Craig wrote: “To kill a hart in your dreams forecasts an inheritance from an old man, also the overcoming of fugitive and deceitful enemies.”
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.
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
Hart · Printed p. 221–222; NLM OCR lines 10243–10253 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
To kill a hart in your dreams forecasts an inheritance from an old man, also the overcoming of fugitive and deceitful enemies. A running hart shows wealth through subtlety (Artemidorus). A symbol of fleetness and of hermit life.
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