Miller wrote: “To dream of flying a kite, denotes a great show of wealth, or business, but with little true soundness to…” Compare 4 historical dream books.
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Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Kite · Heading 1123; source lines 12915–12929 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of flying a kite, denotes a great show of wealth, or business, but with little true soundness to it all.
To see the kite thrown upon the ground, foretells disappointment and failure.
To dream of making a kite, you will speculate largely on small means and seek to win the one you love by misrepresentations.
To see children flying kites, denotes pleasant and light occupation. If the kite ascends beyond the vision high hopes and aspirations will resolve themselves into disappointments and loss.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Kite · Heading 401; source line 2826 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of flying a kite is a sign that you will soon write a letter to some friend or acquaintance. For a girl to dream of seeing a kite in the air, predicts that she will receive a letter from a young man—whether a lover or not, is uncertain.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Kite · Dream section, heading 282; source lines 1161–1164 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of your seeing a kite, showeth you shall be in danger of thieves and robbers.
Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams · New York, George Sully, 1917
Kite · Dream section, heading 240; source lines 4436–4438 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To see or fly a kite denotes failure in your plans.
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