Miller wrote: “To dream of trunks, foretells journeys and ill luck.” Compare 3 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
Trunk · Heading 2063; source lines 22721–22740 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of trunks, foretells journeys and ill luck. To pack your trunk, denotes that you will soon go on a pleasant trip.
To see the contents of a trunk thrown about in disorder, foretells quarrels, and a hasty journey from which only dissatisfaction will accrue.
Empty trunks foretell disappointment in love and marriage.
For a drummer to check his trunk, is an omen of advancement and comfort. If he finds that his trunk is too small for his wares, he will soon hear of his promotion, and his desires will reach gratification. For a young woman to dream that she tries to unlock her trunk and can't, signifies that she will make an effort to win some wealthy person, but by a misadventure she will lose her chance. If she fails to lock her trunk, she will be disappointed in making a desired trip.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Trunk · Heading 814; source line 5024 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a full trunk, shows the necessity of economy; an empty one, signifies that you may expect to receive money.
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
Trunk · Printed p. 260; NLM OCR lines 12287–12289 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
Full it shows economy, empty it denotes extravagance (Raphael),
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