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Cab.

• To ride in a cab in dreams, is significant of pleasant avocations, and average prosperity you will enjoy.
• To ride in a cab at night, with others, indicates that you will have a secret that you will endeavor to keep from your friends.
• To ride in a cab with a woman, scandal will couple your name with others of bad repute.
• To dream of driving a public cab, denotes manual labor, with little chance of advancement.

Cabbage.

• It is bad to dream of cabbage.  Disorders may run riot in all forms.
• To dream of seeing cabbage green, means unfaithfulness in love and infidelity in wedlock.
• To cut heads of cabbage, denotes that you are tightening the cords of calamity around you by lavish expenditure.

 

Cable.

To dream of a cable, foretells the undertaking of a decidedly
hazardous work, which, if successfully carried to completion,
will abound in riches and honor to you.

To dream of receiving cablegrams, denotes that a message of importance
will reach you soon, and will cause disagreeable comments.

Cabin.

The cabin of a ship is rather unfortunate to be in in{sic} a dream.
Some mischief is brewing for you.  You will most likely be engaged in a
law suit, in which you will lose from the unstability of your witness.

For log cabin, see house.

Cackle.

To hear the cackling of hens denotes a sudden shock produced
by the news of an unexpected death in your neighborhood,
Sickness will cause poverty.

Cage.

In your dreaming if you see a cageful of birds, you will be the happy
possessor of immense wealth and many beautiful and charming children.
To see only one bird, you will contract a desirable and wealthy marriage.
No bird indicates a member of the family lost, either by elopement or death.

To see wild animals caged, denotes that you will triumph over
your enemies and misfortunes.  If you are in the cage with them,
it denotes harrowing scenes from accidents while traveling.

Cakes.

• Batter or pancakes, denote that the affections of the dreamer are well placed, and a home will be bequeathed to him or her.
• To dream of sweet cakes, is gain for the laboring and a favorable opportunity for the enterprising.  Those in love will prosper.
• Pound cake is significant of much pleasure either from society or business.
• For a woman to dream of her wedding cake is the only bad luck cake in the category. 
• Baking them is not so good an omen as seeing them or eating them.

Calomel.

To dream of calomel shows some person is seeking to deceive
and injure you through the unconscious abetting of friends.
For a young woman to dream of taking it, foretells that she will be
victimized through the artful designing of persons whom she trusts.
If it is applied externally, she will close her eyes to deceit
in order to enjoy a short season of pleasure.

Calves.

To dream of calves peacefully grazing on a velvety lawn,
foretells to the young, happy, festive gatherings and enjoyment.
Those engaged in seeking wealth will see it rapidly increasing.

See Cattle.

Called.

To hear your name called in a dream by strange voices,
denotes that your business will fall into a precarious state,
and that strangers may lend you assistance, or you may fail
to meet your obligations.

To hear the voice of a friend or relative, denotes the desperate
illness of some one of them, and may be death; in the latter
case you may be called upon to stand as guardian over some one,
in governing whom you should use much discretion.

Lovers hearing the voice of their affianced should heed the warning.
If they have been negligent in attention they should make amends.
Otherwise they may suffer separation from misunderstanding.

To hear the voice of the dead may be a warning of your own serious
illness or some business worry from bad judgment may ensue.
The voice is an echo thrown back from the future on the subjective mind,
taking the sound of your ancestor’s voice from coming in contact
with that part of your ancestor which remains with you.
A certain portion of mind matter remains the same in lines
of family descent.

Calendar.

To dream of keeping a calendar, indicates that you will be very orderly
and systematic in habits throughout the year.

To see a calendar, denotes disappointment in your calculations.

Calm.

To see calm seas, denotes successful ending of doubtful undertaking.

To feel calm and happy, is a sign of a long and well-spent life
and a vigorous old age.

Calumny.

To dream that you are the subject of calumny, denotes that your
interests will suffer at the hands of evil-minded gossips.
For a young woman, it warns her to be careful of her conduct,
as her movements are being critically observed by persons
who claim to be her friends.

Camera.

To dream of a camera, signifies that changes will bring
undeserved environments.  For a young woman to dream that she
is taking pictures with a camera, foretells that her immediate
future will have much that is displeasing and that a friend
will subject her to acute disappointment.

Cameo Brooch.

To dream of a cameo brooch, denotes some sad occurrence will soon
claim your attention.

Camels.

To see this beast of burden, signifies that you will entertain
great patience and fortitude in time of almost unbearable
anguish and failures that will seemingly sweep every vestige
of hope from you.

To own a camel, is a sign that you will possess rich mining property.

To see a herd of camels on the desert, denotes assistance when all human
aid seems at a low ebb, and of sickness from which you will arise,
contrary to all expectations.

Camp.

To dream of camping in the open air, you may expect a change in your affairs,
also prepare to make a long and wearisome journey.

To see a camping settlement, many of your companions will remove
to new estates and your own prospects will appear gloomy.

For a young woman to dream that she is in a camp, denotes that
her lover will have trouble in getting her to name a day
for their wedding, and that he will prove a kind husband.
If in a military camp she will marry the first time she
has a chance.

A married woman after dreaming of being in a soldier’s camp
is in danger of having her husband’s name sullied, and divorce
courts may be her destination.

Campaign.

To dream of making a political one, signifies your opposition to
approved ways of conducting business, and you will set up original
plans for yourself regardless of enemies’ working against you.
Those in power will lose.

If it is a religious people conducting a campaign against sin,
it denotes that you will be called upon to contribute from your
private means to sustain charitable institutions.

For a woman to dream that she is interested in a campaign against
fallen women, denotes that she will surmount obstacles and prove
courageous in time of need.

Cane.

To see cane growing in your dream, foretells favorable advancement
will be made toward fortune.  To see it cut, denotes absolute failure
in all undertakings.

Cancer.

To have one successfully treated in a dream, denotes a sudden
rise from obscure poverty to wealthy surroundings.

To dream of a cancer, denotes illness of some one near you,
and quarrels with those you love.  Depressions may follow
to the man of affairs after this dream.

To dream of a cancer, foretells sorrow in its ugliest phase.
Love will resolve itself into cold formality, and business
will be worrying and profitless.

Canal.

To see the water of a canal muddy and stagnant-looking, portends
sickness and disorders of the stomach and dark designs of enemies.
But if its waters are clear a placid life and the devotion of friends
is before you.

For a young woman to glide in a canoe across a canal, denotes a chaste life
and an adoring husband.  If she crossed the canal on a bridge over clear
water and gathers ferns and other greens on the banks, she will enjoy a life
of ceaseless rounds of pleasure and attain to high social distinction.
But if the water be turbid she will often find herself tangled in meshes
of perplexity and will be the victim of nervous troubles.

Canary Birds. 

To dream of this sweet songster, denotes
unexpected pleasures.  For the young to dream of possessing
a beautiful canary, denotes high class honors and a successful
passage through the literary world, or a happy termination
of love’s young dream.

To dream one is given you, indicates a welcome legacy.
To give away a canary, denotes that you will suffer disappointment
in your dearest wishes.

To dream that one dies, denotes the unfaithfulness of dear friends.

Advancing, fluttering, and singing canaries, in luxurious apartments,
denotes feasting and a life of exquisite refinement,
wealth, and satisfying friendships.  If the light is weird
or unnaturally bright, it augurs that you are entertaining
illusive hopes.  Your over-confidence is your worst enemy.
A young woman after this dream should beware, lest flattering
promises react upon her in disappointment.  Fairy-like scenes
in a dream are peculiarly misleading and treacherous to women.

Candles.

To see them burning with a clear and steady flame, denotes the constancy
of those about you and a well-grounded fortune.

For a maiden to dream that she is molding candles, denotes that she will have
an unexpected offer of marriage and a pleasant visit to distant relatives.
If she is lighting a candle, she will meet her lover clandestinely because
of parental objections.

To see a candle wasting in a draught, enemies are circulating
detrimental reports about you.

To snuff a candle, portends sorowful{sic} news.  Friends are dead
or in distressful straits.

Candlestick.

To see a candlestick bearing a whole candle, denotes that a bright future
lies before you filled with health, happiness and loving companions.
If empty, the reverse.

Canker.

To dream of seeing canker on anything, is an omen of evil.
It foretells death and treacherous companions for the young.
Sorrow and loneliness to the aged.

Cankerous growths in the flesh, denote future distinctions either
as head of State or stage life.

The last definition is not consistent with other parts of this book,
but I let it stand, as I find it among my automatic writings.

Cannon.

This dream denotes that one’s home and country are in danger
of foreign intrusion, from which our youth will suffer from
the perils of war.

For a young woman to hear or see cannons, denotes she will be a soldier’s wife
and will have to bid him godspeed as he marches in defense of her and honor.

The reader will have to interpret dreams of this character
by the influences surrounding him, and by the experiences stored
away in his subjective mind.  If you have thought about cannons
a great deal and you dream of them when there is no war, they are
most likely to warn you against struggle and probable defeat.
Or if business is manipulated by yourself successful engagements
after much worry and ill luck may ensue.

Cannon-Ball.

This means that secret enemies are uniting against you.  For a maid
to see a cannon-ball, denotes that she will have a soldier sweetheart.
For a youth to see a cannon-ball, denotes that he will be called upon
to defend his country.

Canoe.

To paddle a canoe on a calm stream, denotes your perfect confidence
in your own ability to conduct your business in a profitable way.

To row with a sweetheart, means an early marriage and fidelity.
To row on rough waters you will have to tame a shrew before you
attain connubial bliss.  Affairs in the business world will
prove disappointing after you dream of rowing in muddy waters.
If the waters are shallow and swift, a hasty courtship or stolen pleasures,
from which there can be no lasting good, are indicated.

Shallow, clear and calm waters in rowing, signifies happiness
of a pleasing character, but of short duration.

Water is typical of futurity in the dream realms.  If a pleasant immediate
future awaits the dreamer he will come in close proximity with clear water.
Or if he emerges from disturbed watery elements into waking life the near
future is filled with crosses for him.

Candy.

To dream of making candy, denotes profit accruing from industry.

To dream of eating crisp, new candy, implies social
pleasures and much love-making among the young and old.
Sour candy is a sign of illness or that disgusting annoyances
will grow out of confidences too long kept.

To receive a box of bonbons, signifies to a young person
that he or she will be the recipient of much adulation.
It generally means prosperity.  If you send a box you will make
a proposition, but will meet with disappointment.

Canopy.

To dream of a canopy or of being beneath one, denotes that false
friends are influencing you to undesirable ways of securing gain.
You will do well to protect those in your care.

Cap.

For a woman to dream of seeing a cap, she will be invited to take
part in some festivity.

For a girl to dream that she sees her sweetheart with a cap on,
denotes that she will be bashful and shy in his presence.

To see a prisoner’s cap, denotes that your courage is failing
you in time of danger.

To see a miner’s cap, you will inherit a substantial competency.

Captive.

To dream that you are a captive, denotes that you may have treachery
to deal with, and if you cannot escape, that injury and misfortune
will befall you.

To dream of taking any one captive, you will join yourself to pursuits
and persons of lowest status.

For a young woman to dream that she is a captive, denotes that she
will have a husband who will be jealous of her confidence in others;
or she may be censured for her indiscretion.

Captain.

To dream of seeing a captain of any company, denotes your noblest aspirations
will be realized.  If a woman dreams that her lover is a captain, she will
be much harassed in mind from jealousy and rivalry.

Cars.

To dream of seeing cars, denotes journeying and changing in quick succession.
To get on one shows that travel which you held in contemplation will be made
under different auspices than had been calculated upon.

To miss one, foretells that you will be foiled in an attempt
to forward your prospects.

To get off of one, denotes that you will succeed with some interesting
schemes which will fill you with self congratulations.

To dream of sleeping-cars, indicates that your struggles to amass
wealth is animated by the desire of gratifying selfish and lewd
principles which should be mastered and controlled.

 

Street Cars

To see street-cars in your dreams, denotes that some person is actively
interested in causing you malicious trouble and disquiet.

To ride on a car, foretells that rivalry and jealousy will
enthrall your happiness.

To stand on the platform of a street-car while it is running, denotes you
will attempt to carry on an affair which will be extremely dangerous,
but if you ride without accident you will be successful.

If the platform is up high, your danger will be more apparent,
but if low, you will barely accomplish your purpose.

 

 Lost Your Car

Dreams about lost cars are really about our own inner drive. Are you feeling unmotivated in a certain area of your life, and worried about it? Are you concerned that you might not have what it takes to reach your goals?

 

Cardinal.

It is unlucky to dream you see a cardinal in his robes.
You will meet such misfortunes as will necessitate your removal
to distant or foreign lands to begin anew your ruined fortune.
For a woman to dream this is a sign of her downfall through
false promises.  If priest or preacher is a spiritual adviser
and his services are supposed to be needed, especially in
the hour of temptation, then we find ourselves dreaming of him
as a warning against approaching evil.

Cards.

If playing them in your dreams with others for social pastime, you will
meet with fair realization of hopes that have long buoyed you up.
Small ills will vanish.  But playing for stakes will involve you
in difficulties of a serious nature.

If you lose at cards you will encounter enemies.
If you win you will justify yourself in the eyes of the law,
but will have trouble in so doing.

If a young woman dreams that her sweetheart is playing at cards,
she will have cause to question his good intentions.

In social games, seeing diamonds indicate wealth; clubs, that your partner
in life will be exacting, and that you may have trouble in explaining
your absence at times; hearts denote fidelity and cosy surroundings;
spades signify that you will be a widow and encumbered with a large estate.

Carnival.

To dream that you are participating in a carnival, portends that you are soon
to enjoy some unusual pleasure or recreation.  A carnival when masks are used,
or when incongruous or clownish figures are seen, implies discord in the home;
business will be unsatisfactory and love unrequited.

Cart.

To dream of riding in a cart, ill luck and constant work will employ
your time if you would keep supplies for your family.

To see a cart, denotes bad news from kindred or friends.

To dream of driving a cart, you will meet with merited success
in business and other aspirations.

For lovers to ride together in a cart, they will be true in spite
of the machinations of rivals.

Cartridge.

To dream of cartridges, foretells unhappy quarrels and dissensions.

Some untoward fate threatens you or some one closely allied to you.

If they are empty, there will be foolish variances in your associations.

Carving.

To dream of carving a fowl, indicates you will be poorly off
in a worldly way.  Companions will cause you vexation from
continued ill temper.

Carving meat, denotes bad investments, but, if a change is made,
prospects will be brighter.

Carpet.

To see a carpet in a dream, denotes profit, and wealthy friends
to aid you in need.

To walk on a carpet, you will be prosperous and happy.

To dream that you buy carpets, denotes great gain.
If selling them, you will have cause to go on a pleasant journey,
as well as a profitable one.

For a young woman to dream of carpets, shows she will own a beautiful
home and servants will wait upon her.

Carpenter.

To see carpenters at their labor, foretells you will engage in honest
endeavors to raise your fortune, to the exclusion of selfish pastime
or so-called recreation.

Carriage.

To see a carriage, implies that you will be gratified, and that you
will make visits.

To ride in one, you will have a sickness that will soon pass,
and you will enjoy health and advantageous positions.

To dream that you are looking for a carriage, you will have to labor hard,
but will eventually be possessed with a fair competency.

Carrot.

To dream of carrots, portends prosperity and health For a young
woman to eat them, denotes that she will contract an early marriage
and be the mother of several hardy children.

Cask.

To see one filled, denotes prosperous times and feastings.
If empty, your life will be void of any joy or consolation
from outward influences.

Cash.

To dream that you have plenty of cash, but that it has been borrowed,
portends that you will be looked upon as a worthy man, but that those who come
in close contact with you will find that you are mercenary and unfeeling.

For a young woman to dream that she is spending borrowed money,
foretells that she will be found out in her practice of deceit,
and through this lose a prized friend.

See Money.

Cash Box.

To dream of a full cash box, denotes that favorable prospects will open
around you.  If empty, you will experience meager reimbursements.

Cashier.

To see a cashier in your dream, denotes that others will claim
your possessions.  If you owe any one, you will practice deceit
in your designs upon some wealthy person.

Castle.

To dream of being in a castle, you will be possessed of sufficient wealth
to make life as you wish.  You have prospects of being a great traveler,
enjoying contact with people of many nations.

To see an old and vine-covered castle, you are likely to become
romantic in your tastes, and care should be taken that you
do not contract an undesirable marriage or engagement.
Business is depressed after this dream.

To dream that you are leaving a castle, you will be robbed of
your possessions, or lose your lover or some dear one by death.

Castor Oil.

To dream of castor oil, denotes that you will seek to overthrow a friend who is secretly abetting your advancement.

 

Cats.

To dream of a cat, denotes ill luck, if you do not succeed
in killing it or driving it from your sight.  If the cat
attacks you, you will have enemies who will go to any extreme
to blacken your reputation and to cause you loss of property.
But if you succeed in banishing it, you will overcome great
obstacles and rise in fortune and fame.

If you meet a thin, mean and dirty-looking cat, you will have
bad news from the absent.  Some friend lies at death’s door;
but if you chase it out of sight, your friend will recover
after a long and lingering sickness.

To hear the scream or the mewing of a cat, some false friend is using
all the words and work at his command to do you harm.

To dream that a cat scratches you, an enemy will succeed in wrenching
from you the profits of a deal that you have spent many days making.

If a young woman dreams that she is holding a cat, or kitten, she will be
influenced into some impropriety through the treachery of others.

To dream of a clean white cat, denotes entanglements which,
while seemingly harmless, will prove a source of sorrow and
loss of wealth.

When a merchant dreams of a cat, he should put his best energies to work,
as his competitors are about to succeed in demolishing his standard
of dealing, and he will be forced to other measures if he undersells
others and still succeeds.

To dream of seeing a cat and snake on friendly terms signifies
the beginning of an angry struggle.  It denotes that an enemy
is being entertained by you with the intention of using him
to find out some secret which you believe concerns yourself;
uneasy of his confidences given, you will endeavor to disclaim all
knowledge of his actions, as you are fearful that things divulged,
concerning your private life, may become public.

Catechism.

To dream of the catechism, foretells that you will be offered
a lucrative position, but the strictures will be such that you
will be worried as to accepting it.

Caterpillar.

To see a caterpillar in a dream, denotes that low
and hypocritical people are in your immediate future,
and you will do well to keep clear of deceitful appearances.
You may suffer a loss in love or business.

To dream of a caterpillar, foretells you will be placed in
embarrassing situations, and there will be small honor or gain
to be expected.

Cattle.

To dream of seeing good-looking and fat cattle contentedly
grazing in green pastures, denotes prosperity and happiness
through a congenial and pleasant companion.

To see cattle lean and shaggy, and poorly fed, you will be likely to toil
all your life because of misspent energy and dislike of details of work.
Correct your habits after this dream.

To see cattle stampeding, means that you will have to exert all the powers
of command you have to keep your career in a profitable channel.

To see a herd of cows at milking time, you will be the
successful owner of wealth that many have worked to obtain.
To a young woman this means that her affections will not suffer
from the one of her choice.

To dream of milking cows with udders well filled, great good fortune
is in store for you.  If the calf has stolen the milk, it signifies that
you are about to lose your lover by slowness to show your reciprocity,
or your property from neglect of business.

To see young calves in your dream, you will become a great
favorite in society and win the heart of a loyal person.
For business, this dream indicates profit from sales.
For a lover, the entering into bonds that will be respected.
If the calves are poor, look for about the same, except that
the object sought will be much harder to obtain.

Long-horned and dark, vicious cattle, denote enemies.

See Calves.

Cathedral.

To dream of a wast cathedral with its domes rising into space,
denotes that you will be possessed with an envious nature and
unhappy longings for the unattainable, both mental and physical;
but if you enter you will be elevated in life, having for your
companions the learned and wise.

Cauliflower.

To dream of eating it, you will be taken to task for neglect of duty.
To see it growing, your prospects will brighten after a period of loss.

For a young woman to see this vegetable in a garden, denotes that she
will marry to please her parents and not herself.

Cavalry.

To dream that you see a division of cavalry, denotes personal advancement
and distinction.  Some little sensation may accompany your elevation.

Cavern or Cave.

To dream of seeing a cavern yawning in the weird moonlight before you,
many perplexities will assail you, and doubtful advancement because
of adversaries.  Work and health is threatened.

To be in a cave foreshadows change.  You will probably be estranged
from those who are very dear to you.

For a young woman to walk in a cave with her lover or friend,
denotes she will fall in love with a villain and will suffer
the loss of true friends.

Cedars.

To dream of seeing them green and shapely, denotes pleasing success
in an undertaking.

To see them dead or blighted, signifies despair.
No object will be attained from seeing them thus.

Celestial Signs.

To dream of celestial signs, foretells unhappy occurrences will cause
you to make unseasonable journeys.  Love or business may go awry,
quarrels in the house are also predicted if you are not discreet
with your engagements.

See Illumination.

Celery.

To dream of seeing fresh, crisp stalks of celery, you will be prosperous
and influential beyond your highest hopes.

To see it decaying, a death in your family will soon occur.

To eat it, boundless love and affection will be heaped upon you.

For a young woman to eat it with her lover, denotes she will come
into rich possessions.

Cellar.

To dream of being in a cold, damp cellar, you will be oppressed by doubts.
You will lose confidence in all things and suffer gloomy forebodings
from which you will fail to escape unless you control your will.
It also indicates loss of property.

To see a cellar stored with wines and table stores, you will
be offered a share in profits coming from a doubtful source.
If a young woman dreams of this she will have an offer of marriage
from a speculator or gambler.

Cemetery.

To dream of being in a beautiful and well-kept cemetery, you will have
unexpected news of the recovery of one whom you had mourned as dead,
and you will have your title good to lands occupied by usurpers.

To see an old bramble grown and forgotten cemetery, you will live to see
all your loved ones leave you, and you will be left to a stranger’s care.

For young people to dream of wandering through the silent avenues of the dead
foreshows they will meet with tender and loving responses from friends,
but will have to meet sorrows that friends are powerless to avert.

Brides dreaming of passing a cemetery on their way to the wedding ceremony,
will be bereft of their husbands by fatal accidents occurring on journeys.

For a mother to carry fresh flowers to a cemetery, indicates she may expect
the continued good health of her family.

For a young widow to visit a cemetery means she will soon throw aside
her weeds for robes of matrimony.  If she feels sad and depressed she
will have new cares and regrets.

Old people dreaming of a cemetery, shows they will soon make other journeys
where they will find perfect rest.

To see little children gathering flowers and chasing butterflies among
the graves, denotes prosperous changes and no graves of any of your friends
to weep over.  Good health will hold high carnival.

Chaff.

To see chaff, denotes an empty and fruitless undertaking and ill health
causing much anxiety.

Women dreaming of piles of chaff, portends many hours spent
in useless and degrading gossip, bringing them into notoriety
and causing them to lose husbands who would have maintained
them without work on their part.

Chains.

To dream of being bound in chains, denotes that unjust burdens
are about to be thrown upon your shoulders; but if you succeed
in breaking them you will free yourself from some unpleasant
business or social engagement.

To see chains, brings calumny and treacherous designs of the envious.

Seeing others in chains, denotes bad fortunes for them.

Chair.

To see a chair in your dream, denotes failure to meet some obligation.
If you are not careful you will also vacate your most profitable places.

To see a friend sitting on a chair and remaining motionless,
signifies news of his death or illness.

Chair Maker.

To dream of seeing a chair maker, denotes that worry from apparently
pleasant labor will confront you.

Chairman.

To dream that you see the chairman of any public body, foretells you will
seek elevation and be recompensed by receiving a high position of trust.
To see one looking out of humor you are threatened with unsatisfactory states.

If you are a chairman, you will be distinguished for your justice
and kindness to others.

Chalk.

For a woman to dream of chalking her face, denotes that she will scheme
to obtain admirers.

To dream of using chalk on a board, you will attain public honors,
unless it is the blackboard; then it indicates ill luck.

To hold hands full of chalk, disappointment is foretold.

Chalice.

To dream of a chalice, denotes pleasure will be gained by you
to the sorrow of others.  To break one foretells your failure
to obtain power over some friend.

Challenge.

If you are challenged to fight a duel, you will become involved
in a social difficulty wherein you will be compelled to make
apologies or else lose friendships.

To accept a challenge of any character, denotes that you will bear many ills
yourself in your endeavor to shield others from dishonor.

Chamber.

To find yourself in a beautiful and richly furnished chamber implies
sudden fortune, either through legacies from unknown relatives
or through speculation.  For a young woman, it denotes that a
wealthy stranger will offer her marriage and a fine establishment.
If the chamber is plainly furnished, it denotes that a small
competency and frugality will be her portion.

Chambermaid.

To see a chambermaid, denotes bad fortune and decided changes
will be made.

For a man to dream of making love to a chambermaid, shows he is likely
to find himself an object of derision on account of indiscreet conduct
and want of tact.

Chameleon.

To dream of seeing your swetheart{sic} wearing a chameleon chained to her,
shows she will prove faithless to you if by changing she can better
her fortune.  Ordinarily chameleons signify deceit and self advancement,
even though others suffer.

Champion.

To dream of a champion, denotes you will win the warmest friendship
of some person by your dignity and moral conduct.

Chandelier.

To dream of a chandelier, portends that unhoped-for success will make
it possible for you to enjoy pleasure and luxury at your caprice.

To see a broken or ill-kept one, denotes that unfortunate
speculation will depress your seemingly substantial fortune.
To see the light in one go out, foretells that sickness and
distress will cloud a promising future.

Chapel.

To dream of a chapel, denotes dissension in social circles
and unsettled business.

To be in a chapel, denotes disappointment and change of business.

For young people to dream of entering a chapel, implies false
loves and enemies.  Unlucky unions may entangle them.

Charity.

To dream of giving charity, denotes that you will be harassed
with supplications for help from the poor and your business
will be at standstill.

To dream of giving to charitable institutions, your right
of possession to paving property will be disputed.
Worries and ill health will threaten you.

For young persons to dream of giving charity, foreshows they will be
annoyed by deceitful rivals.  To dream that you are an object of charity,
omens that you will succeed in life after hard times with misfortunes.

Charcoal.

To dream of charcoal unlighted, denotes miserable situations
and bleak unhappiness.  If it is burning with glowing coals,
there is prospects of great enhancement of fortune, and possession
of unalloyed joys.

Chariot.

To dream of riding in a chariot, foretells that favorable opportunities
will present themselves resulting in your good if rightly used by you.

To fall or see others fall from one, denotes displacement
from high positions.

 

Chased

You run, but feel like you can’t get away. You might try to scream, but nothing comes out. You may even find that eventually, you are no longer able to move, and must helplessly wait as your pursuer draws closer.

It can be a sign of PTSD for survivors of a physical attack or assault.

It can also mean that in your waking life, you’re avoiding a certain issue or putting off making a specific decision.

Reoccurring chase dreams can mean that there is a pressing issue in your life that you need to address … and if you won’t admit to that in your waking life, your unconscious mind will keep reminding you

 

Chastise.

To dream of being chastised, denotes that you have not been prudent
in conducting your affairs.

To dream that you administer chastisement to another, signifies that you
will have an ill-tempered partner either in business or marriage.

For parents to dream of chastising their children, indicates they
will be loose in their manner of correcting them, but they will
succeed in bringing them up honorably.

Cheated.

To dream of being cheated in business, you will meet designing people
who will seek to close your avenues to fortune.

For young persons to dream that they are being cheated in games, portend they
will lose their sweethearts through quarrels and misunderstandings.

Checks.

To dream of palming off false checks on your friends, denotes that you
will resort to subterfuge in order to carry forward your plans.

To receive checks you will be able to meet your payments
and will inherit money.

To dream that you pay out checks, denotes depression and loss in business.

Checkers.

To dream of playing checkers, you will be involved in difficulties
of a serious character, and strange people will come into your life,
working you harm.

To dream that you win the game, you will succeed in some doubtful enterprise.

Cheese.

To dream of eating cheese, denotes great disappointments and sorrow.
No good of any nature can be hoped for.  Cheese is generally a bad dream.

Chemise.

For a woman to dream of a chemise, denotes she will hear unfavorable
gossip about herself.

Cherries.

To dream of cherries, denotes you will gain popularity by your amiability
and unselfishness.  To eat them, portends possession of some much
desired object.  To see green ones, indicates approaching good fortune.

Cherubs.

To dream you see cherubs, foretells you will have some distinct joy,
which will leave an impression of lasting good upon your life.

To see them looking sorrowful or reproachful, foretells that distress
will come unexpectedly upon you.

Chess.

To dream of playing chess, denotes stagnation of business, dull companions,
and poor health.

To dream that you lose at chess, worries from mean sources will ensue;
but if you win, disagreeable influences may be surmounted.

Chestnuts.

To dream of handling chestnuts, foretells losses in a business way,
but indicates an agreeable companion through life.

Eating them, denotes sorrow for a time, but final happiness.

For a young woman to dream of eating or trying her fortune with them,
she will have a well-to-do lover and comparative plenty.

Chickens.

To dream of seeing a brood of chickens, denotes worry from many cares,
some of which of which will prove to your profit.

Young or half grown chickens, signify fortunate enterprises,
but to make them so you will have to exert your physical strength.

To see chickens going to roost, enemies are planning to work you evil.

To eat them, denotes that selfishness will detract from your otherwise
good name.  Business and love will remain in precarious states.

Chiffonier.

To see or search through a chiffonier, denotes you will
have disappointing anticipations.  To see one in order,
indicates pleasant friends and entertainments.

Chilblain.

To dream of suffering with chilblains, denotes that you will be driven
into some bad dealing through over anxity{sic} of a friend or partner.
This dream also portends your own illness or an accident.

Childbed.

To dream of giving child birth, denotes fortunate circumstances
and safe delivery of a handsome child.

For an unmarried woman to dream of being in childbed, denotes unhappy
changes from honor to evil and low estates.

Children.

“Dream of children sweet and fair,
To you will come suave debonair,
Fortune robed in shining dress,
Bearing wealth and happiness.”

To dream of seeing many beautiful children is portentous of great
prosperity and blessings.

For a mother to dream of seeing her child sick from slight cause,
she may see it enjoying robust health, but trifles of another nature
may harass her.

To see children working or studying, denotes peaceful times
and general prosperity.

To dream of seeing your child desperately ill or dead, you have much to fear,
for its welfare is sadly threatened.

To dream of your dead child, denotes worry and disappointment
in the near future.

To dream of seeing disappointed children, denotes trouble from enemies,
and anxious forebodings from underhanded work of seemingly friendly people.

To romp and play with children, denotes that all your speculating
and love enterprises will prevail.

Chimes.

To dream of Christmas chimes, denotes fair prospects for business
men and farmers.

For the young, happy anticipations fulfilled.  Ordinary chimes,
denotes some small anxiety will soon be displaced by news
of distant friends.

Chimney.

To dream of seeing chimneys, denotes a very displeasing incident will
occur in your life.  Hasty intelligence of sickness will be borne you.
A tumble down chimney, denotes sorrow and likely death in your family.
To see one overgrown with ivy or other vines, foretells that happiness
will result from sorrow or loss of relatives.

To see a fire burning in a chimney, denotes much good is approaching you.
To hide in a chimney corner, denotes distress and doubt will assail you.
Business will appear gloomy.

For a young woman to dream that she is going down a chimney,
foretells she will be guilty of some impropriety which will
cause consternation among her associates.  To ascend a chimney,
shows that she will escape trouble which will be planned for her.

China.

For a woman to dream of painting or arranging her china, foretells she
will have a pleasant home and be a thrifty and economical matron.

China Store.

For a china merchant to dream that his store looks empty,
foretells he will have reverses in his business, and withal
a gloomy period will follow.

See Crockery.

Chocolate.

To dream of chocolate, denotes you will provide abundantly
for those who are dependent on you.  To see chocolate candy,
indicates agreeable companions and employments.
If sour, illness or other disappointments will follow.
To drink chocolate, foretells you will prosper after a short
period of unfavorable reverses.

Choir.

To dream of a choir, foretells you may expect cheerful surroundings
to replace gloom and discontent.  For a young woman to sing in a choir,
denotes she will be miserable over the attention paid others by her lover.

Cholera.

To dream of this dread disease devastating the country, portends sickness
of virulent type will rage and many disappointments will follow.

To dream that you are attacked by it, denotes your own sickness.

Christ.

To dream of beholding Christ, the young child, worshiped by the
wise men, denotes many peaceful days, full of wealth and knowledge,
abundant with joy, and content.

If in the garden of the Gethsemane, sorrowing adversity will fill your soul,
great longings for change and absent objects of love will be felt.

To see him in the temple scourging the traders, denotes that evil
enemies will be defeated and honest endeavors will prevail.

Christmas Tree.

To dream of a Christmas tree, denotes joyful occasions and
auspicious fortune.  To see one dismantled, foretells some
painful incident will follow occasions of festivity.

Chrysanthemum.

To dream that you gather white chrysanthemums, signifies loss
and much perplexity; colored ones, betokens pleasant engagements.

To see them in bouquets, denotes that love will be offered you,
but a foolish ambition will cause you to put it aside.  To pass down
an avenue of white chrysanthemums, with here and there a yellow one
showing among the white, foretells a strange sense of loss and sadness,
from which the sensibilities will expand and take on new powers.
While looking on these white flowers as you pass, and you suddenly feel
your spirit leave your body and a voice shouts aloud “Glory to God,
my Creator,” foretells that a crisis is pending in your near future.
If some of your friends pass out, and others take up true ideas in connection
with spiritual and earthly needs, you will enjoy life in its deepest meaning.
Often death is near you in these dreams.

Church.

To dream of seeing a church in the distance, denotes disappointment
in pleasures long anticipated.

To enter one wrapt in gloom, you will participate in a funeral.
Dull prospects of better times are portended.

Churchyard.

To dream of walking in a churchyard, if in winter, denotes that you are
to have a long and bitter struggle with poverty, and you will reside far
from the home of your childhood, and friends will be separated from you;
but if you see the signs of springtime, you will walk up in into pleasant
places and enjoy the society of friends.

For lovers to dream of being in a churchyard means they will never marry
each other, but will see others fill their places.

Churning.

To dream of churning, you will have difficult tasks set you, but by
diligence and industry you will accomplish them and be very prosperous.
To the farmer, it denotes profit from a plenteous harvest; to a young woman,
it denotes a thrifty and energetic husband.

Cider.

To dream of cider, denotes fortune may be won by you if your time
is not squandered upon material pleasure.  To see people drinking it,
you will be under the influence of unfaithful friends.

Cipher.

To dream of reading cipher, indicates that you are interested
in literary researches, and by constant study you will become
well acquainted with the habits and lives of the ancients.

Circle.

To dream of a circle, denotes that your affairs will deceive you
in their proportions of gain.  For a young woman to dream of a circle,
warns her of indiscreet involvement to the exclusion of marriage.

Cistern.  To dream of a cistern, denotes you are in danger
of trespassing upon the pleasures and rights of your friends.
To draw from one, foretells that you will enlarge in your pastime
and enjoyment in a manner which may be questioned by propriety.

To see an empty one, foretells despairing change from happiness to sorrow.

City.

To dream that you are in a strange city, denotes you will have sorrowful
occasion to change your abode or mode of living.

City Council.

To dream of a city council, foretells that your interests will
clash with public institutions and there will be discouraging
outlooks for you.

City Hall.

To dream of a city hall, denotes contentions and threatened law suits.

To a young woman this dream is a foreboding of unhappy estrangement
from her lover by her failure to keep virtue inviolate.

Clams.

To dream of clams, denotes you will have dealings with an obstinate but
honest person.  To eat them, foretells you will enjoy another’s prosperity.

For a young woman to dream of eating baked clams with her sweetheart,
foretells that she will enjoy his money as well as his confidence.

Clay.

To dream of clay, denotes isolation of interest and probable insolvency.
To dig in a clay bank, foretells you will submit to extraordinary
demands of enemies.  If you dig in an ash bank and find clay,
unfortunate surprises will combat progressive enterprises or new work.
Your efforts are likely to be misdirected after this dream.

Women will find this dream unfavorable in love, social and business states,
and misrepresentations will overwhelm them.

Claret.

To dream of drinking claret, denotes you will come under the influence
of ennobling association.  To dream of seeing broken bottles of claret,
portends you will be induced to commit immoralities by the false persuasions
of deceitful persons.

Claret Cup and Punch.

To dream of claret cup or punch, foretells that you will be much
pleased with the attention shown you by new acquaintances.

Clarionet.

To dream of a claironet, foretells that you will indulge
in frivolity beneath your usual dignity.  {I}f it is broken,
you will incur the displeasure of a close friend.

Clairvoyance.

To dream of being a clairvoyant and seeing yourself in the future,
denotes signal changes in your present occupation, followed by a series
of unhappy conflicts with designing people.

To dream of visiting a clairvoyant, foretells unprosperous commercial
states and unhappy unions.

Clergyman.

To dream that you send for a clergyman to preach a funeral sermon,
denotes that you will vainly strive against sickness and to ward off
evil influences, but they will prevail in spite of your earnest endeavors.

If a young woman marries a clergyman in her dream, she will be the object
of much mental distress, and the wayward hand of fortune will lead her into
the morass of adversity.

See Minister.

Climbing.

To dream of climbing up a hill or mountain and reaching the top,
you will overcome the most formidable obstacles between you
and a prosperous future; but if you should fail to reach the top,
your dearest plans will suffer being wrecked.

To climb a ladder to the last rung, you will succeed in business;
but if the ladder breaks, you will be plunged into unexpected straits,
and accidents may happen to you.

To see yourself climbing the side of a house in some mysterious
way in a dream, and to have a window suddenly open to let you in,
foretells that you will make or have made extraordinary ventures
against the approbation of friends, but success will eventually
crown your efforts, though there will be times when despair
will almost enshroud you.

See Ascend Hill and Mountain.

Clock.

To dream that you see a clock, denotes danger from a foe.
To hear one strike, you will receive unpleasant news.
The death of some friend is implied.

Cloister.

To dream of a cloister, omens dissatisfaction with present
surroundings, and you will soon seek new environments.
For a young woman to dream of a cloister, foretells that her
life will be made unselfish by the chastening of sorrow.

Clothes.

To dream of seeing clothes soiled and torn, denotes that deceit will be
practised to your harm.  Beware of friendly dealings with strangers.

For a woman to dream that her clothing is soiled or torn, her virtue
will be dragged in the mire if she is not careful of her associates.
Clean new clothes, denotes prosperity.

To dream that you have plenty, or an assortment of clothes,
is a doubtful omen; you may want the necessaries of life.
To a young person, this dream denotes unsatisfied
hopes and disappointments.

See Apparel.

Clouds.

To dream of seeing dark heavy clouds, portends misfortune and bad management.
If rain is falling, it denotes troubles and sickness.

To see bright transparent clouds with the sun shining through them,
you will be successful after trouble has been your companion.

To see them with the stars shining, denotes fleeting joys
and small advancements.

Clover.

Walking through fields of fragrant clover is a propitious dream.
It brings all objects desired into the reach of the dreamer.
Fine crops is portended for the farmer and wealth for the young.
Blasted fields of clover brings harrowing and regretful sighs.

To dream of clover, foretells prosperity will soon enfold you.
For a young woman to dream of seeing a snake crawling through
blossoming clover, foretells she will be early disappointed
in love, and her surroundings will be gloomy and discouraging,
though to her friends she seems peculiarly fortunate.

Cloven Foot.

To dream of a cloven foot, portends some unusual ill luck is threatening you,
and you will do well to avoid the friendship of strange persons.

Club.

To dream of being approached by a person bearing a club, denotes that
you will be assailed by your adversaries, but you will overcome them
and be unusually happy and prosperous; but if you club any one,
you will undergo a rough and profitless journey.

Coach.

To dream of riding in a coach, denotes continued losses and depressions
in business.  Driving one implies removal or business changes.

Coals.

To see bright coals of fire, denotes pleasure and many pleasant changes.
To dream you handle them yourself, denotes unmitigated joy.
To see dead coals implies trouble and disappointments.

Coal-hod.

To dream of a coal-hod, denotes that grief will be likely to fill a vacancy
made by reckless extravagance.  To see your neighbor carrying in hods,
foretells your surroundings will be decidedly distasteful and inharmonious.

Coat.

To dream of wearing another’s coat, signifies that you will ask
some friend to go security for you.  To see your coat torn,
denotes the loss of a close friend and dreary business.

To see a new coat, portends for you some literary honor.

To lose your coat, you will have to rebuild your fortune lost
through being over-confident in speculations.

See Apparel and Clothes.

Coat-of-Arms.

To dream of seeing your coat-of-arms, is a dream of ill luck.
You will never possess a title.

Cocoa.

To dream of cocoa, denotes you will cultivate distasteful friends
for your own advancement and pleasure.

Cocoanut.

Cocoanuts in dreams, warns you of fatalities in your expectations,
as sly enemies are encroaching upon your rights in the guise of
ardent friends.  Dead cocoanut trees are a sign of loss and sorrow.
The death of some one near you may follow.

Cock-Crowing.

To dream of hearing a cock crowing in the morning, is significant of good.
If you be single, it denotes an early marriage and a luxurious home.

To hear one at night is despair, and cause for tears you will have.

To dream of seeing cocks fight, you will leave your family
because of quarrels and infidelity.  This dream usually
announces some unexpected and sorrowful events.  The cock
warned the Apostle Peter when he was about to perjure himself.
It may also warn you in a dream when the meshes of the world
are swaying you from “the straight line” of spiritual wisdom.

Cockade.

This dream denotes that foes will bring disastrous suits against you.
Beware of titles.

Cocktail.

To drink a cocktail while dreaming, denotes that you will deceive your
friends as to your inclinations and enjoy the companionship of fast
men and women while posing as a serious student and staid home lover.
For a woman, this dream portends fast living and an ignoring of moral
and set rules.

Coca-Cola.

For a woman to dream that she is drinking coca-cola signifies
that she will lose health and a chance for marrying a wealthy
man by her abandonment to material delights.

Coffin.

This dream is unlucky.  You will, if you are a farmer, see your
crops blasted and your cattle lean and unhealthy.  To business men
it means debts whose accumulation they are powerless to avoid.
To the young it denotes unhappy unions and death of loved ones.

To see your own coffin in a dream, business defeat and domestic
sorrow may be expected.

To dream of a coffin moving of itself, denotes sickness and
marriage in close conjunction.  Sorrow and pleasure intermingled.
Death may follow this dream, but there will also be good.

To see your corpse in a coffin, signifies brave efforts will be crushed
in defeat and ignominy,

To dream that you find yourself sitting on a coffin in a moving hearse,
denotes desperate if not fatal illness for you or some person closely
allied to you.

Quarrels with the opposite sex is also indicated.
You will remorsefully consider your conduct toward a friend.

Coffee.

To dream of drinking coffee, denotes the disapproval of friends toward
your marriage intentions.  If married, disagreements and frequent
quarrels are implied.

To dream of dealing in coffee, portends business failures.
If selling, sure loss.  Buying it, you may with ease
retain your credit.

For a young woman to see or handle coffee she will be made a by-word if she
is not discreet in her actions.

To dream of roasting coffee, for a young woman it denotes escape
from evil by luckily marrying a stranger.

To see ground coffee, foretells successful struggles with adversity.
Parched coffee, warns you of the evil attentions of strangers.

Green coffee, denotes you have bold enemies who will show you no quarter,
but will fight for your overthrow.

Coffee Mill.

To see a coffee mill in your dreams, denotes you are approaching
a critical danger, and all your energy and alertness will have
to stand up with obduracy to avert its disastrous consequences.
To hear it grinding, signifies you will hardly overthrow some evil
pitted against your interest.

Coffee House.

To see or visit a coffee house in your dreams, foretells that you will
unwisely entertain friendly relations with persons known to be your enemies.
Designing women may intrigue against your morality and possessions.

Coins.

To dream of gold, denotes great prosperity and much pleasure
derived from sight-seeing and ocean voyages.

Silver coin is unlucky to dream about.  Dissensions will arise
in the most orderly families.

For a maiden to dream that her lover gives her a silver coin,
signifies she will be jilted by him.

Copper coins, denotes despair and physical burdens.  Nickel coins,
imply that work of the lowest nature will devolve upon you.

If silver coins are your ideal of money, and they are bright and clean,
or seen distinctly in your possession, the dream will be a propitious one.

Coke.

To dream of coke, denotes affliction and discord will enter
your near future.

Coke Oven.

To see coke ovens burning, foretells some unexpected good fortune
will result from failure in some enterprise.

Cold.

To dream of suffering from cold, you are warned to look well to your affairs.
There are enemies at work to destroy you.  Your health is also menaced.

Colonel.

To dream of seeing or being commanded by a colonel, denotes you will fail
to reach any prominence in social or business circles.

If you are a colonel, it denotes you will contrive to hold position
above those of friends or acquaintances.

Collar.

To dream of wearing a collar, you will have high honors thrust upon you
that you will hardly be worthy of.  For a woman to dream of collars,
she will have many admirers, but no sincere ones, She will be likely
to remain single for a long while.

College.

To dream of a college, denotes you are soon to advance to a position
long sought after.  To dream that you are back in college, foretells you
will receive distinction through some well favored work.

Colliery or Coal-Mine.

To dream of being in a coal-mine or colliery and seeing miners,
denotes that some evil will assert its power for your downfall;
but if you dream of holding a share in a coal-mine, it denotes
your safe investment in some deal.

For a young woman to dream of mining coal, foreshows she will become
the wife of a real-estate dealer or dentist.

Collision.

To dream of a collision, you will meet with an accident of a serious type
and disappointments in business.

For a young woman to see a collision, denotes she will be unable
to decide between lovers, and will be the cause of wrangles.

Combat.

To dream of engaging in combat, you will find yourself
seeking to ingratiate your affections into the life and love
of some one whom you know to be another’s, and you will run
great risks of losing your good reputation in business.
It denotes struggles to keep on firm ground.

For a young woman to dream of seeing combatants, signifies that she
will have choice between lovers, both of whom love her and would face
death for her.

Combing.

To dream of combing one’s hair, denotes the illness or death of a friend
or relative.  Decay of friendship and loss of property is also indicated
by this dream{.}

See Hair.

Comedy.

To dream of being at a light play, denotes that foolish and short-lived
pleasures will be indulged in by the dreamer.

To dream of seeing a comedy, is significant of light pleasures
and pleasant tasks.

Comet.

To dream of this heavenly awe-inspiring object sailing through
the skies, you will have trials of an unexpected nature to beset you,
but by bravely combating these foes you will rise above the mediocre
in life to heights of fame.

For a young person, this dream portends bereavement and sorrow.

Comic Songs.

To hear comic songs in dreams, foretells you will disregard opportunity
to advance your affairs and enjoy the companionship of the pleasure loving.
To sing one, proves you will enjoy much pleasure for a time, but difficulties
will overtake you.

Command.

To dream of being commanded, denotes that you will be humbled in some way
by your associates for scorn shown your superiors.

To dream of giving a command, you will have some honor conferred upon you.
If this is done in a tyrannical or boastful way disappointments will follow.

Commandment.

To dream of receiving commands, foretells you will be unwisely
influenced by persons of stronger will than your own.
To read or hear the Ten Commandments read, denotes you
will fall into errors from which you will hardly escape,
even with the counsels of friends of wise and unerring judgment.

Commerce.

• To dream that you are engaged in commerce denotes you will handle your opportunities wisely and advantageously.
• To dream of failures and gloomy outlooks in commercial circles, denotes trouble and ominous threatening of failure in real business life.

Committee.

• To dream of a committee, foretells that you will be surprised into doing some distasteful work. 
• For one to wait on you, foretells some unfruitful labor will be assigned you.

Companion.

• To dream of seeing a wife or husband, signifies small anxieties and probable sickness.
• To dream of social companions, denotes light and frivolous pastimes will engage your attention hindering you from performing your duties.

Compass.

• To dream of a compass, denotes you will be forced to struggle in narrow limits, thus making elevation more toilsome but fuller of honor.
• To dream of the compass or mariner’s needle, foretells you will be surrounded by prosperous circumstances and honest people will favor you.
• To see one pointing awry, foretells threatened loss and deception.

Completion.

To dream of completing a task or piece of work, denotes that you
will have acquired a competency early in life, and that you can
spend your days as you like and wherever you please.

For a young woman to dream that she has completed a garment,
denotes that she will soon decide on a husband.

To dream of completing a journey, you will have the means to make
one whenever you like.

Complexion.

To dream that you have a beautiful complexion is lucky.
You will pass through pleasing incidents.

To dream that you have bad and dark complexion, denotes
disappointment and sickness.

Composing.

To see in your dreams a composing stick, foretells that difficult problems
will disclose themselves, and you will be at great trouble to meet them.

 

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Concert.

To dream of a concert of a high musical order, denotes delightful
seasons of pleasure, and literary work to the author.
To the business man it portends successful trade, and to the young
it signifies unalloyed bliss and faithful loves.

Ordinary concerts such as engage ballet singers, denote that
disagreeable companions and ungrateful friends will be met with.
Business will show a falling off.

Concubine.

For a man to dream that he is in company with a concubine,
forecasts he is in danger of public disgrace, striving to keep
from the world his true character and state of business.

For a woman to dream that she is a concubine, indicates that she
will degrade herself by her own improprieties.

For a man to dream that his mistress is untrue, denotes that he has
old enemies to encounter.  Expected reverses will arise.

Confectionary.

To dream of impure confectionary, denotes that an enemy in the guise
of a friend will enter your privacy and discover secrets of moment
to your opponents.

Confetti.

To dream of confetti obstructing your view in a crowd of merry-makers,
denotes that you will lose much by first seeking enjoyment, and later
fulfil tasks set by duty.

Conjurer.

To dream of a conjuror, denotes unpleasant experience will beset
you in your search for wealth and happiness.

Conjuring.

To dream that you are in a hypnotic state or under the power of others,
portends disastrous results, for your enemies will enthrall you;
but if you hold others under a spell you will assert decided will power
in governing your surroundings.

For a young woman to dream that she is under strange influences,
denotes her immediate exposure to danger, and she should beware.

To dream of seeing hypnotic and slight-of-hand performances,
signifies worries and perplexities in business and domestic circles,
and unhealthy conditions of state.

Conflagration.

To dream of a conflagration, denotes, if no lives are lost,
changes in the future which will be beneficial to your
interests and happiness.

See Fire.

Conspiracy

To dream that you are the object of a conspiracy, foretells you
will make a wrong move in the directing of your affairs.

Conscience.

To dream that your conscience censures you for deceiving some one,
denotes that you will be tempted to commit wrong and should be
constantly on your guard.

To dream of having a quiet conscience, denotes that you will stand
in high repute.

Consumption.

To dream that you have consumption, denotes that you are exposing
yourself to danger.  Remain with your friends.

Contempt.

To dream of being in contempt of court, denotes that you have committed
business or social indiscretion and that it is unmerited.

To dream that you are held in contempt by others, you will succeed in
winning their highest regard, and will find yourself prosperous and happy.
But if the contempt is merited, your exile from business or social
circles is intimated.

Convent.

To dream of seeking refuge in a convent, denotes that
your future will be signally free from care and enemies,
unless on entering the building you encounter a priest.
If so, you will seek often and in vain for relief from worldly
cares and mind worry.

For a young girl to dream of seeing a convent, her virtue and honestly
will be questioned.

Convicts.

To dream of seeing convicts, denotes disasters and sad news.
To dream that you are a convict, indicates that you will worry
over some affair; but you will clear up all mistakes.

For a young woman to dream of seeing her lover in the garb of a convict,
indicates she will have cause to question the character of his love.

Convicted.

See Accuse.

Convention.

To dream of a convention, denotes unusual activity in business affairs
and final engagement in love.  An inharmonious or displeasing convention
brings you disappointment.

Cooking.

To cook a meal, denotes some pleasant duty will devolve on you.
Many friends will visit you in the near future.  If there is discord
or a lack of cheerfulness you may expect harassing and disappointing
events to happen.

Cooking Stove.

To see a cooking stove in a dream, denotes that much
unpleasantness will be modified by your timely interference.
For a young woman to dream of using a cooking stove, foretells she
will be too hasty in showing her appreciation of the attention
of some person and thereby lose a closer friendship.

Cooling Board.

For a young woman to see a cooling board in her dreams,
foretells sickness and quarrels with her lover.  To dream of some
living person as dead and rising up from a cooling board, denotes she
will be indirectly connected with that person in some trouble,
but will find out that things will work out satisfactorily.

To see her brother, who has long since been dead, rising from a cooling board,
warns her of complications which may be averted if she puts forth the proper
will and energy in struggling against them.

Copper.

To dream of copper, denotes oppression from those above you in station.

Copperas.

To dream of copperas, foretells unintentional wrong will be done
you which will be distressing and will cause you loss.

Copper Plate.

Copper plate seen in a dream, is a warning of discordant views
causing unhappiness between members of the same household.

Coppersmith.

To dream of a coppersmith, denotes small returns for labor,
but withal contentment.

Copying.

To dream of copying, denotes unfavorable workings of well tried plans.

For a young woman to dream that she is copying a letter, denotes she
will be prejudiced into error by her love for a certain class of people.

Coral.

To dream of coral, is momentous of enduring friend ship
which will know no weariness in alleviating your trouble.
Colored coral is meant in this dream.

White coral, foretells unfaithfulness and warning of love.

Cornet.

A cornet seen or heard in a dream, denotes kindly attentions from strangers.

Coronation.

To dream of a coronation, foretells you will enjoy acquaintances
and friendships with prominent people.  For a young woman to be
participating in a coronation, foretells that she will come
into some surprising favor with distinguished personages.
But if the coronation presents disagreeable incoherence in
her dreams, then she may expect unsatisfactory states growing
out of anticipated pleasure.

Cords.

See Rope.

Cork.

To dream of drawing corks at a banquet, signifies that you will soon
enter a state of prosperity, in which you will revel in happiness
of the most select kind.

To dream of medicine corks, denotes sickness and wasted energies.

To dream of seeing a fishing cork resting on clear water, denotes success.
If water is disturbed you will be annoyed by unprincipled persons.

To dream that you are corking bottles, denotes a well organized
business and system in your living.

For a young woman to dream of drawing champagne corks, indicates she will have
a gay and handsome lover who will lavish much attention and money on her.
She should look well to her reputation and listen to the warning of parents
after this dream.

Corn.

To dream of husking pied ears of corn, denotes you will enjoy varied
success and pleasure.  To see others gathering corn, foretells you
will rejoice in the prosperity of friends or relatives.

Corn and Corn-Field.

To dream of passing through a green and luxurious corn-field, and seeing
full ears hanging heavily, denotes great wealth for the farmer.
It denotes fine crops and rich harvest and harmony in the home.
To the young it promises much happiness and true friends, but to see
the ears blasted, denotes disappointments and bereavements.

To see young corn newly ploughed, denotes favor with the powerful
and coming success.  To see it ripe, denotes fame and wealth.
To see it cribbed, signifies that your highest desires will be realized.

To see shelled corn, denotes wealthy combines and unstinted favors.

To dream of eating green corn, denotes harmony among friends
and happy unions for the young.

Corns.

To dream that your corns hurt your feet, denotes that some
enemies are undermining you, and you will have much distress;
but if you succeed in clearing your feet of corns, you will
inherit a large estate from some unknown source.

For a young woman to dream of having corns on her feet,
indicates she will have to bear many crosses and be coldly
treated by her sex.

Corkscrew.

To dream of seeing a corkscrew, indicates an unsatisfied mind,
and the dreamer should heed this as a warning to curb his desires,
for it is likely they are on dangerous grounds.

To dream of breaking a corkscrew while using it, indicates to
the dreamer perilous surroundings, and he should use force
of will to abandon unhealthful inclinations.

Corpse.

• To dream of a corpse is fatal to happiness, as this dream indicates
  sorrowful tidings of the absent, and gloomy business prospects.
  The young will suffer many disappointments and pleasure will vanish.
• To see a corpse placed in its casket, denotes immediate troubles
  to the dreamer.
• To see a corpse in black, denotes the violent death of a friend
  or some desperate business entanglement.
• To see a battle-field strewn with corpses, indicates war and general
  dissatisfaction between countries and political factions.
• To see the corpse of an animal, denotes unhealthy situation,
  both as to business and health.
• To see the corpse of any one of your immediate family, indicates death
  to that person, or to some member of the family, or a serious
  rupture of domestic relations, also unusual business depression.
  For lovers it is a sure sign of failure to keep promises of
  a sacred nature.
• To put money on the eyes of a corpse in your dreams, denotes that you will see
  unscrupulous enemies robbing you while you are powerless to resent injury.
  If you only put it on one eye you will be able to recover lost property after
  an almost hopeless struggle.  For a young woman this dream denotes distress
  and loss by unfortunately giving her confidence to designing persons.
• For a young woman to dream that the proprietor of the store in
  which she works is a corpse, and she sees while sitting up with him
  that his face is clean shaven, foretells that she will fall below
  the standard of perfection in which she was held by her lover.
• If she sees the head of the corpse falling from the body, she is
  warned of secret enemies who, in harming her, will also detract
  from the interest of her employer. 
• Seeing the corpse in the store,
  foretells that loss and unpleasantness will offset all concerned.
  There are those who are not conscientiously doing the right thing.
  There will be a gloomy outlook for peace and prosperous work.

Cornmeal.

To see cornmeal, foretells the consummation of ardent wishes.
To eat it made into bread, denotes that you will unwittingly
throw obstructions in the way of your own advancement.

Corner.

This is an unfavorable dream if the dreamer is frightened and secretes
himself in a corner for safety.

To see persons talking in a corner, enemies are seeking to destroy you.
The chances are that some one whom you consider a friend will prove
a traitor to your interest.

Corpulence.

For a person to dream of being corpulent, indicates to the dreamer
bountiful increase of wealth and pleasant abiding places.

To see others corpulent, denotes unusual activity and prosperous times.

If a man or woman sees himself or herself looking grossly corpulent,
he or she should look well to their moral nature and impulses.
Beware of either concave or convex telescopically or microscopically
drawn pictures of yourself or others, as they forbode evil.

Corset.

To dream of a corset, denotes that you will be perplexed as to the meaning
of attentions won by you.  If a young woman is vexed over undoing or fastening
her corset, she will be strongly inclined to quarrel with her friends
under slight provocations.

Cossack.

To dream of a Cossack, denotes humiliation of a personal character,
brought about by dissipation and wanton extravagance.

Cot.

To dream of a cot, foretells some affliction, either through sickness
or accident.  Cots in rows signify you will not be alone in trouble,
as friends will be afflicted also.

Cotton.

To dream of young growing cotton-fields, denotes great business
and prosperous times.  To see cotton ready for gathering,
denotes wealth and abundance for farmers.

For manufacturers to dream of cotton, means that they will be
benefited by the advancement of this article.  For merchants,
it denotes a change for the better in their line of business.

To see cotton in bales, is a favorable indication for better times.

To dream that cotton is advancing, denotes an immediate change from low
to high prices, and all will be in better circumstances.

Cotton Cap.

It is a good dream, denoting many sincere friends.

Cotton Cloth.

To see cotton cloth in a dream, denotes easy circumstances.
No great changes follow this dream.

For a young woman to dream of weaving cotton cloth,
denotes that she will have a thrifty and enterprising husband.
To the married it denotes a pleasant yet a humble abode.

Cotton Gin.

To dream of a cotton gin, foretells you will make some advancement
toward fortune which will be very pleasing and satisfactory.
To see a broken or dilapidated gin, signifies misfortune and trouble
will overthrow success.

Couch.

To dream of reclining on a couch, indicates that false hopes will
be entertained.  You should be alert to every change of your affairs,
for only in this way will your hopes be realized.

Cough.

To dream that you are aggravated by a constant cough indicates
a state of low health; but one from which you will recuperate
if care is observed in your habits.

To dream of hearing others cough, indicates unpleasant surroundings
from which you will ultimately emerge.

Counter.

To dream of counters, foretells that active interest will debar
idleness from infecting your life with unhealthful desires.
To dream of empty and soiled counters, foretells unfortunate
engagements which will bring great uneasiness of mind lest
your interest will be wholly swept away.

Counterfeit Money.

To dream of counterfeit money, denotes you will have trouble with
some unruly and worthless person.  This dream always omens evil,
whether you receive it or pass it.

Counselor.

To dream of a counselor, you are likely to be possessed of some ability
yourself, and you will usually prefer your own judgment to that of others.
Be guarded in executing your ideas of right.

Countenance.

To dream of a beautiful and ingenuous countenance, you may safely look
for some pleasure to fall to your lot in the near future; but to behold
an ugly and scowling visage, portends unfavorable transactions.

Counterpane.

A counterpane is very good to dream of, if clean and white,
denoting pleasant occupations for women; but if it be soiled
you may expect harassing situations.  Sickness usually
follows this dream.

Counting.

To dream of counting your children, and they are merry and sweet-looking,
denotes that you will have no trouble in controlling them, and they will
attain honorable places.

To dream of counting money, you will be lucky and always able to pay
your debts; but to count out money to another person, you will meet with loss
of some kind.  Such will be the case, also, in counting other things.
If for yourself, good; if for others, usually bad luck will attend you.

Country.

To dream of being in a beautiful and fertile country, where abound
rich fields of grain and running streams of pure water,
denotes the very acme of good times is at hand.  Wealth will pile
in upon you, and you will be able to reign in state in any country.
If the country be dry and bare, you will see and hear of troublous times.
Famine and sickness will be in the land.

Courtship.

Bad, bad, will be the fate of the woman who dreams of being courted.  She will
often think that now he will propose, but often she will be disappointed.
Disappointments will follow illusory hopes and fleeting pleasures.
For a man to dream of courting, implies that he is not worthy of a companion.

Cousin.

Dreaming of one’s cousin, denotes disappointments and afflictions.
Saddened lives are predicted by this dream.

To dream of an affectionate correspondence with one’s cousin,
denotes a fatal rupture between families.

Cows.

To dream of seeing cows waiting for the milking hour, promises abundant
fulfilment of hopes and desires.

See Cattle.

Cowslip.

To dream of gathering cowslips, portends unhappy ending of seemingly close
and warm friendships; but seeing them growing, denotes a limited competency
for lovers.  This is a sinister dream.

To see them in full bloom, denotes a crisis in your affairs.
The breaking up of happy homes may follow this dream.

Coxcomb.

To dream of a coxcomb, denotes a low state of mind.
The dreamer should endeavor to elevate his mind to nobler thoughts.

 

Cradle.

To dream of a cradle, with a beautiful infant occupying it,
portends prosperity and the affections of beautiful children.

To rock your own baby in a cradle, denotes the serious illness
of one of the family.

For a young woman to dream of rocking a cradle is portentous of her downfall.
She should beware of gossiping.

 

Crabs.

• To dream of crabs, indicates that you will have many complicated affairs, for the solving of which you will be forced to exert the soundest judgment.
• This dream portends to lovers a long and difficult courtship.

 

Crane.

To dream of seeing a flight of cranes tending northward, indicates gloomy
prospects for business.  To a woman, it is significant of disappointment;
but to see them flying southward, prognosticates a joyful meeting
of absent friends, and that lovers will remain faithful.

To see them fly to the ground, events of unusual moment are at hand.

Crape.

To dream of seeing crape hanging from a door, denotes that you
will hear of the sudden death of some relative or friend.

To see a person dressed in crape, indicates that sorrow,
other than death, will possess you.  It is bad for business and trade.
To the young, it implies lovers’ disputes and separations.

Crawfish.

Deceit is sure to assail you in your affairs of the heart, if you are young,
after dreaming of this backward-going thing.

Crawl.

To dream that you are crawling on the ground, and hurt your hand,
you may expect humiliating tasks to be placed on you.

To crawl over rough places and stones, indicates that you
have not taken proper advantage of your opportunities.
A young woman, after dreaming of crawling, if not very careful
of her conduct, will lose the respect of her lover.

To crawl in mire with others, denotes depression in business and loss
of credit.  Your friends will have cause to censure you.

Cream.

To dream of seeing cream served, denotes that you will be associated
with wealth if you are engaged in business other than farming.

To the farmer, it indicates fine crops and pleasant family relations.
To drink cream yourself, denotes immediate good fortune.
To lovers, this is a happy omen, as they will soon be united.

Credit.

To dream of asking for credit, denotes that you will have cause to worry,
although you may be inclined sometimes to think things look bright.

To credit another, warns you to be careful of your affairs,
as you are likely to trust those who will eventually work you harm.

Creek.

To dream of a creek, denotes new experiences and short journeys.
If it is overflowing, you will have sharp trouble, but of brief period.

If it is dry, disappointment will be felt by you, and you will see
another obtain the things you intrigued to secure.

Cremate.

To dream of seeing bodies cremated, denotes enemies will reduce
your influence in business circles.  To think you are being cremated,
portends distinct failure in enterprises, if you mind any but your own
judgment in conducting them.

Crew.

To dream of seeing a crew getting ready to leave port,
some unforseen{sic} circumstance will cause you to give up
a journey from which you would have gained much.

To see a crew working to save a ship in a storm, denotes disaster
on land and sea.  To the young, this dream bodes evil.

Cricket.

To hear a cricket in one’s dream, indicates melancholy news,
and perhaps the death of some distant friend.

To see them, indicates hard struggles with poverty.

Cries.

To hear cries of distress, denotes that you will be engulfed
in serious troubles, but by being alert you will finally emerge
from these distressing straits and gain by this temporary gloom.

To hear a cry of surprise, you will receive aid from unexpected sources.

To hear the cries of wild beasts, denotes an accident of a serious nature.

To hear a cry for help from relatives, or friends, denotes that they
are sick or in distress.

Criminal.

To dream of associating with a person who has committed a crime,
denotes that you will be harassed with unscrupulous persons,
who will try to use your friendship for their own advancement.

To see a criminal fleeing from justice, denotes that you will come
into the possession of the secrets of others, and will therefore
be in danger, for they will fear that you will betray them,
and consequently will seek your removal.

Crippled.

To dream of the maimed and crippled, denotes famine and distress among
the poor, and you should be willing to contribute to their store.
It also indicates a temporary dulness in trade.

Crochet Work.

To dream of doing crochet work, foretells your entanglement in some silly
affair growing out of a too great curiosity about other people’s business.
Beware of talking too frankly with over-confidential women.

Crockery.

To dream of having an abundance of nice, clean crockery,
denotes that you will be a tidy and economical housekeeper.

To be in a crockery store, indicates, if you are a merchant
or business man, that you will look well to the details of your
business and thereby experience profit.  To a young woman,
this dream denotes that she will marry a sturdy and upright man.
An untidy store, with empty shelves, implies loss.

Crocodile.

• To dream of seeing a crocodile, could be a message from Agares. Try and do your best to understand the meaning of this dream, by asking the Demon what he needs from you, or if he could help you understand the importance of his appearance. It can mean that he is warning you to guard your belongings or possessions from others who mean to take them from you!

In ancient dream dictionaries being attacked by a crocodile is positive and denotes good luck. If you are swallowed by crocodile then this indicates that you are going to increase your spirituality leaps and bounds. You may feel sorry for yourself in the future. Overall though the dream is positive. If the crocodile snaps at you during your dream this indicates that you need to be more attentive to others. You may be feeling threatened or intimidated by somebody in waking life. For the crocodile to bite your leg in a dream indicates a new start in life.

In general, a crocodile in a dream means insolence, sins, a bandit, unlawful earnings, fear and depression. It may also mean the end of one’s life, portrayed by his drowning. Seeing him in water is bad while seeing him on dry land means that he is weak and humiliated.

If a crocodile pulls someone into the waters in a dream, it means that someone in authority will force him to do something he despises.

If one sees himself eating the meat or flesh of a crocodile, or if one sees himself dragging a crocodile out of the water in a dream, it means that he will triumph against his enemy or opponent.

As sure as you dream of this creature, you will be deceived by your warmest friends.  Enemies will assail you at every turn.

To dream of stepping on a crocodile’s back, you may expect to fall into trouble, from which you will have to struggle mightily to extricate yourself. Heed this warning when dreams of this nature visit you.  Avoid giving you confidence even to friends.

 

Dreaming of a crocodile eating someone?

This can be a rather disconcerting dream. Most of the crocodile dreams are harmless but sometimes it has been reported that we see crocodiles eating human beings or animals in the dream state. This dream urges us to think about those people around us it could possibly mean deceit but also that you are the architect of your own path in life. Try not to be fearful of the future. Be honest with yourself and your own desires.

(Also see Alligator; Policeman; Thief)

An alligator can represent something that is bigger and more powerful than us. It can therefore symbolise things that are beyond our control. Being eaten by a crocodile could easily symbolise the prospect of losing your job. So if you have feared that then its possible that the dream captures those thoughts.

Alligators are all powerful and you should not mess with them so they are excellent symbols warning you against something. They show that you are aware of any confrontation that is in your mind.

Alligators are also particularly good symbols for the mouth. Those large powerful jaws perhaps warning you not to open your mouth. Or they could represent something that someone has said to you which cut you down.

A crocodile in a dream foretells deceit. It is associated with hidden enemies and changes in life. 

 

 

Cross.

• To dream of seeing a cross, indicates trouble ahead for you. Shape your affairs accordingly.
• To dream of seeing a person bearing a cross, you will be used by others!

 

Cross-bones.

To dream of cross-bones, foretells you will be troubled by the evil influence
of others, and prosperity will assume other than promising aspects.

To see cross-bones as a monogram on an invitation to a funeral,
which was sent out by a secret order, denotes that unnecessary fears
will be entertained for some person, and events will transpire
seemingly harsh, but of good import to the dreamer.

Cross Roads.

To dream of cross roads, denotes you will be unable to hold
some former favorable opportunity for reaching your desires.
If you are undecided which one to take, you are likely to let
unimportant matters irritate you in a distressing manner.
You will be better favored by fortune if you decide on your route.
It may be after this dream you will have some important matter
of business or love to decide.

Croup.

To dream that your child has the croup, denotes slight illness,
but useless fear for its safety.  This is generally a good omen
of health and domestic harmony.

 

Crow

• To dream of seeing a crow, betokens misfortune and grief.
• To hear crows cawing, you will be influenced by others to make a bad disposal of property. 
• To a young man, it is indicative of his succumbing to the wiles of designing women.
• Perhaps you are receiving a message from the Demon Camio. Especially if you have been spellcasting with the demon and asking for answers to your questions. Take notes immediately after you wake – as your answers will have been given!

Caim foretells the future. He also teaches how to communicate with animals. He can reveal the mysteries and secrets of other worlds and is an expert on hydromancy [divination by water]. He is good at argument and answers questions in burning ashes or coals of fire. Excellent in assisting with court matters

See Raven.

 

Crowd.

• To dream of a large, handsomely dressed crowd of people at
  some entertainment, denotes pleasant association with friends;
  but anything occurring to mar the pleasure of the guests,
  denotes distress and loss of friendship, and unhappiness will
  be found where profit and congenial intercourse was expected.
  It also denotes dissatisfaction in government and family dissensions.
• To see a crowd in a church, denotes that a death will be likely to affect you,
  or some slight unpleasantness may develop.
• To see a crowd in the street, indicates unusual briskness in trade
  and a general air of prosperity will surround you.
• To try to be heard in a crowd, foretells that you will push your interests
  ahead of all others.
• To see a crowd is usually good, if too many are not wearing black
  or dull costumes.
• To dream of seeing a hypnotist trying to hypnotize others, and then
  turn his attention on you, and fail to do so, indicates that a trouble
  is hanging above you which friends will not succeed in warding off.
  Yourself alone can avert the impending danger.

Crown.

To dream of a crown, prognosticates change of mode in the habit
of one’s life.  The dreamer will travel a long distance from home
and form new relations.  Fatal illness may also be the sad omen
of this dream.

To dream that you wear a crown, signifies loss of personal property.

To dream of crowning a person, denotes your own worthiness.

To dream of talking with the President of the United States,
denotes that you are interested in affairs of state, and sometimes
show a great longing to be a politician.

Crucifixion.

• If you chance to dream of the crucifixion, you will see your
  opportunities slip away, tearing your hopes from your grasp,
  and leaving you wailing over the frustration of desires.

Crucifix.

To see a crucifix in a dream, is a warning of distress approaching,
which will involve others beside yourself.  To kiss one,
foretells that trouble will be accepted by you with resignation.

For a young woman to possess one, foretells she will observe
modesty and kindness in her deportment, and thus win the love
of others and better her fortune.

Cruelty.

To dream of cruelty being shown you, foretells you will have trouble
and disappointment in some dealings.  If it is shown to others,
there will be a disagreeable task set for others by you,
which will contribute to you own loss.

Crust.

To dream of a crust of bread, denotes incompetency, and threatened misery
through carelessness in appointed duties.

Crutches.

To dream that you go on crutches, denotes that you will depend
largely on others for your support and advancement.

To see others on crutches, denotes unsatisfactory results from labors.

Crying.

To dream of crying, is a forerunner of illusory pleasures,
which will subside into gloom, and distressing influences
affecting for evil business engagements and domestic affairs.

To see others crying, forbodes unexpected calls for aid from you.

Crystal.

To dream of crystal in any form, is a fatal sign of coming
depression either in social relations or business transactions.
Electrical storms often attend this dream, doing damage
to town and country.

For a woman to dream of seeing a dining-room furnished in crystal,
even to the chairs, she will have cause to believe that those whom
she holds in high regard no longer deserve this distinction, but she
will find out that there were others in the crystal-furnished room,
who were implicated also in this sinister dream.

Cuckoo.

To dream of a cuckoo, prognosticates a sudden ending of a happy
life caused by the downfall of a dear friend.

To dream that you hear a cuckoo, denotes the painful illness of the death
of some absent loved one, or accident to some one in your family.

Cucumber.

This is a dream of plenty, denoting health and prosperity.
For the sick to dream of serving cucumbers, denotes their speedy recovery.
For the married, a pleasant change.

Cunning.

To dream of being cunning, denotes you will assume happy
cheerfulness to retain the friendship of prosperous and gay people.
If you are associating with cunning people, it warns you that
deceit is being practised upon you in order to use your means
for their own advancement.

Cupboard.

To see a cupboard in your dream, is significant of pleasure and comfort,
or penury and distress, according as the cupboard is clean and full
of shining ware, or empty and dirty.

See Safe.

Curbstone.

To dream of stepping on a curbstone, denotes your rapid rise
in business circles, and that you will be held in high esteem
by your friends and the public.

For lovers to dream of stepping together on a curb, denotes an early
marriage and consequent fidelity; but if in your dream you step or fall
from a curbstone your fortunes will be reversed.

Currycomb.

To dream of a currycomb foretells that great labors must be endured
in order to obtain wealth and comfort.

Currying a Horse.

To dream of currying a horse, signifies that you will have a great many hard
licks to make both with brain and hand before you attain to the heights of
your ambition; but if you successfully curry him you will attain that height,
whatever it may be.

Curtains.

To dream of curtains, foretells that unwelcome visitors will cause
you worry and unhappiness. 

Soiled or torn curtains seen in a dream
means disgraceful quarrels and reproaches.

Cushion.

To dream of reclining on silken cushions, foretells that your ease
will be procured at the expense of others; but to see the cushions,
denotes that you will prosper in business and love-making.

For a young woman to dream of making silken cushions, implies that she
will be a bride before many months.

Cuspidor.

To see a cuspidor in a dream, signifies that an unworthy attachment
will be formed by you, and that your work will be neglected.

To spit in one, foretells that reflections wil{sic} be cast
upon your conduct.

Custard.

For a married woman to dream of making or eating custard,
indicates she will be called upon to entertain an unexpected guest.
A young woman will meet a stranger who will in time become a warm friend.
If the custard has a sickening sweet taste, or is insipid, nothing but
sorrow will intervene where you had expected a pleasant experience.

See Baking.

Custom-house.

To dream of a custom-house, denotes you will have rivalries and competition
in your labors.

To enter a custom-house, foretells that you will strive for,
or have offered you, a position which you have long desired.

To leave one, signifies loss of position, trade or failure of securing
some desired object.

Cut.

To dream of a cut, denotes sickness or the treachery of a friend
will frustrate your cheerfulness.

Cymbal.

Hearing a cymbal in your dreams, foretells the death of a very aged
person of your acquaintance.  The sun will shine, but you will see
it darkly because of gloom.