Wading

For a girl to dream of wading in clear water denotes a speedy marriage; in muddy water, illicit connections (Raphael).

Wafer

Good news close at hand (Gypsy). Despite the universally evil interpretation given to men of the church, the consecrated objects of the worship seem to be held in a certain reverence.

Wagon

See Cart.

Wake

To dream of attending, denotes scandalous assertions (Gypsy).

Walking

In the dirt, sickness; in water, grief; in the night, trouble (Gypsy).

Walls

To dream of them as an impassable barrier denotes difficulties in the family; narrow walls denote danger; to ascend without injury denotes success (Raphael).

Walnuts

To see or eat them, a sign of trouble and difficulty (Artemidorus).

Walrus

To dream of a walrus denotes a wasted life (Gypsy).

Waltz

A dream denoting wasted time (Gypsy).

War

A dream warning of danger of persecution (Gypsy).

Warbling

Of birds, assured success (Gypsy).

Warehouse

Success and possessions through frugality and saving (Gypsy).

Washing

To dream of washing oneself denotes good after an illness, a change for the better (Gypsy).

Wasps

To dream of being stung by wasps, a dream denoting envious enemies (Artemidorus).

Watch

A good dream, success (Gypsy).

Watchman

Loss through thieves, a dream of warning (Gypsy).

Water

To drink clear water, a favorable dream; thick or muddy, unfavorable (Gypsy).

Water-Bearer

Always a good dream (Gypsy).

Yater-Mill

A favorable dream (Gypsy).

Watermelon

A dream of sickness (Gypsy).

Wax

A dream denoting an unstable character, doubt on the part of the dreamer (Gypsy).

Wax-Candle

To dream of one denotes a birth; many, a death (Gypsy).

Wealth

A dream forecasting sickness, even death (Gypsy).

Weasel

A dream forecasting friendship for malicious persons (Gypsy). "An emblem of malice."

Weather

Good weather, a dream of deceptive security; bad weather, see Storm.

Weathercock

This dream denotes fickle friends (Artemidorus).

Weaving

Success in trade (Raphael).

Wedding

A dream denoting a funeral; if the dreamer be ill, his own death is denoted (Gypsy).

Weeding

A dream of health, wealth and happiness (Raphael).

Weeds

A dream of much labor and small benefit (Gypsy).

Weeping

A dream of joy (Gypsy).

Whale

A dream warning the dreamer of danger (Gypsy).

Wharf

Assurance of safety (Gypsy).

Wheat

A dream denoting great wealth (Gypsy).

Wheel

A symbol of eternity, and therefore a happy dream (Gypsy).

Whelp

A dream of domestic happiness (Gypsy).

Whip

To dream of whipping an animal denotes sorrow to you; to dream of being whipped augurs scandal (Gypsy). A symbol of martyrdom.

Whirlpool

A dream warning you of danger, physical or otherwise (Gypsy). The dreams of whirling or of being whirled are readily attributable to physical causes, headaches, vertigo, etc.

Whirlwind

Heavy troubles (Gypsy). For physical causes see Whirlpool.

Whisper

To dream of whispering or hearing a whisper denotes scandal (Gypsy).

Widowhood

A dream of satisfaction, joy (Gypsy).

Wife

To a woman this dream augurs that she will never be one; to a man this predicts his wife's illness and recovery (Gypsy).

Wig

A dream warning the dreamer of peril ahead (Gypsy)-

Wild-Cat

A warning to beware of enemies who have gained your confidence (Gypsy).

Wilderness

A warning that the dreamer's friends will prove false and that he must keep his own counsel (Gypsy).

Will

To dream of making your own denotes melancholy; to make that of another, profits (Gypsy).

Willow

A dream of sorrow and grief (Gypsy). Old English writers associate this plant with graves and mourning.

Wind

A moderate breeze is a dream of joyful tidings; strong winds augur crosses in love and in all matters (Gypsy).

Wind-Mill

Changes for the better (Gypsy).

Window

To sit at one forecasts slanderous reports; to see a light in one, knowledge (Gypsy). The symbol of knowledge (Hartmann).

Wine

To dream of drinking, health, wealth, etc. (Gypsy). To dream of drinking in moderation might well imply strength and refreshment through sensory stimuli. Some dream interpreters translate this as a forecast of the dreamer's marriage.

Wings

To dream of having them forecasts your own death, or that of the person to whom they are attached (Gypsy). The symbol of immortality.

Wire

A dream denoting loss of liberty; gold wire, utter poverty; iron wire, drunkenness (Gypsy).

Witchcraft

Misfortune to the dreamer and his family (Gypsy). An interpretation made for the possible purpose of inspiring a wholesome awe of the black art.

Wolf

See Lion, Fox, etc.

Woman

To dream of woman argues infirmity (Gypsy).

Wool

To buy or to sell, a dream of prosperity and abundance (Gypsy).

Work

To be tired from work, a dream of sickness; to see men at work denotes success in business; to work with the right hand signifies good fortune, with the left embarrassment (Gypsy).

Work-house

To dream of being in one denotes a legacy (Gypsy).

Work-shop

A dream of thrift and wealth (Gypsy).

Worms

To dream of seeing them in the path augurs death to the dreamer or to his friends (Gypsy). Mediaeval symbol of death and decay.

Wormwood

A dream predicting bitter trials (Gypsy). Ancient symbol of bitterness.

Wounds

A dream denoting affliction of the wounded parts

(Gypsy). Interpretation coincides with that of modern writers.

Wreath

A dream of triumph (Gypsy). Pagan symbol of triumph.

Wreck

A dream of misfortunes to come (Gypsy).

Wrinkles

To dream of seeing them in your own face promises a green old age (Raphael).

Wrist

To dream of hurting the wrist augurs future injury through a foolish act (Gypsy).

Writing

A dream promising surprise through a letter (Gypsy).