Miller wrote: “To dream of beads, foretells attention from those in elevated position will be shown you.” Compare 2 historical dream books.
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Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Beads · Heading 185; source lines 3328–3336 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of beads, foretells attention from those in elevated position will be shown you. To count beads, portends immaculate joy and contentment. To string them, you will obtain the favor of the rich.
To scatter them, signifies loss of caste among your acquaintances.
Katherine Taylor Craig
The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation, Ancient and Modern · New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918; original US edition
Beads · Printed p. 199–200; NLM OCR lines 9131–9139 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
This dream denotes success, good fortune, honor and wealth (Gypsies). As amulets beads avert misfortune and the evil eye (Pavitt).
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