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The Dream Book

1: Omens A to B

By Mark NewellPublished 2 years ago 24 min read
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Homer (800 BC - 700 BC), The Odyssey: We need men who can dream of things that never were.

Fate IMPELS, it does not COMPEL.

We often tell seekers of astrological knowledge that the signs of one's birth IMPEL - they do not COMPEL. This is to say that a chart informs you of what is possible. If you choose to do nothing, the influences of the signs will impel you towards certain life outcomes. If you choose, instead, to be informed by these signs and take them into account with respect to your future actions, you have the chance to experience or to avoid the events foretold by the signs. Dreams are very similar. To be sure, some dreams are irrelevant phantasms that appear briefly and vanish completely. Others are meaningful - and usually we recognize the difference. These are the dreams we need to interpret - and act upon. A dire interpretation is a warning, a signal to examine one's actions and thoughts and change accordingly. A favorable interpretation is a sign of what is possible. Our actions in life can make the possible, probable.

About The Dream Book

The stuff of dreams have commanded our fears, hopes and fantasies for thousands of years. The ancients believed they were the communications of the Gods. Every major culture since the dawn of cave painting humankind has sought to understand and interpret the meaning of these phantasms of the night.

In England, a cradle of occult knowledge since long before the Druids, societies, groups and covens all compiled their own volumes of dream omen interpretation. The Dream Book comes from one such organization known as The Ancient Path. They, it is said, have been in existence since the time of the Druids.

Permission to publish this volume comes to me from the Ancient Path via the ladies of the Witches of the Weald Coven - the very same one that initiated Gardener into the inner secrets of the Craft...giving rise to modern Wicca.

Some of the explanations below are quite mystifying. Yet, they are based on what is claimed to be thousands of years of accumulated knowledge and experience.

Taking action on your Dreams: You are the master of your own fate-- in more ways than you can possibly imagine. The contents below may inform or amuse. They may also give you a glimpse of what is to come.

1. Omens A to B

The Key To All Dreams:

A:

“A” Note -- To hear the A note in a dream about music, or a concert, is considered to be a favorable omen of coming success in a personal venture.

Abattoir -- An abattoir is an old name for a slaughter house or in today’s terms a meat processing plant. In a dream it is a warning of future illness. The more blood in the vision, the graver the illness will be.

Absence -- If absent persons (living) are seen in a dream, it is a sure sign that they will soon return.

Absinthe -- Absinthe or ‘The Green Fairy’ was a famed drink of choice in the intellectual salons of turn of the century Paris. One of the ingredients is said to produce hallucinogenic dreams. To see a glass of absinthe and to drink it is a sign of great success. If you do not drink it--a sign of bitter disappointment.

Academicians -- If your dream is of great figures in the world literature, art or the sciences, the dream foretells of a headache coupled with ‘dark brooding’ (depression).

Accident -- To dream of witnessing an accident is a sign of passing worries. To dream that your are the victim of an accident mans slow but final success in your favorite enterprise.

Accusation -- If you dream that you are accused of some grave misdeed of which you are innocent, the dream foretells great success or personal delight. If you are the accuser in the dream, then some deep sorrow awaits you.

Acorns -- Acorns appearing in some way in a dream is an indication of dire poverty ahead!

Acrobats -- To dream of watching acrobats is a sign of great joy ahead. If you are the acrobat it means the reverse, trouble ahead.

Actors or Actresses -- Similar to above, if you dream of watching actors or actresses it is a sign of very complete satisfaction with respect to some personal desire. To dream of being the actor actress foretells of much anxiety.

Adam & Eve -- To dream of of the world’s first couple, or Adam if you are female or Eve if you are male, means an early birth in your family.

Adoption -- If you adopt anyone in your dreams it means that trouble of some form is in the near future.

Adulation -- To dream that you are made a great deal of and flattered greatly by others is a strong sign that some people around you in your waking life are cheats and frauds.

Addition -- If you dream of adding figures, it is an omen of financial success in both business and investments.

Ague -- An old word for Fever. See under that word below.

Air Travel -- To dream of air travel of any kind, ballooning, sky diving, airplane, space flight with Virgin Galactic even, is a sign of future personal troubles arising out of your reckless spirit of adventure. Also (see Ballooning below) reckless speculation.

Alarm-Bell -- If you hear an alarm bell ringing in your dreams (few actually hear distinct noises in dreams), it is a sign of danger ahead. Be wary in personal and business affairs. Also, wake up--the noise just might be real! Remember, a high pitched tone is the sound of your in-house fire-alarm.

Ale -- See this explanation under Beer below.

Almonds -- If you see almonds--the nuts--in a dream it is an indication of delightful bliss. The same is true if you see almond blossom on trees in a dream.

Alms -- If you dream of giving alms--an older word for charitable acts or gifts of money to the poor --it is an omen of considerable luck coming your way. The opposite is true if your dream of receiving charity. This is a sign of general bad luck and especially bad luck in financial affairs.

Altar -- To dream of a church altar (as opposed to a pagan altar in a ritual) is a sign of a speedy marriage in your near future.

Amazon Woman -- To see an Amazon woman (tall, athletic, assertive Crumb's 'devil woman') in a dream, especially on horseback riding side saddle, indicates serious (and sometime endless) bickering between you and a loved one, especially your wife.

Ambush -- If you dream of ambushing an opponent or enemy, it is a sign worrisome events on the near future. An opposite dream, one in which your are the person being ambushed, means great near term success.

Anchor -- To dream of an anchor, small or large - is an indication that you have some form of powerful protection over you.This might be the influence of someone above or near your personal or business life, or an indication that someone has cast a ritual to protect you.

Animals -- Good luck is ahead when you dream of animals in general. Dreams of specific animals can have very separate meanings and complexities. Dreaming of a Lion for example, can mean that you have great driving force within you. See listings for specific animals below.

Ants -- Dreamings of ants is a warning of a future health issue, specifically numbness or partial paralysis in some part of your body, or your entire body.

Anvil -- Dreaming of a blacksmith’s anvil is a sign of general good luck. If you dream of a blacksmith striking an anvil, buy a lottery ticket as soon as you can.

Ape -- See Monkey below.

Applause -- If you dream of audiences applauding you, or if you hear waves of applause in a dream it is a certain sign that self interested flatterers around you are working for your downfall.

Apples -- Great business and personal profits lie ahead for the one who dreams of apples. If, instead, you dream of eating apples, it means the reverse.

Apricots -- Seeing or eating fresh apricots in a dream is a sign of good health and much happiness ahead. If the apricots in the dream are dried, especially if fresh apricots are in season, it is a sign of ill-health, unhappiness and business losses ahead.

Archbishop -- Not a good omen. An Archbishop in a dream is a sign of imminent death, either yours or death of someone close to you.

Arm -- A dissociated arm (one not attached to a person) is a complex omen. In general a human arm is a sign of lasting friendship. If the arm is broken or injured, however, it is a sign of a future quarrel with a close friend. If the arm is visibly cut off at the shoulder, it is a sign of passing joy in the near future. If the arm is excessively hairy, it is a sign that your fondest desires will be achieved.

Armchair -- A dream that involves an armchair of any kind is an indication that high honors, social, political or academic are in your future.

Army -- Dreaming of an army involved in any activity (but especially warfare) means a quarrel with a loved one.

Arrows -- When arrows appear in a dream, especially when descending from the sky, it is a sign of impending, but short lived, sorrow in the near future.

Artillery -- Artillery ro cannons in a dream foretell profits ahead in some business venture. If the big guns are heard booming or seen firing it can indicate the coming death of an older relative.

Ashes -- Ashes seen in a dream are an omen of mourning for someone close to you such as a friend, pet or relative.

Asiatic -- Not a common omen! This symbol in a dream, an Asian man or woman in traditional garb, is a sign of startling news within the near future. In conventional garb - you could be recalling a CNN segment on COVID.

Artichoke -- An artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is actually a variety of thistle. As such it is a symbol of worry on the way. If you are eating the artichoke in the dream, the worries are major rather than minor in nature.

Asparagus -- Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a vegetable related to onions and garlic. Seen in a dream is a sign of good luck. To eat the vegetable in a dream is a sign of recovery from a disease, yours or someone close to you.

Attic-room -- To dream of being in an empty, dusty attic room is an omen of coming poverty.

Automaton -- Remember the human like automaton in the movie “Hugo”? Dreams of such strange devices imitating humans or animals is an omen of a great war or conflict about to begin.

Automobile -- If you dream of an automobile, especially one coming in your direction, it is a symbol of the arrival of a long lost friend or relative. If you dream of being in a car as it travels, it is a sign of a long journey ahead.

Axe -- When an axe is prominent in a dream, it is a symbol of early and violent death.

B:

Back -- A vision of someone’s back, or even your own back, in a dream is a symbol of mischief brewing in your immediate circle.

Backgammon -- Backgammon is probably the oldest board game for two people know and it appears to have originated in ancient Persia. If you see players in a dream, or especially if you are one of the players, it is a sign of bad luck ahead.

Bacon -- Surely, there can be nothing bad about bacon, unless, of course, we speak of the ‘devilled ham’ of the bible. Seeing, cutting or eating bacon in a dream is a good omen of gain of some kind. This may be in connection with wealth, profits, property or love and friendship.

Bait -- Dreaming of fish-bait is an omen of intense sorrow caused by someone you love.

Baker -- Dreaming of a baker or of fresh baked bread is a sign increase, usually in terms of business profits or personal wealth.

Balcony -- Not a good omen. Standing upon a balcony or looking at balconies on building is a sign of severe financial loss. If you dream of the balcony breaking away from the building, it is a sign of imminent death close to you. If you are standing on the balcony as it breaks, it is a sign of your own death.

Baldness -- To dream of a bald person, or especially yourself being bald, is a sign of personal dishonor, even personal ruin.

Ball (Dance) -- To dream of being at a ball or dance party, especially one full of great energy and gaiety, is an omen of a quiet and uneventful immediate future.

Ball Playing -- If you dream of ball playing of any find, from football to soccer, softball to volley ball etc, it is a sign that your future holds a son and heir.

Ballooning -- See also Air Travel above. Ballooning in particular is an omen of trouble resulting from reckless financial speculation or gambling.

Bamboo -- See Switch below.

Bananas -- A lucky omen if you simply see bananas. Not so if you are female or gay and eat bananas in a dream. This is an omen that the one closest to you is, or will soon, deceive you.

Band (Music) -- To see or hear a music band of any kind in a dream is an omen of happiness and financial prosperity ahead.

Bank -- If you dream of being inside a bank, you will be deceived by false promises.

Bankruptcy -- If you dream of being bankrupt, (or of your local ambulance chasing lawyer on tv who encourages you to file for bankruptcy) it is a sure sign of personal prosperity and great business growth.

Barroom -- To see yourself in a barroom, nightclub or saloon is a sign of long life. The same applies if the location is a wine shop or wine cellar.

Barley -- Prosperity is ahead for anyone seeing barley in a dream. Individual stalks mean moderate wealth. A field of waving barley is a sign of great wealth.

Barn -- If you see a barn filled with grain (especially barley), it is a sign of a season of plenty ahead. If the Barn is empty, it is an omen of want and poverty ahead.

Basket-Maker -- If you see a basket maker at work in your dreams, it is a sign that there will be a birth in your family.

Basin -- When seen in a dream a full basin is a sign of wealth and plenty ahead. If the basin is empty, it is a sign of poverty resulting from accumulating debts.

Bat -- If you see this nocturnal creature in a dream it foretells either of a painful shock in the near future, of loss of wealth, of illness. If the bat bites, a sign of all three.

Bath (cold) -- If you dream of taking a cold bath it is a sign of severe financial loss. If you are bathing in cold running water, a sign of poor success. If in the cold water of a canal--it means prosperity ahead.

Bath (warm) -- Dreaming of taking a warm bath is an omen concerning marriage. If you dream of a warm bath alone, or with your partner, it is a sign that marriage is in the future. If the water is too hot, a sign that there will be discord and quarrels. If the water is not warm enough, it is a sign that the marriage will not be a happy one.

Beacon -- An old sign, a flaming beacon on a hilltop, is an omen of success in a personal or business venture.

Bayonets -- One or more bayonets in a dream is not a good omen. These weapons of war are a sign of serious disagreement or quarrelling between loved ones of business partners.

Beans -- Whether the beans are dried white, or fresh green, they are a sign of illness or financial loss.

Bear -- If you dream of being attacked and mauled by a bear it is a sign that your enemies will be successful over you. If the bear is seen and then runs away, you will be successful over your enemies, or successful in personal and business ventures.

Beard -- Beards in dreams can be a complicated omen. A very long beard of any kind seen in a dream means failure in a personal or business project. On the other hand, a moderately long white beard (think ZZ Top) is a sign of honors to be bestowed upon you. A moderately long black beard is a sign of good luck. If you dream of a bearded woman--it is a sign that you will soon be married.

Beatings -- If you dream of beating yourself with your own stick it is a sign of future failure and sorrow. If others are beating you, it is a sign that business partners or friends are conspiring against you. If you are beating others close to you there can be two interpretations based upon your nature. If are the kind of person that will beat a wife, child or close friend in real life, this action in a dream is a sign of dire karmic consequences soon to befall you. If this kind of aggression is anathema to you in real life (as it should be), then the dream beating is a sign of an opposite effect--great satisfaction and happiness ahead.

Bed -- If you dream of yourself in bed and ill--it is a sign illness ahead. If, instead, you see yourself simply resting, it is a sign of future contentment and peace of mind.

Beer -- To see yourself drinking beer in a dream is a sign of forthcoming serious trouble.

Bees -- A good omen indeed.If you dream of bees great profits are ahead. If you are catching bees in some manner, it is a sign of certain success. But, if you dream of the bees alighting on you, it is an omen of future disappointment. If the bees should sting you, a sign of heavy business losses.

Bee-Hives -- As with bees above, to dream of bee hives is an omen of happiness and business success.

Beggar -- A dream in which the homeless or street beggars are the focus means a future filled with wealth and personal bliss.

Belladonna -- This plant is not called deadly night shade without sound reason. If you dream of seeing or plucking belladonna flowers or leaves it is a sign of great misfortune. The plant is also an ancient source of poison. If you dream of drinking a belladonna based poison, or worse of giving such a poison to someone else, if is a sign of even worse misfortune.

Bells -- If you see or hear bells (of any kind but most often church bells) there will be quarrelling in store (church bells signify a loved one or wife). They, and other kinds of bells, also indicate a lack of success in a venture.

Belt -- See Girdle below.

Bench -- If you are sitting on a bench in a dream, it is a sign of peace, comfort and tranquility in the near future.

Bet -- A dream in which you are betting in any way--from horses to football-- is a sign that you will shortly suffer from some reckless act.

Bicycle -- A bicycle in a dream is a sign of troubles and financial losses.

Billiards -- Seeing a billiard table in a dream, or to dream of playing billiards, is a sign of coming insomnia.

Bin -- If you dream of a bin of any kind it a sign of two things, if the bin is empty it means coming poverty. If the bin is full, it means prosperity.

Birds -- A complex omen in a dream. If you dream of birds singing, it is a sign of success in life and or business dealings. A flock of birds who appear to be quarrelling or fighting means that great change is in the near future. If you are catching birds in your dreams, it is a sign that you must watch for treachery among friends or business associates. If you are killing birds, it is a sign of coming poverty. If the dream is full of visions of flocks of birds such as starlings, it means that travel is ahead. If you dream of flocks of nocturnal birds (birds that never actually flock together such as owls or maybe Kiwis if you are dreaming in Australia or New Zealand), this is a sign of great misfortune or even death ahead.

Birth -- To witness a birth or to receive news of a birth in a dream is a sign of comfort and ease ahead.

Birthday Presents -- To dream of receiving birthday presents is a sign of coming poverty. To dream of giving presents is a sign of coming pleasurable surprises.

Bishop -- As with the Archbishop above, the appearance of a Bishop in a dream is a sign that you or someone close to you may soon die. Bites -- To be bitten in a dream by anything, especially by a dog or a wolf or snake, is a sign of great danger in your immediate future.

Blackberries -- To see or to collect and eat blackberries is a symbol of coming danger from disease.

Blackbird -- Slander and envy in the workplace is foretold by the presence of a blackbird in a dream.

Bladders -- In olden parlance a bladder was understood to be a container made of rubber or skin that could be filled with air or liquids. Seen in a dream they foretold of insults and humiliation. Today this would be interpreted as liquid containers such as flasks, camel packs and the like.

Blades -- Dreaming of any type of sharp bladed instrument from razors to knives is a sign of quarrelling and even death for the dreamer.

Blessing -- If someone is blessing you in a dream (hopefully not a Archbishop or Bishop) is is a sign that you may be forced into an undesirable union of some kind. This could be personal, a social relationship, a business partnership or even marriage.

Blindness -- Seeing a blind man in a dream is a sign that someone close to you, in the family or the workplace, will threaten your happiness by fabricating a story, event or action that harms you. If, on the other hand, you dream of becoming blind, this is a sign of great future happiness.

Blood -- Blood is a powerful occult symbol and can appear in dreams in many ways. If the blood in your dream is not yours--it means an inheritance or sudden gain of wealth. If it is your blood, of if you see yourself bleeding, this is a sign of loss of wealth and or great disappointment ahead.

Blood Sausage -- Known as Kiski in Poland, Blutwurst in Germany, blood sausage is made of congealed blood, meat and sometimes grain. It has been made for thousands of years and each country in the world seems to have it own name for it. In a dream the sausage is an omen of new friendship. If you are eating blood-sausage it is an assurance of quarrelling with a friend. If you are cooking blood sausage, good times are ahead.

Bludgeon -- A bludgeon is a large crude club used as a weapon. See Club, below.

Boat -- A small or large sailong ship or motor yacht under way is a sign of the arrival of a friend. If the vessel is foundering on a reef or shore, it is a sign of severe illness.

Boating Trip -- To see yourself on a baiting trip of any kind, small row boat or large sailing ship, is a sign of treachery on the part of friends or business partners.

Boa Constrictor -- The site of any large snake in a dream is another sign of treachery on the part of friends or business partners.

Boarding School -- Dreaming of a boarding school, of a college dorm, or any kind of school environment away from home foretells of a birth in your immediate family.

Boiled Beef -- To see yourself preparing a stew or boiled beef is a sign of future joy. If you are eating stew this is a sign of sadness. If you are in the act of discarding the stew it is a sign of coming great danger.

Bones - Bones in a dream are the classic sign of death. Human bones or a skeleton usually indicates a death in the family or close circle of friends. Animal bones of some kind are a sign of financial losses.

Book -- Seeing oneself reading a book in a dream is a promise of honors and elevated position. If it is clear to you that the book is of an evil or salacious nature it is sign of future disgrace.

Boots -- Usually high boots up to the knee, such as riding boots or long fashionable boots. To see these in a dream is an indication of future sorrow. If you are wearing the boots and they fit you well, it is a sign of future prosperity. If they do not fit well and cause pain from tightness, this is a sign of insults and ill treatment.

Bottles -- Empty bottles in a dream foretell disease. Full bottles foretell of pleasure ahead.

Bound -- If you see yourself, or someone else, tightly bound with ropes in a dream you will have to humbly submit to the will of someone else in the near future. Perhaps not if you have recently read Fifty Shades of Grey.

Bouquet -- If you are receiving a bouquet of flowers in a dream it is a sign of much pleasure ahead. If you are giving a bouquet to someone else it is a sign of great fidelity on the part of a loved one.

Bow & Arrow -- Grave misfortune will be the result of seeing a bow and arrow in a dream.

Branches -- Tree branches in Spring or Summer, covered with growing leaves are a sign of good fortune ahead. If the branches are seen in the Fall and the leaves are brown and lifeless it is a sign of coming trouble. If the branches are being broken in some way, it is a sign of loss from robbery.

Brandy -- Seeing brandy in a dream means that you will be tempted by pleasures of a disreputable nature.

Bread -- A dream of white bread means a wonderful friendship ahead. If, instead, the bread is brown or black, it is a sign of future dire poverty.

Breakfast -- Any meal in a dream, especially if you are the one eating, is an omen of foolhardiness with respect to future spending.

Briars -- Dreaming of briars means that you will quarrel with someone close to you. The argument is worse if you are being spiked or pricked by the briars.

Bridge -- A bridge is a sign of danger. If you are crossing the bridge, the danger is imminent.

Broom -- The dreamer will soon receive an announcement of a celebration or party.

Brother -- Dreaming of a departed (dead) sibling (sister included) is a sign of long life and prosperity.

Bugs -- Actually insects but especially fleas, in a dream are a sign of troubles of a repulsive nature. Success awaits in the future if you are destroying insect pests in a dream.

Building Stone -- Large masonry stone in a dream, separately or in the facade of a building signifies trouble of some kind ahead.

Bull -- An aggressive bull in dream is a sign of serious danger ahead and or great humiliation.

Buoy -- Just as it does in a harbor channel, a buoy or channel marker in a dream is a sign of danger ahead.

Business -- If you dream of your own business, your own type of work, it is a sign that your income may be reduced.

Butcher -- If you dream of a butcher or a butcher at work in a butcher shop (the back of the supermarket these days) it is a sign of coming ill-health (perhaps the store is buying pink-slime to fill out its burger meat!)

Butter -- Nothing can be wrong with butter. To see butter in some way in a dream is a herald of surprising and good news on the way. If you are churning butter, it is a sign of a coming inheritance.

Butterflies -- Seeing a single butterfly, or a cloud of these insects, means that you will be fickle when dealing with a coming issue. You will lack persistency and direction of purpose.

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Mark Newell

Mark Newell is a writer in Lexington, South Carolina. He writes historical action adventure, science fiction and horror. These include one published novel, two about to be published (one gaining a Wilbur Smith award),and two screenplays.

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