Part 6

ISLAND. To dream that you are on a deserted island shows that you will commit some act to disgust your friends and make them cut your acquaintance; be careful how you behave after dreaming such a dream. 19, 65, 22.

IVORY. To dream of ivory, signifies that you will be very successful in business. To the single it is a sign they will soon fall in love and be fortunate in their courtship. To the married it denotes domestic happiness. 4, 75, 30.

IVY. To dream of seeing this vine running over and covering any house, is a sign of poverty, particularly if the ivy grows thick and abundant: if you dream that it covers your own house, the sign is still more sure: for a farmer to dream that he sees ivy covering a tree, denotes bad crops. A girl who dreams of being in a bower covered with ivy, will probably marry a poor and shiftless man. 2.

JAIL. (_See Prison._) If a man dreams he is confined in a prison or jail, it shows that he will have honors or dignities conferred upon him, as such dreams go contrariwise: if his arrest and imprisonment worries him, it only shows that he will be the more delighted with his new dignities. 46.

JAR. To dream that a house is jarred or shook by an earthquake, an explosion, or anything that may occur outside, is a sign that the head of the family in that house will be sick. Jars of preserved fruit or jellies, seen in a dream, are good omens; if you dream you are presented with one or more of them, it shows you will be long lived and thrifty. 15, 39.

JEALOUSY. To dream you are jealous of your sweetheart, or wife, signifies that they will betray you; for a maiden to dream she is jealous of her sweetheart is a sign some particular friend will  “_cut her out_;” for a wife to dream she is jealous of her husband, foretells the loss of his love. 28, 6.

JELLY. To dream of having pots of jelly given to you, or that you are eating jelly, and that plenty of it is around, is a sure sign of long life and good fortune generally; as many pots as are given to you, or as you may have, so many generations will you live to see. The same rule applies to preserved fruits. 65, 18, 78.

JEW. If you dream that a genuine Israelite comes along and annoys you in any way, it is a sign you will quarrel with your father; if you imagine that he cheats you in a bargain, it predicts that you will probably receive a present from some near relative; on the contrary, if he gives you an advantage in the bargain, it shows that your father, or some elderly relative, will ask a favor of you. 58, 21.

JEWELS. Chains, pearls, or precious stones, etc., and all adornings upon the heads and necks of women, are good dreams for the fair sex; to widows and maids they signify marriage; and to those that are married, riches. If a man dreams of possessing jewels, it is a sure sign he will lose something of great value. 46, 75.

JIG. To dream of dancing a jig with a lady is a sign she is in love with you, or is pleased with you; and if you like her you may go in at once for her favor with much confidence. The omen is the same to a girl who dreams of jigging with a young man. 1, 65, 14.

JOLLY. If you dream you are in company and feel particularly hilarious, or jolly, it is a sign of sorrow; mark well who it is that contributes most to your mirth, for he or she may cause you pain. If a girl dreams this of a young man, let her beware of him for a gay seducer. 20.

JOY. To dream that you are in the ecstasy of joy at anything that has happened, bodes pain and trouble; something will be sure to occur to make you unhappy. 46.

JUMPING. (_See Leaping._)

JURY. If a man dreams he is serving on a jury, it is a sign some friend will ask a favor of him that he will hesitate to grant. 38, 3.

KALEIDOSCOPE. To dream you are looking through one of these curious instruments, and if you are delighted with the changes that present themselves, it is a sign, that you will either travel in distant countries or be very discontented at home. 36, 75.

KEG. To dream of an empty one is a sign you will soon leave home; a keg of small fish, or oysters, denotes the receipt of money; a keg of spirits of any kind, promises poverty; a keg of powder foretells misfortune; a keg of paint predicts compliments to be paid you. 14.

KEY. If you dream of finding a key, or a bunch of keys, it is a sign that some one will tell you a secret; to dream of losing a key, or keys, is a bad omen, as it predicts that you will come to shame. Such a dream is particularly unfortunate to a young lady. 41, 8.

KID. To dream of a young and sportful kid, implies the birth of a child. A young girl who grants her lover too close intimacy before marriage should never dream of the innocent and harmless kid. It is a good dream for married people who desire children. 70.

KING. To dream of a king denotes that the dreamer is ambitious and will be disappointed. If you dream you speak to a king it is a happy omen, and is a sign of riches and honor. 4, 14.

KILL. If you dream of wantonly killing any animal, or insect, it predicts bad luck and poverty; but if the killing be done by accident, it shows that, though you may have a misfortune in consequence, it will not materially affect your interest. For butchers or farmers to dream of killing fat and healthy animals for food, is a sign of thrift and abundance; but if they dream of killing a hog that does not squeal, it shadows forth a death in the family. 41.

KISSING. (_See Stranger._) Dreams of kissing work curiously: if a girl dreams that she is kissed by a young man in whom she takes no particular interest, it may be a good omen, and it may not; for if he happens to be a silly fellow who imagines that she is in love with him, it is a sign she will be slandered in a way that will make her unhappy; but if he has no such sentiment, then the sign is exactly the reverse—that is, some one will speak well of her to those whom she esteems highly—perhaps to her lover. If a girl dreams she is kissed by her lover, it predicts that he will say something unpleasant to her at their next meeting; if a lover dreams that his sweetheart kisses him the sign is similar. 1.

KITE. To dream of flying a kite is a sign that you will soon write a letter to some friend or acquaintance. For a girl to dream of seeing a kite in the air, predicts that she will receive a letter from a young man—whether a lover or not, is uncertain. 53, 62.

KNEE. To dream of falling on the knees, denotes misfortune in business. To see a woman’s knees, good luck and marriage to the girl of your choice. For a woman to see a man’s knee, shows that she will have many male children. 22, 37, 35.

KNIVES. To dream of knives is a bad omen; it betokens law-suits, poverty, disgrace, and strife. In love, it shows quarrels and bad tempers. 33, 9.

LABOR. To dream you are hard at work, shows you will go a painful journey, unless you be very circumspect; but to see others at work, betokens good fortune. If a girl dreams she sees her lover at work, it signifies that he will try and seduce her. 27, 9.

LADDER. To dream of going up a ladder signifies that you will be a person of some consequence, yet poor: if you imagine you are in danger of falling, it shows that a person who envies your position will attempt to injure you; if you dream of going down a ladder it particularly denotes poverty, though it may allude to some misfortune that will overtake you. 14, 55.

LADIES. To see one, a sign of weakness; many ladies bring calumny and slander. To see a light-haired one, is a happy event to the dreamer; a brunette, sickness; a pregnant lady, brings good news; a naked lady, signifies the death of a relative. To hear a lady speak, without seeing her, foretells departure. 47, 51, 11.

LAKE. If you dream of sailing on a smooth and clear lake, it foreshadows success in all your undertakings; if the lake is rough, but yet has clear water, the sign still holds good, though you will encounter difficulties; if it is muddy water, it denotes sickness, and losses through dishonest people about you. 49, 17.

LAMBS. To see young lambs frisking around their mother, is an excellent omen, as it denotes thrift, and also happiness in your family ties; if you see them sucking, it is a sign of an increase in your family by the birth of a child. For lovers to dream of young lambs, foretells a speedy and happy marriage. 24, 60.

LAMP. To dream of dropping or breaking a lighted lamp, denotes disappointment. If, in your dream, you see the bright light of a lamp at a distance from you in the dark, and you approach it, it shows that you will either have good luck, or will be invited to visit somewhere and meet an agreeable person of the opposite sex. 19.

LAND. To dream of buying or inheriting land, is an excellent omen, as it foretells health and wealth; but to sell land in your dream, denotes sickness and poverty. If a young man dreams of buying land, it is a sign he will marry a rich wife. 34, 61, 18.

LANTERN. To dream of carrying a lantern in a dark night is a good sign, provided you have no difficulty in finding your way, for it shows that you will easily accomplish some fortunate object you may have in view; if you stumble, or have difficulty in finding your way with the lantern, it denotes trouble and vexation, though success will be achieved at last. 28, 10.

LARK. To dream of the lark, shows speedy increase of fortune. To lovers, this is a very favorable omen, and is a sign that the course of true love runs smooth. 47, 68.

LAUGHTER. This omen is unfavorable, and is a sign of tears; it also denotes that you will be worsted by your business engagements; if a lover dreams he sees his sweetheart laugh, it is a sign she will jilt him for a stranger; to the married it signifies domestic trouble. 40.

LAUREL or OLIVE. Denotes victory and pleasure; to the married, inheritance and children; to the single, marriage. 71, 13, 1.

LAW. To dream of instituting a suit at law, or entering a criminal complaint against any one, shows that some enemy will injure you pecuniarily, or that you will lose money by speculation or trade; if you dream you are sued, or prosecuted criminally, the sign is the reverse; you will probably receive money unexpectedly, or be uncommonly successful in your pursuits. 21, 8.

LAWYER. To dream of meeting a lawyer, brings bad tidings; if you speak to him, you will lose some property; if you hear some one speaking in his favor, you will meet with some misfortune. 16.

LAZY. To dream that you see lazy people lounging around, and that you are vexed with them, is a sign of bad luck to some of your relatives, who will depend upon you to assist them: if, in your dream, you imagine yourself to be lazy and sleepy over your work, it foretells either sickness or that you will meet with a loss. 62, 39, 69.

LEAD. (_See Metals._)

LEAPING. To dream you are leaping over walls, doors or gates, is a sign that you will encounter many difficulties in your present pursuits and that your sweetheart will not marry you. 9, 31.

LEAVES. To dream you see leaves growing freshly on a tree or plant, is a good sign, and shows you will live long and be happy; but to see leaves wither and fall to the ground, is a sign of sickness and death. 47, 21.

LEGS. To dream of thick and fat legs is a bad omen, as it foreshadows sickness: thin, spindleshank legs are excellent ones to dream about, as they denote a successful race with fortune. It is not to be supposed that a lover will ever dream of his sweetheart’s legs, but if he should do so, he will probably imagine them to be round, plump, and of an alabaster whiteness; this is a bad dream, and he should by all means avoid thinking of her legs when he goes to sleep: if a lady dreams that her lover’s legs are thin, it foretells that he will be a rich man. 48, 5.

LEMONS. To dream of lemons denotes contentions in your family and uneasiness on account of children; they announce the death of some relation and disappointment in love. 22.

LEOPARD. To dream of this animal, signifies that you have many false friends, who are endeavoring to ruin you, it also betokens family quarrels and domestic unhappiness. 24, 76.

LETTERS. These paper missives are good to dream about: if you dream you receive a great number of letters, it foretells that honors await you: to receive one letter in your dream, denotes that some one is praising you behind your back. If a girl dreams that she receives a love-letter from her beau, it shows that he adores her: a gentleman who has a similar dream of a letter from his sweetheart, may rest satisfied that he only possesses her heart. 28, 54, 1.

LETTER CARRIER. To dream of a letter carrier, indicates you will hear from an absent one whom you love. 18, 50.

LETTUCE. To dream of eating lettuce, is a sign of health and happiness, provided that it looks green and nice, and tastes good; wilted or wormy lettuce shadows forth vexation and trouble. 47, 6.

LIAR. To dream that any one offends you by lying, or defaming your family by lies, is a sign you will receive a benefit at the hands of a stranger. 36.

LIBERTY. To dream of taking liberties with any one, bids you be careful of them; if others take liberties with you, it shows they intend to cheat you. 39, 40.

LICE. To dream of lice denotes sickness and poverty. 3.

LIE. To dream of telling a lie about a woman, is a sign you will kiss a black one: to dream that you lie about your business, denotes that a colored man will rob you: lies generally, imagined in dreams, denote either injuries or caresses by colored people. 14, 64.

LIGHT. (_See Candles, Lamp and Torch._) To dream you see a great light, is a happy presage; it denotes that you will attain honors, and become rich; in love it shows a sweetheart of an amiable disposition. 8, 70, 2.

LIGHTNING. To dream of bright and vivid white lightning, denotes that you will soon go on a pleasant trip or journey: blueish silver forked lightning foretells good crops and excellent success in business; red forked lightning the same, but attended with calamity, or the death of relatives by violence. 24.

LILIES. If you dream of an abundance of these beautiful flowers in your garden or door-yard, it foretells good luck in getting servants or people to work for you; it also denotes thrift generally about a farm. If a young girl dreams about lilies, it is a sign she will marry a smart and industrious man and live happily with him. 61.

LIMEKILN. To dream of burning lime in a kiln, or of seeing a kiln in full blast, is a sign of health and abundant crops; but to see a dilapidated and empty limekiln in your dream is the reverse of this, as far as the crops are concerned. 77, 5, 15.

LINEN. To dream you are arrayed in clean linen denotes that you will shortly receive some glad tidings; and that your sweetheart is faithful; if it is dirty, then it denotes poverty and disappointment in love. White linen, if dressed in it, presages death; colored linen, removal; shifts, a gay sweetheart; gowns, a gift. 24, 71.

LION. If you dream of seeing the king of beasts, and if he is mild and gentle looking, it shows that you will easily rise in the world to a better position than you now occupy: to dream of an angry and roaring lion, who tries to get at you, shows, that although you may rise in position, jealous people will annoy and try to injure you. 14.

Dreams of lions, bears, bulls, bees, Nests of wasps or hornets, these Are emblems whereby are expressed Discord with those whom you love best.

LIPS. (_See Mouth._)

LIQUOR. If you dream of seeing large quantities of liquor, or of buying brandy, rum, whisky, &c., it foretells poverty and disgrace; to dream of drinking it is the same, only worse if possible. 2.

LIZARD. To dream of lizards, is a sign you have secret enemies who will injure you if they can. If a girl dreams this, it shows that some one will question her virtue. 3.

LOG. To dream of seeing large logs around, is a sign that you will soon move into a new house; but if you imagine that you are splitting the logs, it will spoil all this, for it shows that you will want a house badly without being able to get one to your mind. 21, 78.

LOOKING-GLASS. To dream of a looking-glass, is a bad omen, and signifies that you will be surrounded with false friends, who will rob you until your property dwindles to a shadow. To dream you see your face in a looking-glass is a sign of sickness. To break a looking-glass portends death. If a girl dreams she sees her lover in a looking-glass, it is a sign he will desert or seduce her. 18, 61.

LOSSES. To dream of losing your hat is a sign you will entertain a large company, either by making a speech, or otherwise attracting their attention: dreaming of the loss of money, a watch, or any valuables of that kind, predicts that you will gain as much and perhaps more than your loss amounts to: if a girl dreams of losing her shoe-strings, she will be kissed by an agreeable young man; any article of clothing that you may dream of having lost, shows that you will rig yourself out in a new suit. 47, 6.

LOTTERY. (_See Prize._)

LOVE. To dream you are in love is a sign you will make a fool of yourself and do something silly, of which you may afterwards be ashamed—thus showing that the dream works contrariwise—for love is anything but a silly sentiment unless indulged in by fools. For a young girl to dream of falling in love foretells that she will be laughed at and ridiculed for some folly. 64, 52, 1.

LUCK. To imagine in your dream that you have had excellent luck, in any enterprise, predicts a misfortune: if a man has had a quarrel with his sweetheart, and dreams that it is all made up, he may be sure that the quarrel will continue a great deal longer than is agreeable to him: to a young lady, the sign is the same relative to her beau. 18.

MAD DOG. To dream of seeing such an animal frothing at the mouth and running, is a sign you will be wrongfully accused of a dishonorable action or crime. 4, 12, 61.

MAGGOTS. To dream of seeing any thing putrid and covered with maggots, is a sign of death; but the death may be that of your favorite dog, cat, or bird, though such a dream often foretells the death of a relative or friend. 5.

MAID. (_See Virgin._) If you dream you are pleased with a pretty chambermaid, milkmaid, or any nice-looking young girl, whose occupation carries with it the title of maid, it is a good omen, for it predicts an excellent match, and plenty of children: it also foretells, in many cases, that the dreamer will marry a rich wife. 75, 39.

MAN. To dream of a man dressed in black is lucky; in white, a bad omen: to dream of a murdered man, is a sign of long life. To dream you meet a strange man, is a sign you have a vindictive enemy. For a girl to dream she sees her lover by her bedside, is a sign he will attempt some very improper things. 74, 60, 7.

MANNERS. To dream of ill-mannered people, who annoy you by their awkwardness and selfish conduct, shows that you will shortly go on a journey, and be introduced to a fool. 6, 65.

MAP. To dream of looking over a map, is a sign of an agreeable surprise by the arrival of some dear friend from a distance. If a girl dreams this when her lover is away, he will return unexpectedly. 24, 17.

MARKET. To dream you are in a large market, where all kinds of meats and vegetables are sold, is a sign you will want money that it will be difficult and perhaps impossible to raise; it is a bad sign for tradesmen and others who have notes to pay. 31, 9.

MARRIAGE. (_See Wedding._) If any one should be so unfortunate as to dream that he or she was present at a happy and jolly wedding, it denotes that they will attend a funeral; it will not necessarily be at the burial of either of the persons you dreamed you saw married, but you will undoubtedly be called to mourn some friend or relative. To dream of being married yourself, foretells your death. 2, 78, 42.

MASK. To dream you see a person wearing a mask, is a sign of hypocrisy; to the lover, it shows that his sweetheart loves some one better than himself; to a girl, it signifies that her lover is engaged to another. To married people, it portends infidelity to the wedding-ring. 46, 8.

MASS. To dream of going to this religious celebration, is a sign that some one will either cheat you or rob your house. If a girl dreams this, let her look out that her lover does not prove to be a worthless scamp. 13.

MEADOW. (_See Field and Green._) If you dream of walking in a green and pleasant meadow, where the grass grows regular and looks smooth, it is an excellent omen, for it denotes thrift and good luck generally. Such a dream to a farmer, is a sign of good crops and plenty of money. To lovers, it foretells a happy and speedy marriage. 72, 6.

MEANNESS. To dream you are treated in a mean and shabby manner by anybody, is a sign you will have unexpected honors thrust upon you. If a girl dreams that her lover has behaved meanly, she may be sure he will do something to command her admiration. 9, 50, 51.