Miller wrote: “To dream of being in a coal-mine or colliery and seeing miners, denotes that some evil will assert its power for your downfall.”
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
Colliery or Coal-Mine · Heading 465; source lines 6014–6024 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of being in a coal-mine or colliery and seeing miners, denotes that some evil will assert its power for your downfall; but if you dream of holding a share in a coal-mine, it denotes your safe investment in some deal.
For a young woman to dream of mining coal, foreshows she will become the wife of a real-estate dealer or dentist.
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Also indexed as: colliery · coal-mine
Attributed historical writing. Historical claims are not established predictions or universal psychological meanings. Updated 2026-10-12. Read our approach and sources.