The Dictionary of Dreams (65 page)

This dream for a business man, denotes enemies and much persecution.

Voice
.

To dream of hearing voices, denotes pleasant reconciliations,

if they are calm and pleasing; high-pitched and angry voices,

signify disappointments and unfavorable situations.

To hear weeping voices, shows that sudden anger will cause you to inflict injury upon a friend.

If you hear the voice of God, you will make a noble effort to rise higher in unselfish and honorable principles, and will justly hold the admiration of high-minded people.

For a mother to hear the voice of her child, is a sign of approaching misery, perplexity and grievous doubts.

To hear the voice of distress, or a warning one calling to you,

implies your own serious misfortune or that of some one close to you.

If the voice is recognized, it is often ominous of accident or illness, which may eliminate death or loss.

Volcano
.

To see a volcano in your dreams, signifies that you will be

in violent disputes, which threaten your reputation as a fair

dealing and honest citizen.

For a young woman, it means that her selfishness and greed will lead her into intricate adventures.

Vomit
.

To dream of vomiting, is a sign that you will be afflicted with a malady which will threaten invalidism, or you will be connected with a racy scandal.

To see others vomiting, denotes that you will be made aware of the false pretenses of persons who are trying to engage your aid.

For a woman to dream that she vomits a chicken, and it hops off, denotes she will be disappointed in some pleasure by the illness of some relative.

Unfavorable business and discontent are also predicted.

If it is blood you vomit, you will find illness a hurried and

unexpected visitor. You will be cast down with gloomy forebodings,

and children and domesticity in general will ally to work you discomfort.

Vote
.

If you dream of casting a vote on any measure, you will be engulfed

in a commotion which will affect your community.

To vote fraudulently, foretells that your dishonesty will overcome

your better inclinations.

Voucher
.

To dream of vouchers, foretells that patient toil will defeat

idle scheming to arrest fortune from you.

To sign one, denotes that you have the aid and confidence of those around you, despite the evil workings of enemies.

To lose one, signifies that you will have a struggle for your

rights with relatives.

Vow
.

To dream that you are making or listening to vows, foretel s complaint will be made against you of unfaithfulness in business, or some love contract.

To take the vows of a church, denotes you will bear yourself with unswerving integrity through some difficulty.

To break or ignore a vow, foretel s disastrous consequences

will attend your dealings.

Voyage
.

To make a voyage in your dreams, foretells that you will receive

some inheritance besides that which your labors win for you.

A disastrous voyage brings incompetence, and false loves.

Vultures
.

To dream of vultures, signifies that some scheming person

is bent on injuring you, and will not succeed unless you see

the vulture wounded, or dead.

For a woman to dream of a vulture, signifies that she will be overwhelmed with slander and gossip.

W.

``_Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shalt not have

a vision, and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine;

and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall

be dark over them_.''--Mich. iii., 6.

Wading
.[237]

If you wade in clear water while dreaming, you will partake of evanescent, but exquisite joys. If the water is muddy, you are in danger of illness, or some sorrowful experiences.

To see children wading in clear water is a happy prognostication,

as you will be favored in your enterprises.

For a young woman to dream of wading in clear foaming water,

she will soon gain the desire nearest her heart.

[237] See Bathing.

Wadding
.

Wadding, if seen in a dream, brings consolation to the sorrowing,

and indifference to unfriendly criticism.

Wafer
.

Wafer, if seen in a dream, purports an encounter with enemies.

To eat one, suggests impoverished fortune.

For a young woman to bake them, denotes that she will be tormented

and distressed by fears of remaining in the unmarried state.

Wager
.

To dream of making a wager, signifies that you will resort to dishonest means to forward your schemes.

If you lose a wager, you will sustain injury from base connections

with those out of your social sphere.

To win one, reinstates you in favor with fortune.

If you are not able to put up a wager, you will be discouraged

and prostrated by the adverseness of circumstances.

Wages
.

Wages, if received in dreams, brings unlooked for good to persons

engaging in new enterprises.

To pay out wages, denotes that you will be confounded by dissatisfaction.

To have your wages reduced, warns you of unfriendly interest

that is being taken against you.

An increase of wages, suggests unusual profit in any undertaking.

Wagon
.

To dream of a wagon, denotes that you will be unhappily mated,

and many troubles will prematurely age you.

To drive one down a hill, is ominous of proceedings which will fill

you with disquiet, and will cause you loss.

To drive one up hill, improves your worldly affairs.

To drive a heavily loaded wagon, denotes that duty will hold you

in a moral position, despite your efforts to throw her off.

To drive into muddy water, is a gruesome prognostication,

bringing you into a vortex of unhappiness and fearful foreboding.

To see a covered wagon, foretells that you will be encompassed

by mysterious treachery, which will retard your advancement.

For a young woman to dream that she drives a wagon near

a dangerous embankment, portends that she will be driven

into an illicit entanglement, which will fill her with terror,

lest she be openly discovered and ostracised. If she drives

across a clear stream of water, she will enjoy adventure without

bringing opprobrium upon herself.

A broken wagon represents distress and failure.

Wagtail
.

To see a wagtail in a dream, foretells that you will be the victim

of unpleasant gossip, and your affairs will develop unmistakable loss.

Waif
.

To dream of a waif, denotes personal difficulties, and especial

ill-luck in business.

Wail
.[238]

A wail falling upon your ear while in the midst of a dream,

brings fearful news of disaster and woe.

For a young woman to hear a wail, foretells that she will be deserted and left alone in distress, and perchance disgrace.

[238] See Weeping.

Waist and Shirt-Waist
.

To dream of a round full waist, denotes that you will be favored

by an agreeable dispensation of fortune.

A small, unnatural waist, foretells displeasing success

and recriminating disputes.

For a young woman to dream of a nice, ready-made shirt-waist, denotes that she will win admiration through her ingenuity and pleasing manners.

To dream that her shirt-waist is torn, she will be censured for her

illicit engagements. If she is trying on a shirt-waist, she will encounter rivalry in love, but if she succeeds in adjusting the waist to her person, she will successfully combat the rivalry and win the object of her love.

Waiter
.

To dream of a waiter, signifies you will be pleasantly entertained

by a friend. To see one cross or disorderly, means offensive people will thrust themselves upon your hospitality.

Wake
.

To dream that you attend a wake, denotes that you will sacrifice

some important engagement to enjoy some ill-favored assignation.

For a young woman to see her lover at a wake, foretells that she

will listen to the entreaties of passion, and will be persuaded

to hazard honor for love.

Walking
.[239]

To dream of walking through rough brier, entangled paths, denotes that you will be much distressed over your business complications, and disagreeable misunderstandings will produce coldness and indifference.

To walk in pleasant places, you will be the possessor of fortune and favor.

To walk in the night brings misadventure, and unavailing

struggle for contentment.

For a young woman to find herself walking rapidly in her dreams,

denotes that she will inherit some property, and will possess

a much desired object.

[239] See Wading.

Walking Stick
.

To see a walking stick in a dream, foretells you will enter into contracts without proper deliberation, and will consequently suffer reverses.

If you use one in walking, you will be dependent upon the advice of others.

To admire handsome ones, you will entrust your interest to others,

but they will be faithful.

Wallet
.

To see wal ets in a dream, foretells burdens of a pleasant

nature will await your discretion as to assuming them.

An old or soiled one, implies unfavorable results from your labors.

Walls
.

To dream that you find a wall obstructing your progress,

you will surely succumb to ill-favored influences and lose

important victories in your affairs.

To jump over it, you will overcome obstacles and win your desires.

To force a breach in a wall, you will succeed in the attainment

of your wishes by sheer tenacity of purpose.

To demolish one, you will overthrow your enemies.

To build one, foretells that you will carefully lay plans

and will solidify your fortune to the exclusion of failure,

or designing enemies.

For a young woman to walk on top of a wall, shows that her future

happiness will soon be made secure. For her to hide behind

a wall, denotes that she will form connections that she will

be ashamed to acknowledge. If she walks beside a base wall.

she will soon have run the gamut of her attractions, and will

likely be deserted at a precarious time.

Walnut
.

To dream of walnuts, is an omen significant of prolific joys and favors.

To dream that you crack a decayed walnut, denotes that your expectations will end in bitterness and regretable collapse.

For a young woman to dream that she has walnut stain on her hands,

foretells that she will see her lover turn his attention to another, and she will entertain only regrets for her past indiscreet conduct.

Waltz
.

To see the waltz danced, foretells that you will have pleasant

relations with a cheerful and adventuresome person.

For a young woman to waltz with her lover, denotes that she will be

the object of much admiration, but none will seek her for a wife.

If she sees her lover waltzing with a rival, she will overcome

obstacles to her desires with strategy. If she waltzes with

a woman, she will be loved for her virtues and winning ways.

If she sees persons whirling in the waltz as if intoxicated,

she will be engulfed so deeply in desire and pleasure that it

will be a miracle if she resists the impassioned advances of her

lover and male acquaintances.

Want
.

To dream that you are in want, denotes that you have unfortunately

ignored the realities of life, and chased folly to her stronghold

of sorrow and adversity.

If you find yourself contented in a state of want, you will bear

the misfortune which threatens you with heroism, and will see

the clouds of misery disperse.

To relieve want, signifies that you will be esteemed for your

disinterested kindness, but you will feel no pleasure in well doing.

War
.

To dream of war, foretells unfortunate conditions in business,

and much disorder and strife in domestic affairs.

For a young woman to dream that her lover goes to war, denotes that she will hear of something detrimental to her lover's character.

To dream that your country is defeated in war, is a sign that it

will suffer revolution of a business and political nature.

Personal interest will sustain a blow either way.

If of victory you dream, there will be brisk activity along business lines, and domesticity will be harmonious.

Wardrobe
.

To dream of your wardrobe, denotes that your fortune will be endangered by your attempts to appear richer than you are.

If you imagine you have a scant wardrobe, you will seek

association with strangers.

Warehouse
.

To dream of a warehouse, denotes for you a successful enterprise.

To see an empty one, is a sign that you will be cheated and foiled

in some plan which you have given much thought and maneuvering.

Warrant
.

To dream that a warrant is being served on you, denotes that you will engage in some important work which will give you great uneasiness as to its standing and profits.

To see a warrant served on some one else, there will be danger of

your actions bringing you into fatal quarrels or misunderstandings.

You are likely to be justly indignant with the wantonness of some friend.