Miller wrote: “To dream of a cradle, with a beautiful infant occupying it, portends prosperity and the affections of…” Compare 3 historical dream books.
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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
Cradle · Heading 538; source lines 6643–6654 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a cradle, with a beautiful infant occupying it, portends prosperity and the affections of beautiful children.
To rock your own baby in a cradle, denotes the serious illness of one of the family.
For a young woman to dream of rocking a cradle is portentous of her downfall. She should beware of gossiping.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Cradle · Heading 166; source line 1654 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you are rocking a cradle, is a good omen, and signifies a long and prosperous life. To the married, it is a sign of domestic happiness, and to the single a sign of speedy marriage with the object of their affection. To dream you upset a cradle, portends sickness or a loss in business.
Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams · New York, George Sully, 1917
Cradle · Dream section, heading 121; source lines 4148–4150 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
Indicates an increase in the family.
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