Dreaming of Books

books, novel · mostly positive

Books promise honor and pleasant pursuits, except for old or lewd ones.

What happens in the dream

  • You study books: pleasant pursuits, honor and riches
  • You read serious books or work out difficult texts: well-earned honors
  • You see children at their books: harmony and good behavior among the young
  • Your own work goes to press: be careful, publishing will be hard
  • Old books: a warning to avoid wrongdoing of any kind
  • You read lewd books: shame

How you felt

  • Curiosity: a desire to understand
  • Serenity: the pleasure of an inner world

Ask yourself

  • What question is on my mind these days?
  • What knowledge would I like to pass on?

See also Reading · Library · Bookshop · Author · Learning

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862). Also searched as: novel.

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