Miller wrote: “Bow and arrow in a dream, denotes great gain reaped from the inability of others to carry out plans.”
The historical account
These are the authors’ historical interpretations. Their forecasts and period judgments are preserved as source material, not as predictions or established meanings for your dream.
Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Bow and Arrow · Heading 263; source lines 3984–3992 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
Bow and arrow in a dream, denotes great gain reaped from the inability of others to carry out plans.
To make a bad shot means disappointed hopes in carrying forward successfully business affairs.
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