Miller wrote: “For a woman to dream of her own illness, foretells that some unforeseen event will throw her into a frenzy…” 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
Illness · Heading 1022; source lines 11918–11927 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
For a woman to dream of her own illness, foretells that some unforeseen event will throw her into a frenzy of despair by causing her to miss some anticipated visit or entertainment. See Sickness.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Illness · Heading 368; source line 2659 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
(See Sickness.) To dream that you are ill and confined to your bed is a sign that some one will overreach you in a bargain, or cheat you in some way. Such a dream is a bad omen to loves, as it predicts false vows.
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
Illness · Printed p. 225; NLM OCR lines 10432–10433 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A dangerous dream (Raphael).
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