Miller wrote: “To dream you have a rival, is a sign that you will be slow in asserting your rights, and will lose favor…” 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.
Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Rival · Heading 1721; source lines 19243–19260 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you have a rival, is a sign that you will be slow in asserting your rights, and will lose favor with people of prominence.
For a young woman, this dream is a warning to cherish the love she already holds, as she might unfortunately make a mistake in seeking other bonds.
If you find that a rival has outwitted you, it signifies that you will be negligent in your business, and that you love personal ease to your detriment.
If you imagine that you are the successful rival, it is good for your advancement, and you will find congeniality in your choice of a companion.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Rival · Heading 674; source line 4259 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
For a lover to dream that he has a rival who annoys him, is a sign that he is in high favor with his sweetheart; such a dream to a young lady has a similar omen, and she has only to name the happy day to settle the matter to her mind.
Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams · New York, George Sully, 1917
Rival · Dream section, heading 361; source lines 4732–4735 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a rival is a sign that you will quarrel with the one you love best.
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