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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

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Gustavus 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

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Gustavus 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Anonymous · 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.

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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

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SOURCE CROSS-REFERENCE

Katherine 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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