Authors: Gustavus Hindman Miller
To see and hear fine ladies and men dancing and conversing, denotes that you will engage in profitable and pleasing associations.
For a young woman of moderate means to dream that she is a participant in the entertainment, and of equal social standing with others, is a sign of her advancement through marriage, or the generosity of relatives.
This is often a very deceitful and misleading dream to the young woman of humble circumstances; as it is generally induced in such cases by the unhealthy day dreams of her idle, empty brain. She should strive after this dream, to live by honest work, and restrain deceitful ambition by observing the fireside counsels of mother, and friends.
See Opulence.
Palisade To dream of the palisades, denotes that you will alter well-formed plans to please strangers, and by so doing, you will impair your own interests.
Pall To dream that you see a pall, denotes that you will have sorrow and misfortune.
If you raise the pall from a corpse, you will doubtless soon mourn the death of one whom you love.
Pall-bearer To dream of a pall-bearer, indicates some enemy will provoke your ill feeling, by constant attacks on your integrity. If you see a pall-bearer, you will antagonize worthy institutions, and make yourself obnoxious to friends.
Pallet To dream of a pallet, denotes that you will suffer temporary uneasiness over your love affairs. For a young woman, it is a sign of a jealous rival.
Palmistry For a young woman to dream of palmistry, foretells she will be the object of suspicion.
If she has her palms read, she will have many friends of the opposite sex, but her own sex will condemn her. If she reads others' hands, she will gain distinction by her intelligent bearing. If a minister's hand, she will need friends, even in her elevation.
For a young woman to pass down an avenue of palms, omens a cheerful home and a faithful husband. If the palms are withered, some unexpected sorrowful event will disturb her serenity.
Palsy To dream that you are afflicted with palsy, denotes that you are making unstable contracts.
To see your friend so afflicted, there will be uncertainty as to his faithfulness and sickness, too, may enter your home.
For lovers to dream that their sweethearts have palsy, signifies that dissatisfaction over some question will mar their happiness.
Pancake To dream of eating pancakes, denotes that you will have excellent success in all enterprises undertaken at this time.
To cook them, denotes that you will be economical and thrifty in your home.
Pane of Glass To dream that you handle a pane of glass, denotes that you are dealing in uncertainties. If you break it, your failure will be accentuated.
To talk to a person through a pane of glass, denotes that there are obstacles in your immediate future, and they will cause you no slight inconvenience.
Panorama To dream of a panorama, denotes that you will change your occupation or residence. You should curb your inclinations for change of scene and friends.
Panther To see a panther and experience fright, denotes that contracts in love or business may be canceled unexpectedly, owing to adverse influences working against your honor. But killing, or over-powering it, you will experience joy and be successful in your undertakings. Your surroundings will take on fair prospects.
If you hear the voice of a panther, and experience terror or fright, you will have unfavorable news, coming in the way of reducing profit or gain, and you may have social discord; no fright forebodes less evil.
A panther, like the cat, seen in a dream, portends evil to the dreamer, unless he kills it.
Pantomime To dream of seeing pantomimes, denotes that your friends will deceive you. If you participate in them, you will have cause of offense. Affairs will not prove satisfactory.
Paper or Parchment If you have occasion in your dreams to refer to, or handle, any paper or parchment, you will be threatened with losses. They are likely to be in the nature of a lawsuit. For a young woman, it means that she will be angry with her lover and that she fears the opinion of acquaintances. Beware, if you are married, of disagreements in the precincts of the home.
Parables To dream of parables, denotes that you will be undecided as to the best course to pursue in dissenting to some business complication. To the lover, or young woman, this is a prophecy of misunderstandings and disloyalty.
Paradise To dream that you are in Paradise, means loyal friends, who are willing to aid you. This dream holds out bright hopes to sailors or those about to make a long voyage. To mothers, this means fair and obedient children. If you are sick and unfortunate, you will have a speedy recovery and your fortune will ripen. To lovers, it is the promise of wealth and faithfulness.
To dream that you start to Paradise and find yourself bewildered and lost, you will undertake enterprises which look exceedingly feasible and full of fortunate returns, but which will prove disappointing and vexatious.
Paralysis Paralysis is a bad dream, denoting financial reverses and disappointment in literary attainment. To lovers, it portends a cessation of affections.
If a young woman has this dream, she will engage in many flirtations, some of which will cause her interesting disturbances, lest her lover find out her inclinations.
See Umbrella.
Parcel To dream of a parcel being delivered to you, denotes that you will be pleasantly surprised by the return of some absent one, or be cared for in a worldly way.
If you carry a parcel, you will have some unpleasant task to perform.
To let a parcel fall on the way as you go to deliver it, you will see some deal fail to go through.
Pardon To dream that you are endeavoring to gain pardon for an offense which you never committed, denotes that you will be troubled, and seemingly with cause, over your affairs, but it will finally appear that it was for your advancement. If offense was committed, you will realize embarrassment in affairs.
To receive pardon, you will prosper after a series of misfortunes.
See kindred words.
Parents To see your parents looking cheerful while dreaming, denotes harmony and pleasant associates.
If they appear to you after they are dead, it is a warning of approaching trouble, and you should be particular of your dealings.
To see them while they are living, and they seem to be in your home and happy, denotes pleasant changes for you. To a young woman, this usually brings marriage and prosperity. If pale and attired in black, grave disappointments will harass you.
To dream of seeing your parents looking robust and contented, denotes you are under fortunate environments; your business and love interests will flourish. If they appear indisposed or sad, you will find life's favors passing you by without recognition.
See Father and Mother.
Parrot Parrots chattering in your dreams, signifies frivolous employments and idle gossip among your friends.
To see them in repose, denotes a peaceful intermission of family broils.
For a young woman to dream that she owns a parrot, denotes that her lover will believe her to be quarrelsome.
To teach a parrot, you will have trouble in your private affairs.
A dead parrot, foretells the loss of social friends.
Parsley To dream of parsley, denotes hard-earned success, usually the surroundings of the dreamer are healthful and lively.
To eat parsley, is a sign of good health, but the care of a large family will be your portion.
Parsnips To see or eat parsnips, is a favorable omen of successful business or trade, but love will take on unfavorable and gloomy aspects.
Parting To dream of parting with friends and companions, denotes that many little vexations will come into your daily life.
If you part with enemies, it is a sign of success in love and business.
Partner To dream of seeing your business partner with a basket of crockery on his back, and, letting it fall, gets it mixed with other crockery, denotes your business will sustain a loss through the indiscriminate dealings of your partner. If you reprimand him for it, you will, to some extent, recover the loss.
To dissolve an unpleasant partnership, denotes that things will arrange themselves agreeable to your desires; but if the partnership was pleasant, there will be disquieting news and disagreeable turns in your affairs.
Partridge Partridges seen in your dreams, denotes that conditions will be good in your immediate future for the accumulation of property.
To ensnare them, signifies that you will be fortunate in expectations.
To kill them, foretells that you will be successful, but much of your wealth will be given to others.
To eat them, signifies the enjoyment of deserved honors.
To see them flying, denotes that a promising future is before you.
Party To dream of an unknown party of men assaulting you for your money or valuables, denotes that you will have enemies banded together against you. If you escape uninjured, you will overcome any opposition, either in business or love.
To dream of attending a party of any kind for pleasure, you will find that life has much good, unless the party is an inharmonious one.
Passenger To dream that you see passengers coming in with their luggage, denotes improvement in your surroundings. If they are leaving you will lose an opportunity of gaining some desired property. If you are one of the passengers leaving home, you will be dissatisfied with your present living and will seek to change it.
Passing Bell To hear a passing bell, unexpected intelligence of the sorrow or illness of the absent.
To ring one yourself, denotes ill health and reverses.
Pasteboard To dream of pasteboard, denotes that unfaithful friends will deceive you concerning important matters. To cut pasteboard, you will throw aside difficulties in your struggle to reach eminent positions.
Pastry To dream of pastry, denotes that you will be deceived by some artful person.
To eat it, implies heartfelt friendships.
If a young woman dreams that she is cooking it, she will fail to deceive others as to her real intentions.
See Pies.
Patch To dream that you have patches upon your clothing, denotes that you will show no false pride in the discharge of obligations.
To see others wearing patches, denotes want and misery are near.
If a young woman discovers a patch on her new dress, it indicates that she will find trouble facing her when she imagines her happiest moments are approaching near. If she tries to hide the patches, she will endeavor to keep some ugly trait in her character from her lover. If she is patching, she will assume duties for which she has no liking.
For a woman to do family patching, denotes close and loving bonds in the family, but a scarcity of means is portended.
Patent To dream of securing a patent, denotes that you will be careful and painstaking with any task you set about to accomplish. If you fail in securing your patent, you will suffer failure for the reason that you are engaging in enterprises for which you have no ability.
If you buy one, you will have occasion to make a tiresome and fruitless journey.
Patent Medicine To dream that you resort to patent medicine in your search for health, denotes that you will use desperate measures in advancing your fortune, but you will succeed, to the disappointment of the envious.
To see or manufacture patent medicines, you will rise from obscurity to positions above your highest imaginings.
Path To dream that you are walking in a narrow and rough path, stumbling over rocks and other obstructions, denotes that you will have a rough encounter with adversity, and feverish excitement will weigh heavily upon you.
To dream that you are trying to find your path, foretells that you will fail to accomplish some work that you have striven to push to desired ends.
To walk through a pathway bordered with green grass and flowers, denotes your freedom from oppressing loves.
Paunch To see a large paunch, denotes wealth and the total absence of refinement.
To see a shriveled paunch, foretells illness and reverses.
Pauper To dream that you are a pauper, implies unpleasant happenings for you.
To see paupers, denotes that there will be a call upon your generosity.
See Beggars and kindred words.
Pawn-Shop If in your dreams you enter a pawn-shop, you will find disappointments and losses in your waking moments.
To pawn articles, you will have unpleasant scenes with your wife or sweetheart, and perhaps disappointments in business.
For a woman to go to a pawn-shop, denotes that she is guilty of indiscretions, and she is
To redeem an article, denotes that you will regain lost positions.
To dream that you see a pawn-shop, denotes you are negligent of your trust and are in danger of sacrificing your honorable name in some salacious affair.
Peaches Dreaming of seeing or eating peaches, implies the sickness of children, disappointing returns in business, and failure to make anticipated visits of pleasure; but if you see them on trees with foliage, you will secure some desired position or thing after much striving and risking of health and money.
To see dried peaches, denotes that enemies will steal from you.
For a young woman to dream of gathering luscious peaches from well-filled trees, she will, by her personal charms and qualifications, win a husband rich in worldly goods and wise in travel. If the peaches prove to be green and knotty, she will meet with unkindness from relatives and ill health will steal away her attractions.
See Orchard.
Peacock For persons dreaming of peacocks, there lies below the brilliant and flashing ebb and flow of the stream of pleasure and riches, the slums of sorrow and failure, which threaten to mix with its clearness at the least disturbing influence.
For a woman to dream that she owns peacocks, denotes that she will be deceived in her estimate of man's honor.
To hear their harsh voices while looking upon their proudly spread plumage, denotes that some beautiful and well-appearing person will work you discomfort and uneasiness of mind.
Pearls To dream of pearls, is a forerunner of good business and trade and affairs of social nature.
If a young woman dreams that her lover sends her gifts of pearls, she will indeed be most fortunate, as there will be occasions of festivity and pleasure for her, besides a loving and faithful affianced devoid of the jealous inclinations so ruinous to the peace of lovers. If she loses or breaks her pearls, she will suffer indescribable sadness and sorrow through bereavement or misunderstandings. To find herself admiring them, she will covet and strive for love or possessions with a pureness of purpose.