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Toayoungwoman，thisdreamencourageshertothrowasidetheattentionofmenaboveherinstationandaccepttheloveofanhonestanddeservingmannearher。Door。Todreamofenteringadoor，denotesslander，andenemiesfromwhomyouaretryinginvaintoescape。Thisisthesameofanydoor，exceptthedoorofyourchildhoodhome。Ifitisthisdooryoudreamofentering，yourdayswillbefilledwithplentyandcongeniality。 Todreamofenteringadooratnightthroughtherain，denotes，towomen，unpardonableescapades；toaman，itissignificantofadrawingonhisresourcesbyunwarrantedvice，andalsoforetellsassignations。 Toseeothersgothroughadoorway，denotesunsuccessfulattemptstogetyouraffairsintoapayingcondition。Italsomeanschangestofarmersandthepoliticalworld。Toanauthor，itforetellsthatthereadingpublicwillreprovehiswayofstatingfactsbyrefusingtoreadhislaterworks。 Todreamthatyouattempttocloseadoor，anditfallsfromitshinges，injuringsomeone，denotesthatmalignantevilthreatensyourfriendthroughyourunintentionallywrongadvice。Ifyouseeanotherattempttolockadoor，anditfallsfromitshinges，youwillhaveknowledgeofsomefriend’smisfortuneandbepowerlesstoaidhim。DoorBell。Todreamyouhearorringadoorbell，foretellsunexpected203 tidings，orahastysummonstobusiness，orthebedtideofasickrelative。Doves。Dreamingofdovesmatingandbuildingtheirnests，indicatespeacefulnessoftheworldandjoyoushomeswherechildrenrenderobedience，andmercyisextendedtoall。 Tohearthelonely，mournfulvoiceofadove，portendssorrowanddisappointmentthroughthedeathofonetowhomyoulookedforaid。Oftenitportendsthedeathofafather。 Toseeadeaddove，isominousofaseparationofhusbandandwife，eitherthroughdeathorinfidelity。 Toseewhitedoves，denotesbountifulharvestsandtheutmostconfidenceintheloyaltyoffriends。 Todreamofseeingaflockofwhitedoves，denotespeaceful，innocentpleasures，andfortunatedevelopmentsinthefuture。 Ifonebringsyoualetter，tidingsofapleasantnaturefromabsentfriendsisintimated，alsoalovers’reconciliationisdenoted。 Ifthedoveseemsexhausted，anoteofsadnesswillpervadethereconciliation，orasadtouchmaybegiventhepleasanttidingsbymentionofaninvalidfriend；ifofbusiness，aslightdropmayfollow。 Iftheletterbearsthemessagethatyouaredoomed，itforetellsthatadesperateillness，eitheryourownorofarelative，maycauseyoufinancialmisfortune。Dowry。Todreamthatyoufailtoreceiveadowry，signifiespenuryandacoldworldtodependonforaliving。Ifyoureceiveit，yourexpectationsforthedaywillbefulfilled。Theoppositemaybeexpectedifthedreamissuperinducedbythepreviousactionofthewakingmind。204Dragon。57Todreamofadragon，denotesthatyouallowyourselftobegovernedbyyourpassions，andthatyouarelikelytoplaceyourselfinthepowerofyourenemiesthroughthoseoutburstsofsardonictendencies。 Youshouldbewarnedbythisdreamtocultivateself-control。 [57]SeeDevil。Drama。Toseeadrama，signifiespleasantreunionswithdistantfriends。 Tobeboredwiththeperformanceofadrama，youwillbeforcedtoacceptanuncongenialcompanionatsomeentertainmentorsecretaffair。 Towriteone，portendsthatyouwillbeplungedintodistressanddebt，tobeextricatedasifbyamiracle。Dram-drinking。Tobegiventodram-drinkinginyourdreams，omensill-naturedrivalryandcontentionforsmallpossession。Tothinkyouhavequitdram-drinking，orfindthatothershavedoneso，showsthatyouwillriseabovepresentestateandrejoiceinprosperity。Draw-knife。Toseeoruseadraw-knife，portendsunfulfiledhopesordesires。 Somefairprospectwillloombeforeyou，onlytogodowninmistakeanddisappointment。Dressing。Tothinkyouarehavingtroubleindressing，whiledreaming，meanssomeevilpersonswillworryanddetainyoufromplacesofamusement。205 Ifyoucan’tgetdressedintimeforatrain，youwillhavemanyannoyancesthroughthecarelessnessofothers。Youshoulddependonyourowneffortsasfaraspossible，afterthesedreams，ifyouwouldsecurecontentmentandfullsuccess。Drinking。58Forawomantodreamofhilariousdrinking，denotesthatsheisengaginginaffairswhichmayworktoherdiscredit，thoughshemaynowfindmuchpleasureinthesame。Ifshedreamsthatshefailstodrinkclearwater，thoughsheusesherbesteffortstodoso，shewillfailtoenjoysomepleasurethatisinsinuatinglyofferedher。 [58]SeeWater。Driving。59Todreamofdrivingacarriage，signifiesunjustcriticismofyourseemingextravagance。Youwillbecompelledtodothingswhichappearundignified。 Todreamofdrivingapubliccab，denotesmeniallabor，withlittlechanceforadvancement。Ifitisawagon，youwillremaininpovertyandunfortunatecircumstancesforsometime。Ifyouaredrivenintheseconveyancesbyothers，youwillprofitbysuperiorknowledgeoftheworld，andwillalwaysfindsomepaththroughdifficulties。Ifyouareaman，youwill，inaffairswithwomen，driveyourwishestoaspeedyconsummation。Ifawoman，youwillholdmen’sheartsatlowvalueaftersucceedingingettingaholdonthem。 [59]SeeCaborCarriage。Dromedary。Todreamofadromedary，denotesthatyouwillbetherecipientofunexpectedbeneficence，andwillwearyournewhonorswithdignity； youwilldispensecharitywitha206 gracioushands。Tolovers，thisdreamforetellscongenialdispositions。Dropsy。Todreamofbeingafflictedwiththedropsy，denotesillnessforatime，butfromwhichyouwillrecoverwithrenewedvigor。Toseeothersthusafflicted，denotesthatyouwillhearfromtheabsentshortly，andhavetidingsoftheirgoodhealth。Drouth。Thisis-anevildream，denotingwarringdisputesbetweennations，andmuchbloodshedtherefrom。Shipwrecksandlanddisasterswilloccur，andfamilieswillquarrelandseparate；sicknesswillworkdamagealso。 Youraffairswillgoawry，aswell。Drowning。Todreamofdrowning，denoteslossofpropertyandlife；butifyouarerescued，youwillrisefromyourpresentpositiontooneofwealthandhonor。 Toseeothersdrowning，andyougototheirrelief，signifiesthatyouwillaidyourfriendtohighplaces，andwillbringdeservedhappinesstoyourself。 Forayoungwomantoseehersweetheartdrowned，denotesherbereavementbydeath。Drum。Tohearthemuffledbeatingofadrum，denotesthatsomeabsentfriendisindistressandcallsonyouforaid。 Toseeadrum，foretellsamiabilityofcharacterandagreataversiontoquarrelsanddissensions。Itisanomenofprosperitytothesailor，thefarmerandthetradesmanalike。207Drunk。Thisisanunfavorabledreamifyouaredrunkonheavyliquors，indicatingprofligacyandlossofemployment。Youwillbedisgracedbystoopingtoforgeryortheft。 Ifdrunkonwine，youwillbefortunateintradeandlove-making，andwillscaleexaltedheightsinliterarypursuits。Thisdreamisalwaysthebearerof？stheticexperiences。 Toseeothersinadrunkencondition，foretellsforyou，andprobablyothers，unhappystates。 Drunkennessinallformsisunreliableasagooddream。 Allclassesarewarnedbythisdreamtoshifttheirthoughtsintomorehealthfulchannels。Ducks。Todreamofseeingwildducksonaclearstreamofwater，signifiesfortunatejourneys，perhapsacrossthesea。Whiteducksaroundafarm，indicatethriftandafineharvest。 Tohuntducks，denotesdisplacementinemploymentinthecarryingoutofplans。 Toseethemshot，signifiesthatenemiesaremeddlingwithyourprivateaffairs。 Toseethemflying，foretellsabrighterfutureforyou。 Italsodenotesmarriage，andchildreninthenewhome。Duet。Todreamofhearingaduetplayed，denotesapeacefulandevenexistenceforlovers。Noquarrels，asiscustomaryinthissortofthing。Businesspeoplecarryonamildrivalry。Tomusicalpeople，thisdenotescompetitionandwranglingforsuperiority。 Tohearaduetsung，isunpleasanttidingsfromthe208 absent；butthiswillnotlast，assomenewpleasurewilldisplacetheunpleasantness。Dulcimer。Todreamofadulcimer，denotesthatthehighestwishesinlifewillbeattainedbyexaltedqualitiesofmind。Towomen，thisissignificantofalifefreefromthosepettyjealousieswhichusuallymakewomenunhappy。Dumb。Todreamofbeingdumb，indicatesyourinabilitytopersuadeothersintoyourmodeofthinking，andusingthemforyourprofitbyyourglibnessoftongue。Tothedumb，itdenotesfalsefriends。Dun。Todreamthatyoureceiveadun，warnsyoutolookafteryouraffairsandcorrectalltendencytowardsneglectofbusinessandlove。Dungeon。Todreamofbeinginadungeon，foretellsforyoustruggleswiththevitalaffairsoflifebutbywisedealingyouwilldisenthrallyourselfofobstaclesandthedesignsofenemies。Forawomanthisisadarkforeboding；byherwilfulindiscretionshewillloseherpositionamonghonorablepeople。 Toseeadungeonlightedup，portendsthatyouarethreatenedwithentanglementsofwhichyourbetterjudgmentwarnsyou。Dunghill。Todreamofadunghill，youwillseeprofitscominginthroughthemostunexpectedsources。Tothefarmerthisisaluckydream，indicatingfineseasonsandabundantproductsfromsoilandstock。Forayoungwoman，209 itdenotesthatshewillunknowinglymarryamanofgreatwealth。Dusk。Thisisadreamofsadness；itportendsanearlydeclineandunrequitedhopes。Darkoutlookfortradeandpursuitsofanynatureisprolongedbythisdream。Dust。Todreamofdustcoveringyou，denotesthatyouwillbeslightlyinjuredinbusinessbythefailureofothers。Forayoungwoman，thisdenotesthatshewillbesetasidebyherloverforanewerflame。Ifyoufreeyourselfofthedustbyusingjudiciousmeasures，youwillclearuptheloss。Dwarf。Thisisaveryfavorabledream。Ifthedwarfiswellformedandpleasinginappearance，itomensyouwillneverbedwarfedinmindorstature。Healthandgoodconstitutionwilladmitofyourengaginginmanyprofitablepursuitsbothofmindandbody。 Toseeyourfriendsdwarfed，denotestheirhealth，andyouwillhavemanypleasuresthroughthem。 Uglyandhideousdwarfs，alwaysforebodesdistressingstates。Dye。Toseethedyeingofclothorgarmentsinprocess，yourbadorgoodluckdependsonthecolor。Blues，redsandgold，indicateprosperity； blackandwhite，indicatesorrowinallforms。Dying。60Todreamofdying，foretellsthatyouarethreatened210 withevilfromasourcethathascontributedtoyourformeradvancementandenjoyment。 Toseeothersdying，forebodesgeneralilllucktoyouandtoyourfriends。 Todreamthatyouaregoingtodie，denotesthatunfortunateinattentiontoyouraffairswilldepreciatetheirvalue。Illnessthreatenstodamageyoualso。 Toseeanimalsinthethroesofdeath，denotesescapefromevilinfluencesiftheanimalbewildorsavage。 Itisanunluckydreamtoseedomesticanimalsdyingorinagony。 [Astheseeventsofgoodorillapproachyoutheynaturallyassumetheseformsofagonizingdeath，toimpressyoumorefullywiththejoyfulnessorthegravityofthesituationyouareabouttoenteronawakeningtomaterialresponsibilities，toaidyouinthemasteryofselfwhichisessentialtomeetingallconditionswithcalmnessanddetermination。] [60]SeeDeath。Dynamite。Toseedynamiteinadream，isasignofapproachingchangeandtheexpandingofone’saffairs。Tobefrightenedbyit，indicatesthatasecretenemyisatworkagainstyou，andifyouarenotcarefulofyourconducthewilldisclosehimselfatanunexpectedandhelplessmoment。Dynamo。Todreamofadynamo，omenssuccessfulenterprisesifattentionisshowntodetailsofbusiness。Oneoutofrepair，showsyouarenearingenemieswhowillinvolveyouintrouble。 211E。“Andhesaid，hearnowmywords，iftherebeaProphetamongyou，ItheLordwillmakemyselfknownuntohiminavision，andwillspeakuntohiminadream。”——Numbersxii。，6。Eagles。Toseeonesoaringaboveyou，denotesloftyambitionswhichyouwillstrugglefiercelytorealize，neverthelessyouwillgainyourdesires。 Toseeoneperchedondistantheights，denotesthatyouwillpossessfame，wealthandthehighestpositionattainableinyourcountry。 Toseeyoungeaglesintheireyrie，signifiesyourassociationwithpeopleofhighstanding，andthatyouwillprofitfromwisecounselfromthem。Youwillintimecomeintoarichlegacy。 Todreamthatyoukillaneagle，portendsthatnoobstacleswhateverwouldbeallowedtostandbeforeyouandtheutmostheightsofyourambition。Youwillovercomeyourenemiesandbepossessedofuntoldwealth。 Eatingthefleshofone，denotesthepossessionofapowerfulwillthatwouldnotturnasideinambitiousstrugglesevenfordeath。Youwillcomeimmediatelyintorichpossessions。