The Dream Book

Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805) You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, "Why not?"

2. Omens: C

Cabbage -- Excellent health and long life is symbolized by cabbage (cooked or in the field) in a dream.

Cage – To dream of a bird-cage signifies that you will be the victim of treachery from friends or business associates.

Cakes – If see or consume cakes or pastry in a dream it is a sign of pleasur

Calves – Calves gamboling or playing in meadow signifies good fortune ahead.

Camels – A single camel is an omen of prosperity. If your dream is of a herd of camels, the prosperity will be fleeting inde

Candles – Candles in a dream are a sign of empowerment with respect to prosperity and happiness. These may be in store for you—but you must take some kind of action first.

Candlestick – If you see a small candlestick, the kind you hold in your hand, it signifies an invitation to the wedding is on the way. Candy – Serious money losses lie ahead.

Canopy -- This is not a good omen. To dream of a canopy over your head is a sign of your imminent death.

Cannon – A dual omen. To see a cannon (old cannon or artillery piece) is a sign of good luck. To hear a cannon in a dream is a sign that a close relative will die (if you are sleeping through a thunderstorm, then maybe not).

Cardinal – An archbishop or a bishop in a dream is a bad omen. Strangely enough the sight of a cardinal in a dream is sign of coming wealth. If you are killing a cardinal in a dream you will have naught but a passing illness in the near future. Having some idea of how these dignitaries of the Catholic and Anglican churches dress would be a good idea.

Cards – A dream involving playing cards is a sign of disputes among friends.

Caricatures – If your dream centers upon one or more caricatures (cartoon like drawings of famous people or friends), it is a sign of worries of some sort the very next day.

Carnival -- A carnival, or carnival day, is a symbol of trickery and fraud.

Carpet -- A carpet, or several carpets, seen in a dream is a symbol of struggle in order to acheive success.

Carriage – A horse drawn carriage in a dreams means general poor luck and worries in the near futur

Carrots – Carrots in a dream tell of money losses despite hard work – and all accompanied by much anxiety.

Casks – Wooden barrels or casks, filled or empty, are a sign of financial prosperity.

Castle – Seeing a castle in a dream (Disney or for real) is a sign that long hard work will be rewarded with financial success.

Cat – The cat was an ancient symbol of deep meaning even in the times of the Pharoahs. Here are a few of the meanings of various cat images in dreams:

In general, the appearance of a cat in a dream is a bad omen no matter what the circumstances. Just seeing a cat in a dream is a sign that someone close to you is being false. If you see an angry cat, one hissing or clawing, it means that there will be serious disagreements or quarrelling in your home with family members. Should you see yourself eating the meat of a cat (it could happen) you have an omen of bad luck in a love affair. You will face competition for the object of your desire—and you will lose. Dreaming of beating a cat is a sign of a coming robbery in which you will catch the robber. Dreaming of killing a cat is a sign that you will kill or seriously injure the robber or an invader of your home or business. If the cat is known to you it means that the robber or invader is someone known to you. If the cat is not one you recognize it means that anything lost in the course of the robbery will be fully recovered. If you are fighting with a cat in your dream, and especially if you are bitten or scratched, it is a sign that you will suffer a serious illness in the near future.

Caterpillar – The caterpillar is the symbol of metamorphosis. Seeing one in a dream is sign that your soul is looking to change its shell, or in other words, you are tired of life and all it contains.

Cattle – If you see a herd of horned cattle in your dream it is a sign of a plentiful harvest, a well rewarded business venture or an enriched personal experience. If you are running after a herd of cattle you will suffer a personal loss or experience being forsaken. If the herd is running in your direction it is a sign of profit as a result of a fortunate discovery.

Cauliflower – Seen in a dream this can be an omen of two things. The vegetable can be a sign of coming disease. It can also mean that you will be deceived by a woman. The context here can be an important indicator in your interpretation.

Cavalcade – A negative omen similar to a carnival. If you are witnessing a cavalcade of riders of some kind marching past you it is a sign that in your waking life you are wrongfully proud of something. If you see one of the horses rider less, or one of the riders unhorsed, it means there is danger ahead.

Cave – To dream of being in a cave, especially without sign of the entrance or exit, is an omen of great personal danger in the near future.

Cellar – An empty cellar or basement in a dream is a sign of excellent health and long life. If the cellar is filled with casks, bottles or crocks (or in modern terms containers filled with food or useful materials) you have an assurance of immediate and complete success in a business venture.

Chain – Seeing a chain in a dream is a sign of forthcoming marriage (an omen to think about). If the chain is being broken in your dream it is an announcement of a forthcoming task that will be difficult indeed.

Chairs – Multiple chairs in a dream-this is a sign that you should be wary of your own conceit. If you think too well of yourself your ego may shortly be deflated.

Chameleon – A chameleon in a dream is a sign that you will be cheated on a large scale. You should review your Internet security and change your passwords!

Chandelier – A glittering chandelier in a dream is a strong sign of complete success in a major venture.

Checkers – If you see yourself or others playing checkers in a your dream you have an omen of heavy financial losses.

Checks – Dream of cashing a check at a teller window or ban counter and you are assured of financial or property loss. To dream of paying out cash to others, or of giving them a check is a sign of endless legal discussions and even law-suits.

Cheese – A good omen (what else if it is cheese). A dream in which cheese is prominent in some form predicts eventual success after a long hard struggle in a personal or business venture.

Cherries – Cherries indicate several things, all related to affairs of the heart. If you are eating cherries in a dream it is a sign that you have a sensual nature. If you are picking cherries from a tree in a dream it is a sign of fickleness in a lover, especially if a female. If the cherries in your dream are glacé or pickled, it is a sign that romantic hopes will not be realized.

Chess – Your business judgment is called into question if you see yourself playing chess in a dream.

Chestnuts – Chestnuts, whether you are playing at conkers or roasting them over a fire, are a sign of complete success in your very next undertaking, whatever its nature.

Chilblains – Chilblains are sores on hands or feet caused by severe cold weather. In a dream that foretell of serious troubles ahead.

Children – Dreaming of a child you have yet to meet is a sign of a forthcoming birth among family or friends. To dream of a handsome or pretty child is a sign of future pleasure of some sort. To dream of an ugly child is a sign of future misfortune. If you dream of a child or children at play you have an omen of worrisome episode ahead.

Chimney-Sweep – A chimney-sweep symbol is often given at weddings as a symbol of good luck in a marriage. In a dream the sweep is a sign of peace and comfort.

Chimes – If you dream of a chiming clock, or if you hear clock chimes in your dream, it is an omen of bickering and bad luck among family and friends.

Chocolates -- Illness in the near future is foretold by the sight of chocolates, or by eating chocolates in a dream.

Cholera – A rather strange connection! Cholera is a disease of the lower bowel transmitted by tainted water or food. It killed over 130,000 people in 2010, mostly in third world countries. Yet, to see this scourge of a disease in some form in a dream is an omen of rich wedding feast!

Church – Seeing a church in a dream is an indication of an inheritance in the near future. Three other omens are not so welcome. Seeing a church in repair means misfortune ahead. If you enter the church, and do so repeatedly, it is a sign of worrisome delays in the completion of task or venture. A serious quarrel is in the offing if you dream of shouting in a church.

Churchyard – A churchyard or a graveyard in the dream is a sign of death close to you—family or a friend.

Cider – If you see yourself drinking cider in your dream, it is a sign of an inheritance in the near future from an unexpected source.

Cigars – Short lived joy is signified by cigars in a dream, especially so if you are smoking a cigar. But sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

Circus – Dreaming of a circus scene is an omen of good fortune ahead.

Cistern – A cistern—and old style in ground water tank – is a sign that you may be slandered in such as to severely harm your personal or professional reputation.

Cleaning – Active cleaning, in your house or in your yard or in the street outside your home, is a sign ingratitude toward you on the part of a business associate or a close family member.

Cloak – Similar to the sign of the chameleon. Someone will cheat you in a major way.

Clock – Unlike a chiming clock, to dream of a clock ticking, or even of one not making a sound, means that you will be overtaken by extreme laziness.

Clothes-Line – Same as Rope below. If you are green enough you are drying clothes on a line of rope strung up in the sun and wind. Not in utility room dryer.

Clots of Blood – More a nightmare than a dream. This is a symbol of quarrels within family and friends.

Club (or heavy rod or stick) – A dual sign. If you see a club or rod in a dream it is an omen of serious quarrels in the family. If the club is being used and is broken, it means there will be a serious rupture in family ties. If the dream entails you using the club to strike someone—it means that warm friendship will be manifested to you in many different ways.

Coals – Dead fireplace coals seen in a dream portend jealousy. You will be the victim of jealous actions on the part of a friend or business partner. If the coals are live there will be an attack on your honor and reputation. If you are eating live coals you will suffer deeply from a long secret sorrow.

Coat – See Clothing below. Coat of Arms – Seeing an ancient Coat of Arms, perhaps your family’s insignia or anyone else’s signifies an event pleasing to your own pride.

Cockade – A cockade is a decoration worn on a hat. It is often a symbol worn on the hat of a uniform to indicate rank. It can also be any decoration worn on a fashionable ladies hat or a decorative insertion on a man’s hatband. Seen in a dream this is a sign that some kind of public insult to you lies ahead.

Coffee -- If you are drinking coffee in your dream (at Starbucks or elsewhere) it means that a series of disagreeable incidents await in the immediate future. If you are roasting coffee beans it is a sign that much hard work is ahead—and it will be unappreciatd.

Coffin -- A coffin in a dream means heavy financial losses ahead of a personal or business nature.

Coin – Coins of differing metals have differing meanings. Gold coins mean future distress; silver coins mean many personal worries; copper coins mean that someone close to you will cheat you cheated financially.

Collision – If you are watching a collision of some kind—it could be cars, trains or boats—you have a sign of great ruin and misery ahead.

Combing – If you are combing your hair, or seeing someone else’s hair being combed, it is a dual omen. If the hair is difficult to comb you have a sign of difficulties in your immediate future. If the hair is easy to comb it is a sign of good luck ahead.

Comedy – Dreaming of watching comedy on television, or listening to it on the radio means that there is a period of peace and tranquility ahead of you.

Concert – Seeing yourself at a concert in a dream is an omen of both pleasure and money in the near future.

Conflagration – See Fire below. Confectionary – See Candy above.

Conjuring – Witnessing conjuring tricks in a dream is a warning of treachery in the workplace to your detriment.

Contempt – Dreaming that you are being treated with contempt by others is a good omen. It means that you will finally triumph over competitors and enemies.

Convent – Cloisters and convents in dreams threaten sadness and anxiety.

Convict – Dreaming of a chain gang or of convicts signals desperate personal or financial straits in the near future.

Cooking – To see yourself cooking in a dream, especially if you are a male, is a warning of separation from a loved one and even divorce. Cooking Pot – A cooking pot is a sign of future comfort.

Cords – Dreams of ropes and bindings is a prediction that you will be the subject of insults from others at home or in the workplace.

Corpse – Dreaming of a corpse well prepared and dressed in a coffin is sign of good luck and personal happiness. If, however, the corpse is on the ground, as in a war scene or a disaster, it is a sign of bad luck and personal disaster. If the corpse is visibly decaying, it is a sign of your own imminent death. If the dream is of a loved one recently passed (often in which the person appears well and then decays) it is a direct message from them for you to stop grieving and move on. See also Death below.

Corpulence – You will be tempted by immoral persons or pursuits if you see yourself in a dream in which you are fatter than you are in life. If you see yourself thinner than you are in life, good fortune is ahead.

Cotton Cap – If a cotton cap—a soft fabric hat of some kind—is prominent in your dream you are being warned of a coming quarrel with friends.

Couch – Dreaming of a large sofa or comfortable couch is a sign of temporary satisfaction.

Country – Dreams involving the open countryside in Spring or Summer are good omens. If in your dream you are staying in the countryside this foretells an unexpected fortune. If you are running into open fields of tall grass or a crop such as wheat you have a sign of personal bliss that very complete. If you see yourself having a picnic in a country setting it is a sign that an ideal personal match awaits.

Country Ball – To dream of being at a square dance or a country ball of some kind is an assurance of long life.

Cows -- Cows seen in a pastoral or even dairy setting are signs of laziness—either on your part of the part of those working close with you.

Cradle – A vision of a child’s cradle in a dream is an omen of a child’s death.

Cramps – An invitation to a wedding or a meal is in store if you dream of having muscle cramps, especially of the stomach.

Crane – The crane is a bird similar to a Heron. They are not related and the crane flies with its head and neck stretched out whereas the Heron folds its head and neck back. The distinction is important—to dream of a crane, flying or standing, means that you will be shortly challenged to commit an act of great wickedness.

Crawfish – To see of eat crawfish in a dream is a sign of costly litigation.

Creditor – If you see one of your creditors in a dream, it is a sign of temporary poverty (you are about to pay a bill).

Crew -- Seeing a ship’s crew working upon a vessel (sail or steam) is a sign that a long journey is ahead.

Crickets – This insect is a sign of financial loss when seen in a dream.

Crippled – To see yourself or another person as a cripple in a dream is a sign of imminent danger.

Crockery – A dream filled with visions of crockery, china, pots and kitchen ceramics of any kind is a sign that great comfort is in store.

Crocodile – A crocodile (or alligator) in a dream is a sign of misfortune.

Cross – If you see a roadside cross or a Church cross in s dream it is a sign that an engagement will be broken. This could be yours or that of someone close to you. If you dream of wearing or carrying a cross it is a sign that help of some kind will be offered to you when it is needed most.

Crow – To dream of crows is an omen that someone close to you will be the cause of great sadness to you. Perhaps even a death is forecast.

Crowd -- One minor worry after another will beset you if you see a crowd of people in a dream. Crown – Should you see a crown of gold in a dream, it means you will have the protection of someone of power and substance. If the crown is of iron, anxiety and sorrow will soon follow.

Crutches -- Seeing crutches or using crutches in a dream is a sign of income wither through an inheritance or business dealing

Cuckoo -- Not a good sign – to see a cuckoo calling, or to hear its call, is a sign of imminent death.

Curly Hair – If you see a mass of curly hair on the head of anyone in your dream, it means that your wife, girlfriend or significant other will be unfaithful to you.

“Cut Direct” – This is an old phrase from the 1920s and earlier. It describes what you do when you pretend someone you know is not even in the room, you ignore them—an action resulting from some real or imagined insult from that person. Not nice, hardly logical - but if you do this in a dream, or if someone does it to you in a dream - it actually means that you will succeed in some venture over your competitors or opponents.

Cyclops – The giant of “Jason and the Argonauts” was a one eyed monster with a single eye in the center of his forehead. To dream of the Cyclops is a sign of coming wealth through business ventures.

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