The Dictionary of Dreams (18 page)

For a young woman to dream of eating baked clams with her sweetheart, foretells that she will enjoy his money as well as his confidence.

Clay
.

To dream of clay, denotes isolation of interest and probable insolvency.

To dig in a clay bank, foretells you will submit to extraordinary

demands of enemies. If you dig in an ash bank and find clay,

unfortunate surprises will combat progressive enterprises or new work.

Your efforts are likely to be misdirected after this dream.

Women will find this dream unfavorable in love, social and business states, and misrepresentations will overwhelm them.

Claret
.

To dream of drinking claret, denotes you will come under the influence of ennobling association. To dream of seeing broken bottles of claret, portends you will be induced to commit immoralities by the false persuasions of deceitful persons.

Claret Cup and Punch
.

To dream of claret cup or punch, foretel s that you will be much

pleased with the attention shown you by new acquaintances.

Clarionet
.

To dream of a claironet, foretells that you will indulge

in frivolity beneath your usual dignity. {I}f it is broken,

you will incur the displeasure of a close friend.

Clairvoyance
.

To dream of being a clairvoyant and seeing yourself in the future,

denotes signal changes in your present occupation, followed by a series of unhappy conflicts with designing people.

To dream of visiting a clairvoyant, foretells unprosperous commercial states and unhappy unions.

Clergyman
.[37]

To dream that you send for a clergyman to preach a funeral sermon,

denotes that you will vainly strive against sickness and to ward off evil influences, but they will prevail in spite of your earnest endeavors.

If a young woman marries a clergyman in her dream, she will be the object of much mental distress, and the wayward hand of fortune will lead her into the morass of adversity.

[37] See Minister.

Climbing
.[38]

To dream of climbing up a hill or mountain and reaching the top,

you will overcome the most formidable obstacles between you

and a prosperous future; but if you should fail to reach the top,

your dearest plans will suffer being wrecked.

To climb a ladder to the last rung, you will succeed in business;

but if the ladder breaks, you will be plunged into unexpected straits, and accidents may happen to you.

To see yourself climbing the side of a house in some mysterious

way in a dream, and to have a window suddenly open to let you in,

foretells that you will make or have made extraordinary ventures

against the approbation of friends, but success will eventual y

crown your efforts, though there will be times when despair

will almost enshroud you.

[38] See Ascend Hill and Mountain.

Clock
.

To dream that you see a clock, denotes danger from a foe.

To hear one strike, you will receive unpleasant news.

The death of some friend is implied.

Cloister
.

To dream of a cloister, omens dissatisfaction with present

surroundings, and you will soon seek new environments.

For a young woman to dream of a cloister, foretel s that her

life will be made unselfish by the chastening of sorrow.

Clothes
.[39]

To dream of seeing clothes soiled and torn, denotes that deceit will be practised to your harm. Beware of friendly dealings with strangers.

For a woman to dream that her clothing is soiled or torn, her virtue will be dragged in the mire if she is not careful of her associates.

Clean new clothes, denotes prosperity.

To dream that you have plenty, or an assortment of clothes,

is a doubtful omen; you may want the necessaries of life.

To a young person, this dream denotes unsatisfied

hopes and disappointments.

[39] See Apparel.

Clouds
.

To dream of seeing dark heavy clouds, portends misfortune and bad management.

If rain is falling, it denotes troubles and sickness.

To see bright transparent clouds with the sun shining through them,

you will be successful after trouble has been your companion.

To see them with the stars shining, denotes fleeting joys

and small advancements.

Clover
.

Walking through fields of fragrant clover is a propitious dream.

It brings all objects desired into the reach of the dreamer.

Fine crops is portended for the farmer and wealth for the young.

Blasted fields of clover brings harrowing and regretful sighs.

To dream of clover, foretells prosperity will soon enfold you.

For a young woman to dream of seeing a snake crawling through

blossoming clover, foretells she will be early disappointed

in love, and her surroundings will be gloomy and discouraging,

though to her friends she seems peculiarly fortunate.

Cloven Foot
.

To dream of a cloven foot, portends some unusual ill luck is threatening you, and you will do well to avoid the friendship of strange persons.

Club
.

To dream of being approached by a person bearing a club, denotes that you will be assailed by your adversaries, but you will overcome them and be unusually happy and prosperous; but if you club any one, you will undergo a rough and profitless journey.

Coach
.

To dream of riding in a coach, denotes continued losses and depressions in business. Driving one implies removal or business changes.

Coals
.

To see bright coals of fire, denotes pleasure and many pleasant changes.

To dream you handle them yourself, denotes unmitigated joy.

To see dead coals implies trouble and disappointments.

Coal-hod
.

To dream of a coal-hod, denotes that grief will be likely to fill a vacancy made by reckless extravagance. To see your neighbor carrying in hods, foretells your surroundings will be decidedly distasteful and inharmonious.

Coat
.[40]

To dream of wearing another's coat, signifies that you will ask

some friend to go security for you. To see your coat torn,

denotes the loss of a close friend and dreary business.

To see a new coat, portends for you some literary honor.

To lose your coat, you will have to rebuild your fortune lost

through being over-confident in speculations.

[40] See Apparel and Clothes.

Coat-of-Arms
.

To dream of seeing your coat-of-arms, is a dream of ill luck.

You will never possess a title.

Cocoa
.

To dream of cocoa, denotes you will cultivate distasteful friends

for your own advancement and pleasure.

Cocoanut
.

Cocoanuts in dreams, warns you of fatalities in your expectations,

as sly enemies are encroaching upon your rights in the guise of

ardent friends. Dead cocoanut trees are a sign of loss and sorrow.

The death of some one near you may follow.

Cock-Crowing
.

To dream of hearing a cock crowing in the morning, is significant of good.

If you be single, it denotes an early marriage and a luxurious home.

To hear one at night is despair, and cause for tears you will have.

To dream of seeing cocks fight, you will leave your family

because of quarrels and infidelity. This dream usually

announces some unexpected and sorrowful events. The cock

warned the Apostle Peter when he was about to perjure himself.

It may also warn you in a dream when the meshes of the world

are swaying you from ``the straight line'' of spiritual wisdom.

Cockade
.

This dream denotes that foes will bring disastrous suits against you.

Beware of titles.

Cocktail
.

To drink a cocktail while dreaming, denotes that you will deceive your friends as to your inclinations and enjoy the companionship of fast men and women while posing as a serious student and staid home lover.

For a woman, this dream portends fast living and an ignoring of moral and set rules.

Coca-Cola
.

For a woman to dream that she is drinking coca-cola signifies

that she will lose health and a chance for marrying a wealthy

man by her abandonment to material delights.

Coffin
.

This dream is unlucky. You will, if you are a farmer, see your

crops blasted and your cattle lean and unhealthy. To business men

it means debts whose accumulation they are powerless to avoid.

To the young it denotes unhappy unions and death of loved ones.

To see your own coffin in a dream, business defeat and domestic

sorrow may be expected.

To dream of a coffin moving of itself, denotes sickness and

marriage in close conjunction. Sorrow and pleasure intermingled.

Death may follow this dream, but there will also be good.

To see your corpse in a coffin, signifies brave efforts will be crushed in defeat and ignominy, To dream that you find yourself sitting on a coffin in a moving hearse, denotes desperate if not fatal illness for you or some person closely allied to you.

Quarrels with the opposite sex is also indicated.

You will remorsefully consider your conduct toward a friend.

Coffee
.

To dream of drinking coffee, denotes the disapproval of friends toward your marriage intentions. If married, disagreements and frequent quarrels are implied.

To dream of dealing in coffee, portends business failures.

If selling, sure loss. Buying it, you may with ease

retain your credit.

For a young woman to see or handle coffee she will be made a by-word if she is not discreet in her actions.

To dream of roasting coffee, for a young woman it denotes escape

from evil by luckily marrying a stranger.

To see ground coffee, foretells successful struggles with adversity.

Parched coffee, warns you of the evil attentions of strangers.

Green coffee, denotes you have bold enemies who will show you no quarter, but will fight for your overthrow.

Coffee Mill
.

To see a coffee mill in your dreams, denotes you are approaching

a critical danger, and all your energy and alertness will have

to stand up with obduracy to avert its disastrous consequences.

To hear it grinding, signifies you will hardly overthrow some evil

pitted against your interest.

Coffee House
.

To see or visit a coffee house in your dreams, foretells that you will unwisely entertain friendly relations with persons known to be your enemies.

Designing women may intrigue against your morality and possessions.

Coins
.

To dream of gold, denotes great prosperity and much pleasure

derived from sight-seeing and ocean voyages.

Silver coin is unlucky to dream about. Dissensions will arise

in the most orderly families.

For a maiden to dream that her lover gives her a silver coin,

signifies she will be jilted by him.

Copper coins, denotes despair and physical burdens. Nickel coins,

imply that work of the lowest nature will devolve upon you.

If silver coins are your ideal of money, and they are bright and clean, or seen distinctly in your possession, the dream will be a propitious one.

Coke
.

To dream of coke, denotes affliction and discord will enter

your near future.

Coke Oven
.

To see coke ovens burning, foretells some unexpected good fortune

will result from failure in some enterprise.

Cold
.

To dream of suffering from cold, you are warned to look well to your affairs.

There are enemies at work to destroy you. Your health is also menaced.

Colonel
.

To dream of seeing or being commanded by a colonel, denotes you will fail to reach any prominence in social or business circles.

If you are a colonel, it denotes you will contrive to hold position

above those of friends or acquaintances.

Collar
.

To dream of wearing a collar, you will have high honors thrust upon you that you will hardly be worthy of. For a woman to dream of collars, she will have many admirers, but no sincere ones, She will be likely to remain single for a long while.

College
.

To dream of a college, denotes you are soon to advance to a position long sought after. To dream that you are back in col ege, foretells you will receive distinction through some well favored work.

Colliery or Coal-Mine
.

To dream of being in a coal-mine or colliery and seeing miners,

denotes that some evil will assert its power for your downfall;

but if you dream of holding a share in a coal-mine, it denotes

your safe investment in some deal.

For a young woman to dream of mining coal, foreshows she will become the wife of a real-estate dealer or dentist.

Collision
.

To dream of a collision, you will meet with an accident of a serious type and disappointments in business.

For a young woman to see a collision, denotes she will be unable

to decide between lovers, and will be the cause of wrangles.

Combat
.

To dream of engaging in combat, you will find yourself

seeking to ingratiate your affections into the life and love

of some one whom you know to be another's, and you will run

great risks of losing your good reputation in business.

It denotes struggles to keep on firm ground.

For a young woman to dream of seeing combatants, signifies that she