Miller wrote: “If you ascend to heaven in a dream, you will fail to enjoy the distinction you have labored to gain,, and…” Compare 4 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
Heaven · Heading 953; source lines 11092–11108 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
If you ascend to heaven in a dream, you will fail to enjoy the distinction you have labored to gain,, and joy will end in sadness.
If young persons dream of climbing to heaven on a ladder, they will rise from a low estate to one of unusual prominence, but will fail to find contentment or much pleasure.
To dream of being in heaven and meeting Christ and friends, you will meet with many losses, but will reconcile yourself to them through your true understanding of human nature.
To dream of the Heavenly City, denotes a contented and spiritual nature, and trouble will do you small harm.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Heaven · Dream section, heading 245; source lines 1036–1037 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of heaven, and that you are there, signifies grandeur and glory.
Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams · New York, George Sully, 1917
Heaven · Dream section, heading 208; source lines 4352–4355 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that you or someone else is in heaven is a sign of peace and prosperity.
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
Heaven · Printed p. 222; NLM OCR lines 10291–10293 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A beautiful and auspicious dream; to ascend thereto, grandeur and glory (Artemidorus).
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