The Dictionary of Dreams (48 page)

Pantomime
.

To dream of seeing pantomimes, denotes that your friends will deceive you.

If you participate in them, you will have cause of offense.

Affairs will not prove satisfactory.

Paper or parchment
.

If you have occasion in your dreams to refer to, or handle,

any paper or parchment, you will be threatened with losses.

They are likely to be in the nature of a lawsuit.

For a young woman, it means that she will be angry with her

lover and that she fears the opinion of acquaintances.

Beware, if you are married, of disagreements in the precincts

of the home.

Parables
.

To dream of parables, denotes that you will be undecided as to the best course to pursue in dissenting to some business complication. To the lover, or young woman, this is a prophecy of misunderstandings and disloyalty.

Paradise
.

To dream that you are in Paradise, means loyal friends, who are

willing to aid you. This dream holds out bright hopes to sailors

or those about to make a long voyage. To mothers, this means

fair and obedient children. If you are sick and unfortunate,

you will have a speedy recovery and your fortune will ripen.

To lovers, it is the promise of wealth and faithfulness.

To dream that you start to Paradise and find yourself bewildered and lost, you will undertake enterprises which look exceedingly feasible and full of fortunate returns, but which will prove disappointing and vexatious.

Paralysis
.

Paralysis is a bad dream, denoting financial reverses and disappointment in literary attainment. To lovers, it portends a cessation of affections.

Parasol
.[146]

To dream of a parasol, denotes, for married people, illicit enjoyments.

If a young woman has this dream, she will engage in many flirtations, some of which will cause her interesting disturbances, lest her lover find out her inclinations.

[146] See Umbrella.

Parcel
.

To dream of a parcel being delivered to you, denotes that you

will be pleasantly surprised by the return of some absent one,

or be cared for in a worldly way.

If you carry a parcel, you will have some unpleasant task to perform.

To let a parcel fall on the way as you go to deliver it,

you will see some deal fail to go through.

Pardon
.[147]

To dream that you are endeavoring to gain pardon for an offense

which you never committed, denotes that you will be troubled,

and seemingly with cause, over your affairs, but it will finally

appear that it was for your advancement. If offense was committed,

you will realize embarrassment in affairs.

To receive pardon, you will prosper after a series of misfortunes.

[147] See kindred words.

Parents
.[148]

To see your parents looking cheerful while dreaming, denotes harmony and pleasant associates.

If they appear to you after they are dead, it is a warning of

approaching trouble, and you should be particular of your dealings.

To see them while they are living, and they seem to be

in your home and happy, denotes pleasant changes for you.

To a young woman, this usually brings marriage and prosperity.

If pale and attired in black, grave disappointments will harass you.

To dream of seeing your parents looking robust and contented, denotes you are under fortunate environments; your business and love interests will flourish.

If they appear indisposed or sad, you will find life's favors passing you by without recognition.

[148] See Father and Mother.

Park
.

To dream of walking through a well-kept park, denotes enjoyable leisure.

If you walk with your lover, you will be comfortably and happily married.

Ill-kept parks, devoid of green grasses and foliage, is ominous

of unexpected reverses.

Parrot
.

Parrots chattering in your dreams, signifies frivolous employments and idle gossip among your friends.

To see them in repose, denotes a peaceful intermission of family broils.

For a young woman to dream that she owns a parrot, denotes that her lover will believe her to be quarrelsome.

To teach a parrot, you will have trouble in your private affairs.

A dead parrot, foretel s the loss of social friends.

Parsley
.

To dream of parsley, denotes hard-earned success, usually the surroundings of the dreamer are healthful and lively.

To eat parsley, is a sign of good health, but the care of a large

family will be your portion.

Parsnips
.

To see or eat parsnips, is a favorable omen of successful business or trade, but love will take on unfavorable and gloomy aspects.

Parting
.

To dream of parting with friends and companions, denotes that many little vexations will come into your daily life.

If you part with enemies, it is a sign of success in love and business.

Partner
.

To dream of seeing your business partner with a basket of crockery

on his back, and, letting it fall, gets it mixed with other crockery, denotes your business will sustain a loss through the indiscriminate dealings of your partner. If you reprimand him for it, you will, to some extent, recover the loss.

Partnership
.

To dream of forming a partnership with a man, denotes uncertain

and fluctuating money affairs. If your partner be a woman,

you will engage in some enterprise which you will endeavor

to keep hidden from friends.

To dissolve an unpleasant partnership, denotes that things will arrange themselves agreeable to your desires; but if the partnership was pleasant, there will be disquieting news and disagreeable turns in your affairs.

Partridge
.

Partridges seen in your dreams, denotes that conditions will be

good in your immediate future for the accumulation of property.

To ensnare them, signifies that you will be fortunate in expectations.

To kill them, foretel s that you will be successful, but much

of your wealth will be given to others.

To eat them, signifies the enjoyment of deserved honors.

To see them flying, denotes that a promising future is before you.

Party
.

To dream of an unknown party of men assaulting you for your money

or valuables, denotes that you will have enemies banded together against you.

If you escape uninjured, you will overcome any opposition, either in business or love.

To dream of attending a party of any kind for pleasure, you will find that life has much good, unless the party is an inharmonious one.

Passenger
.

To dream that you see passengers coming in with their luggage,

denotes improvement in your surroundings. If they are leaving

you will lose an opportunity of gaining some desired property.

If you are one of the passengers leaving home, you will be

dissatisfied with your present living and will seek to change it.

Passing Bell
.

To hear a passing bell, unexpected intelligence of the sorrow

or illness of the absent.

To ring one yourself, denotes ill health and reverses.

Password
.

To dream of a password, foretells you will have influential aid

in some slight trouble soon to attack you. For a woman to dream

that she has given away the password, signifies she will endanger

her own standing through seeking frivolous or illicit desires.

Pasteboard
.

To dream of pasteboard, denotes that unfaithful friends will deceive you concerning important matters. To cut pasteboard, you will throw aside difficulties in your struggle to reach eminent positions.

Pastry
.[149]

To dream of pastry, denotes that you will be deceived by some artful person.

To eat it, implies heartfelt friendships.

If a young woman dreams that she is cooking it, she will fail

to deceive others as to her real intentions.

[149] See Pies.

Patch
.

To dream that you have patches upon your clothing, denotes that you

will show no false pride in the discharge of obligations.

To see others wearing patches, denotes want and misery are near.

If a young woman discovers a patch on her new dress, it indicates

that she will find trouble facing her when she imagines her happiest moments are approaching near. If she tries to hide the patches, she will endeavor to keep some ugly trait in her character from her lover.

If she is patching, she will assume duties for which she has no liking.

For a woman to do family patching, denotes close and loving bonds

in the family, but a scarcity of means is portended.

Patent
.

To dream of securing a patent, denotes that you will be careful

and painstaking with any task you set about to accomplish.

If you fail in securing your patent, you will suffer failure

for the reason that you are engaging in enterprises for which you

have no ability.

If you buy one, you will have occasion to make a tiresome

and fruitless journey.

To see one, you will suffer unpleasantness from illness.

Patent Medicine
.

To dream that you resort to patent medicine in your search for health, denotes that you will use desperate measures in advancing your fortune, but you will succeed, to the disappointment of the envious.

To see or manufacture patent medicines, you will rise from obscurity to positions above your highest imaginings.

Path
.

To dream that you are walking in a narrow and rough path,

stumbling over rocks and other obstructions, denotes that you

will have a rough encounter with adversity, and feverish

excitement will weigh heavily upon you.

To dream that you are trying to find your path, foretells that you will fail to accomplish some work that you have striven to push to desired ends.

To walk through a pathway bordered with green grass and flowers,

denotes your freedom from oppressing loves.

Paunch
.

To see a large paunch, denotes wealth and the total absence of refinement.

To see a shriveled paunch, foretells illness and reverses.

Pauper
.[150]

To dream that you are a pauper, implies unpleasant happenings for you.

To see paupers, denotes that there will be a call upon your generosity.

[150] See Beggars and kindred words.

Pawn-shop
.

If in your dreams you enter a pawn-shop, you will find disappointments and losses in your waking moments.

To pawn articles, you will have unpleasant scenes with your wife

or sweetheart, and perhaps disappointments in business.

For a woman to go to a pawn-shop, denotes that she is guilty of indiscretions, and she is likely to regret the loss of a friend.

To redeem an article, denotes that you will regain lost positions.

To dream that you see a pawn-shop, denotes you are negligent

of your trust and are in danger of sacrificing your honorable

name in some salacious affair.

Peaches
.[151]

Dreaming of seeing or eating peaches, implies the sickness of children, disappointing returns in business, and failure to make anticipated visits of pleasure; but if you see them on trees with foliage,

you will secure some desired position or thing after much striving

and risking of health and money.

To see dried peaches, denotes that enemies will steal from you.

For a young woman to dream of gathering luscious peaches from

well-filled trees, she will, by her personal charms and qualifications, win a husband rich in worldly goods and wise in travel.

If the peaches prove to be green and knotty, she will meet

with unkindness from relatives and ill health will steal

away her attractions.

[151] See Orchard.

Peacock
.

For persons dreaming of peacocks, there lies below the brilliant

and flashing ebb and flow of the stream of pleasure and riches,

the slums of sorrow and failure, which threaten to mix with its

clearness at the least disturbing influence.

For a woman to dream that she owns peacocks, denotes that she

will be deceived in her estimate of man's honor.

To hear their harsh voices while looking upon their proudly spread plumage, denotes that some beautiful and well-appearing person will work you discomfort and uneasiness of mind.

Pearls
.

To dream of pearls, is a forerunner of good business and trade

and affairs of social nature.

If a young woman dreams that her lover sends her gifts of pearls,

she will indeed be most fortunate, as there will be occasions of

festivity and pleasure for her, besides a loving and faithful affianced devoid of the jealous inclinations so ruinous to the peace of lovers.

If she loses or breaks her pearls, she will suffer indescribable

sadness and sorrow through bereavement or misunderstandings.

To find herself admiring them, she will covet and strive for love

or possessions with a pureness of purpose.

Pears
.

To dream of eating pears, denotes poor success and debilitating health.

To admire the golden fruit upon graceful trees, denotes that fortune will wear a more promising aspect than formerly.

To dream of gathering them, denotes pleasant surprises will follow

quickly upon disappointment.

To preserve them, denotes that you will take reverses philosophically.

Baking them, denotes insipid love and friendships.