Miller wrote: “To dream of being commanded, denotes that you will be humbled in some way by your associates for scorn…” Compare 3 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
Command · Heading 472; source lines 6077–6085 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of being commanded, denotes that you will be humbled in some way by your associates for scorn shown your superiors.
To dream of giving a command, you will have some honor conferred upon you. If this is done in a tyrannical or boastful way disappointments will follow.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Command · Heading 157; source line 1618 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you command any one, shows trouble; to dream you see one command, signifies anger and authority.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Command · Dream section, heading 112; source lines 535–537 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you command any one, signifies trouble; to dream you see one command, signifies anger and authority.
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