Miller wrote: “To dream of a leopard attacking you, denotes that while the future seemingly promises fair, success holds…” 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
Leopard · Heading 1183; source lines 13727–13744 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a leopard attacking you, denotes that while the future seemingly promises fair, success holds many difficulties through misplaced confidence.
To kill one, intimates victory in your affairs.
To see one caged, denotes that enemies will surround but fail to injure you.
To see leopards in their native place trying to escape from you, denotes that you will be embarrassed in business or love, but by persistent efforts you will overcome difficulties.
To dream of a leopard's skin, denotes that your interests will be endangered by a dishonest person who will win your esteem.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Leopard · Heading 423; source line 2942 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of this animal, signifies that you have many false friends, who are endeavoring to ruin you, it also betokens family quarrels and domestic unhappiness.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Leopards · Dream section, heading 288; source lines 1176–1177 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
Dreaming of leopards, foretells honor.
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
Leopard · Printed p. 229; NLM OCR lines 10642–10646 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a leopard signifies dangers and difficulties and as many changes as there are spots on his coat (Gypsy). The leopard is the symbol of watchfulness and alertness, also treachery.
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