Authors: Gustavus Hindman Miller
Revenge To dream of taking revenge is a sign of a weak and uncharitable nature, which if not properly governed, will bring you troubles and loss of friends.
If others revenge themselves on you, there will be much to fear from enemies.
Revival To dream you attend a religious revival foretells family disturbances and unprofitable engagements.
If you take a part in it, you will incur the displeasure of friends by your contrary ways.
See Religion.
Revolver For a young woman to dream that she sees her sweetheart with a revolver denotes that she will have a serious disagreement with some friend and probably separation from her lover.
See Pistol.
Rheumatism To feel rheumatism attacking you in a dream foretells unexpected delay in the accomplishment of plans.
To see others so afflicted brings disappointments.
Rhinestones To dream of rhinestones denotes pleasures and favors of short duration. For a young woman to dream that a rhinestone proves to be a diamond foretells she will be surprised to find that some insignificant act on her part will result in good fortune.
Rhubarb To dream of rhubarb growing denotes that pleasant entertainments will occupy your time for a while.
To cook it foretells spirited arguments in which you will lose a friend.
To eat it denotes dissatisfaction with present employment.
Rib To dream of seeing ribs, denotes poverty and misery.
Ribbon Seeing ribbons floating from the costume of any person in your dreams indicates you will have gay and pleasant companions, and practical cares will not trouble you greatly.
For a young woman to dream of decorating herself with ribbons, she will soon have a desirable offer of marriage, but frivolity may cause her to make a mistake. If she sees other girls wearing ribbons, she will encounter rivalry in her endeavors to secure a husband. If she buys them, she will have a pleasant and easy place in life. If she feels angry or displeased about them, she will find that some other woman is dividing her honors and pleasures with her in her social realm.
Rice Rice is good to see in dreams, as it foretells success and warm friendships. Prosperity to all trades is promised, and the farmer will be blessed with a bounteous harvest.
To eat it signifies happiness and domestic comfort.
To see it mixed with dirt or otherwise impure denotes sickness and separation from friends.
For a young woman to dream of cooking it shows she will soon assume new duties, which will make her happier, and she will enjoy wealth.
See Wealth.
Riddles To dream that you are trying to solve riddles denotes you will engage in some enterprise which will try your patience and employ your money.
The import of riddles is confusion and dissatisfaction.
Ride To dream of riding is unlucky for business or pleasure. Sickness often follows this dream.
If you ride slowly, you will have unsatisfactory results in your undertakings.
Swift riding sometimes means prosperity under hazardous conditions.
Riding School To attend a riding school foretells some friend will act falsely by you, but you will throw off the vexing influence occasioned by it.
Ring To dream of wearing rings denotes new enterprises in which you will be successful.
A broken ring foretells quarrels and unhappiness in the married state and separation to lovers.
For a young woman to receive a ring denotes that worries over her lover's conduct will cease, as he will devote himself to her pleasures and future interest.
To see others with rings denotes increasing prosperity and many new friends.
Ringworms To dream of having ringworms appear on you, you will have a slight illness, and some exasperating difficulty in the near future.
To see them on others, beggars and appeals for charity will beset you.
To see a friend killed in a riot, you will have bad luck in all undertakings, and the death, or some serious illness, of some person will cause you distress.
Rising To dream of rising to high positions denotes that study and advancement will bring you desired wealth.
If you find yourself rising high into the air, you will come into unexpected riches and pleasures, but you are warned to be careful of your engagements, or you may incur displeasing prominence.
Rival To dream you have a rival is a sign that you will be slow in asserting your rights and will lose favor with people of prominence.
For a young woman, this dream is a warning to cherish the love she already holds, as she might unfortunately make a mistake in seeking other bonds.
If you find that a rival has outwitted you, it signifies that you will be negligent in your business, and that you love personal ease to your detriment.
If you imagine that you are the successful rival, it is good for your advancement, and you will find congeniality in your choice of a companion.
River If you see a clear, smooth, flowing river in your dream, you will soon succeed to the enjoyment of delightful pleasures, and prosperity will bear flattering promises.
If the waters are muddy or tumultuous, there will be disagreeable and jealous contentions in your life.
If you are water-bound by the overflowing of a river, there will be temporary embarrassments in your business, or you will suffer uneasiness lest some private escapade will reach public notice and cause your reputation harsh criticisms.
If while sailing upon a clear river you see corpses in the bottom, you will find that trouble and gloom will follow swiftly upon present pleasures and fortune.
To see empty rivers denotes sickness and unusual ill-luck.
If the road is bordered with trees and flowers, there will be some pleasant and unexpected fortune for you. If friends accompany you, you will be successful in building an ideal home, with happy children and faithful wife, or husband.
To lose the road foretells that you will make a mistake in deciding some question of trade and suffer loss in consequence.
Roast To see or eat roast in a dream is an omen of domestic infelicity and secret treachery.
To see a rocket ascending in your dream foretells sudden and unexpected elevation, successful wooing, and faithful keeping of the marriage vows.
To see them falling, unhappy unions may be expected.
Rocking-Chair Rocking-chairs seen in dreams bring friendly intercourse and contentment with any environment.
To see a mother, wife, or sweetheart in a rocking chair is ominous of the sweetest joys that earth affords.
To see vacant rocking-chairs forebodes bereavement or estrangement. The dreamer will surely merit misfortune in some form.
Rocks To dream of rocks denotes that you will meet reverses, and that there will be discord and general unhappiness.
To climb a steep rock foretells immediate struggles and disappointing surroundings.
See Stones.
Rogue To see or think yourself a rogue foretells you are about to commit some indiscretion which will give your friends uneasiness of mind. You are likely to suffer from a passing malady.
Rogue's Gallery To dream that you are in a rogue's gallery, foretells you will be associated with people who will fail to appreciate you. To see your own picture, you will be overawed by a tormenting enemy.
Roman Candle To see Roman candles while dreaming is a sign of speedy attainment of coveted pleasures and positions.
To imagine that you have a loaded candle and find it empty denotes that you will be disappointed with the possession of some object which you have long striven to obtain.
Roof To find yourself on a roof in a dream denotes unbounded success. To become frightened and think you are falling, signifies that, while you may advance, you will have no firm hold on your position.
To see a roof falling in, you will be threatened with a sudden calamity.
To repair, or build a roof, you will rapidly increase your fortune.
To sleep on one proclaims your security against enemies and false companions. Your health will be robust.
Roof Corner To see a person dressed in mourning sitting on a roof corner foretells there will be unexpected and dismal failures in your business.
Affairs will appear unfavorable in love.
Rooks To dream of rooks denotes that while your friends are true, they will not afford you the pleasure and contentment for which you long, as your thoughts and tastes will outstrip their humble conception of life.
A dead rook denotes sickness or death in your immediate future.
To see roosters fighting foretells altercations and rivals.
See Chickens.
Roots To dream of seeing roots of plants or trees denotes misfortune, as both business and health will go into decline.
To use them as medicine warns you of approaching illness or sorrow.
Ropes Ropes in dreams signify perplexities and complications in affairs, and uncertain love making.
If you climb one, you will overcome enemies who are working to injure you.
To descend a rope brings disappointment to your most sanguine moments.
If you are tied with them, you are likely to yield to love contrary to your judgment.
To break them signifies your ability to overcome enmity and competition.
To tie ropes or horses denotes that you will have power to control others as you may wish.
To walk a rope signifies that you will engage in some hazardous speculation, but will surprisingly succeed. To see others walking a rope, you will benefit by the fortunate ventures of others.
To jump a rope foretells that you will startle your associates with a thrilling escapade bordering upon the sensational.
To jump rope with children shows that you are selfish and overbearing; failing to see that children owe very little duty to inhuman parents. To catch a rope with the foot, denotes that under cheerful conditions you will be benevolent and tender in your administrations.
To dream that you let a rope down from an upper window to people below, thinking the proprietors would be adverse to receiving them into the hotel, denotes that you will engage in some affair which will not look exactly proper to your friends, but the same will afford you pleasure and interest. For a young woman, this dream is indicative of
Rosebush To see a rosebush in foliage but no blossoms denotes prosperous circumstances are enclosing you. To see a dead rosebush, foretells misfortune and sickness for you or relatives.
Rosemary Rosemary, if seen in dreams, denotes that sadness and indifference will cause unhappiness in homes where there is every appearance of prosperity.
Roses To dream of seeing roses blooming and fragrant denotes that some joyful occasion is nearing, and you will possess the faithful love of your sweetheart.
For a young woman to dream of gathering roses shows she will soon have an offer of marriage, which will be much to her liking.
Withered roses signify the absence of loved ones.
White roses, if seen without sunshine or dew, denote serious if not fatal illness.
To inhale their fragrance brings unalloyed pleasure.
For a young woman to dream of banks of roses, and that she is gathering and tying them into bouquets, signifies that she will be made very happy by the offering of some person whom she regards very highly.
Rosette To wear or see rosettes on others while in dreams is significant of frivolous waste of time; though you will experience the thrills of pleasure, they will bring disappointments.
Rouge To dream of using rouge denotes that you will practice deceit to obtain your wishes.
To see others with it on their faces warns you that you are being artfully used to further the designs of some deceitful persons.
If you see it on your hands, or clothing, you will be detected in some scheme.
If it comes off of your face, you will be humiliated before some rival, and lose your lover
Roundabout To dream of seeing a roundabout denotes that you will struggle unsuccessfully to advance in fortune or love.
Rowboat To dream that you are in a rowboat with others denotes that you will derive much pleasure from the companionship of gay and worldly persons. If the boat is capsized, you will suffer financial losses by engaging in seductive enterprises.
If you find yourself defeated in a rowing race, you will lose favors to your rivals with your sweetheart. If you are the victor, you will easily obtain supremacy with women. Your affairs will move agreeably.
Rubber To dream of being clothed in rubber garments, is a sign that you will have honors conferred upon you because of your steady and unchanging stand of purity and morality. If the garments are ragged or torn, you should be cautious in your conduct, as scandal is ready to attack your reputation.
To dream of using "rubber" as a slang term, foretells that you will be easy to please in your choice of pleasure and companions.
If you find that your limbs will stretch like rubber, it is a sign that illness is threatening you, and you are likely to use deceit in your wooing and business.
To dream of rubber goods, denotes that your affairs will be conducted on a secret basis, and your friends will fail to understand your conduct in many instances.
Rubbish To dream of rubbish, denotes that you will badly manage your affairs.
Ruby To dream of a ruby, foretells you will be lucky in speculations of business or love. For a woman to lose one, is a sign of approaching indifference of her lover.
Rudder To dream of a rudder, you will soon make a pleasant journey to foreign lands, and new friendships will be formed.