The Dictionary of Dreams (54 page)

some other woman is dividing her honors and pleasures with her

in her social realm.

Rice
.

Rice is good to see in dreams, as it foretel s success and warm friendships.

Prosperity to all trades is promised, and the farmer will be blessed with a bounteous harvest.

To eat it, signifies happiness and domestic comfort.

To see it mixed with dirt or otherwise impure, denotes sickness

and separation from friends.

For a young woman to dream of cooking it, shows she will soon assume new duties, which will make her happier, and she will enjoy wealth.

Riches
.[191]

To dream that you are possessed of riches, denotes that you will rise to high places by your constant exertion and attention to your affairs.

[191] See Wealth.

Riddles
.

To dream that you are trying to solve riddles, denotes you will engage in some enterprise which will try your patience and employ your money.

The import of riddles is confusion and dissatisfaction.

Ride
.

To dream of riding is unlucky for business or pleasure.

Sickness often follows this dream.

If you ride slowly, you will have unsatisfactory results in your undertakings.

Swift riding sometimes means prosperity under hazardous conditions.

Riding School
.

To attend a riding school, foretells some friend will act falsely by you, but you will throw off the vexing influence occasioned by it.

Ring
.

To dream of wearing rings, denotes new enterprises in which you

will be successful.

A broken ring, foretel s quarrels and unhappiness in the married state, and separation to lovers.

For a young woman to receive a ring, denotes that worries

over her lover's conduct will cease, as he will devote himself

to her pleasures and future interest.

To see others with rings, denotes increasing prosperity and many new friends.

Ringworms
.

To dream of having ringworms appear on you, you will have a slight illness, and some exasperating difficulty in the near future.

To see them on others, beggars and appeals for charity will beset you.

Riot
.

To dream of riots, foretel s disappointing affairs.

To see a friend killed in a riot, you will have bad luck

in all undertakings, and the death, or some serious illness,

of some person will cause you distress.

Rising
.

To dream of rising to high positions, denotes that study and advancement will bring you desired wealth.

If you find yourself rising high into the air, you will come into unexpected riches and pleasures, but you are warned to be careful of your engagements, or you may incur displeasing prominence.

Rival
.

To dream you have a rival, is a sign that you will be slow in asserting your rights, and will lose favor with people of prominence.

For a young woman, this dream is a warning to cherish the love

she already holds, as she might unfortunately make a mistake

in seeking other bonds.

If you find that a rival has outwitted you, it signifies that you

will be negligent in your business, and that you love personal ease

to your detriment.

If you imagine that you are the successful rival, it is good for

your advancement, and you will find congeniality in your choice

of a companion.

River
.

If you see a clear, smooth, flowing river in your dream,

you will soon succeed to the enjoyment of delightful pleasures,

and prosperity will bear flattering promises.

If the waters are muddy or tumultuous, there will be disagreeable

and jealous contentions in your life.

If you are water-bound by the overflowing of a river, there will

be temporary embarrassments in your business, or you will suffer

uneasiness lest some private escapade will reach public notice

and cause your reputation harsh criticisms.

If while sailing upon a clear river you see corpses in the bottom,

you will find that trouble and gloom will follow swiftly upon present pleasures and fortune.

To see empty rivers, denotes sickness and unusual ill-luck.

Road
.

Traveling over a rough, unknown road in a dream, signifies new undertakings, which will bring little else than grief and loss of time.

If the road is bordered with trees and flowers, there will be some

pleasant and unexpected fortune for you. If friends accompany you,

you will be successful in building an ideal home, with happy children and faithful wife, or husband.

To lose the road, foretells that you will make a mistake in deciding some question of trade, and suffer loss in consequence.

Roast
.

To see or eat roast in a dream, is an omen of domestic infelicity

and secret treachery.

Rocket
.

To see a rocket ascending in your dream, foretells sudden and

unexpected elevation, successful wooing, and faithful keeping

of the marriage vows.

To see them falling, unhappy unions may be expected.

Rocking-chair
.

Rocking-chairs seen in dreams, bring friendly intercourse and contentment with any environment.

To see a mother, wife, or sweetheart in a rocking chair,

is ominous of the sweetest joys that earth affords.

To see vacant rocking-chairs, forebodes bereavement or estrangement.

The dreamer will surely merit misfortune in some form.

Rocks
.[192]

To dream of rocks, denotes that you will meet reverses,

and that there will be discord and general unhappiness.

To climb a steep rock, foretells immediate struggles

and disappointing surroundings.

[192] See Stones.

Rogue
.

To see or think yourself a rogue, foretells you are about to commit

some indiscretion which will give your friends uneasiness of mind.

You are likely to suffer from a passing malady.

For a woman to think her husband or lover is a rogue, foretells she

will be painfully distressed over neglect shown her by a friend.

Rogue's Gallery
.

To dream that you are in a rogue's gal ery, foretel s you will

be associated with people who will fail to appreciate you.

To see your own picture, you will be overawed by a tormenting enemy.

Roman Candle
.[193]

To see Roman candles while dreaming, is a sign of speedy attainment

of coveted pleasures and positions.

To imagine that you have a loaded candle and find it empty,

denotes that you will be disappointed with the possession

of some object which you have long striven to obtain.

[193] See Rocket.

Roof
.

To find yourself on a roof in a dream, denotes unbounded success.

To become frightened and think you are falling, signifies that,

while you may advance, you will have no firm hold on your position.

To see a roof falling in, you will be threatened with a sudden calamity.

To repair, or build a roof, you will rapidly increase your fortune.

To sleep on one, proclaims your security against enemies

and false companions. Your health will be robust.

Roof Corner
.

To see a person dressed in mourning sitting on a roof corner,

foretel s there will be unexpected and dismal failures

in your business.

Affairs will appear unfavorable in love.

Rooks
.

To dream of rooks, denotes that while your friends are true,

they will not afford you the pleasure and contentment for which

you long, as your thoughts and tastes will outstrip their humble

conception of life.

A dead rook, denotes sickness or death in your immediate future.

Rooster
.[194]

To dream of a rooster, foretells that you will be very successful

and rise to prominence, but you will allow yourself to become

conceited over your fortunate rise.

To see roosters fighting, foretells altercations and rivals.

[194] See Chickens.

Roots
.

To dream of seeing roots of plants or trees, denotes misfortune,

as both business and health will go into decline.

To use them as medicine, warns you of approaching illness or sorrow.

Ropes
.

Ropes in dreams, signify perplexities and complications in affairs,

and uncertain love making.

If you climb one, you will overcome enemies who are working to injure you.

To decend{sic} a rope, brings disappointment to your most sanguine moments.

If you are tied with them, you are likely to yield to love contrary

to your judgment.

To break them, signifies your ability to overcome enmity and competition.

To tie ropes, or horses, denotes that you will have power to control others as you may wish.

To walk a rope, signifies that you will engage in some

hazardous speculation, but will surprisingly succeed.

To see others walking a rope, you will benefit by the fortunate

ventures of others.

To jump a rope, foretells that you will startle your associates

with a thrilling escapade bordering upon the sensational.

To jump rope with children, shows that you are selfish and overbearing; failing to see that children owe very little duty to inhuman parents.

To catch a rope with the foot, denotes that under cheerful conditions you will be benevolent and tender in your administrations.

To dream that you let a rope down from an upper window to people below, thinking the proprietors would be adverse to receiving them into the hotel, denotes that you will engage in some affair which will not look exactly proper to your friends, but the same will afford you pleasure and interest.

For a young woman, this dream is indicative of pleasures which do not bear the stamp of propriety.

Rosebush
.

To see a rosebush in foliage but no blossoms, denotes prosperous

circumstances are enclosing you. To see a dead rosebush,

foretells misfortune and sickness for you or relatives.

Rosemary
.

Rosemary, if seen in dreams, denotes that sadness and indifference will cause unhappiness in homes where there is every appearance of prosperity.

Roses
.

To dream of seeing roses blooming and fragrant, denotes that some

joyful occasion is nearing, and you will possess the faithful love

of your sweetheart.

For a young woman to dream of gathering roses, shows she will soon

have an offer of marriage, which will be much to her liking.

Withered roses, signify the absence of loved ones.

White roses, if seen without sunshine or dew, denotes serious

if not fatal illness.

To inhale their fragrance, brings unalloyed pleasure.

For a young woman to dream of banks of roses, and that she is gathering and tying them into bouquets, signifies that she will be made very happy by the offering of some person whom she regards very highly.

Rosette
.

To wear or see rosettes on others while in dreams, is significant

of frivolous waste of time; though you will experience the thrills

of pleasure, they will bring disappointments.

Rouge
.

To dream of using rouge, denotes that you will practice deceit

to obtain your wishes.

To see others with it on their faces, warns you that you are being artfully used to further the designs of some deceitful persons.

If you see it on your hands, or clothing, you will be detected

in some scheme.

If it comes off of your face, you will be humiliated before some rival, and lose your lover by assuming unnatural manners.

Roundabout
.

To dream of seeing a roundabout, denotes that you will struggle

unsuccessfully to advance in fortune or love.

Rowboat
.

To dream that you are in a rowboat with others, denotes that you will derive much pleasure from the companionship of gay and worldly persons.

If the boat is capsized, you will suffer financial losses by engaging in seductive enterprises.

If you find yourself defeated in a rowing race,

you will lose favors to your rivals with your sweetheart.

If you are the victor, you will easily obtain supremacy with women.

Your affairs will move agreeably.

Rubber
.

To dream of being clothed in rubber garments, is a sign that you

will have honors conferred upon you because of your steady

and unchanging stand of purity and morality. If the garments

are ragged or torn, you should be cautious in your conduct,

as scandal is ready to attack your reputation.

To dream of using ``rubber'' as a slang term, foretells that you

will be easy to please in your choice of pleasure and companions.

If you find that your limbs will stretch like rubber, it is a sign

that illness is threatening you, and you are likely to use deceit

in your wooing and business.

To dream of rubber goods, denotes that your affairs will be conducted on a secret basis, and your friends will fail to understand your conduct in many instances.

Rubbish
.

To dream of rubbish, denotes that you will badly manage your affairs.

Ruby
.

To dream of a ruby, foretel s you will be lucky in speculations of business or love. For a woman to lose one, is a sign of approaching indifference of her lover.

Rudder
.

To dream of a rudder, you will soom{sic} make a pleasant journey

to foreign lands, and new friendships will be formed.