This section is from the book "The Fabric Of Dreams: Dream Lore And Dream Interpretation, Ancient And Modern", by Katherine Taylor Craig. Also available from Amazon: The Fabric Of Dreams: Dream Lore And Dream Interpretation, Ancient And Modern.
A dream of trouble in store for the dreamer (Gypsy).
Fortunate, the dreamer will rise proportionately to the height (Gypsy).
A dream of good luck and speedy success
(Gypsy); agriculturists generally connote good fortune in gypsy symbolism.
A dream of triumph (Gypsy).
The cackling of geese, good luck and speedy success in business (Artemidorus). See Roman history of the cackling geese that saved the city.
A dream forecasting a rise in social position (Gypsy).
A dream denoting bad speculation (the significance of the flower itself).
A dream of marriage; a new girdle denotes honor, a broken one damage, a golden girdle gain, a silver one less profit (Artemidorus). In Christian symbolism it is an emblem of righteousness, virtue, truth.
Enemies, trials and deceit (Artemidorus). An emblem of lewdness and wickedness in Christian symbolism.
To dream of gold embroidered garments, indicates joy and honor, to wear a gold crown signifies royal favor; to gather up gold and silver signifies deceit and loss; to dream of pockets full of gold betokens but little money (Artemidorus). Gold was the emblem of the sun, of the goodness of God.
See boat.
A bad dream for a single man auguring a silly and incompetent wife (Raphael). Modern nursery lore represents the goose as an emblem of silliness, despite that fowl's illustrious reputation in both Rome and Egypt.
Many offspring and the accomplishment of plans are denoted by this dream (Raphael). The ancient symbol of reproductiveness and fertility.
To see a quantity of gore or congealed blood augurs dreadful calamity or death (Raphael). A dream that might be interpreted as either symbolical or inspired by physical stimuli.
A dream of prosperity; to see great bins in a storehouse, plenty; a field of grain denotes profit; to harvest grain augurs wealth; to carry it, weariness (Artemidorus). The symbolism is obvious.
Eating grapes, cheerfulness, profit; treading grapes, the overthrow of enemies; gathering white grapes, gain; gathering black grapes, damage (Artemidorus). The symbol of joy, happiness and fertility.
To dream of walking through fields of grass signifies happiness and fortune; to dream of grasses such as sorrel lettuce, etc., denotes grief and embarrassment. To eat them sorrow and sickness. Dead or withered grass denotes misfortune (Gypsy).
A dream prognosticating poverty due to lack of energy on the part of the dreamer (Raphael). The symbol of improvidence.
To see one being dug, the sign of the funeral of a friend or relative; if you dream you are in it yourself, your recovery is doubtful (Gypsy).
The first part of this interpretation might readily be construed as a wish dream, the second part as denoting incipient malady.
To dream of eating these plums denotes trouble and grief (Raphael). This bit of interpretation is plainly due to physical stimuli.
Success through toil indicated by this dream (Gypsy).
Wealth by dishonest means (Gypsy).
To fall to the ground, humiliation and disgrace (Gypsy). Freud places an erotic construction upon this dream.
Trouble but in a less degree than in a forest (Gypsy).
A dream of happiness (Gypsy).
To hear the report of a gun denotes the death of a friend, a slander, enmity and loss (Gypsy).
To see one in a dream, a lucky sign to business men (Gypsy).
 
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