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 of basting meats while cooking, denotes you will
undermine your own expectations by folly and selfishness.
For a woman to baste her sewing, omens much vacation owing
to her extravagance.
_Bass Voice_.
To dream that you have a bass voice, denotes you will detect some discrepancy
in your business, brought about by the deceit of some one in your employ.
For the lover, this foretells estrangements and quarrels.
_Bath_.
For a young person to dream of taking a bath, means much solicitude
for one of the opposite sex, fearing to lose his good opinion through
the influence of others.
For a pregnant woman to dream this, denotes miscarriage or accident.
For a man, adultery. Dealings of all kinds should be carried on
with discretion after this dream.
To go in bathing with others, evil companions should be avoided.
Defamation of character is likely to follow. If the water
is muddy, evil, indeed death, and enemies are near you.
For a widow to dream of her bath, she has forgotten her former ties,
and is hurrying on to earthly loves. Girls should shun male companions.
Men will engage in intrigues of salacious character.
A warm bath is generally significant of evil. A cold, clear bath is
the fore-runner of joyful tidings and a long period of excellent health.
Bathing in a clear sea, denotes expansion of business and satisfying
research after knowledge.
_Bathroom_.
To see white roses in a bathroom, and yellow ones in a box,
denote that sickness will interfere with pleasure; but more
lasting joys will result from this disappointment.
For a young woman to dream of a bathroom, foretells that her inclinations
trend too much toward light pleasures and frivolities.
_Bats_.
Awful is the fate of the unfortunate dreamer of this ugly animal.
Sorrows and calamities from hosts of evil work against you.
Death of parents and friends, loss of limbs or sight,
may follow after a dream of these ghoulish monsters.
A white bat is almost a sure sign of death. Often the death
of a child follows this dream.
_Battle_.
Battle signifies striving with difficulties, but a final victory
over the same.
If you are defeated in battle, it denotes that bad deals made
by others will mar your prospects for good.
_Bayonet_.
To dream of a bayonet, signifies that enemies will hold you in their power,
unless you get possession of the bayonet.
_Bay Tree_.
A palmy leisure awaits you in which you will meet many pleasing varieties
of diversions. Much knowledge will be reaped in the rest from work.
It is generally a good dream for everybody.
_Beacon-light_.
For a sailor to see a beacon-light, portends fair seas and
a prosperous voyage.
For persons in distress, warm attachments and unbroken,
will arise among the young.
To the sick, speedy recovery and continued health.
Business will gain new impetus. To see it go out in time
of storm or distress, indicates reverses at the time when you
thought Fortune was deciding in your favor.
_Beads_.