Miller wrote: “To dream that you are getting fat, denotes that you are about to make a fortunate change in your life.” Compare 3 historical dream books.
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Gustavus Hindman Miller · Fat
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Fat · Heading 760; source lines 8926–8936 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that you are getting fat, denotes that you are about to make a fortunate change in your life.
To see others fat, signifies prosperity. See Corpulent.
Gustavus Hindman Miller · Fates
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Fates · Heading 761; source lines 8936–8942 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of the fates, unnecessary disagreements and unhappiness is foretold. For a young woman to dream of juggling with fate, denotes she will daringly interpose herself between devoted friends or lovers.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Fat · Heading 245; source line 2019 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you are growing fat, if you are a married woman, signifies you will soon have a son; to a maiden, it signifies she will soon be engaged; to men, it is a sign of success in business. To dream you are cutting or eating fat, portends sickness and misfortune.
Katherine Taylor Craig
The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation, Ancient and Modern · New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918; original US edition
Fat · Printed p. 216; NLM OCR lines 9946–9950 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of growing too fat is a sign of affliction, physical or otherwise (Gypsy). Obviously resultant of physical stimuli, probably the plethora attendant upon certain ailments.
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