Food & plants

Nutmegs

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3 historical accounts to explore.

IN SHORT

Miller wrote: “To dream of nutmegs, is a sign of prosperity, and pleasant journeyings.” 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.

SOURCE ACCOUNT

Gustavus Hindman Miller

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints

Nutmegs · Heading 1407; source lines 16069–16073 · Text transcription

Original source (English)

To dream of nutmegs, is a sign of prosperity, and pleasant journeyings.

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A. H. Noe

The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885

Nutmegs · Dream section, heading 349; source lines 1362–1363 · Text transcription

Original source (English)

To dream of nutmegs is a sign that many changes will overtake you.

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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

Nutmeg · Printed p. 238; NLM OCR lines 11098–11100 · OCR transcription

Original source (English)

To eat one is a dream of sickness; to grate one, victory despite obstacles (Gypsy).

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