Craig wrote: “To dream of any black animal is unfortunate, for these are associated with evil spirits (Artemidorus).”
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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
Black Cat · Printed p. 201; NLM OCR lines 9218–9222 · OCR transcription
Original source heading: Black Cat
Original source (English)
To dream of any black animal is unfortunate, for these are associated with evil spirits (Artemidorus); the Chinese attach especial misfortune to the symbol of the black cat. American Indians hold it as a symbol of good luck.
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