Body & self

Scaldhead

Historical archive

1 historical account to explore.

IN SHORT

Miller wrote: “To see any one with a scaldhead in your dreams, there will be uneasiness felt over the sickness or absence of some one near to you.”

ATTRIBUTED HISTORICAL WRITING

The historical account

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

Scaldhead · Heading 1779; source lines 19832–19840 · Text transcription

Original source (English)

To see any one with a scaldhead in your dreams, there will be uneasiness felt over the sickness or absence of some one near to you.

If you dream that your own head is thus afflicted, you are in danger of personal illness or accidents.

View source edition
YOUR OWN WORDS

Take a question into your day.

These journal questions are DreamFolia’s invitation to reflect on your experience.

Save it before it slips away. No account needed.

Attributed historical writing. Historical claims are not established predictions or universal psychological meanings. Updated 2026-10-12. Read our approach and sources.