10,000 Dreams Interpreted Part 9

Bible.

To dream of the Bible, foretells that innocent and disillusioned enjoyment will be proffered for your acceptance.

To dream that you villify{sic} the teachings of the Bible, forewarns you that you are about to succ.u.mb to resisted temptations through the seductive persuasiveness of a friend.

Bigamy.

For a man to commit bigamy, denotes loss of manhood and failing mentality. To a woman, it predicts that she will suffer dishonor unless very discreet.

Bicycle.

To dream of riding a bicycle up hill, signifies bright prospects. Riding it down hill, if the rider be a woman, calls for care regarding her good name and health; misfortune hovers near.

Billiards.

Billiards, foretell coming troubles to the dreamer. Law suits and contentions over property. Slander will get in her work to your detriment. If you see table and b.a.l.l.s idle, deceitful comrades are undermining you{.} Birds.

It is a favorable dream to see birds of beautiful plumage. A wealthy and happy partner is near if a woman has dreams of this nature.

Moulting and songless birds, denotes merciless and inhuman treatment of the outcast and fallen by people of wealth.

To see a wounded bird, is fateful of deep sorrow caused by erring offspring.

To see flying birds, is a sign of prosperity to the dreamer. All disagreeable environments will vanish before the wave of prospective good.

To catch birds, is not at all bad. To hear them speak, is owning one's inability to perform tasks that demand great clearness of perception.

To kill than with a gun, is disaster from dearth of harvest.

_Bird's Nest_.

To see an empty bird's nest, denotes gloom and a dull outlook for business. With eggs in the nest, good results will follow all engagements. If young ones are in the nest, it denotes successful journeys and satisfactory dealings. If they are lonely and deserted, sorrow, and folly of yours will cause you anxiety.

Birth.

For a married woman to dream of giving birth to a child, great joy and a handsome legacy is foretold.

For a single woman, loss of virtue and abandonment by her lover.

Birthday.

To dream of a birthday is a signal of poverty and falsehood to the young, to the old, long trouble and desolation.

Birthday Presents.

Receiving happy surprises, means a mult.i.tude of high accomplishments. Working people will advance in their trades.

Giving birthday presents, denotes small deferences, if given at a fe^te or reception.

Biscuits.

Eating or baking them, indicates ill health and family peace ruptured over silly disputes.

Bishop.

To dream of a bishop, teachers and authors will suffer great mental worries, caused from delving into intricate subjects.

To the tradesman, foolish buying, in which he is likely to incur loss of good money.

For one to see a bishop in his dreams, hard work will be his patrimony, with chills and ague as attendant. If you meet the approval of a much admired bishop, you will be successful in your undertakings in love or business.

Bite.

This dream omens ill.

It implies a wish to undo work that is past undoing. You are also likely to suffer losses through some enemy.

Blackberries.

To dream of blackberries denotes many ills. To gather them is unlucky. Eating them denotes losses.

Blackboard.

To see in your dreams writing in white chalk on a blackboard, denotes ill tidings of some person prostrated with some severe malady, or your financial security will be swayed by the panicky condition of commerce.

Blacksmith.

To see a blacksmith in a dream, means laborious undertakings will soon work to your advantage.

Bladder.

To dream of your bladder, denotes you will have heavy trouble in your business if you are not careful of your health and the way you spend your energies.

To see children blowing up bladders, foretells your expectations will fail to give you much comfort.

Blanket.

Blankets in your dream means treachery if soiled. If new and white, success where failure is feared, and a fatal sickness will be avoided through unseen agencies.

Blasphemy.[22]

Blasphemy, denotes an enemy creeping into your life, who under a.s.sumed friends.h.i.+p will do you great harm.

To dream you are cursing yourself, means evil fortune. To dream you are cursed by others, signifies relief through affection and prosperity.

The interpretation of this dream here given is not satisfactory.

[22] See Profanity.

Bleating.

To hear young animals bleating in your dreams, foretells that you will have new duties and cares, though not necessarily unpleasant ones.

Bleeding.

To dream of bleeding, denotes death by horrible accidents and malicious reports about you. Fortune will turn against you.

Blind.

To dream of being blind, denotes a sudden change from affluence to almost abject poverty.

To see others blind, denotes that some worthy person will call on you for aid.

Blindfold.

For a woman to dream that she is blindfolded, means that disturbing elements are rising around to distress and trouble her. Disappointment will be felt by others through her.

_Blind Man's Buff_.

To dream that you are playing at blind man's buff, denotes that you are about to engage in some weak enterprise which will likely humiliate you, besides losing money for you.

Blood.

Blood-stained garments, indicate enemies who seek to tear down a successful career that is opening up before you.

The dreamer should beware of strange friends.h.i.+ps.

To see blood flowing from a wound, physical ailments and worry. Bad business caused from disastrous dealings with foreign combines.

To see blood on your hands, immediate bad luck, if not careful of your person and your own affairs.

Blood Stone.

To dream of seeing a blood stone, denotes that you will be unfortunate in your engagements. For a young woman to receive one as a gift, denotes she will suffer estrangement from one friend, but will, by this, gain one more worthy of her.

Blossoms.

To dream of seeing trees and shrubs in blossom, denotes a time of pleasing prosperity is nearing you.

Blows.

Denotes injury to yourself. If you receive a blow, brain trouble will threaten you.

If you defend yourself, a rise in business will follow.

Blotting Paper.

To dream of using blotting paper, signifies you will be deceived into the betrayal of secrets which will seriously involve a friend.

To see worn blotting paper, denotes continued disagreements in the home or among friends.

Blus.h.i.+ng.

For a young woman to dream of blus.h.i.+ng, denotes she will be worried and humiliated by false accusations. If she sees others blush, she will be given to flippant railery which will make her unpleasing to her friends.

Boarding House.

To dream of a boarding house, foretells that you will suffer entanglement and disorder in your enterprises, and you are likely to change your residence.

_Boa-Constrictor_.

To dream of this is just about the same as to dream of the devil; it indicates stormy times and much bad fortune. Disenchantment with humanity will follow. To kill one is good.

Boasting.

To hear boasting in your dreams, you will sincerely regret an impulsive act, which will cause trouble to your friends. To boast to a compet.i.tor, foretells that you will be unjust, and will use dishonest means to overcome compet.i.tion.

Boat.

Boat signals forecast bright prospects, if upon clear water. If the water is unsettled and turbulent, cares and unhappy changes threaten the dreamer. If with a gay party you board a boat without an accident, many favors will be showered upon you. Unlucky the dreamer who falls overboard while sailing upon stormy waters.

Bobbin.

To dream of bobbins, denotes that important work will devolve on you, and your interests will be adversely affected if you are negligent in dispatching the same work.

Bog.[23]

Bogs, denotes burdens under whose weight you feel that endeavors to rise are useless. Illness and other worries may oppress you.

[23] See Swamp.

Boiler.

To dream of seeing a boiler out of repair, signifies you will suffer from bad management or disappointment. For a woman to dream that she goes into a cellar to see about a boiler foretells that sickness and losses will surround her.

Boils.

To dream of a boil running pus and blood, you will have unpleasant things to meet in your immediate future. May be that the insincerity of friends will cause you great inconvenience.

To dream of boils on your forehead, is significant of the sickness of some one near you.

Bolts.

To dream of bolts, signifies that formidable obstacles will oppose your progress.

If the bolts are old or broken, your expectations will be eclipsed by failures.

Bomb Sh.e.l.l.