Miller wrote: “To dream of gems, foretells a happy fate both in love and business affairs. See Jewelry.” Compare 6 historical dream books.
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Gustavus Hindman Miller · Gems
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Gems · Heading 866; source lines 10027–10034 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of gems, foretells a happy fate both in love and business affairs. See Jewelry.
The source heading “Gems” is shown on the Jewels page: gems record is "See Jewelry"; same concept
View source editionGustavus Hindman Miller · Jewelry
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Jewelry · Heading 1090; source lines 12550–12558 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of broken jewelry, denotes keen disappointment in attaining one's highest desires.
If the jewelry be cankered, trusted friends will fail you, and business cares will be on you.
The source heading “Jewelry” is shown on the Jewels page: gems record is "See Jewelry"; same concept
View source editionGustavus Hindman Miller · Jewels
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Jewels · Heading 1091; source lines 12558–12587 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of jewels, denotes much pleasure and riches.
To wear them, brings rank and satisfied ambitions.
To see others wearing them, distinguished places will be held by you, or by some friend.
To dream of jeweled garments, betokens rare good fortune to the dreamer. Inheritance or speculation will raise him to high positions.
If you inherit jewelry, your prosperity will be unusual, but not entirely satisfactory.
To dream of giving jewelry away, warns you that some vital estate is threatening you.
For a young woman to dream that she receives jewelry, indicates much pleasure and a desirable marriage. To dream that she loses jewels, she will meet people who will flatter and deceive her.
To find jewels, denotes rapid and brilliant advancement in affairs of interest. To give jewels away, you will unconsciously work detriment to yourself.
To buy them, proves that you will be very successful in momentous affairs, especially those pertaining to the heart.
View source edition Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Jewels · Heading 388; source line 2757 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
Chains, pearls, or precious stones, etc., and all adornings upon the heads and necks of women, are good dreams for the fair sex; to widows and maids they signify marriage; and to those that are married, riches. If a man dreams of possessing jewels, it is a sure sign he will lose something of great value.
View source edition A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Jewels · Dream section, heading 276; source lines 1136–1137 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of possessing jewels, signifies that you are on the road to happiness.
View source edition Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams · New York, George Sully, 1917
Jewels · Dream section, heading 231; source lines 4413–4416 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To wear much jewelry indicates coming poverty; to see it on another foretells a lawsuit.
View source edition Anonymous · Gems
Everybody’s Book of Luck · Whitman Publishing Company edition; date not stated in transcription
Gems · Dream section, heading 99; source lines 3757–3759 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
Usually an unfortunate omen.
The source heading “Gems” is shown on the Jewels page: gems record is "See Jewelry"; same concept
View source editionAnonymous · Jewels
Everybody’s Book of Luck · Whitman Publishing Company edition; date not stated in transcription
Jewels · Dream section, heading 135; source lines 3855–3858 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of jewelry of any kind is always a bad sign; love troubles or business dangers.
View source edition Katherine Taylor Craig · Gems
The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation, Ancient and Modern · New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918; original US edition
Gems · Printed p. 219; NLM OCR lines 10102–10104 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A dream forecasting a rise in social position (Gypsy).
The source heading “Gems” is shown on the Jewels page: gems record is "See Jewelry"; same concept
View source editionKatherine Taylor Craig · Jewels
The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation, Ancient and Modern · New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918; original US edition
Jewels · Printed p. 226; NLM OCR lines 10499–10500 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
See Gem.
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