Miller wrote: “To dream of a whirlpool, denotes that great danger is imminent in your business, and, unless you are…” Compare 2 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
Whirlpool · Heading 2206; source lines 24262–24268 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a whirlpool, denotes that great danger is imminent in your business, and, unless you are extremely careful, your reputation will be seriously blackened by some disgraceful intrigue.
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
Whirlpool · Printed p. 264; NLM OCR lines 12532–12536 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A dream warning you of danger, physical or otherwise (Gypsy). The dreams of whirling or of being whirled are readily attributable to physical causes, headaches, vertigo, etc.
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