Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream: A Scientific and Practical Exposition — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream: A Scientific and Practical Exposition
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To dream that you commit adultery, foretells that you will be
arrainged{sic} for some illegal action. If a woman has this dream,
she will fail to hold her husband's affections, letting her
temper and spite overwhelm her at the least provocation.
If it is with her husband's friend, she will be unjustly ignored
by her husband. Her rights will be cruelly trampled upon by him.
If she thinks she is enticing a youth into this act, she will be
in 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 resisted
any temptation. To yield, is bad. If a man chooses low ideals, vampirish
influences 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 deific
principle within him, and will be exempt from lascivious dreams.
The man who denies the existence and power of evil spirits has no arcana
or occult knowledge. Did not the black magicians of Pharaoh's time,
and Simon Magnus, the Sorcerer, rival the men of God? The dreamer
of amorous sweets is warned to beware of scandal.
_Adulation_.
To dream that you seek adulation, foretells that you will pompously
fill unmerited positions of honor.
If you offer adulation, you will expressly part with some dear
belonging in the hope of furthering material interests.
_Advancement_.
To dream of advancing in any engagement, denotes your rapid ascendency
to preferment and to the consummation of affairs of the heart.
To see others advancing, foretells that friends will hold positions
of favor near you.
_Adversary_.[11]
To dream that you meet or engage with an adversary, denotes that
you 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 effect
of some serious disaster.
[11] See Enemies.
_Adventurer_.
To dream that you are victimized by an adventurer, proves that you
will be an easy prey for flatterers and designing villains.
You will be unfortunate in manipulating your affairs to
a smooth consistency.
For a young woman to think she is an adventuress, portends that she
will be too wrapped up in her own conduct to see that she is being
flattered into exchanging her favors for disgrace.
_Adversity_.
To dream that you are in the clutches of adversity, denotes that you
will have failures and continued bad prospects.
To see others in adversity, portends gloomy surroundings, and the illness
of some one will produce grave fears of the successful working of plans.[12]