Miller wrote: “To dream of being in contempt of court, denotes that you have committed business or social indiscretion and that it is unmerited.”
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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
Contempt · Heading 491; source lines 6233–6243 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of being in contempt of court, denotes that you have committed business or social indiscretion and that it is unmerited.
To dream that you are held in contempt by others, you will succeed in winning their highest regard, and will find yourself prosperous and happy. But if the contempt is merited, your exile from business or social circles is intimated.
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