will lose a part of 
your property4    ,shoes4--,to dream you
 have a new pair of shoes denotes much  
success in  life and triumph over your  
enemies2 in love1 a speedy marriage and 
infidelity4 ,in the married state1 an   
increase of children4 ,to dream  your   
shoes are worn out and bad1 shows decay 
in circumstances and loss  of friends2  
in love1 it foretells the infidelity of 
your lover1 who  will marry another4    
,silk4--,to dream you see silk1 either  
in pieces or for sewing1 signifies      
prosperity and success in undertakings2 
to the lover1 it denotes a  sweetheart  
of an industrious disposition1 good     
tempered1 and very  faithful2 in trade1 

it foretells increase of business1 by   
means of  women4 ,to be clothed in silk 
foretells honors and riches1 but you    
will  quarrel with a rich neighbor1 who 
will endeavor to do you mischief4  ,for 
a married woman to dream of being       
dressed in a silk gown1 shows  her      
husband is fond of some one who will    
nearly ruin him4 ,if a maiden  dreams of
 it1 she will speedily see her lover4   
,silver4--,to dream of this valuable    
metal shows that false friends are      
about you1 and will attempt your ruin2  
in love1 it denotes falsehood  in your  
sweetheart4 ,to receive or pick up      
pieces of silver money1 if  they are    
small1 denotes want and a prison2 if    
they are quarters1 they  indicate the   
receipt of a small sum of money1 and the
 acquisition of  some new friends2 but  
if they are half-dollars or dollars1    
they denote  misery1 a prison and       
failure in your undertakings1           
disappointment in  your love1 and loss  
of law-suits1 attacks from thieves and  

bankruptcy  in trade4 ,if a woman with  
child dreams of silver1 it shows she    
will  have a girl1 but the child will   
grow poor4    ,singing4--,to dream you  
are singing shows that you will hear    
shortly  some very melancholy news2 to  
the lover1 your sweetheart is bad       
tempered and unfaithful2 to the         
tradesman1 losses by sharpers4 ,to dream
  that you only hear singing and merry  
making shows that you will have  some   
agreeable news from a person long       
absent2 if you are in a prison1  it     
foretells you will speedily regain your 
liberty4    ,tombs4--,to dream of being 
amongst the tombs denotes a speedy      
marriage1  great success in business1   
and the gaining of a lawsuit2 also the  
birth  of children1 and unexpected news4
    ,treasure4--,to dream you find a    
treasure in the earth is very ominous2  
it shows that you will be betrayed by   
your bosom friend2 your  sweetheart is  
unfaithful and deceives you2 if you     
should not be able  to carry it away1   

you will have some very heavy losses2 if
 you have  lawsuit it will go against   
you by the treachery of your attorney4  
,trees4--,to dream you see trees in     
blossom denotes a happy marriage  with  
the present object of your affections1  
and many children who will  do extremely
 well in life2 to the tradesman it      
denotes success in  business4 ,to dream 
you are climbing trees denotes that you 
will make a  fortune1 and rise to honors
 and dignities in the ,state4 ,to dream 
you  are cutting down trees foretells   
the death of a near relation or dear    
friend4    ,walking4--,to dream you are 
walking in a dirty1 muddy place         
foretells  sickness and vexation2 to the
 lover it denotes your sweetheart to be 
bad tempered and unfaithful2 to the     
tradesman it foretells dishonest        
servants1 and loss of goods by fire4    
,water4--,to dream you are drinking     
water denotes great trouble and         
adversity2 in trade1 loss of business1  
and being arrested2 to the lover  it    

shows your sweetheart is false1 prefers 
another1 and will never  marry you4     
,wedding4--,to dream of being married1  
or at a wedding1 is a very  unfavorable 
dream1 especially for lovers2 it denotes
 the death of  some dear friend or      
relation1 with loss of property and     
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