10,000 Dreams Interpreted Part 67

To feel that any insect stings you in a dream, is a foreboding of evil and unhappiness.

For a young woman to dream that she is stung, is ominous of sorrow and remorse from over-confidence in men.

Stockings.[212]

To dream of stockings, denotes that you will derive pleasure from dissolute companions.h.i.+p.

For a young woman to see her stockings ragged, or worn, foretells that she will be guilty of unwise, if not immoral conduct. To dream that she puts on fancy stockings, she will be fond of the attention of men, and she should be careful to whom she shows preference. If white ones appear to be on her feet, she is threatened with woeful disappointment or illness.

[212] See Knitting.

Stone.[213]

To see stones in your dreams, foretells numberless perplexities and failures.

To walk among rocks, or stones, omens that an uneven and rough pathway will be yours for at least a while.

To make deals in ore-bearing rock lands, you will be successful in business after many lines have been tried. If you fail to profit by the deal, you will have disappointments. If anxiety is greatly felt in closing the trade, you will succeed in buying or selling something that will prove profitable to you.

Small stones or pebbles, implies that little worries and vexations will irritate you.

If you throw a stone, you will have cause to admonish a person.

If you design to throw a pebble or stone at some belligerent person, it denotes that some evil feared by you will pa.s.s because of your untiring attention to right principles.

[213] See Rock.

Stone Mason.

To see stone masons at work while dreaming, foretells disappointment.

To dream that you are a stone mason, portends that your labors will be unfruitful, and your companions will be dull and uncongenial.

Storage Battery.

To dream of a storage battery, opportune speculations will return you handsome gains.

Store.

To dream of a store filled with merchandise, foretells prosperity and advancement.

An empty one, denotes failure of efforts and quarrels.

To dream that your store is burning, is a sign of renewed activity in business and pleasure.

If you find yourself in a department store, it foretells that much pleasure will be derived from various sources of profit.

To sell goods in one, your advancement will be accelerated by your energy and the efforts of friends.

To dream that you sell a pair of soiled, gray cotton gloves to a woman, foretells that your opinion of women will place you in hazardous positions. If a woman has this dream, her preference for some one of the male s.e.x will not be appreciated very much by him.

Storm.[214]

To see and hear a storm approaching, foretells continued sickness, unfavorable business, and separation from friends, which will cause added distress. If the storm pa.s.ses, your affliction will not be so heavy.

[214] See Hurricane and Rain.

Straw.

If you dream of straw, your life is threatened with emptiness and failure.

To see straw piles burning, is a signal of prosperous times.

To feed straw to stock, foretells that you will make poor provisions for those depending upon you.

Strawberries.

To dream of strawberries, is favorable to advancement and pleasure. You will obtain some long wished-for object.

To eat them, denotes requited love.

To deal in them, denotes abundant harvest and happiness.

Street.

To dream that you are walking in a street, foretells ill luck and worries. You will almost despair of reaching the goal you have set up in your aspirations.

To be in a familiar street in a distant city, and it appears dark, you will make a journey soon, which will not afford the profit or pleasure contemplated. If the street is brilliantly lighted, you will engage in pleasure, which will quickly pa.s.s, leaving no comfort.

To pa.s.s down a street and feel alarmed lest a thug attack you, denotes that you are venturing upon dangerous ground in advancing your pleasure or business.

_Street-poster_.

To dream that you are a street-poster, denotes that you will undertake some unpleasant and unprofitable work.

To see street-posters at work, foretells disagreeable news.

Struggling.

To dream of struggling, foretells that you will encounter serious difficulties, but if you gain the victory in your struggle, you will also surmount present obstacles.

Stumble.

If you stumble in a dream while walking or running, you will meet with disfavor, and obstructions will bar your path to success, but you will eventually surmount them, if you do not fall.

Stumps.

To dream of a stump, foretells you are to have reverses and will depart from your usual mode of living. To see fields of stumps, signifies you will be unable to defend yourself from the encroachments of adversity. To dig or pull them up, is a sign that you will extricate yourself from the environment of poverty by throwing off sentiment and pride and meeting the realities of life with a determination to overcome whatever opposition you may meet.

Suckle.[215]

To see the young taking suckle, denotes contentment and favorable conditions for success is unfolding to you.

[215] See Nursing.

Suffocating.[216]

To dream that you are suffocating, denotes that you will experience deep sorrow and mortification at the conduct of some one you love. You should be careful of your health after this dream.

[216] See Smoke.

Sugar.

To dream of sugar, denotes that you will be hard to please in your domestic life, and will entertain jealousy while seeing no cause for aught but satisfaction and secure joys. There may be worries, and your strength and temper taxed after this dream.

To eat sugar in your dreams, you will have unpleasant matters to contend with for a while, but they will result better than expected.

To price sugar, denotes that you are menaced by enemies.

To deal in sugar and see large quant.i.ties of it being delivered to you, you will barely escape a serious loss.

To see a cask of sugar burst and the sugar spilling out, foretells a slight loss.

To hear a negro singing while unloading sugar, some seemingly insignificant affair will bring you great benefit, either in business or social states.

_Sugar-tongs_.

To dream of sugar-tongs, foretells that disagreeable tidings of wrong-doings will be received by you.

Suicide.

To commit suicide in a dream, foretells that misfortune will hang heavily over you.

To see or hear others committing this deed, foretells that the failure of others will affect your interests.

For a young woman to dream that her lover commits suicide, her disappointment by the faithlessness of her lover is accentuated.

Sulphur.

To dream of sulphur, warns you to use much discretion in your dealings, as you are threatened with foul play.

To see sulphur burning, is ominous of great care attendant upon your wealth.

To eat sulphur, indicates good health and consequent pleasure.

Sun.

To dream of seeing a clear, s.h.i.+ning sunrise, foretells joyous events and prosperity, which give delightful promises.

To see the sun at noontide, denotes the maturity of ambitions and signals unbounded satisfaction.

To see the sunset, is prognostic of joys and wealth pa.s.sing their zenith, and warns you to care for your interests with renewed vigilance.

A sun s.h.i.+ning through clouds, denotes that troubles and difficulties are losing hold on you, and prosperity is nearing you.

If the sun appears weird, or in an eclipse, there will be stormy and dangerous times, but these will eventually pa.s.s, leaving your business and domestic affairs in better forms than before.

Sunshade.

To dream of seeing young girls carrying sunshades, foretells prosperity and exquisite delights.

A broken one, foretells sickness and death to the young.

Surgeon.

To dream of a surgeon, denotes you are threatened by enemies who are close to you in business. For a young woman, this dream promises a serious illness from which she will experience great inconvenience.

Surgical Instruments.

To see surgical instruments in a dream, foretells dissatisfaction will be felt by you at the indiscreet manner a friend manifests toward you.

Swallow.

To dream of swallows, is a sign of peace and domestic harmony.

To see a wounded or dead one, signifies unavoidable sadness.

Swamp.[217]

To walk through swampy places in dreams, foretells that you will be the object of adverse circ.u.mstances. Your inheritance will be uncertain, and you will undergo keen disappointments in your love matters.

To go through a swamp where you see clear water and green growths, you will take hold on prosperity and singular pleasures, the obtaining of which will be attended with danger and intriguing.

[217] See Marsh.

Swan.

To dream of seeing white swans floating upon placid waters, foretells prosperous outlooks and delightful experiences.

To see a black swan, denotes illicit pleasure, if near clear water.

A dead swan, foretells satiety and discontentment To see them flying, pleasant antic.i.p.ations will be realized soon.

Swearing.

To dream of swearing, denotes some unpleasant obstructions in business. A lover will have cause to suspect the faithfulness of his affianced after this dream.

To dream that you are swearing before your family, denotes that disagreements will soon be brought about by your unloyal conduct.