Dreams A-Z (20 page)

For a young woman to dream that her sweetheart is indifferent to her, signifies that he may not prove his affections in the most appropriate way. To dream that she is indifferent to him, means that she will prove untrue to him.

Indigo To see indigo in a dream, denotes you will deceive friendly persons in order to cheat them out of their be longings.

To see indigo water, foretells you will be involved in an ugly love affair.

Indigestion To dream of indigestion, indicates unhealthy and gloomy surroundings.

Indestinct If in your dreams you see objects indistinctly, it portends unfaithfulness in friendships, and uncertain dealings.

Indulgence For a woman to dream of indulgence, denotes that she will not escape unfavorable comment on her conduct.

Industry To dream that you are industrious, denotes that you will be unusually active in planning and working out ideas to further your interests, and that you will be successful in your undertakings.

For a lover to dream of being industriously at work, shows he will succeed in business, and that his companion will advance his position.

To see others busy, is favorable to the dreamer.

Infants To dream of seeing a newly born infant, denotes pleasant surprises are nearing you.

For a young woman to dream she has an infant, foretells she will be accused of indulgence in immoral pastime.

To see an infant swimming, portends a fortunate escape from some entanglement.

Infirmary To dream that you leave an infirmary, denotes your escape from wily enemies who will cause you much worry.

See Hospital.

Infirmities To dream of infirmities, denotes misfortune in love and business; enemies are not to be misunderstood, and sickness may follow.

To dream that you see others infirm, denotes that you may have various troubles and disappointments in business.

Influence If you dream of seeking rank or advancement through the influence of others, your desires will fail to materialize; but if you are in an influential position, your prospects will assume a bright form.

To see friends in high positions, your companions will be congenial, and you will be free from vexations.

Inheritance To dream that you receive an inheritance, foretells that you will be successful in easily obtaining your desires.

See Estate.

Injury To dream of an injury being done to you, signifies that an unfortunate occurrence will soon grieve and vex you.

See Hurt.

Ink To see ink spilled over one's clothing, many small and spiteful meannesses will be wrought you through envy.

If a young woman sees ink, she will be slandered by a rival.

To dream that you have ink on your fingers, you will be jealous and seek to injure some one unless you exercise your better nature. If it is red ink, you will be involved in a serious trouble.

To dream that you make ink, you will engage in a low and debasing business, and you will fall into disreputable associations.

To see bottles of ink in your dreams, indicates enemies and unsuccessful interests.

Ink Stand Empty ink stands denote that you will narrowly escape public denunciation for some supposed injustice.

To see them filled with ink, if you are not cautious, enemies will succeed in calumniation.

Inn To dream of an inn, denotes prosperity and pleasures, if the inn is commodious and well furnished.

To be at a dilapidated and ill kept inn, denotes poor success, or mournful tasks, or unhappy journeys.

Inquest To dream of an inquest, foretells you will be unfortunate in your friendships.

Inquisition To dream of an inquisition, bespeaks for you an endless round of trouble and great disappointment.

If you are brought before an inquisition on a charge of wilfulness, you will be unable to defend yourself from malicious slander.

Insane To dream of being insane, forebodes disastrous results to some newly undertaken work, or ill health may work sad changes in your prospects.

To see others insane, denotes disagreeable contact with suffering and appeals from the poverty-stricken. The utmost care should be taken of the health after this dream.

Inscription To dream you see an inscription, foretells you will shortly receive unpleasant communications. If you are reading them on tombs, you will be distressed by sickness of a grave nature. To write one, you will lose a valued friend.

Insolvent If you dream that you are insolvent, you will not have to resort to this means to square yourself with the world, as your energy and pride will enable you to transact business in a fair way. But other worries may sorely afflict you.

To dream that others are insolvent, you will meet with honest men in your dealings, but by their frankness they may harm you. For a young woman, it means her sweetheart will be honest and thrifty, but vexatious discords may arise in her affairs.

Intemperance To dream of being intemperate in the use of your intellectual forces, you will seek after foolish knowledge fail to benefit yourself, and give pain and displeasure to your friends.

If you are intemperate in love, or other passions, you will reap disease or loss of fortune and esteem. For a young woman to thus dream, she will lose a lover and incur the displeasure of close friends.

Intercede To intercede for some one in your dreams, shows you will secure aid when you desire it most.

Intermarry To dream of intermarrying, denotes quarrels and contentions which will precipitate you into trouble and loss.

Interpreter To dream of an interpreter, denotes you will undertake affairs which will fail in profit.

Intestine To dream of seeing intestines, signifies you are about to be visited by a grave calamity, which will remove some friend.

To see your own intestines, denotes grave situations are closing around you; sickness of a

nature to affect you in your daily communications with others threatens you. Probable loss, with much displeasure, is also denoted.

If you think you lay them upon something, which turns out to be a radiator, and they begin to grow hot and make you very uncomfortable, and you ask others to assist you, and they refuse, it foretells unexpected calamity, which will probably come in the form of a desperate illness or a misfortune for which you will be censured by those formerly your friends. You may have trouble in extricating yourself from an unpromising predicament.

Intoxication To dream of intoxication, denotes that you are cultivating your desires for illicit pleasures.

Inundation To dream of seeing cities or country submerged in dark, seething waters, denotes great misfortune and loss of life through some dreadful calamity.

To see human beings swept away in an inundation, portends bereavements and despair, making life gloomy and unprofitable.

To see a large area inundated with clear water, denotes profit and ease after seemingly hopeless struggles with fortune.

See Food.

Invalid To dream of invalids, is a sign of displeasing companions interfering with your interest. To think you are one, portends you are threatened with displeasing circumstances.

Invective To dream of using invectives, warns you of passionate outbursts of anger, which may estrange you from close companions.

To hear others using them, enemies are closing you in to apparent wrong and deceits.

Inventor To dream of an inventor, foretells you will soon achieve some unique work which will add honor to your name. To dream that you are inventing something, or feel interested in some invention, denotes you will aspire to fortune and will be successful in your designs.

Invite To dream that you invite persons to visit you, denotes that some unpleasant event is near, and will cause worry and excitement in your otherwise pleasant surroundings.

If you are invited to make a visit, you will receive sad news.

For a woman to dream that she is invited to attend a party, she will have pleasant anticipations, but ill luck will mar them.

Iron To dream of iron, is a harsh omen of distress.

To feel an iron weight bearing you down, signifies mental perplexities and material losses.

To strike with iron, denotes selfishness and cruelty to those dependent upon you.

To dream that you manufacture iron, denotes that you will use unjust means to accumulate wealth.

To sell iron, you will have doubtful success, and your friends will not be of noble character.

To see old, rusty iron, signifies poverty and disappointment.

To dream that the price of iron goes down, you will realize that fortune is a very unsafe factor in your life.

If iron advances, you will see a gleam of hope in a dark prospectus.

To see red-hot iron in your dreams, denotes failure for you by misapplied energy.

Ironing To dream of ironing, denotes domestic comforts and orderly business.

If a woman dreams that she burns her hands while ironing, it foretells she will have illness or jealousy to disturb her peace. If she scorches the clothes, she will have a rival who will cause her much displeasure and suspicions. If the irons seem too cold, she will lack affection in her home.

Itch To see persons with the itch, and you endeavor to escape contact, you will stand in fear of distressing results when your endeavors will bring pleasant success.

If you dream you have the itch yourself, you will be harshly used, and will defend yourself by incriminating others. For a young woman to have this dream, omens she will fall into dissolute companionship. To dream that you itch, denotes unpleasant avocations.

Ivory To dream of ivory, is favorable to the fortune of the dreamer.

To see huge pieces of ivory being carried, denotes financial success and pleasures unalloyed.

Ivy To dream of seeing ivy growing on trees or houses, predicts excellent health and increase of fortune. Innumerable joys will succeed this dream. To a young woman, it augurs many prized distinctions. If she sees ivy clinging to the wall in the moonlight, she will have clandestine meetings with young men.

Withered ivy, denotes broken engagements and sadness.

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Jackdaw To see a jackdaw, denotes ill health and quarrels. To catch one, you will outwit enemies.

To kill one, you will come into possession of disputed property.

Jail To see others in jail, you will be urged to grant privileges to persons whom you believe to be unworthy.

To see negroes in jail, denotes worries and loss through negligence of underlings.

For a young woman to dream that her lover is in jail, she will be disappointed in his character, as he will prove a deceiver.

See Gaol.

Jailer To see a jailer, denotes that treachery will embarrass your interests and evil women will enthrall you.

To see a mob attempting to break open a jail, is a forerunner of evil, and desperate measures will be used to extort money and bounties from you.

Jam To dream of eating jam, if pure, denotes pleasant surprises and journeys.

To dream of making jam, foretells to a woman a happy home and appreciative friends.

Janitor To dream of a janitor, denotes bad management and disobedient children. Unworthy servants will annoy you.

To look for a janitor and fail to find him, petty annoyances will disturb your otherwise placid existence. If you find him, you will have pleasant associations with strangers, and your affairs will have no hindrances.

January To dream of this month, denotes you will be afflicted with unloved companions or children.

Jar To dream of empty jars, denotes impoverishment and distress.

To see them full, you will be successful.

If you buy jars, your success will be precarious and your burden will be heavy.

To see broken jars, distressing sickness or deep disappointment awaits you.

Jasper To dream of seeing jasper, is a happy omen, bringing success and love.

For a young woman to lose a jasper, is a sign of disagreement with her lover.

Jaundice To dream that you have the jaundice, denotes prosperity after temporary embarrassments.

To see others with jaundice, you will be worried with unpleasant companions and discouraging prospects.

Javelin To dream of defending yourself with a javelin, your most private affairs will be searched into to establish claims of dishonesty, and you will prove your innocence after much wrangling.

If you are pierced by a javelin, enemies will succeed in giving you trouble.

To see others carrying javelins, your interests are threatened.

Jaws To dream of seeing heavy, misshapen jaws, denotes disagreements, and ill feeling will be shown between friends.

If you dream that you are in the jaws of a wild beast, enemies will work injury to your affairs and happiness. This is a vexatious and perplexing dream.

If your own jaws ache with pain, you will be exposed to climatic changes, and malaria may cause you loss in health and finances.

Jaybird To dream of a jay-bird, foretells pleasant visits from friends and interesting gossips.

To catch a jay-bird, denotes pleasant, though unfruitful, tasks.

To see a dead jay-bird, denotes domestic unhappiness and many vicissitudes.

Jealousy To dream that you are jealous of your wife, denotes the influence of enemies and narrow-minded persons. If jealous of your sweetheart, you will seek to displace a rival.

If a woman dreams that she is jealous of her husband, she will find many shocking incidents to vex and make her happiness a travesty.

If a young woman is jealous of her lover, she will find that he is more favorably impressed with the charms of some other woman than herself.

If men and women are jealous over common affairs, they will meet many unpleasant worries in the discharge of every-day business.

Jelly To dream of eating jelly, many pleasant interruptions will take place.

For a woman to dream of making jelly, signifies she will enjoy pleasant reunions with friends.

Jessamine To dream of jessamine, denotes you are approximating some exquisite pleasure, but which will be fleeting.

Jester To dream of a jester, foretells you will ignore important things in looking after silly affairs.

Jew To dream of being in company with a Jew, signifies untiring ambition and an irrepressible longing after wealth and high position, which will be realized to a very small extent.

To have transactions with a Jew, you will prosper legally in important affairs.

For a young woman to dream of a Jew, omens that she will mistake flattery for truth, and find that she is only a companion for pleasure.

For a man to dream of a Jewess, denotes that his desires run parallel with voluptuousness and easy comfort. He should constitute himself woman's defender.

For a Gentile to dream of Jews, signifies worldly cares and profit from dealing with them.

To argue with them, your reputation is endangered from a business standpoint.

Jewelry To dream of broken jewelry, denotes keen disappointment in attaining one's highest desires.

If the jewelry be cankered, trusted friends will fail you, and business cares will be on you.