The Dictionary of Dreams (32 page)

To have her hair dressed, denotes that she will run after frivolous things, and use any means to bend people to her wishes,
Hairy Hands
.

To dream that your hands are covered with hair like that of a beast, signifies you will intrigue against innocent people, and will find that you have alert enemies who are working to forestall your designs.

Halter
.

To dream that you put a halter on a young horse, shows that

you will manage a very prosperous and clean business.

Love matters will shape themselves to suit you.

To see other things haltered, denotes that fortune will be withheld

from you for a while. You will win it, but with much toil.

Ham
.

To dream of seeing hams, signifies you are in danger

of being treacherously used. To cut large slices of ham,

denotes that all opposition will be successfully met by you.

To dress a ham, signifies you will be leniently treated by others.

To dream of dealing in hams, prosperity will come to you.

Also good health is foreboded.

To eat ham, you will lose something of great value. To smell ham cooking, you will be benefited by the enterprises of others.

Hammer
.

To dream of seeing a hammer, denotes you will have some discouraging obstacles to overcome in order to establish firmly your fortune.

Hand
.[86]

If you see beautiful hands in your dream, you will enjoy

great distinction, and rise rapidly in your calling; but ugly

and malformed hands point to disappointments and poverty.

To see blood on them, denotes estrangement and unjust censure

from members of your family.

If you have an injured hand, some person will succeed to what you

are striving most to obtain.

To see a detached hand, indicates a solitary life, that is,

people will fail to understand your views and feelings.

To burn your hands, you will overreach the bounds of reason

in your struggles for wealth and fame, and lose thereby.

To see your hands covered with hair, denotes that you will not become a solid and leading factor in your circle.

To see your hands enlarged, denotes a quick advancement in your affairs.

To see them smal er, the reverse is predicted.

To see your hands soiled, denotes that you will be envious

and unjust to others.

To wash your hands, you will participate in some joyous festivity.

For a woman to admire her own hands, is proof that she will win and hold the sincere regard of the man she prizes above all others.

To admire the hands of others, she will be subjected to the whims

of a jealous man. To have a man hold her hands, she will be

enticed into illicit engagements. If she lets others kiss

her hands, she will have gossips busy with her reputation.

To handle fire without burning her hands, she will rise to high

rank and commanding positions.

To dream that your hands are tied, denotes that you will be involved in difficulties. In loosening them, you will force others to submit to your dictations.

[86] See Fingers.

Handbills
.

To dream of distributing handbills over the country, is a sign

of contentions and possible lawsuits.

If you dream of printing handbills, you will hear unfavorable news.

Handcuffs
.

To find yourself handcuffed, you will be annoyed and vexed by enemies.

To see others thus, you will subdue those oppressing you and rise

above your associates.

To see handcuffs, you will be menaced with sickness and danger.

To dream of handcuffs, denotes formidable enemies are surrounding you with objectionable conditions. To break them, is a sign that you will escape toils planned by enemies.

Handkerchiefs
.

To dream of handkerchiefs, denotes flirtations and contingent affairs.

To lose one, omens a broken engagement through no fault of yours.

To see torn ones, foretells that lovers' quarrels will reach such straits that reconciliation will be improbable if not impossible.

To see them soiled, foretells that you will be corrupted

by indiscriminate associations.

To see pure white ones in large lots, foretells that you will resist the insistent flattery of unscrupulous and evil-minded persons, and thus gain entrance into high relations with love and matrimony.

To see them colored, denotes that while your engagements may not be

strictly moral, you will manage them with such ingenuity that they

will elude opprobrium.

If you see silk handkerchiefs, it denotes that your pleasing

and magnetic personality will shed its radiating cheerfulness

upon others, making for yourself a fortunate existence.

For a young woman to wave adieu or a recognition with her handkerchief, or see others doing this, denotes that she will soon make a questionable pleasure trip, or she may knowingly run the gauntlet of disgrace to secure some fancied pleasure.

Handsome
.

To see yourself handsome-looking in your dreams, you will prove

yourself an ingenious flatterer.

To see others appearing handsome, denotes that you will enjoy

the confidence of fast people.

Handwriting
.

To dream that you see and recognize your own handwriting,

foretel s that malicious enemies will use your expressed opinion

to foil you in advancing to some competed position.

Hanging
.[87]

To see a large concourse of people gathering at a hanging,

denotes that many enemies will club together to try to demolish

your position in their midst.

[87] See Execution.

Hare
.[88]

If you see a hare escaping from you in a dream, you will lose

something valuable in a mysterious way. If you capture one,

you will be the victor in a contest.

If you make pets of them, you will have an orderly

but unintelligent companion.

A dead hare, betokens death to some friend. Existence will be

a prosy affair.

To see hares chased by dogs, denotes trouble and contentions

among your friends, and you will concern yourself to bring

about friendly relations.

If you dream that you shoot a hare, you will be forced to use

violent measures to maintain your rightful possessions.

[88] See Rabbit.

Harem
.

To dream that you maintain a harem, denotes that you are wasting

your best energies on low pleasures. Life holds fair promises,

if your desires are rightly directed.

If a woman dreams that she is an inmate of a harem, she will seek

pleasure where pleasure is unlawful, as her desires will be toward

married men as a rule. If she dreams that she is a favorite of

a harem, she will be preferred before others in material pleasures,

but the distinction will be fleeting.

Harlequin
.

To dream of a harlequin cheating you, you will find uphill

work to identify certain claims that promise profit to you.

If you dream of a harlequin, trouble will beset you.

To be dressed as a harlequin, denotes passionate error and unwise attacks on strength and purse. Designing women will lure you to paths of sin.

Harlot
.

To dream of being in the company of a harlot, denotes ill-chosen pleasures and trouble in your social circles, and business will suffer depression.

If you marry one, life will be threatened by an enemy.

Harness
.

To dream of possessing bright new harness, you will soon prepare

for a pleasant journey.

Harp
.

To hear the sad sweet strains of a harp, denotes the sad ending

to what seems a pleasing and profitable enterprise.

To see a broken harp, betokens illness, or broken troth between lovers.

To play a harp yourself, signifies that your nature is too trusting, and you should be more careful in placing your confidence as well as love matters.

Harvest
.

To dream of harvest time, is a forerunner of prosperity and pleasure.

If the harvest yields are abundant, the indications are good for country and state, as political machinery will grind to advance all conditions.

A poor harvest is a sign of small profits.

Hash
.

To dream you are eating hash, many sorrows and vexations are foretold.

You will probably be troubled with various little jealousies and contentions over mere trifles, and your health will be menaced through worry.

For a woman to dream that she cooks hash, denotes that she will be jealous of her husband, and children will be a stumbling block to her wantonness.

Hassock
.

To dream of a hassock, forebodes the yielding of your power

and fortune to another. If a woman dreams of a hassock,

she should cultivate spirit and independence.

Hat
.

To dream of losing your hat, you may expect unsatisfactory business

and failure of persons to keep important engagements.

For a man to dream that he wears a new hat, predicts change

of place and business, which will be very much to his advantage.

For a woman to dream that she wears a fine new hat,

denotes the attainment of wealth, and she will be the object

of much admiration.

For the wind to blow your hat off, denotes sudden changes in affairs, and somewhat for the worse.

Hatchet
.

A hatchet seen in a dream, denotes that wanton wastefulness

will expose you to the evil designs of envious persons.

If it is rusty or broken, you will have grief over wayward people.

Hate
.

To dream that you hate a person, denotes that if you are not careful you will do the party an inadvertent injury or a spiteful action will bring business loss and worry.

If you are hated for unjust causes, you will find sincere and

obliging friends, and your associations will be most pleasant.

Otherwise, the dream forebodes ill.

Hawk
.

To dream of a hawk, foretells you will be cheated in some way

by intriguing persons. To shoot one, foretells you will surmount

obstacles after many struggles. For a young woman to frighten

hawks away from her chickens, signifies she will obtain her most

extravagant desires through diligent attention to her affairs.

It also denotes that enemies are near you, and they

are ready to take advantage of your slightest mistakes.

If you succeed in scaring it away before your fowls are injured,

you will be lucky in your business.

To see a dead hawk, signifies that your enemies will be vanquished.

To dream of shooting at a hawk, you will have a contest with enemies, and will probably win.

Hay
.

If you dream of mowing hay, you will find much good in life,

and if a farmer your crops will yield abundantly.

To see fields of newly cut hay, is a sign of unusual prosperity.

If you are hauling and putting hay into barns, your fortune is assured, and you will realize great profit from some enterprise.

To see loads of hay passing through the street, you will meet

influential strangers who will add much to your pleasure.

To feed hay to stock, indicates that you will offer aid to some one who will return the favor with love and advancement to higher states.

Head
.

To see a person's head in your dream, and it is well-shaped and prominent, you will meet persons of power and vast influence who will lend you aid in enterprises of importance.

If you dream of your own head, you are threatened with nervous

or brain trouble.

To see a head severed from its trunk, and bloody, you will meet

sickening disappointments, and the overthrow of your dearest

hopes and anticipations.

To see yourself with two or more heads, foretel s phenomenal and rapid rise in life, but the probabilities are that the rise will not be stable.

To dream that your head aches, denotes that you will be oppressed with worry.

To dream of a swollen head, you will have more good than bad in your life.

To dream of a child's head, there will be much pleasure ill store

for you and signal financial success.

To dream of the head of a beast, denotes that the nature of your desires will run on a low plane, and only material pleasures will concern you.

To wash your head, you will be sought after by prominent people

for your judgment and good counsel.

Headgear
.

To dream of seeing rich headgear, you will become famous and successful.

To see old and worn headgear, you will have to yield up your

possessions to others.

Hearse
.

To dream of a hearse, denotes uncongenial relations in the home,

and failure to carry on business in a satisfactory manner.

It also betokens the death of one near to you, or sickness and sorrow.

If a hearse crosses your path, you will have a bitter enemy to overcome.

Heart
.

To dream of your heart paining and suffocating you, there will be trouble in your business. Some mistake of your own will bring loss if not corrected.

Seeing your heart, foretells sickness and failure of energy.

To see the heart of an animal, you will overcome enemies and merit

the respect of all.

To eat the heart of a chicken, denotes strange desires will cause

you to carry out very difficult projects for your advancement.

Heat
.

To dream that you are oppressed by heat, denotes failure

to carry out designs on account of some friend betraying you.